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The Three Muses: Clay Through the Ages The Hunt Museum, Limerick Museum, Limerick City Gallery of Art The Three Muses: Clay Through The Ages Level: Primary schools, 3rd & 4th Class This is the newest offering from ‘The Three Muses‘ Joint Education Programme comprising of the Hunt Museum, Limerick Museum and Limerick City Gallery of Art. There are three strands to this programme including a Digital Teachers Pack, an online game and an onsite primary school workshop programme. The 27th Oct will see the launch of this suite of resources. Digital Teachers Pack: This resource is available from https://www.huntmuseum.com/ Online Game: This free online game is available at the link below. Truffes, the treasure hunting Piggy, navigates the streets of Old Limerick collecting treasures and artifacts. Each level reveals a ceramic object from the above cultural institutions. Look and listen closely for evidence of a city rich in cultural heritage. Play game here: https://www.huntmuseum.com/schools-resources/play-the-three-muses-online-games/ Onsite Primary School Workshop: This workshop, for 3rd and 4th classes, facilitates engagement and exploration of ceramic objects from the above cultural institutions. This interactive Three Muses workshop offers pupils the chance to travel through space and time focusing on ceramic objects from the Hunt Museum, Limerick Museum and Limerick City Gallery of Art. Their exploration begins in the Bronze Age and concludes with examples of contemporary ceramics. Pupils will learn about techniques and processes used to make clay objects and how these have changed over time. For further information and booking for onsite workshops, email / call: una@huntmuseum.com / 061490089 Part 1 – Announcing the 2022 Arts in Education Portal Documentation Award Recipients The Portal Team are delighted to announce the first of the two recipients of the 2022 Arts in Education Portal Documentation Award. We are very excited to be working with each recipient in the coming months to document their projects. These projects will be showcased on the portal as the documentation progresses. About the recipients…. Project Title: ‘Music Makes Me Happy’ BLAST Project This project began as a Creative Clusters Project between St Brigid’s National School, St Patrick’s Girls National School and St Patrick’s Boys National School in Limerick. As part of the project, we engaged with the school self- Evaluation process and identified music as an area for improvement in all three schools in the cluster. We agreed that we would like to create more opportunities for our pupils to learn an instrument, listen to live music and perform. We connected with local musical groups such as Comhaltas, The BUG’s ukulele group, St John’s Brass and Reed Band and local musicians. We designed a programme of work for the year to include opportunities for the children to learn ukulele, tin whistle whilst also bringing live musicians to our schools. We also set up after school ukulele clubs for both pupils and staff. This was led by Robert Moloney, a teacher in St Brigid’s National School. We worked collaboratively to identify a theme for the project. The overarching theme of the project is ‘Music Makes me Happy’. The focus of the project is on participation and enabling as many children as possible to actively engage with the project. Pupils were involved in the early stages of planning through our Student Council. Pupil voice will be key to the BLAST project. This will be achieved in very real terms with pupils in 5th class composing a Music Makes Me Happy inspired anthem in conjunction with Fiona Linnane, our BLAST composer. A staff ukulele group has also been established between the cluster to ensure the longevity of the project can be sustained through teacher CPD. Wellbeing has been an added bonus with staff being inspired by the project and creating an overall sense of excitement and fun. Creative Cluster Artists The Creative Cluster project currently engages with two musicians namely Paula O’Regan, a connection made through Comhaltas and Mike Hogan, a connection made through The BUGS ukulele group. These musicians visit the three schools weekly to teach tin whistle and ukulele. BLAST Artist: Fiona Linnane Composer Fiona Linnane will be working with St Brigid’s National School as the association BLAST artist. Fiona Linnane is a composer based in County Limerick. Fiona is a Teacher – Artist Partnership Programme trained Lead Artist and has been involved in Artist in Schools schemes for almost 20 years. Her workshops are enthusiastic, energetic and fun and aim to give students a new perspective on sound, music and composition. Fiona was awarded the Limerick City and County Council Individual Arts Bursary in 2018 and 2019, for work in the field of opera and Art song. She is a recipient of the Arts Council of Ireland Music Bursary Award 2020 and has been commissioned by Opera Workshop supported by the Arts Council of Ireland Commissions Award 2020. Fiona will be working on the composition aspect of the music curriculum with the pupils in Mrs Sinead Nihill’s 5th class to create a ‘Music Makes Me Happy’ inspired anthem. All of the pupils will be incorporated into the composition process in various ways including our ukulele and tin whistle classes as well as our Peace Proms group. Teacher: Avril Cross Avril Crosse is a primary school teacher in St Brigid’s National School, Singland, Limerick. She graduated from Mary Immaculate College in 2013 after completing a Bachelor or Education with a specialism in Gaeilge and has recently completed a Masters of Education in Educational Leadership and Management. Avril has always been interested in the creative arts and bringing learning to life; she tries to incorporate fun and playful learning experiences in the classroom including that of music. Avril is part of the staff ukulele group and can play the tin whistle and piano. BLAST Artist: Chelsea Canavan Chelsea Canavan is a Limerick based multidisciplinary artist interested in exploring ecological and naturalised belonging. Looking at invasive and naturalised plants as a way to challenge constructed narratives around globalised society within landscapes and nationalism. Chelsea received the Arts Council Agility Award 2021 to explore a practice drawn from kinships with invasive species through hyper-connected thinking similar to that of Anna Tsing, Timothy Morton, and Deleuze and Guarttari’s ‘Rhizome’ theory. Chelsea is also involved in the Creative Schools Programme, Teacher-Artist Partnership Programme and BLAST Schools’ Project. Chelsea Canavan will be working with St Patrick’s GNS as their associated BLAST artist. Teacher & Creative Coordinator: Evelyn Hartigan Evelyn Hartigan has been a teacher in a primary school setting since 1999. She has a keen interest in the Arts, and feels that exposing children to art in its many genres is a very important part of the curriculum. Currently teaching in SET and use various art forms weekly as a source of well-being for children with additional needs. Evelyn completed the Teacher-Artist Partnership project in 2019 which involved working with an artist where 2nd class learned all about the Ilen ship and signal flags. They designed and created their own flags, one which made it to a school in Madeira and another hangs in Limerick City Hall. Evelyn am currently involved in coordinating on both Creative Cluster and Blast projects at St Patrick’s Girls National School. Teacher: Clare Farrell Clare Farrell is the current fifth class teacher and Deputy Principal in St. Patrick’s Girls National School in Limerick. Clare have been teaching there since she graduated in 1999. She have always been interested in Art and using all strands of the art curriculum to enhance and promote, not only, creative thinking and expression in each student but also a love and appreciation for art in the world around us. “Allowing students to experience area of the curriculum permits opportunities for pride in their work, not limited by how well or not they can draw, write, or even complete mathematical equations. Art also allows the students exposure to personal expression and choice in a way that no other subject really does. Freedom of expression of personal choice and acceptance of difference of opinion is activity encouraged and developed in the looking and responding aspect of the curriculum. Having a real artist in the classroom encouraging and inspiring their ideas and work is an opportunity that cannot be underestimated”. Event: Science Magic Show for schools Bell Table Date: 12pm, 23 February 2022 Bell Table invites primary schools to ‘Science Magic Show’. Triple award-winning Irish comedian & scientist, Donal Vaughan, brings his hugely popular science and comedy show to Belltable this February. In Science Magic Show, using only things you find around the house, Donal will perform amazing tricks to show how magical science can be. Want to see a potato rocket launcher? Or conjure dragons breath? How about a vomiting unicorn? Of course you do. Ticket price per student is €8. Book your school via box office only. Date: 12pm, 23 February 2022 For more information, see limetreetheatre.ie/events/science-magic-show/ Opportunity: Three Muses Public Engagement Coordinator The Hunt Museum Deadline: 4pm, January 26th 2022 The Hunt Museum are looking for a self-motivated, collaborative and efficient individual to take on the role of Public Engagement Coordinator for the ‘The Three Muses’ Joint Education programme. They will be required to consolidate, innovate and grow the reach and impact of this visual arts programme which engages primary school aged children from across Limerick with collections at the Hunt