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Kilkenny Education Centre is an open and innovative Centre which inspires and supports teaching and learning in the educational community. The Arts are an integral part of the cultural, tourism and economic development of our catchment area. Therefore, our programme of local courses and projects are offered in collaboration with the arts and heritage offices of Kilkenny County Council and the many local arts organisations who support us to deliver high quality opportunities to local schools and teachers.

The Design and Craft Council of Ireland (DCCOI) are based in Kilkenny and collaboratively we work to manage and support the rollout of the CRAFTed Programme to schools nationally, through the ESCI network. The CRAFTed Programme gives primary school children and teachers an exciting opportunity to explore their creativity and learn new skills by working with local professional craftspeople in the classroom.

A recent collaborative project with Poetry Ireland, Irish Aid and the Kilkenny based Cartoon Saloon is another good example of how we link with others to provide innovative project opportunities for schools. Seven primary schools and three post primary schools creatively explored themes in the book and the Oscar nominated animated film, The Breadwinner. The resulting showcase of work highlighted pupil engagement in themes such as courage, self-empowerment and facing fear using many forms of creative expression and art mediums.

Kilkenny Education Centre are also part of the Teacher – Artist Partnership (TAP) arts in education initiative that trains teachers and artists to work collaboratively together to provide a 20 hour residency in primary schools.
We also support clusters of schools, through the Creative Cluster scheme, to work together to progress creative projects and to experiment, innovate and collaborate on the design, implementation and evaluation of a collaborative creative learning project. Schools have access to creative people, skills and resources from their local communities.

For our 20th anniversary, we commissioned a legacy piece of art in the lobby of our Centre, to reflect our vision and mission but also connect with and relate to education, to teachers and to children. The beautiful piece, created by local artist, Lucy McKenna, has huge potential to inspire art projects in schools, integrating maths, science and art.

 

 

The West Cork Education Centre has a long history of involvement with the arts and it has a strong partnership with the Uillinn West Cork Arts Centre in Skibbereen. Together the West Cork Arts Centre and West Cork Education centre run projects collaboratively.

We run courses and projects in the following areas:

 

Waterford Teachers’ Centre support the Arts curriculum by providing workshops and Summer courses, facilitated by local teachers who have expertise in the area of the Arts, covering all strands of the Visual Primary Curriculum, also the Music curriculum and on occasion, Drama.

The Centre supports a Teachers Creative Writers group which this year published an anthology of work, ‘Teachers Who Write, an Anthology’ along with contributions from many other teachers around the country.

A number of choirs involving local teachers use the Centre as a venue for rehearsal.

The centre also engages with and funds the CRAFTed initiative where by a local craftsperson provides a craft and design programme in primary schools where pupils can engage in a hands-on ‘in classroom’ collaborative process and experience the learning and engagement in the learning process.

Waterford Teachers’ Centre are also part of the Teacher-Artist Partnership (TAP) arts in education initiative that trains teachers and artists to work collaboratively together to provide a 20 hour residency in an area of the Arts in the teachers class.

The centre also this year engaged with and supported the Creative Cluster initiative, which allows clusters of schools to identify an area of the Arts that they wish to develop in their schools and to carry out this project as a group with the support of an experienced Arts facilitator.

Providing local supports to teachers and schools in the catchment area

St Patrick’s Primary School, Dublin Road, Tuam, Co. Galway
(093) 25877

tuamedcentre@eircom.net
www.tuamec.ie

Providing local supports to teachers and schools in the catchment area

St. Patrick’s College, Thurles, Co. Tipperary
(086) 6008860

info@tippec.ie
www.tippec.ie

Tarbert Education Centre is a part time education centre providing local supports to teachers and the wider community of Tarbert

Comprehensive School, Tarbert, Co. Kerry
(069) 60005

tarbertec.ias@eircom.net
www.tarbertesc.ie

Sligo Education Centre support the Arts curriculum by providing workshops and Summer courses, facilitated by local teachers and artists who have expertise in the area of the Arts, covering all strands of the visual arts, music and drama curriculum at Primary and Post-Primary level.

We engage with outside agencies such as The Design & Crafts Council of Ireland, The Arts Council, The Heritage Council, Sligo County Council Arts Service and Sligo Music Generation.

We offer schools the opportunity to participate in various national initiatives such as:

 

Navan Education Centre is located in the heart of Meath, a region with a rich history of the arts and culture evidenced in numerous ancient artworks and monuments scratched out in our local landscape. We support the arts in education through a range of programmes, initiatives and partnerships. We engage with local partners and experts in our regions and in our Gaeltacht areas in order to develop and design local projects, to facilitate training workshops and to support primary and post primary school communities through a diverse range of activities including music, drama, visual arts, art & technology, dance, cinematography, craft and design, choral training and fine arts.

We are involved in numerous education projects focussed on the arts and are delighted to engage on these with local artists, musicians, dancers and craft workers. We have been involved in exciting joint projects with the Solstice Theatre for movie making, the Heritage Council for design projects and the Arts Council for teacher and artist partnerships. We deliver a wide range of programmes, initiatives and projects that focus on the needs of schools and the broad learning framework developed in schools across the Arts. We have also developed a number of programmes aimed at personal development, like Cór na Bóinne, a local choir for teachers and school community members to connect wellbeing and the arts. We place high value also, on the deep heritage and history of art in this region, from prehistory to date and we try to ensure that we continue to honour this heritage in some of our local projects for schools.

