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St. Brigid’s Secondary School, Killarney, Co. Kerry 2024
St. Brigid's Secondary School Transition year and 5th year students hosted an art exhibition in Killarney to share their 2024 Creative Engagement Project 'Personal Reflections'. Teachers: Alice Quilter & Fiona Archibald Artist: Tracy Sexton
St Jarlath’s College, Tuam, Co. Galway 2024
First year students in St Jarlath's College in Tuam enjoyed a felting workshop with artist Karena Ryan. Beautiful results. Teacher: Therese Kenny Artist: Karena Ryan
Intermediate School Killorglin, Co. Kerry 2024
Transition Year students from the Intermediate School Killorglin, Co. Kerry have completed their Lino printing Creative Engagement Project 2024. Teacher: Rebekah Power Artist: Rochelle...
Glenamaddy Community School, Co. Galway 2024
Transition Year students in Glenamaddy Community School have completed their Creative Engagement Project 2024. Inspiration for the project came from silhouette portraiture which was a big trend in the 18th and 19th centuries. Silhouettes were quick to produce and...
Boyne Community School, Trim, Co. Meath 2024
Boyne Community School students had fun creating their art in the Clay workshop for their Creative Engagement Project 2024. Teacher: Jen Toner
Meánscoil San Nioclás, Rinn Ó gCuanach, Dún Garbhán, Co. Phort Láirge 2024
TY and Senior students of Meánscoil San Nicolás worked with renowned artist Kerryming Sun to create some beautiful stained glass art. Teacher: Maria Ní Dhonnabhain Artist: Kerryming Sun
High Cross College, Tuam, Co. Galway 2024
High Cross College in Tuam have created a beautiful glass wall for their Creative Engagement project 2024. Teacher: Leona Quirke
Colaiste Muire, Ennis, Co. Clare 2024
Some beautiful work created by Transition Year students in Coláiste Muire, Ennis for their Creative Engagement Project 2024. The students were led by stained glass artist Nathalie El Baba. Teacher: Niamh Hickey Artist: Nathalie El...
Mercy Secondary School, Inchicore Dublin 2024
Mercy Secondary School, Inchicore Dublin's Transition Year class worked alongside artist Season Dailey to design, plan and create a collaborative outdoor mural. They all thoroughly enjoyed the project and have learned so much. The weather was their biggest...
Recent News and Updates
Welcome back
Welcome back to everyone. Some dates of interest. Completion of CE 2020-21 projects deadline extended to November 16. Applications for CE 2021-22 found under FORMS on this website. Deadline Oct 15. A new separate arts in education residency programme called BLAST (...
Good Summer
Trusting everyone will have a good summer. I hope exams and holidays all work out well. Deadline for Creative Engagement 2020-21 is extended to Nov 17. If projects are finished by the end of the current school year please send in the Evaluation Form. Creative...
Creative Schools Week
Creative Schools Week 10-14 May, 2021 Creative Schools Week is a celebration of creativity in schools which includes both In-School Celebrations and Online Celebrations. It is organised by the Creative Schools initiative which supports schools and Youthreach centres...
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It is an arts-in-education programme. This entails an artist or artists coming into the school to work with the students. A creative engagement happens when a local artist or arts group comes into the school and imparts their skills, knowledge and enthusiasm to the students. This partnership has mutual benefits to both artist and school. Creative Engagement programme encompasses the arts in its broadest manifestation, from the visual arts to music, from theatre to dance and all the arts in between.
The Creative Engagement programme strives to encourage creativity, initiative and expression in our students and to complement curricular learning in the arts , heritage and culture. NAPD envisions an education system energised through the arts and where creativity is a core activity in the post primary curriculum. The NAPD Arts Culture and Heritage committee celebrates its twenty fourth anniversary this year 2023. The Arts Culture and Heritage committee has been administering the Creative Engagement programme in schools since 2005.