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Dun Laoghaire Rathdown Creativity in the Classroom
Created 2011-01-01 by Claire Halpin
Location: Sub-urban - Co. Dublin
Duration: 2011-01-01 to 06/30/2014
Project Outline
Dun Laoghaire Rathdown Creativity in the Classroom (DLR C.I.C) uses the model of practice and ethos of Creativity in the Classroom which was set up 11 years ago with a cluster of 6 schools in Dublin’s south inner city. This project uses art as a means of helping children develop their sense of self and provides them with time to explore their creative energy, time to experience the process of what it is to be. This allows for the multitude of emotional responses that will unfold, both positive and negative. More importantly it gives freedom for these responses and provides a safe environment for them to be dealt with.
DLR Creativity in the Classroom Programme 2012/13
DLRCIC has now been adopted in six schools in the Dun Laoghaire Rathdown area and is considered to be sustainable within these schools. Once initiated, a school is teamed up with one of our six artists who have many years of experience working as facilitators in classrooms and in the community, across all ages and across a wide range of social contexts. The artist works with four classes in total throughout the school year, doing nine workshops with each class. Exhibition visits are included and parents/guardians are invited to participate in a hands-on workshop with their child. The artist also faciliates Continuing Professional Development sessions with the whole teaching staff during Croke Park Hours. As a group of artists we are interested in creating an opportunity for ourselves to exchange practical skills, experience, peer support and peer critique, that will contribute towards the personal development of each artists individual practice.
Project Details
- Location: Sub-urban
- From date: 2011-01-01
- To date: 06/30/2014
- Length: 3 years
- Participants per session: 25
- Participants in total: 750
- Contact hours: 80 hours per year
- Age range of participants:
8-11, 5-7, 3-5 - County(ies):
Dublin - Funding Bodies:
Participating Primary Schools, Southside Partnership, Blackrock Education Centre, Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council - Related Artists:
Liz Mc Mahon , maree hensey - Other Related Artists:
Julien Merriman, Lucinda Jacob
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