Museum, Limerick Museum and Limerick City Gallery of Art. Are you excited by the unlimited potential the pooling of these collections offers for curriculum linked and creative learning with children? If you have excellent project management, facilitation and administration skills and enjoy working in a busy and creative environment, this role might well suit you. This contract is full time and for two years (subject to funding). The Public Engagement Coordinator role has three key areas of responsibility: - Programme development and coordination including developing new curriculum linked resources (digital and non-digital), coordination and facilitation of blended learning opportunities with Limerick schools. - Partnership Management, including all related administration. - Promotion of the programme, its resources and results including the preparation and circulation of online publicity materials and networking in the community. The successful candidate will work across the three partner institutions and with primary schools from across Limerick. A priority area is engaging new schools who have not previously participated in the programme. Given the ongoing challenges presented by Covid 19, the successful candidate will be required to find new ways to deliver online and digital engagement with schools. On this basis, applications from those with excellent IT skills and some knowledge of gamification for learning and open-source learning are particularly welcomed. Deadline: 4pm, January 26th 2022 For a full job description or to apply, see https://www.huntmuseum.com/about/opportunities/vacancies/three-muses-public-engagement-coordinator/ Limerick’s Bualadh Bos Children’s Festival 2021 Programme Announced Bualadh Bos Children’s Festival Dates: 3 – 16 October 2021 Limerick’s only arts festival dedicated to children, all on your doorstep! Lime Tree Theatre, Belltable are delighted to announce the return of their annual Bualadh Bos Children’s Festival this October. From the 3rd to the 16th of October an exciting programme of live and online events will be presented for families and schools. The team hope the festival will bring some joy after a very difficult year for children and families. The programme offers a wide variety of events for all age groups, from our smallest citizens right through to our older primary school children. One of the highlights this year is the Family Day at Belltable on Saturday 9th October to encourage family audiences back into the venue in a safe manner. Best-selling children’s author Dave Rudden will kick off the day with a 40 minute talk, it will no doubt fire up the creative juices of every child attending. Families can also pick up a Modernist Trail map by OpenHouse Limerick and explore the city with fresh eyes for an hour or two. The Bualadh Bos Human Library “drop-in” event will take place in the Belltable Hub throughout the afternoon. Children of all age groups are invited to come with questions about music, dance, writing and illustrations for four professional artists working in these areas every day. Cartoon Saloon’s screening of Wolfwalkers will complete a fantastic family day out. The Belltable Café will feed and water everyone with an appetizing family-friendly menu throughout the day so everyone can stay in the building for the full immersive arts experience. Outside of the Family Day the festival presents a gorgeous theatre show by Barnstorm Theatre Company Alice and the Wolf, Riverbank Arts Centre presents A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings for families. For schools they present Glór’s The Wild Atlantic Tales in Belltable and also host streamed events into schools with Music Generation’s Messin’ In The Musical Metaverse, White: The Film and Potato Needs a Bath. One streamed family show to watch out for is Hansel and Gretel complete with songs from Frozen and The Greatest Showman by Verdant Productions. This show is great fun and can be enjoyed from the comfort of your own couch. For the real smallies there is a beautiful show by Anna Newell called I AM BABA and the Bualadh Bos On Tour programme presents a show by Manchán Mangan called Arán agus Im for 5th & 6th class pupils. There is guaranteed something for everyone. Despite ongoing challenges due to the pandemic the festival team has rallied to present the best possible programme this October. They hope families and schools in Limerick city and county will engage and join in the fun. In order for children to engage all we need is you. The team encourage all grown-ups to have a look at the programme here and book in advance due to limited capacities for many events. For the full programme of festival events with dates/times/age groups etc go to atwww.limerick.ie/discover/living/limerick-news/lime-tree-theatre-and-belltables-bualadh-bos-childrens-festival-2021 Job Opportunity: Music Generation Development Officer Co. Clare Music Generation Clare Deadline: 12noon, 9 July 2021 Limerick and Clare Education and Training Board invites applications for the five year, fixed-term position of Music Generation Development Officer in Co Clare. The Music Generation Development Officer will be responsible for managing a programme of performance music education on behalf of County Clare Local Music Education Partnership. The successful candidate will have a broad understanding of the diversity of effective, contemporary approaches across the diversity of performance music education – and will have the skills and experience to develop a programme that responds to the specific needs of children and young people. Music Generation Clare is part of Music Generation – Ireland’s national music education programme, which is co-funded by U2, The Ireland Funds, the Department of Education and Local Music Education Partnerships. Deadline: 12noon, 9th July 2021 Application form and full job description are available at www.lcetb.ie/mgce/ Completed application forms should be emailed to recruitment@lcetb.ie. Please indicate in the subject line of your e-mail “Ref Number 21/12″. Job Opportunity: Music Generation Development Officer (Limerick County) Music Generation Deadline: 22 June 2021 Limerick and Clare Education and Training Board invites applications for the following five year, fixed-term position: Music Generation Development Officer (Limerick County) Ref number: 21/11 A Music Generation Development Officer will be appointed by Limerick and Clare Education and Training Board and will be responsible for managing a programme of performance music education on behalf of Limerick County Local Music Education Partnership. The successful candidate will have a broad understanding of the diversity of effective, contemporary approaches across the diversity of performance music education; and will have the skills and experience to develop a programme that responds to the specific needs of young people in disadvantaged communities. Music Generation Limerick County is part of Music Generation – Ireland’s national music education programme, which is co-funded by U2, The Ireland Funds, the Department of Education, and Local Music Education Partnerships. Application form and full particulars are available here. Completed application forms should be returned BY EMAIL ONLY to recruitment@lcetb.ie not later than 12 noon, Tuesday 22 June 2021. Please indicate in the subject line of your e-mail “Ref Number 21 /11”. Late applications or CVs will not be considered. It is the responsibility of the candidates to ensure that the application form is received at the stated address before the stated deadline. Canvassing will disqualify. Garda Vetting will apply. Based on the volume of applications received short-listing may apply. Short-listing will take place on the basis of the information provided in the application form. Depending on the qualifications and experience of applicants, short-listing thresholds may be significantly higher than the minimum standards set out. Limerick and Clare Education and Training Board is an equal opportunities employer. For further information go to www.musicgeneration.ie/news/job-opportunity-music-generation-development-officer-limerick-county ABC of the Three Muses – Virtual Museum Watch back the discussion with Public Engagement Coordinator Adam Stoneman, The Hunt Museum’s Education Coordinator, Hannah Bloom and Artist Jo-Anne Hine as part of the 2021 Portal Regional Events. Tell us the story of your project – What was the impetus? What was it about? Who was involved? How did you begin? Jo-Anne Hine, Artist How do you overcome the challenges of lockdown to bring creative experiences to school children and make them feel connected to museums and galleries? In late 2020, despite the difficulties of life in lockdown, the children of three Limerick schools and their teachers critically and creatively engaged with museum collections, producing artworks for their own virtual museums. This innovative project was a new way for schools to collaborate with and access museum collections. It allowed children to engage with the three significant Limerick collections at a time when cultural heritage and arts institutions were closed and schools were limiting visits from outsiders to protect their communities. As a starting point for ABC of the Three Muses, I took the definition of ABC as ‘the basic or most important facts about a subject’. This was in early Autumn when we were still enjoying a short reprieve from the virus. Then came restrictions and lockdown. With a redefined approach and a leap of faith I created workshops for teachers to deliver in their classrooms. ABC of the Three Muses engaged children with three distinct museum collections in three different ways, providing learning experiences that were as authentic as possible in the