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Refine by Region Refine by Art Form Refine by School Level Virtually There Briefly tell us the story of your project – What was it about? Who was involved? How did it get started? Vanya: I was asked by Kids’ Own if I would like to rejoin the Virtually There residency programme again with a new school in Tralee. I was delighted to be part of it again as it is such a unique project. The teacher, Marie O’Connell and myself settled on a starting point (the old school buildings that used to be the schools in Ardfert). It was a starting idea that would hopefully help link the curriculum, was relevant to the area and therefore would hopefully speak to the class, and that was something that had many options and something we could both get exited about as well. Marie: The project started when I met with Vanya in Dublin. I suggested that a good point for beginning might be local history as our village is steeped in history. It contains may old ruins. There is also an old school building in the village. This old school closed 40 years ago and our present school opened 40 years ago. We felt this was a good area to focus on as history lends itself to lots of integration with many other subjects. Vanya agreed that this might be a good place to start as it tied in with her art as well. We both agreed that even though this was our starting point the project might take other directions. Our first session happened when Vanya, our artist, visited the school. One of the activities that day was walking down the village to visit the old school. So that’s how it started. That visit was the basis for maths work – estimation, length, geography – map work, history – researching, working as an historian, English – writing reports on many of the sessions with Vanya and lots of group work, collaboration between the children and artist and teacher. The ICT aspect was very exciting for the children. They were amazed the first day but they became so accustomed to seeing Vanya on the whiteboard that it became ‘norm’ from then on. What aspects of the project made you smile? What aspects of the project made you feel challenged? Vanya: The process of the residency is one of openness and collaboration, listening and process rather than results. This makes for a great creative environment where anything can happen and where all ideas and methods of making are allowed. We used all sorts of ways to make enquiries, asked lots of questions, and tried lots of new methods of making; All to help us look at things with new eyes. The online element of the project can pose many challenges but gives such ownership to the children and the teacher, which to me is of amazing value. The virtual presence in the classroom teaches me to communicate as clearly and concisely as possible and asks me to be both very prepared but stay open simultaneously. Marie: Seeing the children so engrossed in the activities and being so enthusiastic made me smile. What I found challenging during the activities was making sure that I was giving the children the correct instructions given to me by Vanya. In other words that we were both on the same page. What insights from the project are worth sharing? Vanya: Apart from the joy of working with this great class, full of great and curious minds the projects also reflects elements of studio work that is ongoing for the artist which makes it a uniquely integrated and allows for so much more, like more philosophical questions, scientific ideas being put to the test and other more open ended queries. In our particular project we asked for instance ‘what history is made of’ and explored notions around fact and fiction, interpretation and perception. Marie: It is very interesting to work with another person in the classroom as this is rare enough in teaching except for areas of learning support/resource. The teacher is usually in charge of picking content/activities to explore with the class but during a project like this it is a real collaboration between the teacher, artist and pupils. Discussion and being open to others’ suggestions is very important. Has anything changed as a result of the project? Vanya: For me my skills around fine-tuning