St Cecilia’s Creative Schools Project 2024

The Creative Schools Partnership Programme is a pioneering cross-government programme funded by the Arts Council of Northern Ireland through National Lottery funding, the Education Authority and Urban Villages Initiative.

Year 8 pupils at St Cecilia’s College in Derry have created a ‘Happiness Soundscape’ to promote and reflect on their own health and wellbeing in a post-covid world. The process included collaborating with a range of local Derry artists, MorePies Productions, Echo Echo Dance Studio, Julieanne Campbell (poet) and Colin Norby (musician).

This two-year project brings professional artists into the classroom to teach new skills, support educational learning and strengthen community connections.

The ‘Girls in Green’ benefitted greatly from this collaborative process both in terms of education and enjoyment – all of them agreed “it was SOOO much fun”; they have grown in confidence, self-esteem and creativity.

We hope you enjoy their collective Pupil Voice.