Creative Schools is a flagship initiative of the Creative Ireland Programme to enable the creative potential of every child. 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.
The Creative Schools initiative supports schools/centres to put the arts and creativity at the heart of children’s and young people’s lives. This initiative provides opportunities for children and young people to build their artistic and creative skills; to communicate, collaborate, stimulate their imaginations, be inventive, and to harness their curiosity.
Our school was one of 150 schools nationwide selected to be part of the pilot programme of the Creative Schools initiative in 2017. Our involvement with Creative Schools from 2017 to 2019 has enabled us to build a strong platform across the whole school community promoting the arts as an integral part of each student’s experience in both curricular, co-curricular and extra curricular activities.