the process of ‘feeling our way through’ in other words: Not planning too far ahead to allow for all the wonderful things in between, have vastly increased. It has taught me to trust the openness and to have faith that there is great meaning, inspiration and excitement in all the little things we come across. Marie: I think my focus on ‘the process’ has changed. I can see the importance in it and the importance in allowing the children to have their say and direct the project. It might be a different direction than I had in mind at the beginning and as a result a different outcome but I’ve learned that that is fine as well. There may not be an end product. Other information. Vanya: As part of the project/ residency an online journal, to document the process, is kept by all involved; This not only allows for the children, artists and teachers to follow each others projects, it gives parents a window into the richness of the children’s thinking during the process. It also shows additional personal insights, which might otherwise be lost. Marie: As a teacher I believe in helping each child to reach their full potential through exposing them to as many enriching and varied experiences as possible. I feel that the children benefit as a result of being challenged. This awakens their creativity, imagination, problem solving and critical thinking skills, which are very important for life in the 21st century. I also enjoy trying something new and watching the benefit and enjoyment that the children get from it. The Virtually There project provided a great opportunity to integrate many curriculum areas and pedagogies. Spotlight Artist(s): Vanya Lambrecht Ward My practice is centred around the built environment. I work both two and three dimensionally and use paint, photography, objects and lots and lots of paper. My fascination is primarily with how we perceive things and how we experience the world around us. This often manifests itself in multi media wall based work and maquette type sculptures. Working collaboratively is a great asset to my practice, it helps me develop not only new method but it teaches me endlessly about my own process, communication and thinking. Although my studio practice is not what would be called a ‘socially engaged practice’, the work I do with children and in community settings, forms an integral part of my work. It allows me to explore ideas, spaces and forms in new ways and it lets me share and teaches me new ways of looking at things. Previous projects include: The Kids’ Own Book Press, (kidsown.ie/projects/book-press-themodel-sligo-2014/) Artist in residence in Ballymote Primary school, and Virtually There project in 2012. I have worked on several book projects with Kids’ Own, including a book about mental health with children coming out later this year. Teacher(s): Marie O’ Connell I am teaching in a large country school in county Kerry. I have taught various classes over the years from Junior infants to Sixth class. I enjoy getting the classes I teach involved in different initiatives as I feel they benefit greatly from them. They bring the curriculum to life in a very meaningful way. The children are learning skills for life and having fun. I have previously worked with an artist - Úna Ní Shé on a CraftEd collaborative project run by the Tralee Education Centre. We worked with felt and we also based our project on a local history theme of old ruins in the locality. I enjoy working on these projects as the artist brings a whole new dimension to arts education. Their focus seems to be completely different and it is great to expose the children to this. My classes have also taken part over the last two years in the Creative Schools Award run by the Association for Creativity and Arts in Education. These projects did not involve an artist but the focus was on the child's imagination and creativity and giving the children real ownership of their project by leading it. Many curriculum areas are integrated into projects like this and learning is very real and fun for the children. Other: (Curator, agency, etc): Kids’ Own Kids’ Own is a children’s arts organisation and publishing house dedicated to providing opportunities for children to develop