New, relatively cheap, digital technology is making the creative industries ever more accessible and attractive to young people. The impact is increasingly being felt within the classroom where pupils are seeking opportunities to learn technical skills and to express themselves creatively.
The Creative Learning Centre is the educational model that the Nerve Centre has developed to bring digital creativity into the heart of the curriculum. The ability to write a song or compose a soundtrack; take a digital photograph or shoot a video; design a logo or build a web page; edit together a video sequence or animate a story – these are the forms of creativity and self-expression that fire the imagination of young people. These skills amount to a new form of 21st century digital literacy. By providing teachers and pupils with access to high level ICT skills, we aim to empower young people to become active, creative learners.
What's On
Find out about latest news, upcoming professional development courses for teachers and other events which may be of interest to your school. more
Post Primary
The Nerve Centre is involved in several strands of digital literacy including Cross-Curricular ICT programmes, Moving Image Arts, and Occupational Studies. more
Teacher Training
Our professional development courses aim to help schools explore the potential for using ICT creatively in the classroom and across the curriculum. more
Youth
The Nerve Centre can offer youth groups a variety of activites such as digital music, video, graphic design, as well as Community Relations programmes. more
Primary Our primary programmes have been developed with teachers and pupils to encourage pupils' creativity, learning, acquisition and development of skills in a variety of subject contexts. more
Resources
The Nerve Centre's in-house team of graphic designers, web developers, film-makers, animators and musicians have produced a number of educational resources. more
