Forbes – Rani Singh
“What role should the arts play in education? That’s a question governments, teachers and parents are asking around the world as they work out how best to shape young minds to compete in a global race. Some education commentators identify that with the rise of standardized testing, many schools have become exam factories, focusing solely on ensuring that pupils are prepared to pass their end of year exams. While this might help with league tables, does it prepare young people to thrive in the world? And does this approach to learning turn young people off of education? The British International School in Shanghai Puxi and Nord Anglia International School Shanghai, Pudong have become two of the first schools in the world to benefit from a new collaboration between Nord Anglia Education and The Juilliard School in New York. Students at both schools will benefit from an enhanced embedded arts curriculum developed by specialists from Juilliard, along with continued support from, and engagement with, Juilliard alumni and affiliated artists.”(more)