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What does Arts in Education practice look like? Read about the processes and partnerships behind current projects happening around Ireland.


IAF National Architects in School Programme


Ardscoil na Mara, photo credit Ste Murray

Tell us the story of your project – What was the impetus? What was it about? Who was involved? How did you begin?

Derek O’Brien, Teacher: This is my second year to be involved in the National Architects in Schools Initiative. We worked with two different architects in that time and this year we worked with Emily Power. I have taught Construction Studies and DCG for 10 years now. I had been interested in participating for a number of years but only got around to it for the first time last year. Getting involved has been eye opening. I am more practically minded and feel I lack on the creativity side of things, which is the reason why I wouldn’t attempt to deliver a programme like this on my own and welcomed the opportunity to collaborate with an architect with a range of skills such as Emily. I wanted to bring in someone with new ideas and new ways of doing things and hopefully learn as much as the students. Myself and Emily worked very well together during the course of the programme which was essential to the delivery of the initiative.

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Artist(s)

Emily Power, Architect

Teacher(s)

Derek O’Brien, Teacher


Artforms

Architecture

School Level

Post-primary

School/
Participant Group

Ardscoil na Mara, Tramore, Waterford


No. Participants

24


Region

Waterford

Age/Class

Transition Year (15/16 years old)


Dates

06.10.16 - 02.02.17


Weblinks


Leading Agency

Irish Architecture Foundation (IAF)


Key themes/ lines of enquiry

Architecture and the community, creating spaces to facilitate public engagement with the local area


Curriculum Strands

Art, Geography, Technical Graphics, Construction Studies, Wood-work, Mathematics, Physics


Research or relevant publications

IAF Publications:

My Architecture Design Journal (Student Journal and Teachers’ Handbook) published 2013;
Place Shapers, pub. 2012;
A Space for Learning, pub. 2010



It can be challenging to encourage students to think creatively when traditionally they are expected to come up with one solution to a problem.

Emily Power, Architect

Exhibition with Green Party Senator Grace O’Sullivan Exhibition with Green Party Senator Grace O’Sullivan

Students from Ardscoil na MaraStudents from Ardscoil na Mara

Students from Ardscoil na MaraStudents from Ardscoil na Mara

Map with ModelsMap with Models

Ardscoil na Mara, photo credit Ste MurrayArdscoil na Mara, photo credit Ste Murray

The Final ModelThe Final Model

IAF National Architects in School Programme, photo credit Ste MurrayIAF National Architects in School Programme, photo credit Ste Murray

Students from Ardscoil na MaraStudents from Ardscoil na Mara




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