Greta McMillan

Greta does not have use of her body and communicates and does all her creative work using an Eyegaze system. Greta is an accomplished multi arts performer and creator, but has experienced challenges in being awarded qualifications through the school examination system as the flexibility is not there to accommodate her needs.

Greta has put an incredible number of hours into her Arts Award as she needs to type out and select words from a grid to make herself understood. She worked with Arts Award Adviser Clare Johnston at Drake Music Scotland to create new communication grids for each section of the award to tease out her thoughts in new and creative ways, and to develop her arts and leadership skills. She completed a large number of high quality projects resulting in a number of collaborative performances both within Drake Music Scotland and with other organisations, including placements within professional organisations. The film Greta included in her Silver portfolio also won an award.

Greta also had a very challenging home and family situation while completing her award, but was able to stay on track and complete the work to great praise from her moderator for the depth of her portfolio. Greta is not always afforded the same opportunities that other candidates might take for granted, and it has been fabulous to see her achieve a national qualification at this level. It’s full steam ahead with her Gold!