circumstances. Led by their class teachers in their own classrooms, children responded creatively to printed reproductions of art works from the Limerick City Gallery of Art, digital 3D models of objects in The Hunt Museum, and a box of real objects on loan from Limerick Museum, which children could observe, touch and draw. In some respects, the children’s experiences were richer than they may have been under normal circumstances. The extended time frame of the project, over a term, contributed to significant investment by each class, creating a rich environment for deep learning and cognition. As a result, and despite the museum and gallery closures, the children’s sense of access and ownership of Limerick’s cultural heritage (their own cultural heritage) has increased. This was achieved through a thoughtfully structured set of workshop-style lessons inviting children and their teachers to interrogate the facts about cultural and historical objects and ownership, culminating in the creation of a museum of hybrid creatures that might exist in a future Limerick. While visual art and critical and creative thinking were foregrounded, the workshop style lessons and resources also provided rich links to other curriculum areas, such as English and History, which teachers could build on in their lessons. For instance, the box of objects on loan from Limerick Museum contained a Hurley that was used in 1973 by a famous Limerick player in the All-Ireland Hurling championship. One teacher used the Hurley to instigate class research to compare different aspects of the Limerick teams of 1973, 2018 and 2020. An unexpected but valuable legacy of the project has been the professional development of the teachers. Their active participation in leading the children through the activities increased their skills, knowledge and confidence with art materials, while also raising their awareness of alternative approaches to their current art teaching practices. The teachers were fully supported through access to resources including all art materials, lesson plans, videos showing how to use charcoal and watercolours, worksheets, and PowerPoint presentations. Iain Burns, Teacher Scoil Ide Scoil Ide visits the Hunt Museum regularly for exhibitions. My 4th class completed the Three Muses Workshop in the last academic year and this year’s class did the ABC of the Three Muses. The impetus was to engage with art and artists in our local area. It involved the class, me the teacher, the school, the museums and their Education Team. Fionnuala Bromell, Teacher Corpus Christi PS Before COVID-19 restrictions, our school was excited to visit the three museums of Limerick. We thought it would be impossible this year. However, we were delighted to be informed that the project would go ahead virtually. We are a DEIS band 1 school and visiting Museums would not be the norm for our children therefore we are grateful for our children to access the art and artefacts of their city’s Museums and hopefully stir curiosity in them to pursue and enjoy the arts. How were the ideas developed and how did the young people, artist and teacher work together? Jo-Anne Hine, Artist The preparatory phase occurred in September and October 2020 as Ireland embarked on Level 3 COVID-19 restrictions and schools were nervously recommencing after the extended closure over spring and summer. With the safety of school communities a priority, workshops in the schools were unable to proceed and art galleries and museums were closed. The project developed from an artist run workshop into a series of teacher led workshops. To facilitate this, I researched and wrote a unique unit of work with a cohesive series of 6 lesson plans that guided the class teachers, and their pupils, to explore the museum collections through critical and creative thinking strategies with a range of art making outcomes. I made digital resources to support the teaching and learning experiences which teachers accessed via Google drive. Art materials were delivered to each school. Through this reinvention of the project, the classroom teachers took ownership of it and were enabled by it. They were encouraged to adapt, adjust or refine the suggested activities to best meet the needs of their pupils, their own interests and time frames. In response to a need for consideration of the emotional wellbeing of pupils in such uncertain times, the lessons included opportunities for pupils to express their emotions, especially through a charcoal drawing exercise in response to a student choice of art work from Limerick City Gallery of Art. I interacted with the teachers via their preferred method of communication, including, phone, zoom, email and text message. This worked for the teachers at a time when they were extremely busy and stressed because of COVID-19 compliance and uncertainty. For some teachers this experience created an opportunity for professional development in approaches to teaching visual art. Iain Burns, Teacher Scoil Ide The ideas were developed through conversations with the Education team at the museum regarding what schools need and how it can be delivered in the current climate. The museum then wrote up a series of lessons and the class engaged with them with the guidance of the class teacher and support of the Education team at the museum. Lessons were emailed to me and support materials and resources were delivered to the school. The children’s work was collected when the lessons were completed and a reflection sheet was sent from the children to the Museum’s Education Team. The Education Team was always available to me for guidance. Fionnuala Bromell, Teacher Corpus Christi PS There was a series of communications with Adam at the Hunt Museum and then the artist Jo-Anne explaining the process. I was the coordinator for my school so I spoke with Jo-Anne on many occasions on the phone, discussing the project and the resources. Jo-Anne dropped incredible resources to our school for every child. Detailed lesson plans were sent to us to allow us to match the classes to resources and prepare the children. All the classes had an online link to Google Drive where the children could see Jo-Anne and follow her instructions and hear her ideas. What was your personal experience of the project in terms of successes and challenges? Jo-Anne Hine, Artist Initially I was disappointed that the physical workshops with the classes could not go ahead as anticipated. Because I couldn’t physically meet with the teachers and pupils to gauge and discuss their needs and abilities, I felt like I was flying blind. Once I began researching the collections and developing lesson plans and resources, I became really excited about the potential of the project. It was difficult for me to suggest only one or two activities per lesson because of the richness of the collections and possible links to curriculum and interests. In the end this turned out to be a positive that allowed for the teachers and students to pick and choose their approaches to the inquiry question or theme of each lesson. Each lesson included extension activities to cater for a broad range of interests and abilities. I was mindful that this could also cause the teachers to be overwhelmed by the suggested content, so in my weekly communication with them I reiterated the flexibility of approach that was embedded in the lesson plans. Iain Burns, Teacher Scoil Ide I found it an excellent initiative. The lessons were of a high standard with clear learning intentions, extensive resources and supports. They were curriculum relevant and appropriately pitched, with room for differentiation. It’s always good to collaborate with external agencies that have a clear vision and understanding of children’s education. This can give richness to the delivery of the curriculum that a teacher may not be able to achieve on their own as the breadth of the curriculum is vast. COVID-19 provided challenges. It would be great if the artists could visit the classroom and deliver a lesson in the series. That was not possible with COVID-19 restrictions. Kate (4th Class) says, “the best part of the project was hearing the stories about the old things that we held.” Fionnuala Bromell, Teacher Corpus Christi PS The programme was a great experience for our children and for our teachers. The variety of media, styles and skills were excellent. As teachers it showed us how to develop art classes and not skip straight to the product. We will definitely spend more time on the process going forward. The only challenge was time. The children could have spent more time on each class. We will continue with that now. The feedback from children in this group was positive. They wanted more time and to extend the project by making the creature in clay. Charlie (5th Class) wrote “I personally think the best part of the project was the hybrid animals but everything was lovely. Oh, and I love the bit on the last day seeing legend Joe McKena’s Hurley, especially after the final win.” What was significant for you about the project that is worth sharing? Jo-Anne Hine, Artist This project provides a different way of approaching visual art in the primary classroom. The unit of work is significant because it is a cohesive series of lessons that provide a context for art making and responding, with the museum collections as the stimulus. Each lesson plan has suggested activities that connect to a range of different subject/knowledge areas and is therefore an example of how art can be a vehicle for learning in English, History, Maths, Geography, Science and Languages. Thus, creating an overlap for rich and meaningful cross curricular learning. The means of displaying the work as a virtual museum using Mozilla Hubs was a very effective, innovative and