CRAFTed Primary School Programme Evaluation 2015

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Primary School Programme Evaluation 2015

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WELCOME The CRAFTed State of Mind

The skills learnt in a CRAFTed primary school project enable creative, innovative competencies to form in young children as a mindset as much as a skillset. This mindset includes understanding that the world is shaped by rich materials, techniques and processes; learning through making, and the role of the hand and mind working together in joyful participation. Importantly, it shows young children that they have the power to shape and influence the environment around them, working in harmony with nature.

Children who have participated in a CRAFTed project may grow up to work in other sectors like science, medicine and engineering but the skills of learning how to express ideas through craft practice and using their hands at a young age will live on and influence creative thinking in ways far beyond what we can imagine.

This 2015 report outlines all the Muireann Charleton work involved in the DCCoI & ATECI Academic & Industry partnership programme CRAFTed, Partnerships Manager, DCCoI. and the dedication of the team to the spirit and ethos of the projects.

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Executive Summary............................................................................4 Introduction................................................................................................5 · Overview of CRAFTed 2015. · Changes & Developments. · CRAFTed 2015: Facts & Figures.

Changes & Developments CRAFTed 2015............................................................................................8 · Recruitment & training for DCCOI Education Panel. · CRAFTed induction training for new Education Panel members. · Looking & Responding Sessions for all participating teachers and craftspeople. · Focus on developing summer CPD courses. · Developing Links with Third Level Teacher Training Colleges. · Commissioning an external report. · Developing CRAFTed-based resources. · CRAFTed publicised in Irish National Teachers’ Organisation (INTO) publication, INTOUCH.

Key Recommendations CRAFTed 2016......................................................................................... 15 Appendix...................................................................................................... 16 · Feedback and testimonials from participating DCCOI Education Panel practitioners about the CRAFTed 2015 programme. · Looking & Responding summary reports from regional facilitators of CRAFTed 2015. · Overview of each project/collaboration/strand between school and craftsperson.

Report compiled by Polly Minett – National Crafted Programme Coordinator

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

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Over the last four years, the Design & Crafts Council of Ireland’s CRAFTed: Learning Skills for Life Primary Schools Programme, in partnership with the Association of Teacher Education Centres Ireland (ATECI), has been championing craft and design education for Primary School teachers and children nationwide. The highly professional approach of the DCCoI Education Panel, combined with the multi-dimensional methodologies used within CRAFTed, has meant the programme is recognised as a leading model of good practice in the Arts Education Community.

In recent years there has been a growing demand for quality CPD summer courses that support teachers with the Visual Arts Curriculum. Due to the proven track record of the CRAFTed model, which places highly skilled designer-makers and craftspeople to work collaboratively with teachers, the Education Centres approached the DCCoI’s CRAFTed team to design a course: Creative Crafts Skills to enhance the delivery of the Visual Arts Curriculum at Primary Level. The course was designed based on the CRAFTed model: child-centred, process-led, handson design and craft skills, and supporting an integrated approach to teaching.

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This accredited course has been inspected and passed by the Department of Education, and has received excellent evaluations and feedback from participants which has led to growth in demand, with an annual increase in the number of Education Centres applying to run it.

The growing reputation of CRAFTed has meant that the programme has also received recognition from Third Level institutions, and has been included in research conducted by both undergraduate and postgraduate students. This has led to the CRAFTed team being approached by Visual Arts lecturers in both St. Patrick’s College, Dublin University College Mary Immaculate College and University of Limerick to develop links with the programme.

In response to 2014 evaluations, the advertising and application process aimed at teachers was redesigned and streamlined to create ease of access. Building participation numbers and growing the profile of CRAFTed is an ongoing key focus of the programme.

The purpose of this report is to outline the key changes and developments to CRAFTed 2015, evaluate the resulting outcomes and make recommendations for future action in respect of the CRAFTed: Learning Skills for Life Primary Schools initiative.

INTRODUCTION

The Design & Crafts Council of Ireland (DCCoI) recognises the critical role that education plays in the future growth of craft and in the preservation of our cultural heritage. This commitment to education and training was central to the DCCoI’s Strategic Plan 2013–2015.

