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Ministers Martin and Foley announce new and enhanced supports for creativity in schools The Arts Council’s Creative Schools Initiative 188 new schools join Scoileanna Ildánacha/Creative Schools 81 additional schools will join the Schools Excellence Fund – Creative Clusters initiative Catherine Martin TD, Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media and Norma Foley TD, Minister for Education today (6 October, 2021) announced the 269 new schools that will participate in the Creative Ireland Programme initiatives – Creative Schools and Creative Clusters. Announcing the schools selected to participate in Creative Schools, Minister Martin said: “I am delighted to welcome a further 188 schools as our latest Creative Schools – the largest intake of schools in a single year since the establishment of the programme in 2018. This increased intake of schools, in line with the commitment made in the Programme for Government to expand the initiative, will enable even greater numbers of our youngest citizens to discover and develop new skills and talents that enhance their development and growth, and add to the richness of their overall learning experience through increased engagement with cultural creativity.” Announcing the creation of 21 new Creative Clusters, Minister Foley said: “Now more than ever, it is important that our students are supported to develop their creativity and given flexibility to express themselves in a variety of exciting new ways. Today I am delighted to announce the 81 schools that are coming together to form 21 new Creative Clusters. I would like to welcome these new schools into this Schools Excellence Fund initiative, and I look forward to seeing how these exciting projects develop over the coming two years. This year has seen a very significant level of interest from schools applying to participate in the 2021 Creative Clusters initiative across the country. I am hoping to increase the number of Creative Clusters in the 2022 intake. “In addition, the new BLAST initiative I announced earlier this year will also provide opportunities for schools to collaborate with established artists, supporting our children and young people to collaborate and engage in creative and critical thinking – all crucial skills for their futures. Applications for BLAST closed recently and I look forward to finalising the details of this exciting programme in the coming weeks.” Maureen Kennelly, Director of the Arts Council of Ireland said: “The Arts Council is thrilled to welcome the wide range of schools and Youthreach centres across the country that are joining the Creative Schools programme for the period 2021-2023. These schools will participate in a guided journey to establish a Creative Schools Plan bespoke to each and every one of them. This creative and democratic process gives primacy to children and young people’s voices in creativity planning in their schools. It supports teachers in their work to embed creativity in the curriculum, and facilitates schools and centres to develop vibrant relationships with the arts and cultural sectors. This will help sustain artistic and creative practice for schools beyond their participation in the programme, and will help ensure that artistic expression is in abundance for years to come throughout the country.” In addition to Creative Schools and Creative Clusters, the Creative Ireland Programme continues to support a wide range of both school- and community-based initiatives to enable greater participation by children and young people in all forms of creative activities. Minister Martin added: “Our ongoing commitment to Creative Schools and Creative Clusters has meant that in just three years almost 1,000 schools have been given the opportunity to engage with arts, culture and creativity in new ways, helping to enrich the learning experience of thousands of children and young people. Together with our continued investment in an array of community-based initiatives and projects, made possible by the Creative Ireland Programme, young people are being provided with evermore opportunities to engage in creative activities – not only as a support to their learning and development, but also for the sheer enjoyment and hopefully to develop a lifelong love of arts, culture and creativity.” For further information go to www.gov.ie/en/press-release/368ac-ministers-martin-and-foley-announce-new-and-enhanced-supports-for-creativity-in-schools/. For more information about the Creative Schools programme go to artsineducation.ie/en/organisations/creative-schools/
