The curriculum focuses on developing competencies in various arts in children from underserved communities
Delhi Education Minister Atishi launched Delhi Arts Curriculum Report on Tuesday. The report was based on the innovative arts curriculum developed for underserved community students. The curriculum has facilitated the learning particular competencies in five different art forms, namely, dance, theater, media arts, visual arts, and music. The Curriculum was developed by NalandaWay foundation. Apart from these skills, the curriculum also focuses to improvise the social-emotional skills.
The Delhi Arts Curriculum stems from the recommendations as mentioned in the National Education Policy, 2020. The curriculum is launched in selected Sarvodaya schools following the training of teachers. The study addresses the need for children to be engaged artistic activities as a pivotal part of their education. The report provides findings and necessary recommendations to bring art as a part of children’s education and development. It also comes up at a time when loss of learning is becoming a huge challenge to overcome. Further steps are to be taken for ensuring the inclusion of arts as a part of mainstream education across all Delhi Government Schools.
This initiative has been a key change maker in many schools of Delhi. This opportunity was used by NalandaWay foundation to introduce many art related activities such as music, dance, visual arts, theater, and media arts every day. It was carried out for children between the ages of 3 and 13. It yielded a positive result at the end of that year. They learned to appreciate art, improve social-emotional skills, and learn art skills. It also increased the student participation, attendance, confidence and social interaction. It also helped the teachers in increasing their ability to teach with creative confidence.