The DCCoI’s CRAFTed: Learning Skills for Life Primary Schools Programme provides educational training opportunities to a range of professional craftspeople, offers teachers training and support, and opens a world of creative possibilities to Primary School children. It aims to develop good collaborative practice between craftspeople and teachers, and focuses on how craft and design skills support integrated learning methodologies within the classroom, with an emphasis on underpinning numeracy and literacy skills.

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Changes & Developments · Recruitment and training for DCCoI Education Panel. · CRAFTed induction training for new Education Panel members. · Looking and Responding sessions for all participating teachers and craftspeople. · Focus on developing summer CPD courses. · Developing links/partnership projects with Third Level teacher training colleges. · Research/development into online resources for the Learn Craft Design website. · Re-designing CRAFTed information/ application process. · Designing an online application form for teachers. · CRAFTed Promotion: CRAFTed programme publicised Irish National Teachers’ Organisation (INTO) publication, INTOUCH. The success and impact of these changes has been evaluated throughout the programme using the following methods: · Feedback meetings with participating teachers and craftspeople. · Evaluation reports compiled by participating teachers and craftspeople. · Consultation meetings with participating Education Centre Directors. · Regular briefing and development meetings with DCCoI Academic & Industry Partnerships Manager, Muireann Charleton.

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Overview Crafted 2015 Aims & Objectives · Raise awareness of craft, design process and craft enterprise among Primary children, teachers, parents and the wider school community. · Provide positive creative handson making experience for Primary School children. · Support delivery of the Visual Arts Curriculum at Primary Level in Ireland. · Offer practical skills and lesson ideas to teachers and makers. · Facilitate opportunities for collaboration and ‘paired teaching’. · Promote integrated learning of multiple subject areas with a specific emphasis on numeracy and literacy skills. · Use creative, child-centred process-led methodologies. · Provide 10 hours in the classroom with a professional craftsperson. · Provide training for craftspeople which includes: working in classroom contexts; delivering a residency; contracts; agreements; planning; working collaboratively; child protection; and health and safety. · Create career pathways and offer employment opportunities in educational contexts to craftspeople.

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Learning Outcomes Students · Enable the child to develop natural abilities, to acquire craft techniques and to practice the skills necessary for creative expression, and for joyful participation in different art and craft forms. · Enable the child to acquire knowledge, skills and attitudes to develop an informed, critical understanding of social, environmental and scientific issues. · Develop the child’s awareness of, sensitivity to and enjoyment of visual, aural, tactile and spatial qualities in the environment.

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Teachers · Develop an appreciation of the skills involved in craft-based disciplines and an awareness of the potential of the craft creative process as a learning tool. · Gain an awareness and understanding of the role of craftspeople and the importance of craft to Irish culture, heritage and society. · Develop an understanding of the potential for integrated learning using processbased creative teaching methodologies through the Visual Arts, (VA) and Social, Environmental and Scientific Education (SESE) curricula, while supporting and underpinning numeracy and literacy skills.

Facts & Figures The total participants · 15 Education Centres (ATECI) · 69 school projects · 57 craftspeople · 9 regional coordinators · 2,070 students (approximately) All the creative projects were completed by June 2015 and the programme culminated in the participating Education Centres holding exhibitions to showcase the creative process facilitated by the programme and the outstanding quality of the children’s created craftwork.

Craftspeople & Designers · Develop project and classroom management skills to enable makers to direct and deliver future crafts-based programmes. · Develop a working knowledge of the VA and SESE curriculum at Primary Level and facilitate the development of the creative process that will assist in the delivery of the curriculum. · Develop an understanding of the potential for integrated learning using processbased creative teaching methodologies through the VA and SESE curricula.

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CHANGES & DEVELOPMENTS – CRAFTED 2015

In September 2014, the DCCoI CRAFTed team met with the Directors of ATECI to present an overview of CRAFTed 2014, including an evaluation of CRAFTed PLUS, which had the addition of a series of CPD workshops for participating teachers.

