Application Deadline 13th November 2019

CRAFTed learning skills for life

Are you a primary school teacher that would like to engage a professional craftsperson in a Visual Arts Project? The Design & Crafts Council of Ireland and Monaghan Education Centre have funded residencies available through the CRAFTed Programme, apply now through Monaghan Education Centre.

To find out more click on the following links:

ApplcationForm CRAFTed 2020 (Application Deadline 13th November 2019)

CRAFTed Schools Info Pack-2020

DCCOI Crafted Booklet

CRAFTed is delivered in partnership with the Association of Teachers’ Education Centres of Ireland (ATECI).

To find out more http://www.learncraftdesign.ie/crafted

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The Design and Crafts Council of Irelands CRAFTed Programme gives Primary School children and teachers an exciting opportunity to explore their creativity and learn new skills by working with professional craftspeople in the classroom.

The CRAFTed programme gives primary school children and teachers an exciting opportunity to stretch, bend and extend their creative margins and learn the skills of various craft disciplines by working with professional craftspeople. Following the success of the CRAFTed programme last year, the 2019 national programme involved:

Overall CRAFTed Figures

Schools Students Centres Craftspeople
2019 74 1650 16 66

Students all over Ireland developed skills by exploring textiles, silver smiting, ceramics, woodwork, animation, willow weaving and fashion design to name a few, all explored through the wider curriculum.