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"Both Anna and I were amazed at how long the children spent locating, sketching and taking rubbings of patterns. In our meeting to discuss how the day had gone, we both realised that the children could have, and would have enjoyed spending a lot more time at this activity... For me, as a teacher, this has taught me that children really can surprise you and they are often more interested in certain things than you think they will be!"

Teacher Elaine McHugh reflecting on her experience working with artist Anna Reitberger in Trading Places/CR.E.A.T.E.

Space and Place

Following on from her work in Trading Places/CR.E.A.T.E., Artist Ann Henderson returns to Ballydown, P.S. This time she is combining face to face meetings with online collaboration using web cam and an online journal.

Project Dates: 2007 - 2008

The first residency in a new series of professional development residencies for artists working with children in Education called Real Residencies.

Please visit our online journal for this programme. You can meet artists, children and teachers who are collaborating together.

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Building on the many successes of the linen project. Artist Ann Henderson will work again in Ballydown P.S. Banbridge, Co. Down to collaborate with teachers and children to explore the theme of space and place through real and remote communications over the period of one school year.

Teachers will have the opportunities to work with Ann to connect learning across the curriculum using the arts and technology.

Kids’ Own are working in partnership with C2K to carry out this action research using Marratech software. Ann will start in the school on the 19th of September. This is the first residency to be part of a wider programme from Kids’ Own that aim to provide a context in which teachers, artists and children are supported to play, create and make new work using technology.