Evaluations on the additional CPD element, from participating teachers and the 12 teacher facilitators, were primarily favourable, with the main suggestion being that the workshops take place before the CRAFTed projects so that the skills could be built on during the projects. This idea for developing the CPD elements was presented to the Education Centre Directors. Following robust discussion around the strategic development of the partnership programme, it was decided to return to the original core model for CRAFTed. The focus on developing the CPD element for teachers will continue through the summer courses model.

Recruitment & Training for the DCCoI Education Panel In order for the DCCoI’s education programmes to deliver high-quality design and craft education based on good practice, part of the CRAFTed’s strategy for 2015 was to further recruit and provide training for the DCCoI’s education panel. A call-out for expressions of those interested was posted on www.learncraftdesign.com in the autumn of 2014. All makers were selected for the panel based on their strong professional personal design practice and their interest in education. Eleven new members were selected to the panel in 2015.

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CRAFTed Induction Training for New Education Panel Members A one-day induction for new DCCoI Education Panel members was held at the National Museum of Ireland (NMI), Collins Barracks on 22 January, 2015.

The induction content was designed and delivered collaboratively by Polly Minett (National Coordinator of CRAFTed) and Sheila Jordan (textile artist and DCCoI education panel member), with information on ATECI delivered by Paul Fields (Kilkenny Education Centre Director) and Child Protection Training delivered by Mary Hough (Sligo Education Centre Director), and DCCoI Image Safe Code guidlines to taking photographic images of children and young people engaged in creative craft projects delivered by Muireann Charleton (Academic & Industry Partnerships manager at DCCoI).

CHANGES & DEVELOPMENTS – CRAFTED 2015

Looking & Responding Sessions for all Participating Teachers and Craftspeople

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Focus on Developing Summer CPD Courses

In response to the success and positive feedback from participating teachers of the 2014 Continuing Professional Development (CPD) summer courses, Creative Crafts Skills for Primary Teachers, strategic developments for CRAFTed 2015 included the development of these courses and training for DCCoI panel Evaluations from CRAFTed 2014 emphasised members in designing and delivering highthe value of holding facilitated feedback quality courses. DCCoI’s delivery of these sessions for participating teachers and CPD courses creates employment for DCCoI craftspeople where they could share their Education Panel members and promotes experience, ideas and skills that were an understanding of design process and generated during the creative process. Based craft skills to teachers, demonstrating how on this feedback, the facilitated Looking and this supports and develops an integrated Responding sessions were continued. For approach to teaching. The courses placed CRAFTed 2015, 15 Looking and Responding an emphasis on literacy and numeracy, to sessions took place nationwide with the aim develop and enhance children’s creative of fostering peer evaluation, and sharing of writing and analytical skills. ideas and experiences between craftspeople and teachers. The regional facilitators, who then provided written reports for the DCCoI, facilitated these sessions. This process of reflection and peer evaluation is in keeping with international standards of best practice within education. (See Appendix for Regional Facilitators’ CRAFTed 2015 Looking and Responding summary reports).

The aim of the Looking and Responding sessions is to raise the standard for craft and design education at Primary Level and creating a deeper understanding of design process and its place in the education curriculum is paramount within CRAFTed.

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CHANGES & DEVELOPMENTS – CRAFTED 2015

Creative Crafts Skills CPD Summer Course for Teachers The summer courses for Primary teachers took place in July 2015 in partnership with seven full-time Education Centres, with Mayo Education Centre and Clare Education Centre joining the programme.

Kilkenny – 18 teachers Sheila Jordan Sligo – 13 teachers Anna Vahey Mayo – 20 teachers Jodi Coyne and Aoife O’Toole Clare – 19 teachers Aidan Power Athlone – 23 teachers Frances Kilcommins and Lynne Naughton West Cork – 25 teachers Liz Flatman and Julie Forrester Laois – 11 teachers Maeve Sookram and Liadain de Buitlear

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CHANGES & DEVELOPMENTS – CRAFTED 2015

Developing Links with Third Level Teacher Training Colleges Interest in the DCCoI’s CRAFTed programme from teacher training and arts-educationbased Third Level college programmes continues to grow steadily. A small number of primary school teachers who previously participated in CRAFTed have included their positive experience of the programme and its impact on their teaching, in their Postgraduate studies.

