Profiles
Kate Maher, B. A. (Hons) Fine Art, P.G.C.E.
The course is coordinated by Kate Maher. Kate is a graduate of Fine Art at the National College of Art and Design, Dublin, and has also studied with the Fine Art Academy in Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Her work is mainly sculpturally based, but she has experience in print, painting, fabrics and puppetry. Kate has gained a Post Graduate Certificate of Education in Primary Teaching, and has also worked as a special needs assistant and a kindergarten assistant. She currently works as a class teacher, and has a keen interest in child development in education, specifically through the arts. She studied both music and drama with the Royal Irish Academy of Music and Trinity Guildhall London, and taught music at Kildare International School of Excellence for Young Musicians (KISEYM) at Herbert Lodge for six years
Aoiffe Brennan, B.A. (Hons) Int., P. G. E.
The assistant coordinator is Aoiffe Brennan. Aoiffe has graduated from University College Dublin with a combined degree in Art History and Languages, and has also attended the Universite Paris IV le Pantheon-Sorbonne, studying History of Art.
She has studied teaching at Trinity College Dublin.
Aoiffe has a strong background in painting, classical Art History and Contemporary Visual Culture. She has worked with primary schools in the area, and this is her fifth year working at Arty Cats
Location
Herbert Lodge is
located on the
Curragh plains, which
makes it an ideal
location for this
summer camp. The
children will be encouraged to use objects from the surrounding nature
in their artwork. There is ample parking for parents to safely drop off
and collect their children, and lots of secure space on the grounds of the
Lodge means plenty of room for fun and games during lunch!
Herbert Lodge Arts Centre was
opened in September 1991, and
has flourished as a music school
and cultural centre since then. It
promotes the cultural ethos of the
area, and is an exciting and
interesting place for reflective,
innovative and creative activities.
Children come to Herbert Lodge
on a daily basis to study music and
are taught in both traditional and
classical mode. Herbert Lodge now facilitates over 20 teachers
giving weekly instruction in many
instruments, including violin, cello,
piano, guitar, flute, voice and
Kindermusic.Please click here to visit Herbert Lodge's website: www.kildare.ie/herbetlodge.
L
ocation:
Kildare International
School of Excellence
for Young Musicians,
Herbert Lodge,
The Curragh
Co. Kildare.