Monaghan Education Centre support the arts in education by providing workshops and Summer courses, facilitated by local teachers who have expertise in the area of the Arts, covering many strands of the curriculum as the need arises.

The centre acts as a meeting point for local Art teachers to host their community of practice meetings.

The centre also engages with and funds the CRAFTed initiative where by a local craftsperson provides a craft and design programme in primary schools where pupils can engage in a hands-on ‘in classroom’ collaborative process and experience the learning and engagement in the learning process.

Monaghan Education  Centre are also part of the Teacher – Artist Partnership (TAP) arts in education initiative that trains teachers and artists to work collaboratively together to provide a 20 hour residency in an area of the Arts in the teachers class.

This year we are supporting the Creative Cluster initiative, which allows clusters of schools to identify an area of the Arts that they wish to develop in their schools and to carry out this project as a group with the support of an experienced Arts facilitator.

Locally we co-ordinate the Write A Book Project in the primary schools of Cavan and Monaghan and the Féile Dramaíochta Gaeilge is a feature of our Seachtain na Gaeilge celebrations.

 

Providing local supports to teachers and schools in the catchment area

Westport Road, Castlebar, Co. Mayo
(094) 9020700

eolas@mayoeducationcentre.ie
www.mayoeducationcentre.ie

Providing local supports to teachers and schools in the catchment area

1st Floor, Marshall House, Dooradoyle, Limerick
(061) 585060

info@lec.ie
www.lec.ie

Laois Education Centre promotes the arts at both Primary and Post-Primary level.  Our aim is to ensure that teachers and schools receive supports in various strands of The Arts that will further their capacity to teach these strands at Primary and Post-Primary level.

We engage with outside agencies i.e. The Arts Council, The Heritage Council, Laois County Council Arts Officer etc.

We offer schools the opportunity to participate in various national initiatives such as:

We also offer local courses such as film, music, and art courses covering all strands of the Primary Curriculum.

We invested heavily as part of the Laois Commemoration of the Centenary of the 1916 Rising in a collaborative Laois Post-Primary schools project. This was unique as all Post-Primary schools in the county participated in this project. As a result, on entering Laois Education Centre you cannot but be impressed by the large ceramic wall sculpture “looking Back – Looking Forward”.  By means of visual imagery, it tells the complex story, in its own unique way, of 1916 and beyond, of the heroes and the ordinary man, of the everyday artefacts and of the symbols of past and future all of which have made our Nation what it is.  It was a mammoth ask of all involved, starting with a blank canvas, teasing our possible ideas, problem, solutions and outcomes for the group of 12 teachers and thirty one student ambassadors from their respective schools.

Providing local supports to teachers and schools in the catchment area

Seville Lodge, Callan Road, Kilkenny
(056) 7760200

kecsec@eircom.net
www.eckilkenny.ie

Kildare Education Centre provide local supports to schools, teachers, parents, board and other relevant persons which support them in carrying out their functions in respect of the provision of education in our catchment area. Our Arts Education Strategy promotes innovative and enriched arts practice in school communities; provides CPD to achieve high quality arts in education opportunities; encourages the up-skilling of teachers at primary & Post-Primary levels and building the capacity in our schools to deliver enriching and enhancing arts experiences for students.

This includes:

Providing local supports to teachers and schools in the catchment area

An Chúilín, An Daingean, Co. Chiarraí
(066) 9151866
iocdad@eircom.net

Providing local supports to teachers and schools in the catchment area

Gort a’ Choirce, Tír Chonaill, Contae Dún na nGall
(074) 9165556
Mobile: (087) 1825358

inmr@eircom.net

Providing local supports to teachers and schools in the catchment area

Aird Thiar, Cárna, Conamara, Co. na Gaillimhe
(087) 7916876

imchonamara@hotmail.com

Galway Education Centre supports the arts in education in a variety of ways, including through the provision of opportunities for professional development for school leaders and teachers in a range of related pedagogical, curricular and educational areas at primary and secondary level.

Galway Education Centre works in collaboration with national educational organisations such as the Professional Development Service for Teachers (PDST), National Council for Special Education (NCSE), Junior Cycle for Teachers (JCT), National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NCCA) and others to provide an integrated and cross-sectoral CPD service to support the arts in education for schools.

Galway Education Centre is involved in many projects and initiatives:

CRAFTed: The promotion of the Design and Crafts Council of Ireland’s Primary Schools Visual Arts education based programme which brings a local craftsperson, teacher and pupils together to work collaboratively on a craft and design programme in primary schools. Participating schools are invited into the Centre to showcase their work and to talk about the process involved in creating their work of art.

Teacher-Artist Partnerships (TAP): The co-ordination of the Teacher Artist Partnership at local level which provides the opportunity for schools to work collaboratively with artists in specific areas in support of the Arts in Education.

Creative Clusters: The promotion of the Creative Clusters initiative whereby schools work collaboratively on creative projects with the support of expertise from the local community.

Continuing professional development in the arts in education: the provision of a variety of courses in the arts in education, including visual arts, music and drama. Courses in these curricular areas are included as part of the summer, autumn and spring programmes.

The Dublin West Education Centre is a statutory body funded by the Department of Education Skills. It is a member of the network of thirty Education Centres nationally, which acts as a strategic resource for the Department. The Centre provides services for schools, teachers, parents, boards and other relevant persons which support them in carrying out their functions in respect of the provision of education which is recognised for that purpose by the Minister.  The Centre provides Continuing Professional Development (CPD)  for teachers and school communities.  It promotes the Arts at both Primary and Post-Primary level and engages the Arts Council, South Dublin County Council Arts Officer, etc.