their own individual creative expression through collaborative artistic processes alongside professional artists. Kids’ Own’s vision is for a society that truly values the arts in the lives of all children and recognises children as strong readers, writers, thinkers and creators; and its mission is to promote and make visible the innate creative capabilities of all children in Ireland. Artist(s) Vanya Lambrecht Ward Teacher(s) Marie O’ Connell Artforms School Level School/ Participant Group Ardfert National School Participants Region Age/Class 9 / 3rd Class Dates January – March 2015 Weblinks Leading Agency Kids’ Own Publishing Partnership Other Partners and/or Funders , Tralee Education Centre Key themes/ lines of enquiry Starting point was: Historical school buildings that made up the existing school; Local studies in history. Curriculum Strands Art - Drawing/Construction, History - Local Studies - Buildings, sites or ruins in my locality, Continuity and change over time - schools and education, English - Oral language, writing, Mathematics - Measurement - Length, Mathematics skills - applying and problem solving, communicating and expressing, Geography - maps and geographical skills Research or relevant publications Local history book - 'Ardfert in Times Past' by Tommy O Connor Video made by a previous class - 'Ardfert Through the Centuries' The ICT aspect was very exciting for the children. They were amazed the first day but they became so accustomed to seeing Vanya on the whiteboard. Marie O'Connell, Teacher
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Caolaigh de réir réigiúin Caolaigh le Foirm Ealaíne Caolaigh le leibhéal na Scoile Virtually There Tabhair achoimre ghearr ar scéal do thionscadail – Céard faoi é? Cé a bhí páirteach ann? Cén chaoi ar thosaigh sé? Vanya: D’iarr Kids’ Own orm ar mhaith liom páirt a ghlacadh i gclár cónaitheachta Virtually There arís le scoil nua i dTrá Lí, bhí an-áthas orm a bheith páirteach ann arís toisc gur tionscadal thar a bheith uathúil é. Shocraigh mé féin agus an múinteoir Marie O’Connell an pointe tosaithe (na seanfhoirgnimh scoile a d’úsáidtí mar na scoileanna in Ard Fhearta), ba smaoineamh tosaigh é a nascfadh leis an gcuraclam bhí súil againn, a bhain leis an gceantar agus a mbeadh spéis ag an rang ann dá réir bhí súil againn, agus rud a bhféadfaimis beirt a bheith ar bís faoi freisin. Marie: Thosaigh an tionscadal nuair a bhuail mé le Vanya i mBaile Átha Cliath. Mhol mé go mbeadh an stair áitiúil ina pointe maith tosaithe seans toisc go bhfuil ár mbaile ar maos i stair. Tá go leor seanfhothracha ann. Tá seanfhoirgneamh scoile sa bhaile freisin. Dúnadh an tseanscoil seo 40 bliain ó shin agus d’oscail ár scoil reatha 40 bliain ó shin. Cheapamar gur réimse maith a bheadh anseo le díriú air toisc gur féidir an stair a chomhtháthú go héasca le go leor ábhar eile. D’aontaigh Vanya gur áit mhaith a bheadh anseo le tosú toisc go raibh nasc aige lena cuid ealaíne freisin. D’aontaíomar beirt nach raibh anseo ach ár bpointe tosaithe agus go bhféadfadh an tionscadal dul i dtreo eile. Tharla ár gcéad seisiún nuair a thug Vanya, ár n-ealaíontóir, cuairt ar an scoil. Mar cheann de na gníomhaíochtaí an lá sin, shiúlamar tríd an mbaile chun cuairt a thabhairt ar an tseanscoil. Mar sin a thosaigh sé. Bhí an chuairt sin ina bunús don obair mhatamaitice – meastachán, fad, tíreolaíocht – obair mhapála, stair – taighde, ag obair mar staraí, Béarla – ag scríobh tuairiscí ar go leor de na seisiúin le Vanya agus go leor obair ghrúpa agus comhoibrithe idir na páistí agus an t-ealaíontóir agus an múinteoir. Bhí na páistí an-tógtha leis an ngné TFC. Bhí an-ionadh orthu an chéad lá ach d’éirigh siad chomh cleachta sin le Vanya a fheiceáil ar an gclár bán gurb in an ‘gnáthrud’ dóibh as sin amach. Cé na gnéithe den tionscadal a chur meangadh gáire ar d’aghaidh? Cé na gnéithe den tionscadal a thug do dhúshlán? Vanya: Dhírigh próiseas na cónaitheachta ar oscailteacht agus comhoibriú, éisteacht agus próiseas seachas ar na torthaí. D’eascair timpeallacht chruthaitheach den scoth as sin ina bhféadfadh rud ar bith tarlú agus inar cuireadh fáilte roimh gach smaoineamh agus modh déanta. D’úsáideamar gach saghas modha chun fiosrúcháin a