23 OCTOBER 2014 MEDIA ALERT WORKING TOGETHER TO IMPROVE SCHOOL ARTS The Department of Education in KwaZulu-Natal, led by Neliswa Peggy Nkonyeni, MPL, and the Department of Arts and Culture led by Ntombikayise Sibhidla-Saphetha, MPL, are going to launch the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at Dokkies on Friday 24 October 2014. The main objective of the collaborative agreement between the Department of Education and the Department of Arts and Culture is to establish a basis for co-operative work between the two departments. The partnership will promote access to creative and cultural learning and experience by all learners and the community of KZN at large. The planned projects will include library services, culture development, language services, arts development and archives. Activities within the agreement will include establishing best practices for arts and culture programmes and promote capacity building of educators and learners, joint projects between schools, community and arts infrastructure programmes that have both curriculum and school enrichment dimensions, planning and implementation of school arts and culture festivals as well as securing a fund base that support planning and implementation of all the programmes. As part of this agreement both departments are going to work hard to provide relevant library material, infrastructure and resources in public libraries situated to schools, promote multi-cultural displays for all cultures in schools, promote and establish reading and writing clubs in schools, establish arts and culture academy, promote the creation of family tree by learners and many other school activities that enhance arts and culture in schools. “As the two departments, we want to mobilise all our energies and resources to promote and improve schools’ arts and culture in the same manner we are working together to improve school sports,” said the MEC, Neliswa Peggy Nkonyeni, MPL. Both MECs are going to be present during the launch which will take place as follows: Venue: Dokkies (Teacher Training Academy) Date: 24 October 2014 Time: 11h30 KWAZULU-NATAL DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Postal Address: Private Bag X9137 • Pietermaritzburg • 3200 • Republic of South Africa Physical Address: 247 Burger Street • Anton Lembede Building • Pietermaritzburg • 3201 Tel.: +27 31 327 0462 • Fax.: +27 031 322 8408• Email: Elize.Coetzee@kzndoe.gov.za •Web:www.kzneducation.gov.za Ends…… For more information contact: Muzi Mahlambi 082 519 1420 Sihle Mlotshwa 072 207 2018 Lethukthula Mtshali>>> Nomonde Maboe KWAZULU-NATAL DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Postal Address: Private Bag X9137 • Pietermaritzburg • 3200 • Republic of South Africa Physical Address: 247 Burger Street • Anton Lembede Building • Pietermaritzburg • 3201 Tel.: +27 31 327 0462 • Fax.: +27 031 322 8408• Email: Elize.Coetzee@kzndoe.gov.za •Web:www.kzneducation.gov.za