Sculptor | Artist | Educator
BA4 Placement at Mount Temple Comprehensive
As part of my BA Joint Honours in Fine Art & Education at the National College of Art & Design, I completed a post-primary teaching placement at Mount Temple Comprehensive School. This placement provided valuable experience in planning and delivering visual art lessons aligned with the Junior Cycle curriculum within a diverse and inclusive school environment.
Mount Temple’s strong emphasis on creativity, respect, and empathy had a significant influence on my teaching practice. Throughout the placement, I developed skills in classroom management, differentiation, and supporting students with additional educational needs. I actively engaged in collaborative planning and team-teaching, strengthening my communication skills and contributing to a positive and supportive classroom atmosphere. Drawing on the school’s rich culture of arts and music, I aimed to encourage student engagement, confidence, and creative expression while fostering mutual respect and understanding within the classroom.
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2nd Year
Graphic Design
Unit of Learning
Visual Aids
Aim: To explore shape, colour and movement through Graphic design to create a Keith Haring inspired poster based on the Sustainable Development Goals and the theme “Power in the poster”
Support studies: Keith Haring, Paul Klee, Lee Quinones, Dondi, and Futura 2000
Length: 7 x 1 hour lessons
Student Work
Learning Outcomes:
1.4 demonstrate how they use drawing to observe, record and analyse the human figure and the world around them
3.2 use critical and visual language to explain their own designs and those of others
3.7 describe examples of historical and contemporary design
3.10 explain the use of art elements and design principles in examples of design work
3.15 justify design concepts and the use of media in their own or others’ work
5th Year
Visual Studies
Unit of Learning
Aim: To engage students in a critical and creative exploration of Irish Bronze Age and Iron Age artefacts, students will use the Visual Studies framework to investigate and respond to objects, craft techniques, and design motifs. Through research, observation, discussion, and practical experimentation, students will examine the social, cultural, and technological significance of artefacts, the evolution of craft and decoration, and Ireland’s connections to the wider European context. They will develop personal responses and creative designs that reflect an understanding of how material culture communicates identity, status, and innovation in the Bronze and Iron Ages.
Length: 7 x 1 hour lessons
Visual Aids
Student Work
Learning Outcomes:
1.4 demonstrate how they use drawing to observe, record and analyse the human figure and the world around them
3.2 use critical and visual language to explain their own designs and those of others
3.7 describe examples of historical and contemporary design
3.10 explain the use of art elements and design principles in examples of design work
3.15 justify design concepts and the use of media in their own or others’ work
6th Year LCA
Mosaic
Unit of Learning
Aim: To explore shape, pattern and unity through craft and design to create a mosaic inspired by the theme Fragments of Home based on LCA Visual Art module 2 My Local Environment.
Length:14 x 1 hour lessons
Visual Aids
Student Work
Learning Outcomes:
1. based on group and individual learning methodologies, collect and organise resources and information
2. use a variety of artistic approaches
3. identify and experiment with artistic visual qualities and with a range of materials and tools
4. produce art works of a personally expressive and aesthetic nature
5. recognise some of the ways in which artists have responded to, and promoted environmental issues
6. begin to have a more participatory role in environmental care
1st Year Drawing
Unit of Learning
Visual Aids
Aim: To explore line shape, tone and proportion through drawing to create a Frida Kahlo inspired self portrait based on the theme “Face Value”
Length: 6 x 1 hour lessons
Student Work
Learning Outcomes:
1.2 respond to an artwork using critical and visual language
1.4 demonstrate how they use drawing to observe, record and analyse the human figure and the world around them
2.8 interpret the narrative, symbols and functions used in craftwork from their own and other world cultures
1.11 consider the use of the art elements and design principles in their own artwork
1.15 critique the choice of media in their own or others’ artwork
