Deadline: 8 May 2025
The Arts Council is requesting submissions for its Creative Schools Initiative to enable the creative potential of every child.
Objectives
- Creative Schools supports schools and Youthreach centres to put the arts and creativity at the heart of children’s and young people’s lives.
- Its objectives are to support schools and Youthreach centres to:
- Empower children and young people to develop, implement and evaluate arts and creative activity throughout their schools/centres.
- Stimulate additional ways of working that reinforce the impact of creativity on children’s and young people’s learning, development and well-being.
- Provide opportunities for children and young people to build artistic and creative skills, such as curiosity, imagination, persistence, communication and collaboration.
Funding Information
- A once-off grant of €4,000 (in total) will be provided towards implementation of the plan.
Eligibility Criteria
- All Department of Education recognised primary and post-primary schools, Special Schools and Youthreach centres in the Free Education Scheme that have not already participated in a previous round of Creative Schools.
Ineligibility Criteria
- Schools/centres that have already participated in a previous round of Creative Schools are not eligible to apply.
- Crèches, playgroups, preschools, Early Start Units and naíonraí are not eligible to apply to Creative Schools.
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