We offer schools the opportunity to participate in various national initiatives such as:

and provide local courses covering all strands of the Primary Curriculum.

Drumcondra Education Centre supports the Arts at both Primary and Post-Primary level.  Our aim is to ensure that teachers and schools receive supports in various strands of The Arts that will further their capacity to teach these strands at Primary and Post-Primary level.

We offer schools the opportunity to participate in various national initiatives such as:

 

Donegal Education Support Centre is an open and innovative Centre which inspires and supports teaching and learning in the educational community. The Arts are an integral part of the cultural, tourism and economic development of our catchment area of Co. Donegal. Therefore, our programme of local courses, initiatives and projects are offered in collaboration with the Arts and Heritage Officers and the many local arts organisations who support us to deliver high quality opportunities to local schools and teachers. The Centre is heavily involved in the CRAFTed Programme.

The CRAFTed Programme gives primary school children and teachers an exciting opportunity to explore their creativity and learn new skills by working with local professional craftspeople in the classroom. Participating schools work closely with a local artist in a very hands on initiative with children’s work being showcased an annual event in the Cultural Centre each May. Donegal Education Support Centre are also part of the Teacher-Artist Partnership (TAP) arts in education initiative that trains teachers and artists to work collaboratively together to provide a 20 hour residency in primary schools.

We also support clusters of schools, through the Creative Cluster scheme, to work together to progress creative projects and to experiment, innovate and collaborate on the design, implementation and evaluation of a collaborative creative learning project. Schools have access to creative people, skills and resources from their local communities.

Here in Donegal, we are fortunate to have fabulously talented crafts and art people who share their expertise in local classrooms and work closely with our teachers throughout the county, providing local supports to teachers and schools in the catchment area.

Cork Education Support Centre supports the Arts in Education through the provision of opportunities for professional development for teachers, engagement in projects such as Teacher/Artist Partnership (TAP), Creative Clusters and Summer courses. Our TAP courses and Creative Clusters are very well attended and supported by Cork City Council Art Department. We have a very proactive artist base in Cork that cover a wide variety of mediums such as Drama, Poetry, Visual, Puppetry and Music.

Teacher Artist Partnership summer courses offer an opportunity to explore an arts-in-education initiative where artists and teachers train to work in partnership in a primary school setting. The TAP Residency programme is a fully funded in-school opportunity to work collaboratively in the classroom for the following academic year. The programme aims to improve literacy, numeracy and wellbeing in the classroom environment whilst also allowing students and pupils alike to explore their artistic talents.

The Creative Clusters Scheme forms part of the Creative Youth plan to enable the creativity of our children and young people. There is a grant available to participating schools and Clusters can consist of primary schools only, post-primary schools only or a combination of primary and post primary schools, with a minimum of three schools participating and a maximum of five. This programme provides an opportunity for clusters of schools to experiment, innovate and collaborate on the design, implementation and evaluation of a bespoke creative learning project, with access to a specialist facilitator, artist or creative expertise in whatever their own chosen area of interest or theme might be. These resources help the schools build a programme of learning and activities tailor-made for their students.

Providing local supports to teachers and schools in the catchment area
Milehouse Road, Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford.

 

Clare Education Centre supports the arts in education through the provision of opportunities for professional development for teachers, engagement in projects, promotion of STEAM activities and hosting classes for enjoyment in art, painting, music and drama.

Clare Education Centre actively promotes the CRAFTed initiative where a local craftsperson provides a craft and design programme in primary schools where pupils can engage in a hands-on ‘in classroom’ collaborative process and experience the learning and engagement in the learning process.

Clare Education Centre coordinates locally the Teacher – Artist Partnership (TAP) arts in education initiative that trains teachers and artists to work collaboratively together to provide a 20 hour residency in an area of the Arts in the teachers class.

Under the auspices of Clare Education Centre, schools are encouraged and facilitated to participate in the Creative Clusters initiative, which allows clusters of schools to identify an area of the Arts that they wish to develop in their schools and to carry out this project as a group with the support of an experienced Arts facilitator.

The STEAM project at Clare Education Centre, encourages and supports schools in active engagement with STEAM initiatives through modelling, peer teaching, demonstrations and active discovery.

In addition to the provision of continued professional development courses for teachers in areas of the arts, Clare Education Centre also provides art classes for pleasure.

 

Providing local supports to teachers and schools in the catchment area

Cavan & Monaghan Education & Training Board (CMETB)
Church View Square, Church Street, Cavan

(049) 4332259
info@cavanec.ie
www.cavanec.ie

Carrick-on-Shannon Education Centre supports the Arts in Education through the provision of opportunities for professional development for teachers, engagement in projects such as CRAFTed, Teacher Artist Partnership (TAP), Creative Cluster and various Summer and local courses.

CRAFTed is the Design & Crafts Council of Ireland’s Primary School Visual Arts based educational programme. It promotes learning through creativity and innovation, placing professional craftspeople to work alongside teachers in primary schools. It focuses on integrated learning methodologies through the Visual Arts Curriculum, using a process-led methodology that focuses on the child’s own creativity.

