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Creative Clusters

The Department of Education is pleased to announce the opening of a new round of Creative Clusters (Press Release). The deadline for receipt of applications is 12^th May 2023.

Each Creative Cluster will receive grant funding of €3,000 per school over a two-year period to implement their project in the 2023–2025 school years (e.g. a cluster of 3 schools would receive €9,000 over two years while a cluster of 5 schools would receive €15,000 over two years). Clusters will receive 50% of the total grant funding in Year 1, with the second 50% being provided in Year 2. In addition, but separate to the grant funding, all successful clusters are further supported with: A fully paid Creative Cluster Facilitator; paid Teacher Substitution to attend training and meetings; room hire, travel & subsistence.

Please see the following link for the Creative Cluster 2023 Guidelines and Application Form: Creative Clusters 2023 Guidelines and Application Form

Schools can apply as part of a cluster which may be an existing network of schools.
A school nearing the end of year 2 of an existing Creative Cluster can reapply to be in a new cluster where the other schools in the new cluster have not participated before.
Schools nearing the end of 2 years with Creative Schools are eligible to apply.
The local Education Support Centre will have a key role in identifying and supporting a Creative Cluster for their local area.

Applications should be sent to the local full-time Education Support Centre (listed at Appendix 1 of the Guidelines document on the DoE website) or use this link Appendix 1

For any queries, please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. in Wexford Education Support Centre or email Arts in Education Administration This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Creative Clusters is an initiative of the Department of Education, led by and in partnership with the 21 full-time Education Centres (Education Support Centres Ireland - ESCI) and funded through the Schools Excellence Fund.

ONCE UPON A TIME IN WEXFORD - HISTORY OF THE WEXFORD OPERA FESTIVAL

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A FUN WAY FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE TO EXPLORE OPERA (SCHOOL RESOURCE)

Once Upon a Time in Wexford

Wexford Education Support Centre are delighted that a fun new resource for children and young people is now available which captures some of the fun and magic that is Wexford Festival Opera, including a Virtual Tour of the theatre in the National Opera House.

Once Upon a Time in Wexford is written by Elizabeth McKiernan and Lucy Small, and takes you on a journey from the origins of the Wexford Festival Opera, through its unique traditions and shows children and young people, that opera is for everyone.

After researching and writing a history of the festival for children and sourcing images and historical texts, Elizabeth McKernan and Lucy Small engaged artist Mirona Mara who designed stunning, colourful illustrations for the interactive slideshow to create a visual and auditory feast. They worked alongside stage director Roberto Recchia to ensure that Once Upon a Time in Wexford is an interactive and fun experience and a reminder to young readers that opera has something to offer everyone.

Like some of our favourite stories, it opens with Once Upon A Time…

In this historic location, two doctors, a postman and a hotel owner created what is now an international opera festival.

Ove six fun and interactive chapters take a step back in time and behind the scenes of this internationally renowned festival

ONCE UPON A TIME…

Once Upon a Time in Wexford captures the Magic and fun of the Wexford Opera Festival.

Written by Elizabeth McKiernan and Lucy Small, it takes you on a journey from the origins of the Wexford Festival Opera, through its unique traditions and shows children and young people, that opera is for everyone.

Once Upon a Time in Wexford is both an educational and fun way to relate the essence of the Wexford Festival Opera to a young audience.

An interactive slideshow with stunning, original illustrations by Mirona Mara, sound clips, fun facts and a description of opera and opera voices, it is a visual and auditory feast.

Like some of our favourite stories, it opens with Once Upon A Time…

In this historic location, two doctors, a postman and a hotel owner created what is now an international opera festival.

The scene is now set, the year is 1951; let the magic begin…

‘ÉIRÍ’ Évoking Ireland’s Resilient female Icons

‘ÉIRÍ’ Evoking Ireland’s Resilient female Icons

Celebrating the inspiring women and girls from Irish Mythology

A Brief Overview of the Competition

The ‘ÉIRÍ’ Project comprising an art competition and an open participatory research project, has been created by Professor Ralph Kenna and is funded by Coventry University. The project is being hosted by The Irish Post and Story Archaeology.