engaging outcome where whole school communities could interact with and navigate through the virtual spaces to see the pupil’s works. Adam Stoneman from The Hunt Museum built the virtual museum spaces for us. Iain Burns, Teacher Scoil Ide It was engaging, varied, designed to a high standard and was curriculum relevant. All primary schools would benefit from engaging with the programme. Fionnuala Bromell, Teacher Corpus Christi PS Taking the mystery out of art and visiting Museums is very important for our children. Museums would not be a part of these children’s normal experiences so showing them how accessible it can be and how these Museums are at their finger-tips is excellent. Has anything changed in your work as a result of the project? Jo-Anne Hine, Artist Working remotely provided opportunities to engage with technology. As I was not in the classroom to discuss ideas and demonstrate techniques, I learned to use screen-casting to engage students and teachers with the project. I can see a place for retaining and developing these skills in future projects even after restrictions are ceased. Iain Burns, Teacher Scoil Ide It provided a different perspective of the art curriculum in particular. I would now be more confident in using various resources and would have no hesitancy in engaging with the museum as a collaborator. Fionnuala Bromell, Teacher Corpus Christi PS Yes. We will look differently at how we present art classes and avoid mass produced pieces and encourage individuality. We will also spend more time developing visual art classes and sourcing resources to support them. Full list of Schools & Teachers Involved: - Scoil Ide, Corbally Road, Limerick – Iain Burns - Corpus Christi Primary School Moyross Limerick – Fionnuala Bromell, Diarmuid Hickey, Dympna Gannon, Orfhlaith Prendergast. - St Anne’s Primary School, Rathkeale – Kenneth Brown Teacher-Artist Partnership (TAP) Project – The Lonely Traveller In 2020 ‘The Lonely Traveller’ Project was one of the recipient’s of the Portal Documentation Award. View the project documentation video here. Tell us the story of your project – What was the impetus? What was it about? Who was involved? How did you begin? Jacintha Mullins, Teacher The initial aim of the project was simple: increase the access that deaf children have to the music and find new ways of delivering and differentiating the music curriculum for this cohort of pupils. I enrolled on the Teacher-Artist Partnership (TAP) CPD summer course at Limerick Education Centre with the specific purpose of gaining a residency with a musician in order to achieve what I set out to do. After being paired with Limerick composer Fiona Linnane we got the opportunity to get to know one another and discuss our project ideas at length during the TAP lead facilitator training which we were both chosen to attend. With an initial very loose plan/structure in place we kicked off the school based part of our project with a trip to University Concert Hall, Limerick to attend a “Music in the classroom” performance with the pupils. A lot of background work was undertaken in the classroom prior to our engagement with Fiona. As my pupils had differing levels of hearing loss from mild and moderate to severe and profound it was important to explore with them how sound travels and how we can all experience sound in different ways ie some with ears and hearing some with hands and touch. It was important also to make the children aware that being deaf was not a barrier to experiencing, enjoying and producing music. In our english lesson we wrote to Dame Evelyn Glennie, a world famous percussion artist from Scotland who herself is deaf. The children were thrilled when Evelyn wrote back to them offering words of encouragement and praise. Glennie proved to be a very positive role model for all the pupils throughout the course of this project and her composition “The Lonely Traveller” became the central point around which our project evolved. Fiona Linnane, Composer Much of my preparation for this project involved meeting the students and gaining perspective on their experience of sound and music; the mix of abilities within the group; and how I would need to refine my practice to maximise the impact of the workshops for the group. This ranged from managing my communication style to allow for the use of ISL within the classroom to leaving more space in each session for students to move at a pace that worked best for them. I joined the teachers and students as they attended a “Music in the Classroom” performance at the University Concert Hall, Limerick and this provided me with great insight into how these children would respond to musical ideas. How were the ideas developed and how did the young people, artist and teacher work together? Jacintha Mullins, Teacher Fiona took the lead by facilitating engaging and experimental weekly workshops which were loads of fun. Both myself and the class SNA’s were on hand to assist with ISL and the provision of additional support to any pupil that needed it. After the first couple of sessions the pupils became very familiar and at ease with Fiona and after this point we all very much worked as a unit and in partnership with one another developing ideas and expanding on themes. Much of my curriculum planning for other curricular areas was influenced by the enjoyment that the children were experiencing in Fiona’s workshops. We chatted at length about “The Lonely Traveller” who it might be and where they might be travelling to/from in our oral language sessions. In history we explored the voyages of St. Brendan and the Imram tradition and in SPHE we spoke lots about how being deaf is no barrier to achieving one’s dreams as Dame Evelyn Glennie had illustrated. Our workshops with Fiona influenced our class work and equally our class work across other curricular areas influenced the direction of our workshops with Fiona. Fiona Linnane, Composer I first designed and facilitated a series of workshops on experimental composition starting with simple rhythm exercises and graphic notation. Once I had established where the students were in their musical development, we began to plan a theme for our project. By linking in with the student’s interest in the work of Evelyn Glennie I introduced a simple piece (by Glennie) which I felt we could work within the framework of the project. Using chime bars and the graphic notation learned in the first phase of the project, we began writing songs and improvisation using The Lonely Traveller as a starting point. The students immediately responded enthusiastically to songwriting and so I began to look at ways to expand on this. What was your personal experience of the project in terms of successes and challenges? Jacintha Mullins, Teacher This was an incredibly successful project on so many different levels. Fiona was a joy to work with. She was always so patient, kind and enthusiastic. She brought an open mind, in depth knowledge and a great sense of fun to the project. She engaged with learning ISL from the pupils and always followed their lead no matter where it went. We very quickly established a three way partnership between pupils, artist and teacher which worked for everyone. This project started out as something quite simple and small but very quickly grew to become a fairly ambitious project. We had secured funding from Limerick Education Centre for a follow on workshop with local Puppeteer Emma Fisher to develop the visual aspect to our project. Unfortunately with the arrival of the covid 19 pandemic, extended school closures and no visitors policies we were unable to go ahead with this. However a promise is a promise and when schools reopened I took what little knowledge of shadow puppetry I had gained from my conversation with Emma and made this the focus of our art classes to complete the visual aspect of our project. The film was made with a mix of live acting and shadow puppetry. Working with deaf pupils in near darkness wearing visors and masks whilst maintaining social distance and pod groupings was challenging indeed but we got there in the end and we all agreed on seeing the final piece it was worth it. Fiona Linnane, Composer This project’s success was driven by the investment by the teacher, Jacintha Mullins. It is difficult, as an artist to attempt to link in the topic your are covering with the subjects in the classroom as we are only physically in the classroom for the sessions. Jacintha immersed the class in the project by linking it with other aspects of her teaching. The usual challenge of engaging all students, even reluctant ones, was present but not to the same extent as other projects. Again, I feel this was thanks to Jacintha’s leadership. Obviously the big challenge arrived in the form of schools being closed in March. We had just enough material already recorded to put the film together but plans to continue our work together had to be put on hold. What was significant for you about the project that is worth sharing? Jacintha Mullins, Teacher The increased levels of self esteem and confidence that our pupils displayed both during and after this project were incredible. They were immensely proud of the work they had done and what they had achieved. Singing was something that these children had always done primarily with their hands through ISL. Hearing them spontaneously burst into song with their own compositions on a regular basis in our classroom and around our school is something really special indeed. Fiona Linnane, Composer I listened to the announcement of school closures in my car just before what would be our final session. It was an especially poignant session – I remember feeling a sense of calm in the classroom, while chaos ensued in the world around us. It