Creative Journeys: Exploring Art and Design
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9 grades · 48 units · 144 topics
Aligned to NCCA Curriculum Specifications
Primary (JI-6th Class)
1st Class
This course introduces 1st Class students to the fundamental elements of art through hands-on making and responding. Students explore diverse media including paint, clay, and textiles while developing their visual literacy and creative expression.
2nd Class
A comprehensive primary art program for 2nd Class students focusing on the development of expressive skills and aesthetic awareness. Students engage in hands-on making while responding to their own work and the work of artists through various media and techniques.
3rd Class
This course guides 3rd Class students through the fundamental strands of the Irish Visual Arts curriculum, emphasizing personal expression and technical skill. Students engage in making and responding to art while exploring diverse media from drawing and paint to construction and clay.
4th Class
A comprehensive studio based program designed to develop technical skills and aesthetic awareness in 4th Class students. This course emphasizes the creative process through hands on exploration of diverse media and critical response to historical and contemporary artworks.
5th Class
A comprehensive studio based program focusing on the development of technical skills and critical appreciation. Students explore complex media and conceptual themes while connecting their work to historical and contemporary artistic contexts.
6th Class
A comprehensive 6th Class art program focusing on technical mastery, critical appreciation, and personal expression. Students explore diverse media while developing a sophisticated visual vocabulary to analyze and create complex works of art.
Junior Cycle (1st-3rd Year)
1st Year
A comprehensive introduction to the visual arts for Year 1 students, focusing on sensory exploration and the development of fine motor skills. Students engage with diverse media to express personal experiences and respond to the world around them through making and looking.
2nd Year
This course encourages Year 2 students to explore their environment through diverse artistic media and techniques. Students develop visual literacy and expressive skills by engaging with drawing, paint, clay, and construction while responding to the work of established artists.
3rd Year
This course encourages Year 3 students to explore the visual world through hands-on experimentation with diverse media and critical reflection. Students develop their artistic voice by connecting personal experiences to the wider world of art history and contemporary practice.