The visual arts curriculum comprises interrelated activities in making art and in looking at and responding to art. It presents a range of activities in perceiving, exploring, responding to and appreciating the visual world.
In St. Patrick’s BNS, we nurture these skills in our pupils and allow them to explore their creativity through many different media.
Our pupils also look at and respond to the work of particular artists at each class level. We believe that this opens their minds and allows them to further appreciate the world around them.
Our school is part of an education network with the National Gallery of Ireland and our pupils enjoy guided tours there each year. Click here to read about 3rd Class’ trip in February 2023.
Each month, we celebrate work from our own artists here in St. Patrick’s with our Artist of the Month feature, which you can see below.
| Class | Artist |
|---|---|
| Junior Infants | Van Gogh |
| Senior Infants | Seurat |
| 1st Class | Picasso |
| 2nd Class | Jack Yeats |
| 3rd Class | Monet |
| 4th Class | Da Vinci |
| 5th Class | Norah McGuinness |
| 6th Class | Munch |
| Artist of the Month | ||
|---|---|---|
| April 2023 |  |
Matthew Senior Infants, Ms Corr |
| March 2023 |  |
John L 4th Class, Ms Flood |
| February 2023 |  |
Fionn 5th Class, Mr Leen |
| January 2023 |  |
Euan 3rd Class, Ms Flanagan |
| December 2022 |  |
Mariano 2nd Class, Ms O’Brien |
| November 2022 |  |
Tom I 1st Class, Ms Gillespie |
| October 2022 |  |
Josh 4th Class, Ms Dunne |
| September 2022 |  |
Lewis
2nd Class, Ms McCann |