Bright young Cork sparks get creative

EVENING classes in creative writing, basic science and computer animation have never been so popular, but the latest set of graduates at one Cork city school are a lot younger than the usual set of people developing their skills.

A group of children aged six to 12 have just completed the eight-week courses at Rockboro Primary School, with pupils of other city schools also among the honoured few.

Run by staff of University College Cork and the Centre for Talented Youth in Ireland, the Sparks Programme was initiated by Rockboro — an independent, fee-paying school — as an opportunity to offer something alternative and additional to run-of-the mill extra-curricular activities.