Experts and educators gathered at a seminar in Hanoi on March 24 todiscuss how to include intangible cultural heritage in education forsustainable development in the Asia-Pacific region.
Organised by the Ministry of Education and Training (MOET), theMinistry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST) and the UNESCO Office inHanoi, event participants included over 60 experts from 13 countries inthe region.
Addressing the event, MOET DeputyMinister Nguyen Vinh Hien underscored the significance of culturalheritage in educating younger generations.
TheMOET launched a campaign in 2009 to foster the teaching of folk musicand traditional sporting practices in schools as well as motivatestudents to protect local historical and cultural heritage.
The MOET also worked with the MCST to publish a guideline on engagingschool lessons with intangible cultural heritages in 2013, Hien said.
The same year, Vietnam embarked as a pilotcountry for incorporating intangible cultural heritage into schoolcurricula which has raised student awareness of and their sense ofresponsibility for such heritages, he added.
During the seminar, experts exchanged first-hand experience from theproject in four pilot countries including Pakistan, Palau, Uzbekistanand Vietnam over the past 2 years.
Head of theUNESCO Office in Hanoi Katherine Muller-Marin noted that heritageeducation is a key driving factor for the formation of soft skills in achild, vital for sustainable development, including adaption,creativity, innovation, mutual respect and diversity.
Therefore, teachers need support to innovate teaching methods andinspire students to learn about and uphold the values of their uniquecultural tradition, she stressed.
She alsoemphasised the importance of improving communication between schools,teachers, parents and the community towards effective heritageeducation.
Many provinces across the countryhave actively incorporated intangible cultural heritages into schoollessons; Bac Ninh, Nghe An and Phu Tho province have campaigns topromote folk singing in schools and students in Lang Son province aretaught traditional instrument playing.-VNA
Organised by the Ministry of Education and Training (MOET), theMinistry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST) and the UNESCO Office inHanoi, event participants included over 60 experts from 13 countries inthe region.
Addressing the event, MOET DeputyMinister Nguyen Vinh Hien underscored the significance of culturalheritage in educating younger generations.
TheMOET launched a campaign in 2009 to foster the teaching of folk musicand traditional sporting practices in schools as well as motivatestudents to protect local historical and cultural heritage.
The MOET also worked with the MCST to publish a guideline on engagingschool lessons with intangible cultural heritages in 2013, Hien said.
The same year, Vietnam embarked as a pilotcountry for incorporating intangible cultural heritage into schoolcurricula which has raised student awareness of and their sense ofresponsibility for such heritages, he added.
During the seminar, experts exchanged first-hand experience from theproject in four pilot countries including Pakistan, Palau, Uzbekistanand Vietnam over the past 2 years.
Head of theUNESCO Office in Hanoi Katherine Muller-Marin noted that heritageeducation is a key driving factor for the formation of soft skills in achild, vital for sustainable development, including adaption,creativity, innovation, mutual respect and diversity.
Therefore, teachers need support to innovate teaching methods andinspire students to learn about and uphold the values of their uniquecultural tradition, she stressed.
She alsoemphasised the importance of improving communication between schools,teachers, parents and the community towards effective heritageeducation.
Many provinces across the countryhave actively incorporated intangible cultural heritages into schoollessons; Bac Ninh, Nghe An and Phu Tho province have campaigns topromote folk singing in schools and students in Lang Son province aretaught traditional instrument playing.-VNA
