Education & Training
Our sessions can be adapted to fit a theme or occasion but mostly they’re about having fun and being creative.
Here are some examples of Education and Training ArtCart workshops with closed groups;
Client: Cinemagic & Cedar Lodge School, North Belfast
Format: 12 week program with OCN qualification (Sept 22 – Jan 23)
Artforms: Animation
The Cedar Lodge School in North Belfast caters for young people with complex special educational needs and additional medical needs. A WheelWorks artist in partnership with Cinemagic designed and delivered an animation programme for a group of 15 teens.
The programme ran consistently for 2h a week over 12 weeks allowing participants to sample a range of animation styles including: digitally drawn frames using the FlippaClip app, Stop Motion and Claymation (like Walace and Gromit) and Papercut animation (think early South Park episodes). Having consistency and focused also helped build trust with the young people. The project was so successful that we’re back for another 12 weeks!
“The young people — who were quite hesitant at first — were able to get to know us over the 12 weeks. Some got really into it and have continued animating themselves — some have excellent YouTube channels!”
Nathan, WheelWorks Artist / Facilitator
We facilitated a series of one-off workshops for year groups P4 -P7 in Botanic Primary School, each had a different theme that liked to a topic in the curriculum and covered topics including climate change, history, and human rights. One session involved the children creating large placards. The first part of the session focused on discussion on the theme. Another session involved creating short animations and story boards.
Client: Botanic Primary School, Belfast
Format: Series of 8 one-off workshops with different classes. (Nov 21-March 22
Artforms: Arts & Crafts & Animation
“The children engaged very well and had lots of questions and ideas. It highlighted a lot of questions and worries that they have about the future of the planet. We encouraged them to look at what steps can be taken to help the planet and to use to art to get out message out into the world.”
Tanya, Artist / Facilitator
We were booked by NMAD council to deliver a multi-school programme in the lead up summer break 2022. In glorious weather the ArtCart, 3 artist-facilitators and a truckload of tech equipment made the journey south towards Warrenpoint to deliver a series of workshops focused on mental wellbeing and local heritage.
Working young people aged 8 – 10 in several schools, classes got to sample a range of activities including AR, lego stop motion and zine-making, rotating each hour between the ArtCart, the PE hall and a classroom to sample something new.
Client: Newry Mourne and Down District Council
Format: 5 School Roadshow (May 2022)
Artforms: AR, Arts & Crafts & Animation
“I ran an emotion focused arts and crafts workshop. We made Happy Books – simple zines from a single sheet of paper, filled with things that make you happy. It was great to get to walk around and connect with the students, find out about their interests and help them draw it”