Education Through Art: Building Partnerships for Secondary Education

UNESCO,
01 June 2006, France

This new publication looks at the issue of Arts Education in light of renewing secondary education around the world. It explores how art can help secondary school learners in different cultures grow both intellectually and personally. It also examines how partnerships can be created between cultural institutions and schools. Arts education is one means of improving the quality of education. It can stimulate children’s creativity and critical thinking and also strengthen the acquisition of knowledge and life skills. This publication was produced within the framework of the World Conference on Arts Education, held in Lisbon, Portugal on 6-9 March. Download the pdf HERE.