Teacher Artist Partnership offers teachers the opportunity to explore the nature and educational value of partnerships between teachers and artists in supporting arts education in schools. This course potentially improves literacy, numeracy & well-being in all schools including DEIS. Many schools across the country are engaged in projects with artists, ranging from one-off artist visits to longer term projects, and in a variety of art forms. Teacher/Artist Partnership looks at the ways in which working with an artist in school can be enhanced in order to provide meaningful experiences for children and a lasting impact on school practice. Particular emphasis is on the role of the teacher and artist, their unique contributions to projects and the significant benefits that can accrue from a dynamic teacher/artist relationship in the planning and implementation of projects. Placing the teacher/artist project within the overall arts curriculum in schools and exploration of practical issues are central.

We also support clusters of schools, through the Creative Cluster scheme, to work together to progress creative projects and to experiment, innovate and collaborate on the design, implementation and evaluation of a collaborative creative learning project. Schools have access to creative people, skills and resources from their local communities.

Carrick-on-Shannon Education Centre offers a variety of artistic workshops in the Summer and various local workshops are run throughout the year.

Providing local supports to teachers and schools in the catchment area

Kilkenny Road, Carlow
Tel: (087) 2079448

cec@iol.ie
www.eccarlow.ie

Blackrock Education Centre supports the arts in education in a variety of ways, including through the provision of opportunities for professional development for school leaders and teachers in a range of related pedagogical, curricular and educational areas at primary and secondary level.

Blackrock Education Centre works in collaboration with national educational organisations such as the Professional Development Service for Teachers (PDST), National Council for Special Education (NCSE), Junior Cycle for Teachers (JCT), National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NCCA) and others to provide an integrated and cross-sectoral CPD service to support the arts in education for schools.

Blackrock Education Centre is involved in many projects and initiatives:

CRAFTed: The promotion of the Design and Crafts Council of Ireland’s Primary Schools Visual Arts education based programme which brings a local craftsperson, teacher and pupils together to work collaboratively on a craft and design programme in primary schools. Participating schools are invited into the Centre to showcase their work and to talk about the process involved in creating their work of art.

Teacher-Artist Partnerships (TAP): The co-ordination of the Teacher Artist Partnership at local level which provides the opportunity for schools to work collaboratively with artists in specific areas in support of the Arts in Education.

Creative Clusters: The promotion of the Creative Clusters initiative whereby schools work collaboratively on creative projects with the support of expertise from the local community.
Continuing professional development in the arts in education: the provision of a variety of courses in the arts in education, including visual arts, music and drama. Courses in these curricular areas are included as part of the summer, autumn and spring programmes.

Links with 3rd level colleges: Blackrock Education Centre works in partnership with the National College of Art and Design (NCAD) on a number of summer and term time courses. We are located in the grounds of the Institute of Art, Design and Technology (IADT) and we also have established links with IADT in the arts and with their film studio for the FIS (Film in Schools) programme.

Athlone Education Centre supports the arts in education in a variety of ways, including the following:

CRAFTed: The promotion of the Design and Crafts Council of Ireland’s Primary Schools Visual Arts education based programme which brings a local craftsperson, teacher and pupils together to work collaboratively on a craft and design programme in primary schools. Participating schools are invited into the Centre to showcase their work and to talk about the process involved in creating their work of art.

Teacher-Artist Partnerships (TAP): The co-ordination of the Teacher Artist Partnership at local level which provides the opportunity for schools to work collaboratively with artists in specific areas in support of the Arts in Education.

Creative Clusters: The promotion of the Creative Clusters initiative whereby schools work collaboratively on creative projects with the support of expertise from the local community.

Continuing Professional Development in the Arts in Education: The provision of a variety of courses in the Arts in Education, including Visual Arts, Music and Drama. Courses in these curricular areas are included as part of the Summer, Autumn and Spring Programmes.

Links with Féile Ceoil na Scoileanna Átha Luain: Athlone Education Centre has a long standing association with Féile Ceoil na Scoileanna Átha Luain, which provides schools with the opportunity to promote the Arts in Education, including poetry, music, drama, mime and recitation.

Links with the Royal Irish Academy of Music: Athlone Education Centre is used as an examination venue by the Royal Irish Academy of Music.

The Education Centre, Tralee is a statutory body funded by the Department of Education Skills. It is a member of the network of thirty Education Centres nationally, which acts as a strategic resource for the Department. The Centre provides services for schools, teachers, parents, boards and other relevant persons which support them in carrying out their functions in respect of the provision of education which is recognised for that purpose by the Minister. The centre, with its sister centres in Tarbert and Ionad Oideachais Chorca Dhuibhne, provides Continuing Professional Development (CPD)  for teachers and school communities. The centre supports educational change at national, regional and local level in various ways. With reference to the Arts Curriculum, the centre’s strategy promotes innovative and enriched arts practice in school communities, the upskilling of teachers at primary & post-primary levels and building  the capacity in our schools to deliver enriching and enhancing arts experiences for students.

The Education Centre Tralee is the Arts in Education administrative base for all 21 full time ATECI Education Centres.

 

 


!!!! Kilkenny Education Centre

Kilkenny Education Centre is an open and innovative Centre which inspires and supports teaching and learning in the educational community. The Arts are an integral part of the cultural, tourism and economic development of our catchment area. Therefore, our programme of local courses and projects are offered in collaboration with the arts and heritage offices of Kilkenny County Council and the many local arts organisations who support us to deliver high quality opportunities to local schools and teachers.

The Design and Craft Council of Ireland (DCCOI) are based in Kilkenny and collaboratively we work to manage and support the rollout of the CRAFTed Programme to schools nationally, through the ESCI network. The CRAFTed Programme gives primary school children and teachers an exciting opportunity to explore their creativity and learn new skills by working with local professional craftspeople in the classroom.