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Fógraíonn an tAire Martin agus Foley tacaíochtaí nua feabhsaithe don chruthaitheacht i scoileanna Glacfaidh 188 scoil nua páirt i Scoileanna Ildánacha Glacfaidh 81 scoil bhreise páirt i dtionscnamh Chiste Barr Feabhais do Scoileanna – Braislí Ildánacha Inniu (6 Deireadh Fómhair 2021) d’fhógair an tAire Turasóireachta, Cultúir, Ealaíon, Gaeltachta, Spóirt agus Meán, Catherine Martin TD agus an tAire Oideachais Norma Foley TD, na 269 scoil nua a ghlacfaidh páirt i dtionscnaimh Chlár Éire Ildánach - Scoileanna Ildánacha agus Braislí Ildánacha. Agus na scoileanna a roghnaíodh chun páirt a ghlacadh i Scoileanna Ildánacha á bhfógairt aici, dúirt an tAire Martin: “Tá an-áthas orm fáilte a chur roimh 188 scoil eile, na Scoileanna Ildánacha is déanaí atá againn – an líon is mó scoileanna a nglacadh leis in aon bhliain amháin ó bunaíodh an clár in 2018. Cuirfidh an líon méadaithe scoileanna seo, de réir an ghealltanais a tugadh sa Chlár Rialtais chun an tionscnamh a leathnú, ar chumas líon níos mó dár saoránaigh is óige scileanna agus buanna nua a fháil agus a fhorbairt a fheabhsaíonn a bhforbairt agus a bhfás, agus a chuirfidh le saibhreas a n-eispéireas foriomlán foghlama trí mhéadú rannpháirtíochta le hildánacht chultúrtha.” Agus cruthú 21 Braisle Ildánach nua á fhógairt aici, dúirt an tAire Foley: “Níos mó ná riamh, tá sé tábhachtach go dtacaítear lenár gcuid daltaí a gcuid cruthaitheachta a fhorbairt agus go dtugtar solúbthacht dóibh iad féin a chur in iúl ar bhealaí nua spreagúla. Tá an-áthas orm inniu na 81 scoil atá ag teacht le chéile chun 21 Braisle Ildánach nua a chur ar bun. Ba mhaith liom fáilte a chur roimh na scoileanna nua seo sa tionscnamh seo de chuid an Chiste Barr Feabhais do Scoileanna, agus táim ag tnúth le forbairt na tionscadail spreagúla seo sa dá bhliain atá romhainn a fheiceáil. Léirigh líon mór scoileanna ar fud na tíre spéis i dtionscnamh Bhraislí Ildánacha 2021. Tá súil agam líon na mBraislí Ildánacha a mhéadú in 2022. “Ina theannta sin, cuirfidh an tionscnamh nua BLAST a d’fhógair mé níos luaithe i mbliana deiseanna ar fáil do scoileanna comhoibriú le healaíontóirí aitheanta, ag tacú lenár gcuid páistí agus daoine óga comhoibriú agus smaointeoireacht chruthaitheach agus chriticiúil a dhéanamh – scileanna ríthábhachtacha don todhchaí. Bhí an dáta deiridh le haghaidh iarratais BLAST againn le déanaí agus táim ag tnúth le sonraí deireanacha an chláir iontach seo a chur i gcrích sna seachtainí atá romhainn." Dúirt Maureen Kennelly, Stiúrthóir an Chomhairle Ealaíon: “Tá lúcháir ar an gComhairle Ealaíon fáilte a chur roimh an raon leathan scoileanna agus ionaid Youthreach ar fud na tíre a ghlacfaidh páirt i gclár Scoileanna Ildánacha sa tréimhse idir 2021 agus 2023. Glacfaidh na scoileanna seo páirt i dturas treoraithe chun Plean Scoileanna Ildánacha a bhunú a shaincheapfar do gach ceann acu. Tugann an próiseas cruthaitheach agus daonlathach seo tús áite do ghuthanna leanaí agus daoine óga i bpleanáil na cruthaitheachta ina gcuid scoileanna. Tacaíonn sé le múinteoirí ina gcuid oibre cruthaitheachta a leabú sa churaclam, agus éascaíonn sé do scoileanna agus d’ionaid caidrimh bheoga a fhorbairt leis na hearnálacha ealaíon agus cultúrtha. Cuideoidh sé seo le cleachtas ealaíonta agus cruthaitheach a chothú sna scoileanna taobh amuigh dá gcuid rannpháirtíochta sa chlár, agus cuideoidh sé lena chinntiú go léireofar neart ealaíne ar fud na tíre sna blianta atá romhainn." Chomh maith le Scoileanna Ildánacha agus Braislí Ildánacha, leanann Clár Éire Ildánach ag tacú le raon leathan tionscnaimh scoilbhunaithe agus pobalbhunaithe chun rannpháirtíocht níos mó leanaí agus daoine óga a chumasú i ngach cineál gníomhaíochta chruthaithí. Dúirt an tAire Martin chomh maith: “Mar gheall ar ár dtiomantas leanúnach do Scoileanna Ildánacha agus Braislí Ildánacha, tugadh deis do bheagnach 1,000 scoil, thar trí bliana, a bheith rannpháirteach sna healaíona, sa chultúr agus sa chruthaitheacht ar bhealaí nua, ag cuidiú le heispéireas foghlama na mílte leanbh agus duine óg a shaibhriú. In éineacht lenár n-infheistíocht leanúnach i raon tionscnaimh agus tionscadail don phobal, a reáchtálann Clár Éire Ildánach, tá níos mó deiseanna á gcur ar fáil do dhaoine óga chun dul i mbun gníomhaíochtaí cruthaitheacha – ní hamháin mar thacaíocht dá gcuid foghlama agus forbartha, ach chun taitneamh a bhaint astu agus tá súil againn grá do na healaíona, don chultúr agus don chruthaitheacht a fhorbairt."