Submissions, in any medium, inspired by Irish mythology, local lore or legend, featuring women or girls, can be entered until November 22. However, there is no closing date for the participatory research submissions.

For more information please click this live link

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Professor Ralph Kenna is an Irish Professor of Physics whose research interests include critical phenomena,digital humanities and sociophysics. at Coventry University.His deep interest in Mythology has led him to develop innovative mathematical methods of exploring and comparing the way stories work and the connections between characters. This was first explored in the paper, Maths Meets Myths: Quantitative Approaches to Ancient Narratives.

Chris Thompson, www.storyarchaeology.com
I am a teacher, Irish registered ,with specialisms in creative writing and educational drama. I work with the 'Heritage in Schools' Scheme and Poetry Ireland's 'Writers in Schools'. For many years, I have also designed and delivered inter-generational, local history and cultural diversity projects for schools, libraries, and Heritage Officers.
I also present the Podcast, Story Archaeology, now including Stories in the Landscape. As a storyteller, one of my main concerns is to provide materials to support exploration of early Irish stories,in a form that is attractive and appropriate for Primary classes. Over the last two years I have been creating teacher lead, on-line guided interactive presentations and videos. A full downloadable programme for teachers is available, at no cost, for this project.

Wexford Education Support Centre "Young Journalist Of The Year Competition" In association with Wexford People

Wexford Education Support Centre in colloboration with Wexford People Newspapers launched our

"Young Journalist of the Year Competition"

The project was launched by Lead Organiser Scott Gaynor. Scott is a journalist and post primary teacher in The Presentation Secondary School, Wexford Town.

The Competition is open to students in Fifth and Sixth Class in Primary schools and to students from First Year to Leaving Certificate level in Post Primary schools.

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Entries should be emailed to Scott Gaynor at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

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Slide Presentation Resources:

https://preswex-my.sharepoint.com/:p:/g/personal/sgaynor_preswex_ie/EfDOWP7B21VMqCPg6VYy7SUBsGTI2N6_UQpRX8GVJo6A8g

Primary, Post-Primary

ACTIVE SCHOOL FLAG 2022-2023

Dear Colleagues,

The Active School Flag Programme is a Department of Education 'Physical Activity for Wellbeing' Initiative in partnership with the Education Support Centres of Ireland and Healthy Ireland. The Programme seeks to embed a culture of physical activity in schools using fun and innovative strategies, and drawing on the unique settings and cultures of the participating schools. The evidence shows that the benefits of participating in this programme for whole school communities extend far beyond the physical into mental health, school morale - both for staff and students-, student voice, student leadership, behaviour, punctuality and attendance.

Please note the Active School Flag Programme is a whole of school initiative. Schools that engage with the process will be supported by a series of online webinars, held at regular intervals throughout the school year. Schools that attend the webinars will receive a range of practical resources to support their work.

To find out more, ask questions and listen to practicing teachers' experiences of participating in the Active School Flag programme, click here to register for a one-hour information webinar.

Is your school ready?

The process incentivises schools to engage in a process of self-reflection, action planning and collaboration at whole school level.

Sitting in front of every teacher, every day, are children and young people that DO NOT meet the recommended daily physical activity level target of 60 minutes.

ASF is an ambitious whole school process. In order to succeed, and to ensure that the benefits of ASF reach into every classroom, it is important that management and staff commit to supporting, promoting and actively engaging with the process.

ASF encourages schools to strengthen their PE programmes and to promote physical literacy.

A broad and balanced PE programme is essential, at all class levels, to ensure that students have the opportunity to develop the knowledge, skills and attitudes that they require to live physically active lives.