St. Patrick’s College Drumcondra, Dublin City University The National Coordinator of CRAFTed has worked closely with Andrea Cleary, Lecturer in Visual Arts at St. Patrick’s College Drumcondra, to develop a short designand-craft-based residency with a focus on sharing design and craft processes with PME students (Postgraduate Masters in Education) who have an opportunity to select a visual arts option for their spring term 2016.

The aim was for students to gain an insight into the cross-curricular potential of working with natural materials in the outdoors and working through a design process. This was to include: investigating materials; developing an understanding of the properties of materials; recording their findings; learning new skills; applying these to a range of materials; testing, creating, recording and developing their own ideas; drawing, imagining and designing; observing and making links with other subjects i.e. history of objects, buildings, and environment (looking at materials recycling, and ecology).

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Partnership funding from DCCoI and St. Patrick’s College was secured in principle to run this residency and plans to build on this relationship and develop this opportunity are ongoing.

St Mary Immaculate College, University of Limerick Tanya de Paor, Lecturer in Visual Arts Education in the Faculty of Education at University College Limerick, has also contacted the CRAFTed team and expressed an interest in developing links with the CRAFTed programme. We are presently exploring possibilities of working with their Visual Arts Education students and we are currently looking at developing an Elective and Specialism Module for Visual Art for autumn 2016.

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Commissioning an External Report

Developing CRAFTed-based Resources

In line with best practice and in order to identify the strengths and weakness of the CRAFTed programme, and focus on future development, in February 2015 Fiona Byrne was commissioned to conduct an external report on the CRAFTed Programme. The report looks at the structure of the programme, taking into consideration timelines, reporting structures, communication channels and finance. Fiona Byrne graduated with an MA in Cultural Policy from University College, Dublin. Currently she is a PhD candidate at the Irish World Academy at the University of Limerick, exploring evaluation methods for measuring visitor experiences in museums and galleries.

Based on feedback from the external report, new marketing and application processes were designed in order to raise the professional profile of the CRAFTed programme, create a branded look and streamline the information/application process. Resources included:

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· New online application form http://bit.ly/2bdU7fh · A new CRAFTed poster for schools. · A new CRAFTed information booklet, designed by Noelle Cooper of Unthink design studio. This booklet won a National Design award as part of the 100 archive project. · Research around developing skills-based videos for teachers and students. · Developing a bank of design/crafteducation-based images that support the DCCoI Image Safe Code.

Promotion – CRAFTed profiled in teachers’ publication, INTOUCH Information on the CRAFTed Programme and an article on Bofield National School, Mayo’s very successful First World War themed Puppet CRAFTed project was published in the INTO’s teachers’ publication, INTOUCH, in November 2015. This magazine has a high readership and is circulated to every National School in the Republic of Ireland. Publication of this article helped to promote more interest in CRAFTed 2016.

KEY RECOMMENDATIONS – CRAFTED 2016

As part of the Crafted team’s commitment to ensuring good quality practice in our programme planning, processes and evaluation methods, key strategic recommendations for further development include the following: · Projects to take place slightly later in the Spring Term 2016. Due to some participating Education Centres not providing the CRAFTed coordinating team with their selected schools until January 2015. This meant that craftspeople on the DCCoI Education panel were not notified of their specific paired school location until close to the scheduled time of the project commencing. · All collaborative planning dates are set and arranged at the start of the academic year 2016 with the Education Centres staff assisting booking rooms for agreed dates well in advance. · The CRAFTed Steering Committee is to be updated and new members will be invited for 2016. · Improve dissemination of CRAFTed information to schools by sending all partner Education Centres a pack of information to share locally, including the newly designed digital poster to place up on their individual websites. A newly designed A5 CRAFTed promotional card to be printed for dissemination. · Continue to update the DCCoI Educational Panel with targeted call-outs in specific regional areas, specifically Kerry and the North-West of Ireland. This will provide new members with opportunities and reduce travel time for craftspeople.

