Artist and Educator
St Joseph's Secondary School
St Joseph’s Secondary School in Drogheda is a large co-educational secondary school under the trusteeship of the Edmund Rice Schools Trust, with a student population of approximately 1,200 pupils. Formerly a CBS all-boys school, it has transitioned to mixed-gender education in recent years and includes an established autism setting with four dedicated classrooms supporting a diverse range of learners.
In her final year of college, Mary completed her teaching placement at St Joseph’s Secondary School, where she gained a broad and varied teaching experience across multiple year groups and programmes. During her time at St Joseph’s, Mary independently taught 1st year, 2nd year, Transition Year, 5th year and LCA classes, while also team-teaching a 1st year class from the school’s Autism Setting, allowing her to develop inclusive, adaptable, and student-centred teaching practices.
UoL - 1st Year Lino Print
Aim: To design a lino printed repeat pattern based on the theme ‘serving shapes’ through exploring pattern, space and texture.
Learning Outcomes:
Critical and visual language:
1.2 respond to an artwork using critical and visual language
Drawing:
1.4 demonstrate how they use drawing to observe, record and analyse the human figure and the world around them
2.6 investigate their own personal approach to craftwork through the technical and creative application of drawing and mark making.
Visual culture and appreciation:
1.7 examine the method of a number of artists and the artwork they created.
Art elements and design principles:
1.10 identify the use of art element and design principles within an artwork
1.12 apply their understanding of the art elements and design principles to make an artwork.
Media:
1.13 identify media which are used to create artwork.
Example of Final Outcome
Pupils' Work
UoL - 2nd Year Poster Design
Aim: To explore balance, colour and shape through creating an A3 graphic design poster based on the theme ‘connection’.
Learning Outcomes:
Critical and visual language:
3.3 Respond to and critique works of design using appropriate visual language
Drawing:
1.5 Interpret the world and communicate ideas through visual means
3.4 Interpret a design brief and represent this through their drawings
Visual culture and appreciation:
3.9 Justify the design concepts made by historical and contemporary designers
Art elements and design principles:
3.12 asses their own and others design work using their knowledge of art elements and design principles
1.10 Identify the use of art elements and design principles within an artwork
Media:
1.14 Use media to create their own artwork
Example of Final Outcome
Pupils' Work