would be my last engagement with a school for the rest of the year and, most likely, until September 2021. Has anything changed in your work as a result of the project? Jacintha Mullins, Teacher Working in partnership with a professional in the area of the curriculum that I found challenging was a very valuable experience. It showed me the value of arts in education and how bringing someone into the classroom can open up endless possibilities and new ways of teaching and learning for all involved. I will be seeking out opportunities to engage in further partnerships in the future. Fiona Linnane, Composer I recognise the importance of real engagement by the teacher. Also not to feel like everything about the project is my responsibility, allow others to cover their areas of expertise. On the flip side in future I will allow myself to be more involved in the artistic outcome. Before this I had always allowed the students complete control over the final work, however, as I finished editing the sounds we had recorded it occurred to me that if I take on the more technical work myself it allows more time for the students to explore the more creative aspects of the projects. Limerick’s Bualadh Bos Children’s Festival Programme Announced Lime Tree Theatre | Belltable Dates: October 2020 Limerick’s Lime Tree Theatre | Belltable team are proud to present a superb programme of events for their annual Bualadh Bos Children’s Festival this October. Every child deserves access to the performing arts. As always, the aim of the festival is to ensure we continue to inspire children and their families by the safest and most creative means possible. To achieve this in 2020, the programme has both live and online shows, creative workshops and even a family mystery trail around the Georgian quarter of the city. Plenty for all our small citizens to interact with. Our schools programme is completely online, this will ensure schools in Limerick and the mid-west region can access our festival programme without travel costs as a barrier. Louise Donlon, Director of Lime Tree Theatre|Belltable said “We are so glad to be able to announce this year’s Bualadh Bos festival as there were times during the past 5 months when our hopes for it seemed to be dashed. “We have put a lot of thought into how we can continue and have been so heartened to see that performers and audiences alike are so keen to take part. The wonders of digital technology allow us to present our school’s programme online. “Indeed, the advantage of online programming means that every school in Limerick can access the wonderful work being created – there are no barriers to all the children in the city and county enjoying the best that is on offer. We gratefully acknowledge the support of the Arts Council, Limerick City & County Council and the JP McManus Foundation, without whose help and support none of this would have been possible.” Our festival highlights include Michael Ford and Bairbre Ni Chaoimh’s beautiful show The Wilde Garden Adventure, the opening show of the festival on Sunday Oct 4th in Belltable. The show is based on two famous Oscar Wilde books The Happy Prince and The Selfish Giant. We are thrilled Emma Martin’s Birdboy will tour to the Lime Tree Theatre on Wednesday Oct 7th. This engaging family show premiered earlier this month in the Dublin Fringe Festival to fantastic reviews. We feel so lucky that they tour to Limerick first and then go to 4 other venues in the country. Cahoots NI have spent the summer converted units in a Belfast shopping centre into various magical rooms for a real live virtual experience with their new show The University of Wonder and Imagination. Music Generation Limerick presents a new programme of interactive livestreams for schools featuring award-winning Limerick actor Myles Breen, the amazing rapper Denise Chaila, trad star Zoe Conway, guitarist and singer Sean O’Meara and classical violinist with the ICO Diane Daly. Also, Branar Téatar have an online puppet workshop, Children’s Books Ireland go online with their book clinics for all book worms, Jean McGlynn gets creative with Halloween ideas, there is something for every child this year, now all we need is you to ensure they can join us and have some fun! A full programme of festival events with dates/times/age groups etc are available at – www.limetreetheatre.ie/show-category/bualadhbos/ Open Call Out for Artist/Facilitator for the Three Muses Arts Education Programme The Hunt Museum, Limerick Museum and Limerick City Gallery of Art (LCGA) Deadline: 12 noon, 27 August 2020 The Hunt Museum, Limerick Museum and Limerick City Gallery of Art (LCGA), through its joint arts in education programme, ‘The Three Muses’, wishes to appoint an artist/facilitator with an established track record in the development and delivery of multi-disciplinary and interactive art workshops for primary school children. The artist will design a series of workshops in which participants will engage with and creatively respond to the three permanent collections, using the alphabet as a conceptual frame. Given the uncertainty around schooling arrangements in the months ahead, we encourage candidates to explore alternative online and digital forms of engagement, in the event that physical workshops are not possible. The Three Muses: Exploring Art and Identity’, is an innovative programme for primary schools, launched in November 2019, which aims to increase access, ownership and enjoyment of the collections of The Hunt Museum, Limerick Museum and LCGA, with a focus on modern and contemporary art. The Three Muses programme is supported by Limerick City and County Council and Friends of the Hunt Museum. ‘ABC of the Three Muses’ is sponsored by Affinity Credit Union. For further information on this opportunity and to find out how to apply, please go to https://www.huntmuseum.com/vacancy-artist-facilitator/ A Day in the Life of Rathkeale A Day in the Life of Rathkeale opened in Rathkeale Arts Centre in February 2020 and will be exhibited again in Limerick City Gallery of Art and in The People’s Museum of Limerick on August 27, 28 29 & 30 2020 as part of the Scairt na hÓige festival presented by the Local Creative Youth Partnership. Tell us the story of your project – What was the impetus? What was it about? Who was involved? How did you begin? This project evolved from exploratory discussions and consultations between Limerick Youth Service in Rathkeale Youth Space and the Local Creative Youth Partnership based at Limerick and Clare Education & Training Board. Following a number of exchanges, Limerick Youth Service Coordinator, Lisa Quirke identified photographic artist, Stephen Lappin as someone with whom the young people in the centre already had a relationship. With support from the Partnership, Lisa engaged Stephen as the facilitating artist for the project. How were the ideas developed and how did the young people, artist and teacher work together? Stephen Lappin, Photographic Artist The main focus of this project was to allow the young people as much creative freedom as possible without straining to instill a technical ‘know-how’ of photography. I believe that dwelling on things like aperture/depth of field/lighting etc. would only bog down and ultimately put off such young participants. My approach, rather, gave the young people freedom to explore the subjects they wanted to shoot, developing their own creative ideas with minimal instruction from me. This style of facilitation allowed the young people to own their creative process with my support around technical issues such as setting up the camera for a particular shot. With this in mind we decided to go with a ‘street photography’ theme where the participants would try to capture candid and unforced scenes of everyday life in their hometown of Rathkeale. We discussed where would be good to photograph in the area, who might make good subjects and how we should go about taking the photos? Between us we thought it practical, as the number of participants was large and their age so young, to split the group in two with one group led by the artist and teacher and other led, initially, by youth workers. Both groups explored the streets of Rathkeale for an hour to take photographs before returning to discuss and review the material. We repeated this method on three occasions until we had accomplished a requisite portfolio of work. Lisa Quirke, Youth Work Coordinator Having previously worked with Stephen, he was the perfect ‘fit’ for this project. The programme was designed, developed and completed by the young people. They guided the programme though each step; coming up with a concept, how it should be carried out, what pictures should be selected, what title we should give them, where the exhibition should take place, etc. They had the main pivotal role at all stages of the programme. The young people thoroughly enjoyed the experience. They had great fun using the cameras and enjoyed telling us stories about the places that mean something to them in Rathkeale. The young people gained skills and confidence through this experience. The programme showed the great pride young people have in their community and the response from the local community was amazing. It was pleasure to see young people being acknowledged for something positive in their community. What was your personal experience of the project in terms of successes and challenges? Stephen Lappin, Photographic Artist There were so many successes with this project: - Allowing participants to become creative through a medium they may never had thought of; - The fun side and the excitement of rampaging around the streets taking the photos—seeing the joy they gained from doing this; - Allowing the young people to have editorial