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· To further develop the CRAFTed CPD summer courses for teachers and build on the teaching resources provided by these courses. · Provide design-and-craft-based educational CPD for members of the DCCoI Education Panel to increase good practice in this growth area. · Develop opportunities for teachers’ craftbased CPD within Third Level institutions. · In line with international best practice in education and growing trends in educational theory, CRAFTed intends to include a ‘Voice of the Child Evaluation’ when evaluating the impact of the programme. Based on a recognized methodology for consulting children, (Lundy & McEvoy 2009) this piloting of the new evaluation methodology intends to be divided into three phases; Phase 1 Autumn 2016, the CRAFTed team, in partnership with Kilkenny Education Centre, will establish a children’s research advisory group (CRAGs) in order to ensure that the research methodology used in the CRAFTed 2017 Voice of the Child Evaluation research is authentic.

Phase 2 Spring 2017, conduct the children led research evaluation with a selection of participating CRAFTed schools.

Phase 3 Write up and publish the findings in the 2017 report.

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Feedback from Participating DCCoI Education Panel Practitioners about the CRAFTed 2015 Programme The Design & Crafts Council of Ireland (DCCoI) invited professional designers and makers from the DCCoI education panel www.learncraftdesign.com/learn/craftedu-panel to share their experience of working collaboratively with teachers and children in primary schools across Ireland as part of the CRAFTed programme.

Liadain De Buitler Knitwear Designer The partnership of teacher and craftsperson is the starting point of the CRAFTed experience and, with a strong connection and supported relationship, a project is developed. When the children begin the process to create a project based on a theme of their choosing, that is when the magic happens! The CRAFTed programme offers a once-in-a-lifetime experience for school children to engage with and learn from a professional craftsperson and to see the possibilities of making a future in arts and crafts industries. They get to work with new materials and learn new skills with the support of the teacher and craftsperson.

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Anne Marie Griffin Textile Artist The energy and eagerness of the boys to embrace working with textiles was amazing and rewarding, the hunger they had to learn the skills was boundless.

Anne Kiely Textile Artist CRAFTed afforded me the opportunity to set aside time to play and experiment.

CRAFTed required me to go back to the basics regarding my discipline. CRAFTed re-ignited skills that I forgot I had. I have since used elements of these skills in my recent work. CRAFTed showed me how much pleasure I get from creating, this can be forgotten at times.

Maeve Hunter Textile Artist CRAFTed is a wonderful opportunity to engage with young artists and share my passion for all things arts and crafts. I also gain inspiration for my work and enjoy being part of a creative collaborative piece with class and the teacher.

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Adele Stanley Ceramicist Breaking down the stages and techniques allows me to analyse my processes and approach to clay. Teaching ceramics allows me to revisit the basic principles of working with my materials. I introduce clay to students by teaching them techniques such as rolling clay slabs and joining pieces of clay together to be aware of and understand drying and firing processes, the application of surface texture, colour and glaze. This communication of technique and process with children and teachers who are new to making ceramic objects brings a fresh outlook to my making.

Anna Vahey Fashion Designer CRAFTed has been an immensely enjoyable and rewarding experience for me as a designer-maker. It has reminded me on several occasions to always allow enough space throughout the design process to allow for change, development and adaptation.

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Carmel Balfe Puppet Maker Working with CRAFTed gave me an opportunity to review my workshop practice. I have added the experience to my practice in delivering more insightful and exciting workshops.

Gina Faustino Interior Architect & Textile Artist CRAFTed has provided valuable connections between craftspeople and schools, in addition to some support structures to make these connections really work.

Patricia Howard Potter I had been giving classes to children for over 30 years in my studio but CRAFTed gave me the opportunity to work within the educational system, bringing my unique skills to share with teacher and children.

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Summary of Feedback Overall, the projects were a great success this year, with very positive feedback.

According to a report, it was remarked that great friendships were made between teachers and craftspeople and feedback indicates that teachers are very impressed at what can be achieved in such a short time. The opportunity to develop a strong partnership between teacher and craftsperson makes a great project and many teachers continued the work on the project in between sessions. In Sligo Education Centre, a focused theme on WB Yeats was ‘an overwheming success’. All craftspeople and teachers alike who participated in the Yeats’ themed CRAFTed agreed that the poetry workshop with local poet Medb Charleton was an invaluable tool to help visualise Yeats’ poetry within the project.

