Secondary Schools Junior and Senior Cycle Gallery Tours Using

Tuesdays – Fridays throughout the exhibition, various times available, Junior & Senior Cycle, €2 per student, booking essential, duration: 90mins

For booking & queries email: deirdre.rogers@solsticeartscentre.ie

This is an opportunity for students to investigate, analyse and reflect on multiple perspectives. Using cross-curricular links, broadening creative thinking and learning through art, these VTS sessions support the Junior and Senior Cycle, placing students at the centre of the learning process. Upon visiting Solstice, Senior Cycle students will receive specific information that embrace the three strands – Research, Create and Respond (visual and written responses), with particular focus on Content Area 3: Today’s World of the New Appreciating Art Visual Studies for Leaving Certificate curriculum.

Visual Thinking Strategies (VTS) is an inquiry-based method of visual processing – looking, describing and discussing what we see in a work of art. It is about listening to others, responding and expanding thoughts and new possibilities revealed within group engagement. VTS improves oral and visual literacy, problem solving and collaborative interactions among peers. Suitable for all ages, VTS tours are best with groups of 5 or more.