inputs into which photos they liked the best, wanted to use, to get framed; - The professional approach the participants took to preparing the exhibition All these and more made it such a worthwhile and enjoyable experience for me. - Challenges arose mainly with hardware and time constraints and also the young age of the photographers. It would have been nice to have had more hardware to distribute (cameras) and more time than the one hour a week to explore the creative side even more and because the age profile was 10-12 years there were obstacles involved there that older teens might not have—such as having access to their own phones to take photos with capacity for emailing and sharing. Lisa Quirke, Youth Work Coordinator This project not only showed the pride the young people have in their community but it also served to enhance the community spirit in Rathkeale as it created a real ‘buzz’ in the area. It also enhanced the relationship young people have with some older individuals in their community. This programme highlighted the importance of sourcing the right tutor and the significance of the working relationships between all parties involved. It’s vitally important that all people involved have the same goal and values or the programme may not succeed. On this occasion, LYS, the tutor and the LCETB/LCYP were very lucky in that we all had and continue to have an excellent working relationship and kept our target group in mind thorough all stages of the programme. After all, the programme is about the young people! What was significant for you about the project that is worth sharing? Stephen Lappin, Photographic Artist To see a complete cycle of events unfold during the project was significant. From the inception and initial discussion, to basic composition and camera handling, to then going out and taking the photos and editing them, selecting and framing all proved rewarding. The final stage of the cycle, finishing with the exhibition and how well it was received by the townsfolk and broader community was truly amazing. Lisa Quirke, Youth Work Coordinator As a youth organisation, we continually strive to support young people to get involved in their community, to have their voices heard and the engage with their local community at various levels. This programme was an excellent example of how young people can have a positive impact on all individuals in a community – young and old, different backgrounds and cultures, the isolated and sometimes the forgotten. In essence, this programme highlighted those people that are visible to young people in their community but often invisible to the wider community. Has anything changed in your work as a result of the project? Lisa Quirke, Youth Work Coordinator I will certainly consider planning more creative programmes and will look to the Local Creative Youth Partnership for advice and direction in exploring funding opportunities in this area. Part 1 – Announcing the 2020 Arts in Education Portal Documentation Award Recipients The Portal Team are delighted to announce the first recipient of the 2020 Arts in Education Portal Documentation Award. We are very excited to be working with each recipient in the coming months to document their projects. These projects will be showcased on the portal as the documentation progresses. About the recipients…. Project title: The Lonely Traveller (Brenda’s Voyage) The Lonely Traveller began as a Teacher Artist Partnership (TAP) between teacher Jacintha Mullins and composer Fiona Linnane in collaboration with pupils at the Mid-West School for the Deaf, Limerick, with support from Dr. Carmel O’Doherty director of Limerick Education Centre. The initial aim of the project was simple; make the primary music curriculum more accessible to deaf pupils and explore paths of engagement with music for profoundly deaf children. The Lonely Traveller is an ongoing project which has grown both legs and wings since its inception. The project drew inspiration from the Immram tradition and, in particular, The Brendan Voyage (however the children gave the story a 21st century update by renaming the main protagonist Brenda). During this project Brenda, the lonely traveller, has explored the length and breadth of the music curriculum. She has wandered along a cross-curricular path through Music, History, English, Irish Sign language, Science, SPHE, Maths, Drama, ICT and Visual art. She has reached out to both world-famous artists (Dame Evelyn Glennie) and local artists (Puppeteer Emma Fisher) alike. She has challenged teachers to walk behind while she takes the children by the hand and brings them on exciting adventure into the world of creativity. She has given us valuable insight into the amazing creative abilities of children with SEN and shown us how to explore the potential and possibilities that exist in the field of arts in education. Brenda will take the lead role in a short film which will be written, directed and produced by the children of the middle and upper primary classes at the Mid-West School for the Deaf. Our short film will encompass original song writing, soundscapes, vocal and musical performance as well a shadow puppetry. We will also be introducing the children in our school to digital filming, video editing and sound engineering. Teacher: Jacintha Mullins Jacintha qualified from the Limerick School of Art and Design with a degree in Fine Art. She went on to complete a Master of Arts in Interactive Media after which she qualified as a primary school teacher and completed specialised training and qualification as a teacher of the deaf. Jacintha currently teaches children aged 8-12 years at the Mid-West School for the Deaf in Limerick. As a teacher of children with a wide variety of hearing impairments and special needs Jacintha is constantly employing her artistic skills to deliver the curriculum in a way that is active, engaging and relevant to the children in her classes. Jacintha understands the importance that the visual environment holds for deaf children. She is also acutely aware of the need that these children have to find ways in which they can express themselves. Jacintha endeavours to provide an arts rich approach to teaching and learning at the Mid-West School for the Deaf in Limerick. In 2019 she undertook the TAP summer course and trained as a TAP facilitator later that same summer. She will be delivering CPD to teachers on the TAP summer course in July 2020 and is also currently working as a creative associate within the creative schools initiative. Artist: Fiona Linnane Fiona Linnane is a composer based in County Limerick. Fiona has been working with Primary schools for over 15 years including projects under the Artist in Schools schemes for Tipperary, Clare and Limerick Arts Offices. In 2020 she was appointed to the Heritage Council’s Panel of Specialists for the Heritage in Schools scheme. Her workshops are enthusiastic, energetic and fun while aiming to give students a new perspective on sound, music and composition. Fiona is very active in community music and is widely sought after for commissions and to lead projects. In 2013 Fiona was appointed composer in residence for Bells Across The Burren, an Arts Council of Ireland Artist in the Community project, which included an exhibition and music trail at the Burren College of Art and commissions for locals music groups. Fiona was awarded the Limerick City and County Council Individual Arts Bursary in 2018, and again in 2019, for work in the field of opera and Art song. Current projects include development of an opera inspired by No.2 Pery Square, Limerick in collaboration with Opera Workshop and funded by the Arts Council of Ireland. Opportunity for Schools: The Three Muses: exploring art and identity programme The Hunt Museum School bookings open from 21 November for spring and summer terms 2020 The Hunt Museum, Limerick Museum and Limerick City Gallery of Art are delighted to invite primary schools to take part in ‘The Three Muses: exploring art and identity’ programme. Through this innovative visual arts programme for primary schools, pupils from schools across Limerick will engage with modern and contemporary visual art from the collections of three Limerick museums. Through workshops and activities participants will develop their confidence and understanding in visual art, while exploring the theme of identity. The programme also includes one-off events such as children-led tours of the collections, training sessions for teachers and a summer showcase. This programme is underpinned by Visual Thinking Strategies and links with Arts Education, History and SPHE curricula, giving participants an opportunity to connect in a relevant way with three Limerick museums and to generate an understanding and appreciation of the importance of visual art. This programme is supported by Limerick City & County Council and Friends of The Hunt Museum. School bookings from 21 November for spring and summer terms 2020. For further information and booking details go to www.huntmuseum.com/learn/primary-schools Eva International announce ‘Better Words’ a new arts in educational initiative Eva International EVA International is delighted to announce ‘Better Words’, a new educational initiative which seeks to empower children’s access and understanding of contemporary art through creative language. Over the course of a five week programme of workshops between March and May 2019, school groups aged 8 to 12 will develop new word-forms that articulate their experience and encounter of contemporary art. Led by workshop coordinator Maeve Mulrennan and developed in consultation with Patrick Burke (Dept. of Language and Literacy Education, MIC, Limerick) the workshops will involve visits to galleries and meetings