This focused approach was agreed by DCCoI & ATECI to link in with the national celebration of Yeats 2015. This positive feedback on the Yeats themed CRAFTed illustrates that selecting a strong theme from across other areas of the curriculum such as poetry or history can be integrated successfully into the craft project. Further feedback included: · Research booklets are a good idea. · Picking a theme that is relevant to the school. · Presenting work of the craftsperson is a great starting point. · The Yeats theme worked really well as all areas of the curriculum could be related and connected to his poetry. · The Design & Crafts Council were recognised and thanked for their running of the programme.

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Aspects that Struck as Successful · ‘Children viewing their work in their local Education Centre is very positive for children as it gives them great confidence and encouragement’. · ‘Great integration and exceeded expectations’. · ‘Children want to do it again’. · ‘Both teachers and craftspeople focused on the planning session as the key to forming a relationship and cementing ideas for what they might do in the classroom. It gave them a chance to explore ideas’. · ‘CRAFTed programme is hugely beneficial to the whole school’. · ‘Everyone enjoyed the Looking and Responding Evening, and being able to share their creative journey with the other participants’.

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Looking & Responding Summary Reports from Regional Facilitators of CRAFTed 2015.

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Aspects Needing Attention/ Addressing/Changing · The Looking and Responding evenings would benefit from schools and participants bringing some examples of actual work created, i.e. clay, textile pieces as part of a showcase. · More class contact time for the projects. · To do a speed dating taster session for the teachers and craftspeople so they would be able to give some time to introduce the teachers to new processes and materials before the craftsperson goes into school. Perhaps just a two hour workshop in the 3 different mediums. · Time management, even the most experienced craftsperson can become over ambitious and try to do too much. · Perhaps a new document could possibly be written up as a support guide just on time management. The best document at present is the DCCoI Code of Practice written by Marie Brett, which is helpful in many ways as a preparation and planning guide.

Suggestion of inclusion of a tried and tested projects example and activities.

This may help similar project structures and time management techniques to cope with a 10 hour timeframe. · Suggestion for future projects to start in 1st term, September. · Advertise in the Irish National Teachers’ Organization publication called Intouch magazine which 95 % of teachers are members and this magazine is delivered free to each member.

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· Budget for materials in relation to clay can be an issue and because of this reason projects can sometimes go over budget. This can be due to large class sizes and materials chosen to work with. · Education Centres need to post more pictures of their CRAFTed projects in a gallery on their own websites to share learning into the wider community for other teachers and then link back to www.learncraftdesign.ie · Invite parents to attend the showcase. · New CRAFTed educational video – to make a new CRAFTed video each year to show the projects and to be available on ATECI websites for promoting the programme. Projects are not getting as much publicity as they should be, CRAFTed is still unheard of in some areas. · A number of the teachers have noted that CRAFTed is still not being advertised

by Education Centres or other sources with a lot of schools still unaware of the project opportunites. They mentioned that the DCCoI Visual Arts and Crafts summer course gets more publicity than CRAFTed does on the Education Centre calendars and queried this. · All participants would like to see their projects available to be viewed on the LearnCraftDesign website. · Preparation time/payment increase – the amount of payment given to preparation time should be increased.

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Materials used/Innovation/Integration – A general list of materials used and key points on innovation/integration · Drawing designs before making helps focus. · A visual diary – showing examples of working sketchbooks. · Discussion and decision making between projects. · Working on large scale pieces of paper when working to scale as children tend to draw smaller than required. · Process, observation, collecting of images and references, notebook ideas – storing and collecting of ideas. · Felting, resin, clay, embroidery, wirework, drawing, designing, construction, colour and bead work were all employed throughout the projects. · Clay fired at a higher temperature to use in outdoor projects. · Mod rock to make masks working in pairs. · Acrylic paint using fabric medium is a cheaper way to do fabric printing. · Coloured plastics and wire-plastics being used in different ways. · Craftsperson covering different strands of the curriculum is helpful to the teacher – good to have a variety of different subjects covered with individual mini projects. · Using newspaper inside air drying clay to make hanging structure/sculptures lighter. · Negative and positive images, stencils, relief and layering. · New vocabulary learned around the different processes.

