Space Crafts expanded our current education programme to include local primary schools in a series of collaborative science and arts workshops. In partnership with Superprojects and a group of Irish artists, we developed and ran new workshops at the Observatory that included informative science activities followed by art activities inspired by the science the students learned. 

We hosted 8 schools groups to participate in 3-day workshops on site at the observatory. The artwork created by the students was displayed in the Observatory’s public rooms for the rest of the season, allowing the local community and general public to view during our Public Visitor Nights and other special events. 

Space Crafts provides a new platform for deeper educational engagement with local primary schools, introducing the students to STEM subjects they will soon study in secondary school in a fun way. Our vision is that the workshops will instil a stronger sense of ownership in the scientific heritage of Dunsink and the exciting space research taking place in their local area.