with practicing artists, in addition to classroom-based activity. The selected schools are: - Corpus Christi Primary School (Limerick City), - Knockainey National School (Hospital), - Limerick School Project (Limerick City), - Our Lady Queen of Peace (Limerick City), - St. Senan’s National School (Foynes). A publication of new art terms developed through the workshop process will be published by EVA International in Autumn 2019, featuring a foreword by author Kevin Barry. Better Words is developed with support from Creative Ireland’s National Creativity Fund. For more information go to www.eva.ie/project/better-words/ Opportunity for Teachers: CPD Training with Narrative 4 Narrative 4 Narrative 4 is inviting post-primary school teachers in the Mid-West to take part in their innovative story based CPD training, enabling teachers to run their creative wellness and storytelling module “The Story Exchange” in their classrooms. This module has already been delivered in 18 schools in the region, and has been piloted in Gaelcholáiste Luimnigh for the last 2 years. It was developed in the USA as a means of building empathy and breaking down social boundaries through personal stories, and is now also in schools Mexico, Canada, the UK, Palestine, Israel and South Africa. Funded by the Creativity Fund Programme from Creative Ireland. Training Location: Narrative 4, 58 O’Connell Street, Limerick. Proposed dates: 4th and 5th February (Two full days) April and July TBC Additional dates in the coming months to be scheduled To book your place or to find out more information please email community@Narrative4.ie or phone 061-315656. Or go to narrative4.com/ireland/ Opportunities for musicians at Music Generation Clare Music Generation Clare Closing Date: 12 noon, Wednesday 29th August, 2018 Limerick and Clare Education and Training Board invites applications from suitably qualified persons to be placed on a panel for part-time tutors in the following areas: - Guitar - Harp - Keyboard - Percussion - Uilleann Pipes Post details and applicant requirements are available to download from www.lcetb.ie. The closing date for receipt of online applications is 12 noon, Wednesday 29 August 2018. LCETB is an Equal Opportunities Employer Music Generation Clare is part of Music Generation, Ireland’s national music education programme initiated by Music Network, co-funded by U2, The Ireland Funds, the Department of Education and Skills and Local Music Education Partnerships. Locally, Music Generation Clare is managed by Clare Music Education Partnership, led by Limerick and Clare Education and Training Board in partnership with Clare County Council, University of Limerick and Clare Education Centre. Opportunity for Schools: Sybil Connolly Fashion workshops at The Hunt Museum The Hunt Museum Until 31st May 2018 As part of the Hunt Museum’s Sybil exhibition programme, primary and post-primary schools are invited to take part in a series of curriculum linked workshops at the Museum. These will enable students to examine Sybil’s highly innovative use of traditional Irish fabrics, including linen, lace, tweed and her design processes. Sybil Connolly was the first Irish female designer to become successful internationally. She took her inspiration from Ireland and its people, creating “clothes using Irish fabrics made by Irish hands.” The Friends of Limerick Lace will introduce students to Limerick and Carrickmacross lace which are used in her fashion designs. Students will then learn how to create some basic stitches. Using the Past Projections Future Fashion display in the exhibition students will also create a Sybil inspired t-shirt design which must give consideration to the importance of technology and ethics in contemporary fashion. Booking essential. For further information go to www.huntmuseum.com/sybil-workshops/ Email education@huntmuseum.com or call 061 312 833 Drawing and Print Making CPD for Art Teachers at The Hunt Museum The Hunt Museum Date: 7th April, 2018 In conjunction with the ATAI, The Hunt Museum and Limerick Printmakers are offering art teachers a full day CPD in drawing and printing. The morning session at The Hunt Museum will be led by artist Sam Walsh, whose exhibition The Segment & Apple Drawings is currently on display. Sam will deliver two demonstrations; the first will incorporate nine different drawing techniques. The second will focus specifically on cross-hatching and its ability to create texture, form and value. Teachers will then experiment with these techniques to create their own drawings of objects from the collection. After lunch tutors at Limerick Printmakers will introduce teachers to the printing processes of drypoint and chine-collé. With their guidance teachers will review the suitability of their drawings for these media. This CPD will enable art teachers to plan schemes in print making for Junior and Senior Cycle students, as well as providing them with a new outlet to express their own creativity and to develop new technical skills. Booking is essential. ATAI membership number required. For more information go to www.huntmuseum.com or email education@huntmuseum.com. Price: Free to ATAI members or €40 for non-member. Includes all materials. Lunch not supplied
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Caolaigh de réir réigiúin Caolaigh le Foirm Ealaíne Caolaigh le leibhéal na Scoile ‘The Lonely Traveller’: An Tionscadal Comhpháirtíochta Múinteora-Ealaíontóra In 2020 bhí an Tionscadal ‘The Lonely Traveller’ mar cheann de bhuaiteoirí Dhámhachtain Doiciméadaithe na Tairsí. Féach ar fhíseán doiciméadaithe an tionscadail anseo. Inis scéal do thionscadail dúinn – Céard a spreag é? Cad faoi é? Cé a bhí páirteach ann? Cén chaoi ar thosaigh tú? Jacintha Mullins, Múinteoir Aidhm shimplí a bhí i gceist leis an tionscadal i dtosach: cur leis an rochtain a bhíonn ag leanaí bodhra ar an gceol agus bealaí nua a aimsiú chun an curaclam ceoil a sheachadadh agus a idirdhealú don chohórt daltaí seo. Chláraigh mé ar chúrsa um fhorbairt ghairmiúil leantach de chuid na Comhpháirtíochta idir Múinteoirí agus Ealaíontóirí (TAP) in Ionad Oideachais Luimnigh agus é mar chuspóir sonrach agam cónaitheacht a fháil le ceoltóir chun an méid a bhí le déanamh agam a bhaint amach. Tar éis dom a bheith péireáilte leis an gcumadóir as Luimneach Fiona Linnane fuaireamar an deis aithne a chur ar a chéile agus ár smaointe tionscadail a phlé go mion le linn oiliúna do phríomhéascaitheoir TAP ar roghnaíodh an bheirt againn chun freastal uirthi. Le plean/struchtúr tosaigh an-scaoilte i bhfeidhm chuireamar tús leis an gcuid scoilbhunaithe dár dtionscadal le turas go Ceoláras na hOllscoile, Luimneach chun freastal ar thaibhiú "Ceol sa seomra ranga" leis na daltaí. Tugadh faoi go leor obair chúlra sa seomra ranga roimh ár rannpháirtíocht le Fiona. Ós rud é go raibh leibhéil éagsúla caillteanais éisteachta ag mo dhaltaí ó éadrom agus measartha go géar agus trom bhí sé tábhachtach iniúchadh a dhéanamh leo ar an gcaoi a dtaistealaíonn fuaim agus conas is féidir linn go léir taithí a fháil ar fhuaim ar bhealaí éagsúla i.e cuid acu le cluasa agus le héisteacht agus cuid acu le lámha agus le tadhall. Bhí sé tábhachtach chomh maith cur in iúl do na leanaí nach raibh bheith bodhar ar thaithí a bheith ar an gceol, taitneamh a bhaint as agus é a tháirgeadh. Inár gceacht Béarla scríobhamar chuig Dame Evelyn Glennie, ealaíontóir cnaguirlisí cáiliúil as Albain atá bodhar í féin. Bhí áthas ar na leanaí nuair a scríobh Evelyn ar ais chucu agus focail spreagtha agus molta á gcur in iúl aici. Bhí Ms.Glennie ina eiseamláir an-dearfach do na daltaí go léir le linn an tionscadail seo agus bhí a píosa ceoil "The Lonely Traveller" ina lárphointe inar tháinig ár dtionscadal chun cinn. Fiona Linnane, Cumadóir Is éard a bhí i gceist le cuid mhór den ullmhúchán a rinne mé don tionscadal seo ná bualadh leis na scoláirí agus dearcadh a fháil ar a dtaithí ar fhuaim agus ar cheol; ar an meascán cumais laistigh den ghrúpa; agus ar an gcaoi a bheadh orm mo chleachtas a bheachtú chun tionchar na gceardlann don ghrúpa a uasmhéadú. Chuimsigh sé sin mo stíl chumarsáide a bhainistiú chun go bhféadfaí ISL a úsáid laistigh den seomra ranga agus níos mó spáis a fhágáil i ngach seisiún do scoláirí chun bogadh ar an luas ab fhearr a d'oibrigh dóibh. Chuaigh mé leis na múinteoirí agus leis na scoláirí agus iad ag freastal ar thaibhiú "Ceol sa Seomra Ranga" i gCeoláras na hOllscoile, Luimneach agus thug sé seo léargas iontach dom ar an gcaoi a bhfreagródh na leanaí seo do smaointe ceoil. Cén chaoi ar forbraíodh na smaointe agus cén chaoi ar oibrigh na daoine óga, an t-ealaíontóir agus an múinteoir le chéile? Jacintha Mullins, Múinteoir Bhí Fiona ar thús cadhnaíochta trí cheardlanna seachtainiúla tarraingteacha agus turgnamhacha a éascú a bhí thar a bheith spraíúil. Bhí mé féin agus cúntóirí riachtanas speisialta an ranga ar fáil chun cabhrú le ISL agus le tacaíocht bhreise a thabhairt d'aon dalta a raibh gá acu léi. Tar éis an chéad chúpla seisiún chuir na daltaí aithne mhaith ar agus bhí siad ar a suaimhneas le Fiona agus tar éis an phointe sin d'oibríomar go léir mar aonad agus i gcomhpháirtíocht lena chéile chun smaointe a fhorbairt agus téamaí a leathnú. Bhí tionchar ag an taitneamh a bhain na leanaí as ceardlanna Fhiona ar chuid mhaith den phleanáil churaclaim a rinne mé do réimsí curaclaim eile. Rinneamar comhrá mion faoi “The Lonely Traveller” cé a d'fhéadfadh a bheith ann agus cá háit a mbeidís ag taisteal chuici/aisti inár seisiúin teanga bhéil. Sa stair rinneamar fiosrú ar aistear Naomh Breandán agus traidisiún Imram agus in OSPS labhair muid go leor faoin gcaoi nach bac é bheith bodhar roimh aisling duine a fhíorú mar a léirigh Dame Evelyn Glennie. Bhí tionchar ag ár gceardlanna le Fiona ar ár gcuid