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· History aspect in Lusitania project was very successful – brought history to life – children imagining what it woud be like to be on the sinking ship. · Poetry integreation of WB Yeats was very successful. · Project ‘under the sea’ – a local fisherman came in to talk about his work, mending nets, experiences at sea – gave students great insight into his life.

Student Voice/Integration · One teacher’s response was that it’s amazing to see the process not only for the children but also for herself and how it’s achieved over such a short time and how positive the children’s feedback is. · The teachers gave positive feedback about the children who took part.

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Overview of each Project/Collaboration/ Strand between School and Craftsperson

19. St. Bridgid’s NS, Duagh, Listowel, Theresa Murphy, Wood & Construction.

Kilkenny Education Centre 5 Schools 1. Kilkenny Church of Ireland, ModelSchool, Tunde Toth, Paper.

2. St Colemans NS Higginstown, Debra Bowden, Print.

3. St Michaels, Crosspatrick, Maeve Sookram, Ceramics.

4. School of Holy Spirit, Callan Road, Kilkenny, Shelia Jordan, Textiles & Ceramics.

5. The Gael Scoil Osrai, Kilkenny, Maura Brennan, Textiles.

West Cork Education Centre 4 Schools 20. Ballinspittle NS Kinsale, Melissa Mc Gillycuddy, Print.

21. Timoleague, Bandon, Rita Morrissey, Ceramics.

22. St Josephs Macroom, Anne Kiely, Textiles & Print.

23. Scoilan Chroi Ro Naofe Castletownbere, Marika O’Sullivan, Jewellery.

Kildare Education Centre 6 Schools 6. Scoil Bhride, Oldtown, Naas, Emer O’Sullivan, Ceramics.

7. Gaelscoil Nas na Riogh, Naas, Elaine Leader, Print.

8. St. Laurence’s NS, Sallins, Gabriella McGrath, Felt.

9. St. Evin’s Primary School, Monasterevin, Liadain Butler, Textiles.

10. St Mary’s Junior School Blessington, Ciara Harrison, Textiles & Paper.

11. St Mary’s Senior School Blessington, Kate Murtagh Sheridan, Ceramics.

Mayo Education Centre 2 Schools 12. Bofield NS, Attymass, Ballina, Co. Mayo, Carmel Balfe, Puppetry.

13. St. Peters NS, Snugboro, Castlebar, Co. Mayo, Aoife O Toole, Millinery.

The Education Centre Tralee 6 Schools 14. Firies NS, Church Ln, Killarney, Arlene Shawcross, Textiles.

15. St Ita’s & St Joseph’s, Balloonagh, Tralee, Una Ní Shé, Textiles & Felt.

16. Listellick NS, Tralee, Una Ní Shé, Textiles & Felt.

17. Knockaclarig NS, Brosna Tralee, John Murphy, Wood Carving.

18. Flemby NS, Ballymacelligott, Tralee John Murphy, Wood & Construction.

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Wexford Education Centre 5 Schools 24. Tinahely NS, Wicklow, Christien Van Bussel, Ceramics.

25. Scoil Realt na Mara, Kilmore, Patricia Howard, Ceramics.

26. Our Lady of Fatima Sp. School, Wexford Town, Phil Stewart, Textiles.

27. Carysfort NS Knockenrahan, Arklow, Gerlinde Kugler, Mosaic.

28. Clonegal NS, Clonegal, Co. Carlow, Maeve Hunter, Textiles.

Carrick Education Centre 5 Schools 29. Ballinagare NS, St Mary’s NS, Ballinagare, Co. Roscommon Victoria Foutz, Jewellery.

30. Ballyfeeney NS, Scramogue, Co. Roscommon, Lynn Naughton, Textiles.

31. St Bride’s NS, Ballintubber, Castlerea, Co. Roscommon, Frances Crowe, Tapestry.

32. SN Naomh Brighid, Kilnagross, Ck on Shannon, Co. Leitrim, Collette Langan, Stained Glass.

33. St Matthew’s NS, Main St, Ballymahon, Co. Longford, Lynn Naughton, Textiles.

Blackrock Education Centre 4 Schools 34. St Andrew’s NS, Newcourt Road, Bray, Co. Wicklow, Jane Groves, Construction.

