Two artists in residence have been welcomed at Little Angels School to collaborate on colourful additions to the new school building.
Julie Griffiths and Mrs Margaret Rowland are leading the ‘I Am Creative’ project to foster creativity among the special needs students.
Pictured above are Ms Ailbhe Dunne (Principal), Gosia Blaszyk (SNA), Mrs Margaret Rowland (Artist in Residence), Julie Griffiths (Artist in Residence), Mr Kieran Mc Taggart (Director of Donegal Education Support Centre), Kathleen Kelly (Teacher) and Christine Ramsey (Teacher).
Throughout the residency, Julie and Margaret will employ and experiment with a wide variety of materials and methodologies to enhance the students’ creativity and self-expression.
Together, they will facilitate the creation of a series of art works which will be incorporated into the new school premises and will be enjoyed by all for many years to come.
”I am Creative’ by the Department of Education is a pilot initiative of the Government of Ireland’s Department of Education (DE). The initiative is designed to explore ways in which teachers, artists, school leaders and Special Needs Assistants (SNAs) can collaborate towards enhancing the provision for arts education in Special Education (SE) settings.
The Principal and Staff of the Little Angels Special School said they are honoured to be a part of the ‘I Am Creative’ initiative, which was awarded to them by the Donegal Education Support Centre.
‘I am Creative’ is managed by the National Arts in Education Administrative Office at the Tralee Education Support Centre, under the direction of the National Director for the Integration of the Arts in Education. This Office also runs three other school-based initiatives involving creative practitioners and artists: TAP, BLAST and Creative Clusters.
