The school was particularly chosen for its location on Harbour view road. In this years series of creative workshops the children experienced a wide range of materials and artistic techniques including observational drawing, intaglio prints which represent the common nautical themes of our three project partners.

Map making using a combination of studies of old Cork Harbour maritime maps and sea charts some reimagined with islands, ships and sea creatures.

Model Boats are key displays in both the Maritime Museum and NMCI. The model boats the children have made are from driftwood collected along the south coast, each piece shows signs of time spent at sea and gives character and movement to each unique vessel.

Paintings which were inspired by the wonderful maritime works in the 'Statio Bene' exhibition. The stormy sea backdrop is a visual representation of the narrative from the journal of Captain Richard Roberts of Passage West.

In this log he describes the voyage of 'The Sirius' which was the first steam ship to cross the Atlantic. The log gives particulars of the voyage and weather conditions from the 4th of April to 22nd of April 1838. This also links to the idea of the environmental pool at NMCI where weather conditions are simulated for training purposes.