35. Mount Anville Primary School, Stillorgan, Blackrock, Nikki Collier, Felt.

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36. Scoil Naithi, Bradford Rd, Ballinteer, Orla Kaminska, Ceramics.

37. St. Anne’s NS, Stonebridge Rd, Shankill, Gina Faustino, Construction & Paper.

Athlone Education Centre 4 Schools 38. Castlesampson NS, Bealnamulla, Athlone, Frances Kilcommins, Ceramics.

39. Scoil Charthaigh Naofa, Rahan, Tullamore, Fiona Darragh Smith, Construction.

40. St Fintan’s NS Lismacraffrey Mullingar, David Gorman, Wood Carving Construction.

41. St Oliver Plunkett’s BNS, Anne Marie Griffin, Textiles & Construction.

Waterford Teachers’ Centre 4 Schools 42. Scoil Mhuire NS, Butlerstown, Co. Waterford, Marika Manning, Textiles & Felt.

43. Faithlegg NS, Faithlegg, Co. Waterford, Sharon Fleming, Ceramics.

44. St. Ursula’s Primary School, Ballytruckle, Waterford, Ann Mc Donald, Print.

45. Scoil Gharbháin, Dun na Mainistreach, Co. PhortLáirge (Dungarvan) Adele Stanley, Ceramics.

Sligo Education Centre 6 Schools 46. Ballintrillick NS Sligo, Rebecca Marsden, Textiles.

47. Ardkeeran NS, Riverstown, Grainne McLoughlin, Ceramics.

48. Scoil Chriost Ri, Enniscrone, Henri Hedou, Ceramics.

49. Ransboro NS, Knocknahur, Ransboro, Co. Sligo, Susan Basler , Textiles.

50. Drimina NS, Tubbercurry, Co. Sligo, Rachel Quinn, Ceramics.

51. Scoil Ursula, Strandhill Rd, Sligo, Anna Faye, Textiles & Construction.

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Dublin West Education Centre 4 Schools 52. Griffeen Valley ETNS Griffen Glen Boulevard, Lucan, Gabbi McGrath, Felt.

53. Solas Chriost, Belgard, Tallaght, Dublin 24, Caroline Ryan, Textiles.

54. St Brigid’s NS Beechlawn, Castleknock, Dublin 15, Fiona Harrington, Lace.

55. St Kevin’s GNS Kilnamanagh, Dublin 24, Karen Mc Ardle, Textiles.

Monaghan Education Centre 4 Schools 56. St Michael’s NS Cootehill, Co. Cavan, Karen Mc Ardle, Textiles.

57. St Josephs NS Kingscourt, Co. Cavan, Orla O Grady, Metals & Construction.

58. St Tiarnachs’s PS Roselea Road, Clones, Co. Monaghan, Elena Brennan, Jewellery.

59. St Tiarnachs’s PS Roselea Road, Clones, Co. Monaghan, Mary Murphy, Jewellery.

Laois Education Centre 6 Schools 60. Kolbe Special School Block Road Portlaoise, Maeve Sookram, Ceramics.

61. Gaelscoil Portlaoise, Tunde Toth, Silk Paper.

62. Scoil Náisiúnta Naomh Eoin Birr Co. Offaly, Lian Callaghan, Willow & Construction.

63. The Swan Junior School Kildare, Tunde Toth, Silk Paper.

64. Clonenagh NS Portlaoise Rd Clonenagh, Lian Callaghan, Willow & Construction.

65. St Coleman’s NS Stradbally, Liadain De Buitlear, Textiles & Construction.

Clare Education Centre 4 Schools 66. Scoil Chriost Ri Cloughleigh, Ennis Co. Clare, Jackie Maurer, Ceramics.

67. The Steiner School Ballyvaughan Co. Clare, Jackie Maurer, Ceramics.

68. Broadford & Kilbane N.S Broadford, Co. Clare, Jane Seymour, Ceramics.

69. Ballyea NS Darragh, Ennis, Co. Clare, Jane Seymour, Ceramics.

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