oibre ranga agus ar an gcaoi chéanna bhí tionchar ag ár gcuid oibre ranga ar fud réimsí curaclaim eile ar threo ár gceardlann le Fiona. Fiona Linnane, Cumadóir Dhear mé agus d'éascaigh mé sraith ceardlann ar chumadóireacht thurgnamhach den chéad uair agus mé ag tosú le cleachtaí simplí rithime agus nodaireacht ghrafach. Nuair ba léir dom go raibh na scoláirí i mbun forbartha ceoil, thosaíomar ag pleanáil téama dár dtionscadal. Trí nasc a dhéanamh le spéis an scoláire in obair Evelyn Glennie thug mé píosa simplí isteach (le Glennie) a mheas mé go bhféadfaimis a oibriú laistigh de chreat an tionscadail. Agus muid ag baint úsáide as barraí clinge agus an nodaireacht ghrafach a foghlaimíodh sa chéad chéim den tionscadal, thosaigh muid ag scríobh amhrán agus le tobsmaointeoireacht agus The Lonely Traveller á úsáid mar phointe tosaigh. D'fhreagair na scoláirí go díograiseach láithreach do scríbhneoireacht amhrán agus mar sin thosaigh mé ag féachaint ar bhealaí chun é seo a leathnú. Cén taithí phearsanta a bhí agat ar an tionscadal i dtéarmaí ratha agus dúshlán? Jacintha Mullins, Múinteoir Ba thionscadal thar a bheith rathúil é seo ar an oiread sin leibhéil éagsúla. Bhí áthas orainn a bheith ag obair le Fiona. Bhí sí i gcónaí chomh foighneach, cineálta agus díograiseach. Thug sí aigne oscailte, eolas domhain agus an-spraoi don tionscadal. Chuaigh sí i ngleic le ISL a fhoghlaim ó na daltaí agus lean sí a sampla i gcónaí is cuma cá ndeachaigh sé. Bhunaíomar comhpháirtíocht trí bhealaigh go han-tapa idir daltaí, ealaíontóir agus múinteoir a d’fheil do gach duine. Thosaigh an tionscadal seo mar rud simplí agus beag go leor ach d'fhás sé go han-tapa le bheith ina thionscadal measartha uaillmhianach. Bhí maoiniú faighte againn ó Ionad Oideachais Luimnigh le haghaidh ceardlann leantach le Puipéadóir áitiúil Emma Fisher chun an ghné amhairc dár dtionscadal a fhorbairt. Ar an drochuair, nuair a tháinig paindéim Covid-19, dúnadh sínte na scoile agus cosc ar chuairteoirí ní raibh muid in ann dul ar aghaidh leis seo. Is gealltanas é gealltanas, áfach, agus nuair a osclaíodh na scoileanna ghlac mé an méid beag eolais a bhí agam ar scáth-phuipéadóireacht a fuair mé ó mo chomhrá le Emma agus rinne mé é seo mar fhócas ár ranganna ealaíne chun gné amhairc ár dtionscadal a chur i gcrích. Rinneadh an scannán le meascán d'aisteoireacht bheo agus de scáth-phuipéadóireacht. Ba dhúshlán é go deimhin bheith ag obair le daltaí bodhra agus é beagnach dorcha agus muid ag caitheamh scáthláin agus maisc agus ag an am céanna scaradh sóisialta agus grúpálacha meithle a choinneáil ach d’éirigh linn sa deireadh thiar agus tar éis dúinn an píosa deiridh a fheiceáil d’aontaíomar go léir gurbh fhiú an iarracht. Fiona Linnane, Cumadóir Ba é an múinteoir, Jacintha Mullins, a spreag rath an tionscadail seo. Bíonn sé deacair, mar ealaíontóir iarracht a dhéanamh an t-ábhar a bhfuil tú ag clúdach a nascadh leis na hábhair sa seomra ranga mar nach mbímid i láthair i bpearsa sa seomra ranga ach le haghaidh na seisiún. Thum Jacintha an rang sa tionscadal trína nascadh le gnéithe eile dá teagasc. Bhí an gnáthdhúshlán i gceist ó thaobh gach scoláire a spreagadh, fiú na scoláirí drogallacha, ach ní a mhéid céanna le tionscadail eile. Arís, mothaím gurbh í ceannaireacht Jacintha ba chúis leis sin. Ar ndóigh tháinig an dúshlán mór chun cinn nuair a dúnadh na scoileanna i mí an Mhárta. Bhí dóthain ábhair taifeadta againn cheana féin chun an scannán a chur le chéile ach b'éigean pleananna chun leanúint lenár gcuid oibre le chéile a chur siar. Cén tábhacht a bhain leis an tionscadal duit ar fiú a roinnt? Jacintha Mullins, Múinteoir Bhí na leibhéil mhéadaithe féinmheasa agus muiníne a léirigh ár ndaltaí le linn agus i ndiaidh an tionscadail seo dochreidte. Bhí siad thar a bheith bródúil as an obair a bhí déanta acu agus as an méid a bhí bainte amach acu. Ba rud é an amhránaíocht a dhéanadh na leanaí seo i gcónaí go príomha lena lámha trí ISL. Is rud an-speisialta é iad a chloisteáil nuair a thosaíonn siad go tobann ag canadh na bpíosaí a chum siad féin, rud a tharlaíonn go minic inár seomra ranga agus timpeall ár scoile. Fiona Linnane, Cumadóir D'éist mé leis an bhfógra maidir le dúnadh scoile i mo charr díreach roimh an seisiún deiridh a bheadh againn. Seisiún thar a bheith tochtmhar a bhí ann - is cuimhin liom socracht a mhothú sa seomra ranga, fad is a bhí an domhan mórthimpeall orainn ina chíor thuathail. Ba é an teagmháil dheireanach a bheadh agam le scoil ar feadh an chuid eile den bhliain agus, is dóichí, go dtí Meán Fómhair 2021. Ar athraigh aon rud i do chuid oibre mar gheall ar an tionscadal? Jacintha Mullins, Múinteoir Ba thaithí an-luachmhar é a bheith ag obair i gcomhpháirtíocht le gairmí i réimse an churaclaim a fuair mé go raibh sé dúshlánach. Léirigh sé dom an luach a bhaineann leis na healaíona san oideachas agus conas is féidir féidearthachtaí gan stad agus bealaí nua teagaisc agus foghlama a oscailt do gach duine a bhfuil páirteach nuair a thógtar duine éigin isteach sa seomra ranga. Beidh mé ag lorg deiseanna chun páirt a ghlacadh i gcomhpháirtíochtaí breise amach anseo. Fiona Linnane, Cumadóir Aithním an tábhacht a bhaineann le fíor-rannpháirtíocht an mhúinteora. Chomh maith leis sin gan a mhothú gur mé fein atá freagrach as gach gné den tionscadal, ligean do dhaoine eile a réimsí saineolais a chlúdach. Ar an taobh eile sa todhchaí ligfidh mé dom féin a bheith níos rannpháirtí sa toradh ealaíonta. Roimhe seo ligeadh mé do na scoláirí smacht a bheith acu ar an obair dheiridh i gcónaí, ach agus mé ag cur in eagar na bhfuaimeanna a bhí taifeadta againn, rith sé liom dá dtógfainn an obair níos teicniúla mé féin go gcuirfeadh sé níos mó ama ar fáil do na scoláirí chun gnéithe níos cruthaithí den tionscadal a fhiosrú. Spotsolas Ealaíontóir(í): Cumadóir Fiona Linnane Is é príomhchuspóir mo chuid oibre i scoileanna ná béim a chur ar cé chomh inrochtana agus gur féidir le ceol comhaimseartha a bheith. Bíonn dearcthaí leanúnacha ann go mbíonn cumadóirí sean, gur fir iad agus go mbíonn siad marbh! I measc daoine fásta fiú, bíonn mistéir ag baint le healaín na cumadóireachta - ní haon mhistéir í. Níl ann ach fuaim amháin i ndiaidh fuaim eile. Tá iniúchadh fuaime tábhachtach dom chleachtas chomh maith - bíonn íomhánna os ár gcomhair de shíor i ndomhain na linne seo. I mo Thionscadal Pobail Chomhairle Ealaíon ‘Bells across the Burren’, spreag mé cuairteoirí chun seasamh agus éisteacht (ar thaobh cnoic). Bhí suntas ag baint le daoine a fheiceáil ag tabhairt faoin tasc simplí seo le hiontas agus iad ag glaoch amach na fuaimeanna éagsúla a chualadar go sceitimíneach: ‘préachán’, ‘tarracóir’, ‘daoine ag caint sa chlós’. Shíolraigh sé seo ó ghníomh shimplí, comhartha a chuir in airde agus ‘Just listen’ scríofa air. Cuid mhór de mo chleachtas is ea an comhoibriú. An príomhshaothar a bhíonn agam, faoi láthair, ná opera agus ceol gutha. I measc na dtionscadal atá idir lámha agam tá saothar a fhreagraíonn don suíomh a choimisiúnaigh comhlacht opera ó Luimneach, Opera Workshop (Dámhachtain Coimisiún Ceoldráma na Comhairle Ealaíon). Tigh Seoirseach Uimh.2 Cearnóg an Pheirigh a bhí mar ionsparáid don saothar agus tháinig smaointe tosaigh ó cheardlanna leis an bhfoireann (Dámhachtain do Thaighde agus d’Fhorbairt Tionscadal Ceoldráma na Comhairle Ealaíon). Tá an saothar seo á fhorbairt anois mar cheoldráma ar fhad iomlán a bheidh le léiriú i 2022/2023. Múinteoir(í): Jacintha Mullins Cháiligh Jacintha ó Scoil Ealaíne agus Dearaidh Luimnigh agus céim aici sa Mhínealaín. Chuaigh sí ar aghaidh agus chuir sí Máistreacht sna hEalaíona sna Meáin Idirghníomhacha i gcrích, cháiligh sí mar mhúinteoir bunscoile ina dhiaidh sin agus rinne sí traenáil agus oiliúint speisialaithe mar mhúinteoir do dhaoine bodhra. Múineann Jacintha páistí 8-12 bhliain d’aois faoi láthair ag Mid-West School For the Deaf i Luimneach. Agus í ina múinteoir ag páistí a bhfuil réimse fairsing laguithe éisteachta agus riachtanais speisialta acu, bíonn a cuid scileanna ealaíne á chur i bhfeidhm ag Jacintha ar mhaithe leis an gcuraclam a sheachadadh i slí ghníomhach, tharraingteach agus ábhartha le haghaidh na bpáistí ina ranganna. Tuigeann Jacintha an tábhacht a bhaineann leis an timpeallacht fhísiúil le haghaidh páistí bodhra. Tá sí feasach go maith ar an ngá atá ag na páistí seo slite ar féidir leo iad féin a chur in iúl a aimsiú chomh maith. Déanann Jacintha dianiarracht cur chuige, a bhfuil saibhreas ealaíne a baint leis, a chur ar fáil maidir le teagasc agus foghlaim ag scoil na mbodhar. Sa mbliain 2019 thug sí faoi chúrsa samhraidh TAP agus thraenáil sí mar éascaitheoir TAP níos déanaí an samhradh céanna. Tá sí ag obair mar chomhpháirtí cruthaitheach mar chuid de thionscnaíocht na scoileanna ildánacha faoi láthair chomh maith. Eile: (Coimeádaí, gníomhaireacht): An Chomhpháirtíocht idir Múinteoirí agus Ealaíontóirí (TAP) Forbairt Ghairmiúil Leantach Ealaíontóir(í) Fiona Linnane Múinteoir(í) Jacintha Mullins Foirmeacha Ealaíne Leibhéal Scoil/Grúpa Mid West School for the Deaf Rannpháirtithe Réigiún Aois/Rang 7 - 12 bhliain d’aois Dátaí Meán Fómhair 2019 - Nollaig 2020 Ceannaireacht Ghníomhaireacht Teacher-Artist Partnership (TAP) CPD Comhpháirtithe eile Limerick Education Centre Príomhthéamaí / línte fiosrúcháin Gan ord ar leith: fuaimdhreacha, cumadóireacht, teanga chomharthaíochta na hÉireann, luail, scáth-phuipéadóireacht, taibhiú, scóir ghrafacha, féiniúlacht na mbodhar, ceol, drámaíocht, scéalaíocht, scríbhneoireacht, eagarthóireacht fuaime agus físe. Snáitheanna Curaclaim Ceol, na hamharc ealaíona, drámaíocht, OSIE, OSPS, ICT Is rud an-speisialta é iad a chloisteáil nuair a thosaíonn siad go tobann ag canadh na bpíosaí a chum siad féin, rud a tharlaíonn go minic inár seomra ranga agus timpeall ár scoile.Jacintha Mullins, Múinteoir