A recent collaborative project with Poetry Ireland, Irish Aid and the Kilkenny based Cartoon Saloon is another good example of how we link with others to provide innovative project opportunities for schools. Seven primary schools and three post primary schools creatively explored themes in the book and the Oscar nominated animated film, The Breadwinner. The resulting showcase of work highlighted pupil engagement in themes such as courage, self-empowerment and facing fear using many forms of creative expression and art mediums.

Kilkenny Education Centre are also part of the Teacher – Artist Partnership (TAP) arts in education initiative that trains teachers and artists to work collaboratively together to provide a 20 hour residency in primary schools.
We also support clusters of schools, through the Creative Cluster scheme, to work together to progress creative projects and to experiment, innovate and collaborate on the design, implementation and evaluation of a collaborative creative learning project. Schools have access to creative people, skills and resources from their local communities.

For our 20th anniversary, we commissioned a legacy piece of art in the lobby of our Centre, to reflect our vision and mission but also connect with and relate to education, to teachers and to children. The beautiful piece, created by local artist, Lucy McKenna, has huge potential to inspire art projects in schools, integrating maths, science and art.

 

 

!!!! West Cork Education Centre

The West Cork Education Centre has a long history of involvement with the arts and it has a strong partnership with the Uillinn West Cork Arts Centre in Skibbereen. Together the West Cork Arts Centre and West Cork Education centre run projects collaboratively.

We run courses and projects in the following areas:

 

!!!! Waterford Teachers’ Centre

Waterford Teachers’ Centre support the Arts curriculum by providing workshops and Summer courses, facilitated by local teachers who have expertise in the area of the Arts, covering all strands of the Visual Primary Curriculum, also the Music curriculum and on occasion, Drama.

The Centre supports a Teachers Creative Writers group which this year published an anthology of work, ‘Teachers Who Write, an Anthology’ along with contributions from many other teachers around the country.

A number of choirs involving local teachers use the Centre as a venue for rehearsal.

The centre also engages with and funds the CRAFTed initiative where by a local craftsperson provides a craft and design programme in primary schools where pupils can engage in a hands-on ‘in classroom’ collaborative process and experience the learning and engagement in the learning process.

Waterford Teachers’ Centre are also part of the Teacher-Artist Partnership (TAP) arts in education initiative that trains teachers and artists to work collaboratively together to provide a 20 hour residency in an area of the Arts in the teachers class.

The centre also this year engaged with and supported the Creative Cluster initiative, which allows clusters of schools to identify an area of the Arts that they wish to develop in their schools and to carry out this project as a group with the support of an experienced Arts facilitator.

!!!! Tuam Education Centre

Providing local supports to teachers and schools in the catchment area

St Patrick’s Primary School, Dublin Road, Tuam, Co. Galway
(093) 25877

tuamedcentre@eircom.net
www.tuamec.ie

!!!! Tipperary Education Centre

Providing local supports to teachers and schools in the catchment area

St. Patrick’s College, Thurles, Co. Tipperary
(086) 6008860

info@tippec.ie
www.tippec.ie

!!!! Tarbert Education Centre

Tarbert Education Centre is a part time education centre providing local supports to teachers and the wider community of Tarbert

Comprehensive School, Tarbert, Co. Kerry
(069) 60005

tarbertec.ias@eircom.net
www.tarbertesc.ie

!!!! Sligo Education Centre

Sligo Education Centre support the Arts curriculum by providing workshops and Summer courses, facilitated by local teachers and artists who have expertise in the area of the Arts, covering all strands of the visual arts, music and drama curriculum at Primary and Post-Primary level.

We engage with outside agencies such as The Design & Crafts Council of Ireland, The Arts Council, The Heritage Council, Sligo County Council Arts Service and Sligo Music Generation.

We offer schools the opportunity to participate in various national initiatives such as:

 

!!!! Navan Education Centre

Navan Education Centre is located in the heart of Meath, a region with a rich history of the arts and culture evidenced in numerous ancient artworks and monuments scratched out in our local landscape. We support the arts in education through a range of programmes, initiatives and partnerships. We engage with local partners and experts in our regions and in our Gaeltacht areas in order to develop and design local projects, to facilitate training workshops and to support primary and post primary school communities through a diverse range of activities including music, drama, visual arts, art & technology, dance, cinematography, craft and design, choral training and fine arts.

We are involved in numerous education projects focussed on the arts and are delighted to engage on these with local artists, musicians, dancers and craft workers. We have been involved in exciting joint projects with the Solstice Theatre for movie making, the Heritage Council for design projects and the Arts Council for teacher and artist partnerships. We deliver a wide range of programmes, initiatives and projects that focus on the needs of schools and the broad learning framework developed in schools across the Arts. We have also developed a number of programmes aimed at personal development, like Cór na Bóinne, a local choir for teachers and school community members to connect wellbeing and the arts. We place high value also, on the deep heritage and history of art in this region, from prehistory to date and we try to ensure that we continue to honour this heritage in some of our local projects for schools.

!!!! Monaghan Education Centre

Monaghan Education Centre support the arts in education by providing workshops and Summer courses, facilitated by local teachers who have expertise in the area of the Arts, covering many strands of the curriculum as the need arises.

The centre acts as a meeting point for local Art teachers to host their community of practice meetings.