dhéanamh, chuireamar go leor ceisteanna, agus bhaineamar triail as go leor modhanna nua déanta; chabhraigh sé sin ar fad linn le breathnú ar rudaí as an nua. Is féidir le gné ar líne an tionscadail go leor dúshlán a chruthú ach thug sí úinéireacht den scoth do na páistí agus don mhúinteoir, a bhfuil tairbhe as cuimse leis dar liomsa. Múineann an láithreacht fhíorúil sa seomra ranga domsa cumarsáid a dhéanamh a shoiléire agus a bheachta is féidir agus bíonn orm a bheith an-ullmhaithe ach oscailte ag an am céanna. Marie: Bhí meangadh gáire orm nuair a chonaic mé na páistí sáite sna gníomhaíochtaí agus an-fhonn chun oibre orthu. Is éard a bhí dúshlánach domsa i rith na ngníomhaíochtaí a chinntiú go raibh na treoracha cearta a thug Vanya dom á dtabhairt agam do na páistí. Is é sin, go rabhamar ag obair go dlúth le chéile. Cé na léargais ón tionscadal ar fiú a roinnt? (D’fhéadfadh cuma fhánach a bheith orthu, ach go bhfuil siad suntasach dar leatsa) Vanya: Ní amháin go raibh an-áthas orm a bheith ag obair leis an rang iontach seo, a bhí lán le hintinní iontacha fiosracha, léiríonn na tionscadail gnéithe den obair stiúideo atá ar bun ag an ealaíontóir a chruthaíonn comhtháthú uathúil agus deis do go leor leor eile, ar nós ceisteanna níos fealsúnaí, smaointe eolaíochta á dtástáil agus ceisteanna eile níos oscailte. Inár dtionscadal féin, d’iarramar mar shampla ‘céard as a ndéantar an stair’ agus d’fhiosraíomar tuairimí fíricí agus ficsin, léirmhínithe agus dearcthaí. Marie: Bhí sé an-spéisiúil a bheith ag obair le duine eile sa seomra ranga toisc nach dtarlaíonn sé sin go minic sa teagasc seachas i gcás tacaíocht/acmhainn foghlama. De ghnáth bíonn an múinteoir i gceannas ar ábhar/ghníomhaíochtaí a roghnú don rang ach le linn tionscadail mar seo is fíor-chomhoibriú é idir an múinteoir, an t-ealaíontóir agus na daltaí. Tá an plé agus a bheith oscailte do mholtaí daoine eile an-tábhachtach. Ar athraigh aon cheo mar gheall ar an tionscadal? Vanya: I mo chás féin, tá méadú ollmhór tagtha ar mo scileanna i leith mhioncheartú an phróisis a bhaineann le bheith ‘ag teacht isteach ar an obair’, is é sin: gan an iomarca pleanála a dhéanamh don todhchaí le go mbeidh spás ann do na rudaí áille idir eatarthu. Mhúin sé dom muinín a bheith agam as an oscailteacht agus go bhfuil brí, spreagadh agus spleodar ollmhór sna rudaí beaga ar fad a fheicimid. Marie: Ceapaim go bhfuil m’fhócas ar an ‘bpróiseas’ athraithe. Feicim an tábhacht a bhaineann leis agus an tábhacht a bhaineann le cead cainte a thabhairt do na páistí agus ligean dóibh an tionscadal a stiúradh. D’fhéadfadh gur treo eile é le hais mar a bheartaigh mé ag an tús agus dá bhrí sin go mbeadh toradh difriúil air ach d’fhoghlaim mé go bhfuil sé sin go breá freisin. B’fhéidir nach mbeadh toradh deiridh ann. Faisnéis bhreise. Vanya: Mar chuid den tionscadal / chónaitheacht, coinníonn gach duine dialann ar líne chun taifead a dhéanamh ar an bpróiseas; ní amháin go scaoileann sé seo do na páistí, do na healaíontóirí agus do na múinteoirí tionscadail a chéile a fheiceáil, tugann sé léargas do thuismitheoirí ar shaibhreas smaointeoireacht a bpáistí le linn an phróisis. Léiríonn sé léargas pearsanta eile nach bhfeicfí dá uireasa seans. Marie: Mar mhúinteoir, creidim gur cheart cabhrú le gach páiste a gcumas iomlán a bhaint amach trí thaithí a thabhairt dóibh ar an oiread eispéiris fheabhsaithe agus ilghnéitheacha agus is féidir. Ceapaim go mbaineann na páistí tairbhe as dúshláin. Músclaíonn sé a gcruthaitheacht, a samhlaíocht, a scileanna réitigh fadhbanna agus smaointeoireachta criticiúla, atá an-tábhachtach do shaol an 21ú haois. Bainim taitneamh freisin as rud nua a thriail agus an taitneamh agus tairbhe a bhaineann na páistí as a fheiceáil. Chuir an tionscadal Virtually There deis iontach ar fáil go leor réimsí curaclaim agus oideolaíochta a chomhtháthú. Spotsolas Ealaíontóir(í): Vanya Lambrecht Ward Dírím mo chleachtas ar an timpeallacht thógtha. Oibrím go déthoiseach agus go tríthoiseach agus úsáidim péint, grianghraif, nithe agus go leor leor páipéir. Táim an-tógtha go háirithe leis an gcaoi a fheicimid rudaí agus an taithí a bhíonn againn ar an domhan mórthimpeall orainn. Go minic obair ilmheán ar bhalla agus dealbha maquette a léiríonn é