Creative Schools is led by the Arts Council in partnership with the Department of Education and the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media.
An Taoiseach Simon Harris has confirmed that six local schools in Wicklow will join the Arts Council new Creative Schools Programme. Creative Schools is led by the Arts Council in partnership with the Department of Education and the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media.
Schools that join the programme take part in a two year guided journey to develop a Creative Schools Plan unique to the school. The Arts Council offers three main practical supports:
- They assign a Creative Associate to work on the Creative Schools Journey
- They provide training
- They provide a €4000 grant towards activity arising from the Creative Schools Plan.
Taoiseach Simon Harris expresses delight with the programme as he stated:
“Encouraging our young people and students to engage with the arts will greatly benefit their development throughout their education, and this programme seeks to foster creative thinking and exploration, skills which will stay with them for life”.
“County Wicklow has long had a deep connection with the arts, with a huge array of incredible artists working across the county. Hopefully this programme will help to encourage some of Co. Wicklow’s future artists, and I look forward to seeing the work of Co. Wicklow’s students over the course of this programme”.
The List of successful Wicklow Schools are:
- Saint Francis National School
- Delgany National School
- Sacred Heart National School
- Donard National School
- St. Mary’s and St. Gerard’s National School
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