The centre also engages with and funds the CRAFTed initiative where by a local craftsperson provides a craft and design programme in primary schools where pupils can engage in a hands-on ‘in classroom’ collaborative process and experience the learning and engagement in the learning process.

Monaghan Education  Centre are also part of the Teacher – Artist Partnership (TAP) arts in education initiative that trains teachers and artists to work collaboratively together to provide a 20 hour residency in an area of the Arts in the teachers class.

This year we are supporting the Creative Cluster initiative, which allows clusters of schools to identify an area of the Arts that they wish to develop in their schools and to carry out this project as a group with the support of an experienced Arts facilitator.

Locally we co-ordinate the Write A Book Project in the primary schools of Cavan and Monaghan and the Féile Dramaíochta Gaeilge is a feature of our Seachtain na Gaeilge celebrations.

 

!!!! Mayo Education Centre

Providing local supports to teachers and schools in the catchment area

Westport Road, Castlebar, Co. Mayo
(094) 9020700

eolas@mayoeducationcentre.ie
www.mayoeducationcentre.ie

!!!! Limerick Education Centre

Providing local supports to teachers and schools in the catchment area

1st Floor, Marshall House, Dooradoyle, Limerick
(061) 585060

info@lec.ie
www.lec.ie

!!!! Laois Education Centre

Laois Education Centre promotes the arts at both Primary and Post-Primary level.  Our aim is to ensure that teachers and schools receive supports in various strands of The Arts that will further their capacity to teach these strands at Primary and Post-Primary level.

We engage with outside agencies i.e. The Arts Council, The Heritage Council, Laois County Council Arts Officer etc.

We offer schools the opportunity to participate in various national initiatives such as:

We also offer local courses such as film, music, and art courses covering all strands of the Primary Curriculum.

We invested heavily as part of the Laois Commemoration of the Centenary of the 1916 Rising in a collaborative Laois Post-Primary schools project. This was unique as all Post-Primary schools in the county participated in this project. As a result, on entering Laois Education Centre you cannot but be impressed by the large ceramic wall sculpture “looking Back – Looking Forward”.  By means of visual imagery, it tells the complex story, in its own unique way, of 1916 and beyond, of the heroes and the ordinary man, of the everyday artefacts and of the symbols of past and future all of which have made our Nation what it is.  It was a mammoth ask of all involved, starting with a blank canvas, teasing our possible ideas, problem, solutions and outcomes for the group of 12 teachers and thirty one student ambassadors from their respective schools.

!!!! Kilkenny Education Centre

Providing local supports to teachers and schools in the catchment area

Seville Lodge, Callan Road, Kilkenny
(056) 7760200

kecsec@eircom.net
www.eckilkenny.ie

!!!! Kildare Education Centre

Kildare Education Centre provide local supports to schools, teachers, parents, board and other relevant persons which support them in carrying out their functions in respect of the provision of education in our catchment area. Our Arts Education Strategy promotes innovative and enriched arts practice in school communities; provides CPD to achieve high quality arts in education opportunities; encourages the up-skilling of teachers at primary & Post-Primary levels and building the capacity in our schools to deliver enriching and enhancing arts experiences for students.

This includes:

!!!! Ionad Oideachas An Daingean

Providing local supports to teachers and schools in the catchment area

An Chúilín, An Daingean, Co. Chiarraí
(066) 9151866
iocdad@eircom.net

!!!! Ionad na Múinteoirí Ionad Oideachais Ghort a’ Choirce

Providing local supports to teachers and schools in the catchment area

Gort a’ Choirce, Tír Chonaill, Contae Dún na nGall
(074) 9165556
Mobile: (087) 1825358

inmr@eircom.net

!!!! Ionad Múinteoirí Chonamara

Providing local supports to teachers and schools in the catchment area

Aird Thiar, Cárna, Conamara, Co. na Gaillimhe
(087) 7916876

imchonamara@hotmail.com

!!!! Galway Education Centre

Galway Education Centre supports the arts in education in a variety of ways, including through the provision of opportunities for professional development for school leaders and teachers in a range of related pedagogical, curricular and educational areas at primary and secondary level.

Galway Education Centre works in collaboration with national educational organisations such as the Professional Development Service for Teachers (PDST), National Council for Special Education (NCSE), Junior Cycle for Teachers (JCT), National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NCCA) and others to provide an integrated and cross-sectoral CPD service to support the arts in education for schools.

Galway Education Centre is involved in many projects and initiatives:

CRAFTed: The promotion of the Design and Crafts Council of Ireland’s Primary Schools Visual Arts education based programme which brings a local craftsperson, teacher and pupils together to work collaboratively on a craft and design programme in primary schools. Participating schools are invited into the Centre to showcase their work and to talk about the process involved in creating their work of art.

Teacher-Artist Partnerships (TAP): The co-ordination of the Teacher Artist Partnership at local level which provides the opportunity for schools to work collaboratively with artists in specific areas in support of the Arts in Education.

Creative Clusters: The promotion of the Creative Clusters initiative whereby schools work collaboratively on creative projects with the support of expertise from the local community.

Continuing professional development in the arts in education: the provision of a variety of courses in the arts in education, including visual arts, music and drama. Courses in these curricular areas are included as part of the summer, autumn and spring programmes.

