Encounter Fest!

Pop online and or in person if you can, we'd love to have you with us. Encounter Fest! is a two-day FREE event taking place online on Thursday 17 October and in-person on Friday 18 October 2024 at The National Concert Hall in Dublin, organised by Encountering the...

Bandon Grammar School, Co. Cork 2024

Fifth/sixth year students from Bandon Grammar School worked with artist Shane O'Driscoll to create an exciting mural to give life to the bare concrete between the school and a new extension. The Creative Engagement Project 2024 not only taught them the skills needed...

Presentation Secondary School, Mitchelstown, Co. Cork 2024

Fifth year students from Presentation Secondary School, Mitchelstown created oil portraits and displayed them at an Art Exhibition for their Creative Engagement Project 2024. Teacher: Linda Evans Artist: Aine Andrews

Rice College, Ennis, Co. Clare 2024

Rice College, Ennis Transition Year students created a beautiful mural with local Artist Rachel McManus Art Teacher: Clara Ryan Artist: Rachel McManus

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

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Colaiste Pobail Osraí, Kilkenny 2020

Colaiste Pobail Osraí, Kilkenny 2020

Creative Engagement Project 2019-20 project from Colaiste Pobail Osraí - Ealaíon san aer úr. Teacher: Sheena McKeon Artist: Caroline Schofield

St. Michaels Secondary School, Finglas 2020

St. Michaels Secondary School, Finglas 2020

St. Michaels Secondary School, Finglas Transition Year students worked with artist Niamh Synnott on a Totem in their Art Garden.  The theme for this years Creative Engagement Project was "positive mental health". [gallery...

Hansfield Educate Together Secondary School, Dublin 2020

Hansfield Educate Together Secondary School, Dublin 2020

Hansfield Educate Together Secondary School collaborated with Artist Mona Atkinson for their Creative Engagement Project 2020. Mona led an online workshop with a class of 5th year students. The students explored the exciting alternative photography process of...

Loreto Community School, Milford, Co. Donegal 2020

Loreto Community School, Milford, Co. Donegal 2020

Loreto Community School in Milford, Co. Donegal have completed their Creative Engagement Project 2020. They were delighted to have a visit from Minister Joe Mc Hugh who was delighted to get a chance to work with them on the project....

Colaiste Pobail Setanta, Clonee, Dublin 15 2020

Colaiste Pobail Setanta, Clonee, Dublin 15 2020

Colaiste Pobail Setanta, Clonee had a different Creative Engagement experience this year due to Covid 19 but they still get to enjoy the great mural Garreth created for them. Artist: Garrett Joyce Teacher: Paul Hickey

North Monastery Secondary School CBS, Cork 2020

North Monastery Secondary School CBS, Cork 2020

The North Monastery Secondary School, Cork have their Creative Engagement Project 2020 well underway.  The class have now finished the spray painting panels based on the theme of UN Rights of the Child. These will be shown in The Glucksman Gallery in Cork from March...

Coláiste Éamann Rís, Cork 2020

Coláiste Éamann Rís, Cork 2020

Coláiste Éamann Rís, in Cork had their Creative Engagement Project 2020 well underway before the lockdown. Here are some photos of their screen printing with textile artist Anne Kiely. There is also a short video of a walk they took around the local area to gain...

Recent News and Updates

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...

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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.