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( Acts of restorative kindness (ARK) include a diverse range of actions to restore the earth and nature in our spaces and communities.)&nbsp; Dancing in the A.R.K. brings together a number of creative ideas from pupils at the Clonoulty National School and the Printmakers\u2019 Garden Youth Club to deliver a hands-on learning experience rooted in environmental stewardship, sustainable living and community connection through arts and creativity.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The project takes the form of three intertwined child-led spaces that aim to inspire and deliver collective acts of restorative kindness and radical care to the natural environment as well as raising awareness of the native habitats in the Clonoulty area.&nbsp; &nbsp;The three spaces include: a research lab and community library box to deepen the connection between arts and science in to learn more about our native habitats and ecosystems; secondly Nature\u2019s Pharmacy will build an understanding of our various needs and how we can meet them while working in harmony with nature; and finally a story space to explore alternative ways of telling our story and encouraging others to join the movement.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":34861,"template":"","class_list":["post-34860","event","type-event","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Dancing in the A.R.K. - Creative Ireland Programme<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"&quot;Dancing in the A.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.creativeireland.gov.ie\/en\/event\/dancing-in-the-a-r-k\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Dancing in the A.R.K. - Creative Ireland Programme\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"&#8220;Dancing in the A.R.K.&#8221; is a new Creative Ireland Tipperary project between Print Van Go and the Clonoulty community.&nbsp; The theme and title of the project take inspiration from Mary Reynolds\u2019s book \u2018We are the ARK\u2019; a call to arms to restore half the land to nature in order to protect our native ecosystems. 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