Meghalaya govt all set to introduce music and art in school curriculum

The Meghalaya government is ready to introduce music and art in the school curriculum with an aim to make learning easier for school children in the state, an education department official said.

Meghalaya is one among the three states in the country - Sikkim, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu & Kashmir - selected for a collaborative project of the British Council India and NCERT in the country, the official said.

Thirty five teachers and 25 children drawn from different schools of the state are undergoing a training in the state capital who would further impart training to others for the integrated learning, Federick Kharkongor, education department secretary said.

He said the basic aim of the programme is to impart balanced education to the children where various art forms including performing arts like music would be integrated for better learning.

The programme is also part of World Voice, an initiative of the British Council Arts Education programme which was launched in the UK earlier this year to promote cultural understanding through sharing of folk music and targets to cover two countries, India and Senegal.