!!!! Dublin West Education Centre

The Dublin West Education Centre is a statutory body funded by the Department of Education Skills. It is a member of the network of thirty Education Centres nationally, which acts as a strategic resource for the Department. The Centre provides services for schools, teachers, parents, boards and other relevant persons which support them in carrying out their functions in respect of the provision of education which is recognised for that purpose by the Minister.  The Centre provides Continuing Professional Development (CPD)  for teachers and school communities.  It promotes the Arts at both Primary and Post-Primary level and engages the Arts Council, South Dublin County Council Arts Officer, etc.

We offer schools the opportunity to participate in various national initiatives such as:

and provide local courses covering all strands of the Primary Curriculum.

!!!! Drumcondra Education Centre

Drumcondra Education Centre supports the Arts at both Primary and Post-Primary level.  Our aim is to ensure that teachers and schools receive supports in various strands of The Arts that will further their capacity to teach these strands at Primary and Post-Primary level.

We offer schools the opportunity to participate in various national initiatives such as:

 

!!!! Donegal Education Centre

Donegal Education Support Centre is an open and innovative Centre which inspires and supports teaching and learning in the educational community. The Arts are an integral part of the cultural, tourism and economic development of our catchment area of Co. Donegal. Therefore, our programme of local courses, initiatives and projects are offered in collaboration with the Arts and Heritage Officers and the many local arts organisations who support us to deliver high quality opportunities to local schools and teachers. The Centre is heavily involved in the CRAFTed Programme.

The CRAFTed Programme gives primary school children and teachers an exciting opportunity to explore their creativity and learn new skills by working with local professional craftspeople in the classroom. Participating schools work closely with a local artist in a very hands on initiative with children’s work being showcased an annual event in the Cultural Centre each May. Donegal Education Support Centre are also part of the Teacher-Artist Partnership (TAP) arts in education initiative that trains teachers and artists to work collaboratively together to provide a 20 hour residency in primary schools.

We also support clusters of schools, through the Creative Cluster scheme, to work together to progress creative projects and to experiment, innovate and collaborate on the design, implementation and evaluation of a collaborative creative learning project. Schools have access to creative people, skills and resources from their local communities.

Here in Donegal, we are fortunate to have fabulously talented crafts and art people who share their expertise in local classrooms and work closely with our teachers throughout the county, providing local supports to teachers and schools in the catchment area.

!!!! Cork Education Support Centre

Cork Education Support Centre supports the Arts in Education through the provision of opportunities for professional development for teachers, engagement in projects such as Teacher/Artist Partnership (TAP), Creative Clusters and Summer courses. Our TAP courses and Creative Clusters are very well attended and supported by Cork City Council Art Department. We have a very proactive artist base in Cork that cover a wide variety of mediums such as Drama, Poetry, Visual, Puppetry and Music.

Teacher Artist Partnership summer courses offer an opportunity to explore an arts-in-education initiative where artists and teachers train to work in partnership in a primary school setting. The TAP Residency programme is a fully funded in-school opportunity to work collaboratively in the classroom for the following academic year. The programme aims to improve literacy, numeracy and wellbeing in the classroom environment whilst also allowing students and pupils alike to explore their artistic talents.

The Creative Clusters Scheme forms part of the Creative Youth plan to enable the creativity of our children and young people. There is a grant available to participating schools and Clusters can consist of primary schools only, post-primary schools only or a combination of primary and post primary schools, with a minimum of three schools participating and a maximum of five. This programme provides an opportunity for clusters of schools to experiment, innovate and collaborate on the design, implementation and evaluation of a bespoke creative learning project, with access to a specialist facilitator, artist or creative expertise in whatever their own chosen area of interest or theme might be. These resources help the schools build a programme of learning and activities tailor-made for their students.

!!!! Wexford Education Centre

Providing local supports to teachers and schools in the catchment area
Milehouse Road, Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford.

 

!!!! Clare Education Centre

Clare Education Centre supports the arts in education through the provision of opportunities for professional development for teachers, engagement in projects, promotion of STEAM activities and hosting classes for enjoyment in art, painting, music and drama.

Clare Education Centre actively promotes the CRAFTed initiative where a local craftsperson provides a craft and design programme in primary schools where pupils can engage in a hands-on ‘in classroom’ collaborative process and experience the learning and engagement in the learning process.

Clare Education Centre coordinates locally the Teacher – Artist Partnership (TAP) arts in education initiative that trains teachers and artists to work collaboratively together to provide a 20 hour residency in an area of the Arts in the teachers class.

Under the auspices of Clare Education Centre, schools are encouraged and facilitated to participate in the Creative Clusters initiative, which allows clusters of schools to identify an area of the Arts that they wish to develop in their schools and to carry out this project as a group with the support of an experienced Arts facilitator.

The STEAM project at Clare Education Centre, encourages and supports schools in active engagement with STEAM initiatives through modelling, peer teaching, demonstrations and active discovery.

In addition to the provision of continued professional development courses for teachers in areas of the arts, Clare Education Centre also provides art classes for pleasure.

 

!!!! Cavan Education Centre

Providing local supports to teachers and schools in the catchment area

Cavan & Monaghan Education & Training Board (CMETB)
Church View Square, Church Street, Cavan

(049) 4332259
info@cavanec.ie
www.cavanec.ie

!!!! Carrick-on-Shannon Education Centre

Carrick-on-Shannon Education Centre supports the Arts in Education through the provision of opportunities for professional development for teachers, engagement in projects such as CRAFTed, Teacher Artist Partnership (TAP), Creative Cluster and various Summer and local courses.

