
Primary School Teaching
During the first year of the Fine Art and Education BA at NCAD, Karla-Louise completed a primary school teaching placement where the planning and delivery of lessons allowed an introduction to working with students to explore various artistic techniques and foster creativity aligned with the visual arts primary school curriculum.
Our Lady Immaculate Senior Primary School, Darndale
Our Lady Immaculate Senior National School is dedicated to fostering the moral, academic, and personal growth of each student, while promoting strong collaboration within the Darndale school community.


Student experimenting with the creating and use of natural dyes on fabric

Discovery learning of collage

Exploring abstract painting of familiar areas using natural dye

Student experimenting with the creating and use of natural dyes on fabric
Unit of Learning
Theme: Mapping
Strands Covered within Visual Art Primary school Curriculum:
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Drawing
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Paint and Colour
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Print
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Fabric and Fibre
Presentations and Resources:
Learning Outcomes:
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Look at and talk about his/her work, the work of other children and the work of artists
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Experiment with the marks, lines, shapes, textures, patterns and tones that can be made with different drawing instruments on a range of surfaces
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Use a widening range of print-making techniques to make theme-based or nonrepresentational prints
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Explore and discover the possibilities of fabric and fibre as media for imaginative expression

Exploring collage and textures of paper

Exploring collage

Student exploring the natural dye of coffee on fabric

Exploring collage and textures of paper