sin. Tairbhe mhór do mo chleachtas é comhoibriú, cabhraíonn sé liom modh nua a fhorbairt agus múineann sé rud éigin dom i gcónaí faoi mo phróiseas féin, mo chumarsáid agus mo chuid smaointeoireachta. Cé nach ‘cleachtas sochaí’ é mo chleachtas stiúideo, bíonn an obair a dhéanaim le páistí agus i suíomhanna pobail ina cuid lárnach de mo chuid oibre. Ligean sé dom smaointe, spásanna agus foirmeacha a iniúchadh i mbealaí nua agus ligean sé dom bealaí nua le breathnú ar rudaí a roinnt agus a fhoghlaim. www.vanyalambrechtward.com Tá siad seo i measc na dtionscadal a rinne mé roimhe seo: The Kids’ Own Book Press, (kidsown.ie/projects/book-press-themodel-sligo-2014/) Ealaíontóir cónaithe i mBunscoil Bhaile an Mhóta, agus tionscadal Virtually There in 2012. D’oibrigh mé ar chúpla tionscadal leabhar le Kids’ Own, lena n-áirítear leabhar faoi mheabhairshláinte le páistí a eiseofar níos déanaí i mbliana. Múinteoir(í): Marie O'Connell Múinim i scoil mhór tuaithe i gContae Chiarraí. Mhúin mé ranganna difriúla, ó na Naíonáin Shóisearacha go dtí Rang a Sé. Is maith liom na ranganna a mhúinim a dhéanann rannpháirteach i dtionscnaimh éagsúla mar go gcreidim go mbaineann siad an-tairbhe astu. Cruthaíonn siad brí thábhachtach don churaclam. Foghlaimíonn na páistí scileanna saoil agus baineann siad taitneamh astu. D’oibrigh mé le healaíontóir eile roimhe seo – Úna Ní Shé, ar thionscadal comhoibríoch CraftEd a rith Ionad Oideachais Thrá Lí. D’oibríomar le feilt agus bhunaíomar ár dtionscadal ar théama staire áitiúla na seanfhothracha sa cheantar freisin. Thaitin sé liom a bheith ag obair ar na tionscadail sin toisc go dtugann an t-ealaíontóir gné iomlán nua isteach don oideachas ealaíne. Bíonn a bhfócas go hiomlán difriúil agus bíonn sé iontach deis a thabhairt do na páistí taithí a fháil air sin. Ghlac mo ranganna páirt le dhá bhliain anuas sa Creative Schools Award a ritheann an Association for Creativity and Arts in Education. Ní bhíonn ealaíontóir páirteach sna tionscadail sin, dírítear ar shamhlaíocht agus ar chruthaitheacht na bpáistí agus fíorúinéireacht don tionscadal a thabhairt dóibh toisc gurb iadsan a stiúrann é. Bíonn go leor réimsí curaclaim comhtháite i dtionscadail mar sin agus baineann na páistí an-taitneamh as an bhfíorfhoghlaim sin. Eile: (Coimeádaí, gníomhaireacht): Kids’ Own Kids’ Own is a children’s arts organisation and publishing house dedicated to providing opportunities for children to develop their own individual creative expression through collaborative artistic processes alongside professional artists. Kids’ Own’s vision is for a society that truly values the arts in the lives of all children and recognises children as strong readers, writers, thinkers and creators; and its mission is to promote and make visible the innate creative capabilities of all children in Ireland. Ealaíontóir(í) Vanya Lambrecht Ward Múinteoir(í) Marie O’ Connell Foirmeacha Ealaíne Leibhéal Scoil/Grúpa Ardfert National School Rannpháirtithe Réigiún Aois/Rang 9 mbliana d’aois / Rang a Trí Dátaí Eanáir – Márta 2015 Naisc Ceannaireacht Ghníomhaireacht Kids’ Own Publishing Partnership Comhpháirtithe eile , Tralee Education Centre Príomhthéamaí / línte fiosrúcháin Ba é an pointe tosaithe: Foirgnimh stairiúla scoile atá sa scoil reatha; Staidéar áitiúil staire. Snáitheanna Curaclaim Art - Drawing/Construction, History - Local Studies - Buildings, sites or ruins in my locality, Continuity and change over time - schools and education, English - Oral language, writing, Mathematics - Measurement - Length, Mathematics skills - applying and problem solving, communicating and expressing, Geography - maps and geographical skills Taighde nó foilseacháin ábhartha Ealaín – Líníocht / Tógáil, Stair – Staidéar Áitiúil – Foirgnimh, láithreáin nó fothraigh i mo cheantar, Athrú agus leanúnachas thar am – scoileanna agus oideachas, Béarla – teanga ó bhéal, scríbhneoireacht, Matamaitic – Tomhas – Fad, Scileanna matamaitice – cur i bhfeidhm agus réiteach fadhbanna, cumarsáid agus cur in iúl, Tíreolaíocht – scileanna mapála agus tíreolaíocha The ICT aspect was very exciting for the children. They were amazed the first day but they became so accustomed to seeing Vanya on the whiteboard.Marie O'Connell, Teacher