!!!! Opportunity for Teachers: Oide Creativity Workshops 2025
Oide Creativity
Dates: November – December 2025
Creative Ireland Programme and Oide Creativity have announced a series of professional development workshops for teachers to support engagement with the arts and learning.
Creative Workshops include:
Let’s Dance
In collaboration with acrobat and circus performer Danae Wollen and dance artist Aoibhinn O’Dea
Date & Time: Saturday 8 November, 10.30am – 3.30pm
Venue: Draiocht, The Blanchardstown Centre, Dublin 15
Book your place for Let’s Dance
Creative Marquetry
Oide Creativity and Oide Technology Subjects, in collaboration with master craftsperson John Hewer.
Date & Time: Saturday, 8 November, 10am – 4pm
Venue: Scoil Mhuire Gan Smál, Blarney. Co Cork
Date & Time: Saturday 15 November, 10am – 4pm
Venue: Coláiste De Lacy, Ashbourne, Co Meath
Book your place for Creative Marquetry
Introduction to Visual Thinking Strategies (VTS)
In collaboration with artist Claire Halpin and the Irish Museum of Modern Art (IMMA)
Dates & Times: Saturday 22 & 27 November, 10.30am – 3.30pm
Venue: Irish Museum of Modern Art (IMMA)
Book your place for Introduction to VTS
DesignCIRCLE 2025 – 2026: Call for expressions of interest
DesignCIRCLE is open to all teachers interested in exploring their own creativity and nurturing their wellbeing. It provides an opportunity to engage in a series of online community of practice sessions, starting in November 2025.
Spaces are limited. Register your interest for DesignCIRCLE
!!!! Opportunity for Teachers: Oide Creativity Summer Workshops 2025
Oide Creativity
Dates: Junes 2025
Creative Ireland Programme and Oide Creativity have announced a series of professional development workshops for teachers to support engagement with the arts and learning.
Creative Workshops include:
Lights, Camera, Action! – a film production workshop presented in partnership with Young Irish Film Makers (YIFM)
Dates: Wednesday 4th, Thursday 5th and Friday 6th June 2025
Time: 10:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. (all three days)
Venue: Laois Education Support Centre, Block Road, Portlaoise, Co. Laois
Book here: Join waiting list
Magic of Musicals – a musical theatre workshop presented in collaboration with Gaiety School of Acting and Charlene Gleeson
Dates: Thursday 5th and Friday 6th June 2025
Time: 10:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. (both days)
Venue: Gaiety School of Acting, Essex St., Temple Bar, Dublin 8, D08 T2V0
Book here: Application Form
Creative Moves – dance and gymnastics workshop presented by Oide Creativity and Oide Physical Education in collaboration with acrobat and
circus performer Danae Wollen and dance artist Aoibhinn O’Dea,
Dates: Thursday 12th and Friday 13th June 2025
Time: 10:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. (both days)
Venue: Irish Aerial Creation Centre, Gillogue Office Park, Corbally, Co. Clare
Book here: Application Form
Further information on Oide Creativity summer elective workshops 2025 here: www.creativity.oide.ie/
!!!! Opportunity for Teachers: Oide Creativity 2025 Workshops
Oide Creativity
Various Dates: February – April 2025
Creative Ireland Programme and Oide are delighted to present a series of professional development workshops for teachers to support engagement with the arts and learning.
Workshops include:
STE(A)M Workshop – Sustainable Design and Creativity with The Rediscovery Centre
Dates & times: 11th March, 7pm – 8.15pm
Location: Online via Zoom
Wool and Wonder with artist Gabi McGrath
Dates & times: 8th March, 10.15am – 3.45pm
Location: Portlaoise, Co Laois
Sketch It with artist Jim O’Farrell
Dates & locations:
1 March, 10am – 3.30pm | Dun Laoghaire, Co Dublin
22 March, 10am – 3.30pm | Castlebar, Co Mayo
5 April, 10am – 3,30pm | Enniscorthy, Co Wexford
Get your World Turning with woodturner Willie Creighton
Dates & locations:
28 February & 1 March | Roscrea, Co Tipperary
7 & 8 March | Sligo
28 & 29 March | Blarney, Co Cork
4 & 5 April | Naas, Co Kildare
Poetry Perspectives with Poetry Ireland and writers Pat Boran and Kevin McDermott
Dates & times:
11, 25 February & 4, 11 March, 7.30pm – 8.45pm
18, 25 March & 1, 8 April, 7.30pm – 8.45pm
Location: Online via Zoom
Crafting Connections with poet and writer Colm Keegan
Dates & times:
5 April, 10.30am – 4pm
Location: Museum of Literature Ireland (MoLI), Dublin
Shaping Ideas in Clay with artist Susan Herlihy
Dates: times:
22 & 29 March, 10am – 3.30pm
Location: Portlaoise, Co Laois
See creativity.oide.ie/ for full list of available workshops and information on how to register.
!!!! Opportunity for Schools: Oide Creativity Play in a Day 2025
Oide Creativity
Application Deadline: 24 January 2025
Oide Creativity and The Creative Ireland Programme are pleased to invite schools to apply for Play in a Day, an initiative developed by Oide Creativity for post-primary schools.
Play in a Day provides an exciting opportunity for a teacher and a professional drama facilitator to:
- collaborate and learn from each other as they co-design and co-facilitate a one-day practical drama workshop with a class of junior cycle students,
- incorporate the voice of the student in the design process,
- guide students through a collaborative and creative process, culminating in a devised play.
How is Play in a Day structured?
- A 90-minute online evening introduction for the participating teacher.
- One in-person full day of co-design with the participating teacher and assigned drama facilitator. Venue to be confirmed. (Substitution cover provided for the
teacher). - One in-school full day practical drama workshop with class group, participating teacher and drama facilitator. (Substitution cover provided for the teacher).
- A 90-minute online evening reflection event.
Application procedure
- Application deadline Friday 24th January 2025.
- Schools notified by Tuesday 4th February 2025.
- Play in a Day will take place between February and April 2025.
Apply on creativity.oide.ie
Places are strictly limited.