UNESCO-NIE Centre for Arts Research in Education (CARE)

This forum is a gathering of artists, arts educators, teachers, students, parents and everyone who is interested in discussing the role of the arts in special education.

The forum begins with a short presentation of the research findings from the project "Examining practices and pedagogies in the arts in Special Education (SPED) Schools in Singapore", followed by a panel discussing the key question “What role does the arts serve in special education?”. The forum ends with a breakout session inviting audience members to further contribute to the conversation.

The moderator for the panel discussion is Ms Farah Ong (actress, performer, teacher, SDEA Committee member/Drama).

The panelists include: Mr Chandran R (Director & Founder of ACT 3 Theatrics/Drama), Mr Syed Ibrahim (Former founder of OneHeartBeat/Music-Drumming), Ms Ranae-Lee Nasir (teacher/Visual Arts), and Ms Kavitha Krishnan (Creative Director/ Choreographer of Maya Dance Theatre/Dance).

Light refreshments will be served at 4pm.

Admission is free but please register at: http://bit.ly/2OAXaT6

You can now watch the session here: