Deputy executive of the education ministry’s lifelong learning, arts and culture department, Gerard Vries, says it is important to use community members to integrate cultural heritage in the basic education system.
Vries was speaking at the safeguarding intangible cultural heritage in basic education event organised by Unesco in Windhoek on Tuesday.
Vries said the programme has been piloted in schools in the //Kharas, Kunene, Omaheke, and Zambezi regions.
He said the initiative aligns with the ministry of education’s mission in developing a national curriculum for basic education that will integrate indigenous knowledge as a teaching resource for improved quality of education.
Unesco representative to Namibia Eunice Smith said incorporating indigenous cultural heritage in the education curriculum will make use of the knowledge of the past to enhance sustainability.
“Using culture in education can help empower young people with opportunities for economic growth in the cultural and creative industries,” she said
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