CRAFTed is the Design & Crafts Council of Ireland’s Primary School Visual Arts based educational programme. It promotes learning through creativity and innovation, placing professional craftspeople to work alongside teachers in primary schools. It focuses on integrated learning methodologies through the Visual Arts Curriculum, using a process-led methodology that focuses on the child’s own creativity.

Teacher Artist Partnership offers teachers the opportunity to explore the nature and educational value of partnerships between teachers and artists in supporting arts education in schools. This course potentially improves literacy, numeracy & well-being in all schools including DEIS. Many schools across the country are engaged in projects with artists, ranging from one-off artist visits to longer term projects, and in a variety of art forms. Teacher/Artist Partnership looks at the ways in which working with an artist in school can be enhanced in order to provide meaningful experiences for children and a lasting impact on school practice. Particular emphasis is on the role of the teacher and artist, their unique contributions to projects and the significant benefits that can accrue from a dynamic teacher/artist relationship in the planning and implementation of projects. Placing the teacher/artist project within the overall arts curriculum in schools and exploration of practical issues are central.

We also support clusters of schools, through the Creative Cluster scheme, to work together to progress creative projects and to experiment, innovate and collaborate on the design, implementation and evaluation of a collaborative creative learning project. Schools have access to creative people, skills and resources from their local communities.

Carrick-on-Shannon Education Centre offers a variety of artistic workshops in the Summer and various local workshops are run throughout the year.

!!!! Carlow Education Centre

Providing local supports to teachers and schools in the catchment area

Kilkenny Road, Carlow
Tel: (087) 2079448

cec@iol.ie
www.eccarlow.ie

!!!! Blackrock Education Centre

Blackrock Education Centre supports the arts in education in a variety of ways, including through the provision of opportunities for professional development for school leaders and teachers in a range of related pedagogical, curricular and educational areas at primary and secondary level.

Blackrock Education Centre works in collaboration with national educational organisations such as the Professional Development Service for Teachers (PDST), National Council for Special Education (NCSE), Junior Cycle for Teachers (JCT), National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NCCA) and others to provide an integrated and cross-sectoral CPD service to support the arts in education for schools.

Blackrock Education Centre is involved in many projects and initiatives:

CRAFTed: The promotion of the Design and Crafts Council of Ireland’s Primary Schools Visual Arts education based programme which brings a local craftsperson, teacher and pupils together to work collaboratively on a craft and design programme in primary schools. Participating schools are invited into the Centre to showcase their work and to talk about the process involved in creating their work of art.

Teacher-Artist Partnerships (TAP): The co-ordination of the Teacher Artist Partnership at local level which provides the opportunity for schools to work collaboratively with artists in specific areas in support of the Arts in Education.

Creative Clusters: The promotion of the Creative Clusters initiative whereby schools work collaboratively on creative projects with the support of expertise from the local community.
Continuing professional development in the arts in education: the provision of a variety of courses in the arts in education, including visual arts, music and drama. Courses in these curricular areas are included as part of the summer, autumn and spring programmes.

Links with 3rd level colleges: Blackrock Education Centre works in partnership with the National College of Art and Design (NCAD) on a number of summer and term time courses. We are located in the grounds of the Institute of Art, Design and Technology (IADT) and we also have established links with IADT in the arts and with their film studio for the FIS (Film in Schools) programme.

!!!! Athlone Education Centre

Athlone Education Centre supports the arts in education in a variety of ways, including the following:

CRAFTed: The promotion of the Design and Crafts Council of Ireland’s Primary Schools Visual Arts education based programme which brings a local craftsperson, teacher and pupils together to work collaboratively on a craft and design programme in primary schools. Participating schools are invited into the Centre to showcase their work and to talk about the process involved in creating their work of art.

Teacher-Artist Partnerships (TAP): The co-ordination of the Teacher Artist Partnership at local level which provides the opportunity for schools to work collaboratively with artists in specific areas in support of the Arts in Education.

Creative Clusters: The promotion of the Creative Clusters initiative whereby schools work collaboratively on creative projects with the support of expertise from the local community.

Continuing Professional Development in the Arts in Education: The provision of a variety of courses in the Arts in Education, including Visual Arts, Music and Drama. Courses in these curricular areas are included as part of the Summer, Autumn and Spring Programmes.

Links with Féile Ceoil na Scoileanna Átha Luain: Athlone Education Centre has a long standing association with Féile Ceoil na Scoileanna Átha Luain, which provides schools with the opportunity to promote the Arts in Education, including poetry, music, drama, mime and recitation.

Links with the Royal Irish Academy of Music: Athlone Education Centre is used as an examination venue by the Royal Irish Academy of Music.

!!!! Tralee Education Centre

The Education Centre, Tralee is a statutory body funded by the Department of Education Skills. It is a member of the network of thirty Education Centres nationally, which acts as a strategic resource for the Department. The Centre provides services for schools, teachers, parents, boards and other relevant persons which support them in carrying out their functions in respect of the provision of education which is recognised for that purpose by the Minister. The centre, with its sister centres in Tarbert and Ionad Oideachais Chorca Dhuibhne, provides Continuing Professional Development (CPD)  for teachers and school communities. The centre supports educational change at national, regional and local level in various ways. With reference to the Arts Curriculum, the centre’s strategy promotes innovative and enriched arts practice in school communities, the upskilling of teachers at primary & post-primary levels and building  the capacity in our schools to deliver enriching and enhancing arts experiences for students.

The Education Centre Tralee is the Arts in Education administrative base for all 21 full time ATECI Education Centres.