October Webinars 2022

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Please see the links below

https://activeschoolflag.ie/events/find-out-more-webinar-19-09-22-7pm/

Find out more webinar 19th Sept at 7 PM

https://activeschoolflag.ie/events/find-out-more-webinar-20-09-22-3-45pm/

Find out more webinar 20th Sept at 3:45 PM

https://activeschoolflag.ie/events/getting-started-small-schools-webinar/

Getting started webinars October 2022

Schools apply directly to ASF online if they wish to participate in the programme.

To Register Please Click

Active School Flag

Will YOUR school be the first school to achieve ASF in your county during 2022/2023?

Local Schools who took part in 2021/2022

Castledockrell NS, Ballycarney, Enniscorthy, Co Wexford (2nd Flag)

CBS Primary Wexford, Green Street, Slippery Green, Wexford

Gaelscoil Moshiolog, An Chraobhach, Bthr. Charn an Bhua, Guaire, Loch Garman

Marshalstown NS, Marshalstown, Enniscorthy, Co Wexford

Riverchapel NS, Riverchapel, Gorey, Co Wexford (2nd Flag)

Scoil Ghormáin Naofa, Castletown, Gorey, Co Wexford (3rd Flag)

Scoil Mhuire, Coolcotts, Co Wexford

SN Cill Damhain, Cill Damhain, Inis Corthaigh, Co Loch Gorman (3rd Flag)

SN Olibheir Beannuithe, Duncannon, Co Wexford

SN Realta Na Mara, An Chill Mhor, Co Loch Garman (2nd Flag)

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An Active School Flag Programme - ONE HOUR - Information Webinar

"Find Out More"

takes place ON Tuesday, 28th September at 3.45 p.m.

If you are interested in attending this information session please Register here

Active School Flag Programme

The Active School Flag Programme is a modern, fun and engaging programme with research (by D.C.U.) showing long term benefits for the whole school community including:

More physically active school community (including teachers).
improved concentration and focus for students in class.
improved school atmosphere & pupil-teacher relationships.
improved attendance and behaviour in school.

All primary schools, using the School Self-Evaluation (SSE) process, are required to review one area of Wellbeing by 2023.

The Active School Flag Programme is a Whole of School initiative which embeds 'being physically active' into the ethos of the school. It aligns with both 'The Wellbeing Framework' and the 'School Self-Evaluation' (SSE) process and can be used to help schools fulfil their commitments in this regard.

Currently there are 630 schools nationally with Active School Flag status, with 21 of these in Co. Wexford.

Applications for interested primary schools will open on Friday, 1st October at www.activeschoolflag.ie.

Please note to register for the "Find Out More" information session or to register for the Active Flag Programme you will be registering on the links provided above and not on Wexford Education support Centre's website.

Primary

Creative Clusters

ONCE UPON A TIME IN WEXFORD - HISTORY OF THE WEXFORD OPERA FESTIVAL

A FUN WAY FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE TO EXPLORE OPERA (SCHOOL RESOURCE)

ONCE UPON A TIME…

CHAPTER 1: WHAT IS OPERA?

CHAPTER 2: DR TOM WALSH AND THE FIRST FESTIVAL

CHAPTER 3: THE NATIONAL OPERA HOUSE

CHAPTER 4: WEXFORD TRADITION

CHAPTER 5: CHILDREN AND THE OPERA FESTIVAL

CHAPTER 6: FANTASTIC FESTIVAL FACTS

‘ÉIRÍ’ Évoking Ireland’s Resilient female Icons

‘ÉIRÍ’ Evoking Ireland’s Resilient female Icons

Celebrating the inspiring women and girls from Irish Mythology

Wexford Education Support Centre "Young Journalist Of The Year Competition" In association with Wexford People

"Young Journalist of the Year Competition"

ACTIVE SCHOOL FLAG 2022-2023

Local Schools who took part in 2021/2022

An Active School Flag Programme - ONE HOUR - Information Webinar

"Find Out More"

takes place ON Tuesday, 28th September at 3.45 p.m.

Please note to register for the "Find Out More" information session or to register for the Active Flag Programme you will be registering on the links provided above and not on Wexford Education support Centre's website.

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