All children can benefit from early exposure to the arts
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Dominic Chin, 17 with Acting Minister for Culture, Community and Youth Lawrence Wong. -- ST PHOTO: DESMOND WEE
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From left to right: Clarence Liew, 20, Lek Hao Kai, 19, Nicholas Tan, 18, Acting Minister for Culture, Community and Youth Lawrence Wong, Dominic Chin, 17, Howard Chan, 15. -- ST PHOTO: DESMOND WEE
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Ballet dancers from The School of Dance at the concert finale. -- ST PHOTO: DESMOND WEE
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Gabriel Ng, 18, performing at ChildAid 2012. -- ST PHOTO: DESMOND WEE
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Nakajima Hidekazu, 17, a guest pianist from Japan performing at ChildAid 2012. -- ST PHOTO: DESMOND WEE
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Tricia Teo, 14, with her relative Clarence Kang, 14, at the ChildAid concert. He played the piano to her singing an original composition, Hold My Hand, by his mum Joyce Lim. Clarence has autism and comes from Malaysia. -- ST PHOTO: DESMOND WEE
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A group of female vocalists aged 12 to 19 performing Girls Generation's The Boys. -- ST PHOTO: DESMOND WEE
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Performers who were or are beneficiaries of ST School Pocket Money Fund and BT Budding Artists Fund meeting guest of honour Mr Lawrence Wong during intermission. From left to right, ITE Show Choir members Nurul Syifa' Bte Mohamad, 19 and Muhammad Hairie bin Abdullah, 18, and Saltare Beats dancers Muhammad Ridzuan bin Azmi, Siti Suziana bte Suhaimi, Low Liok Ting, all three of them are 17. -- ST PHOTO: DESMOND WEE
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The 8th edition of ChildAid, an annual charity concert jointly organised by ST and BT. Acting Minister for Culture, Community and Youth, Mr Lawrence Wong said all students, as young as pre-schoolers, can benefit from early exposure to the arts. -- ST PHOTO: LAU FOOK KONG
Dominic Chin, 17 with Acting Minister for Culture, Community and Youth Lawrence Wong. -- ST PHOTO: DESMOND WEE
From left to right: Clarence Liew, 20, Lek Hao Kai, 19, Nicholas Tan, 18, Acting Minister for Culture, Community and Youth Lawrence Wong, Dominic Chin, 17, Howard Chan, 15. -- ST PHOTO: DESMOND WEE
Ballet dancers from The School of Dance at the concert finale. -- ST PHOTO: DESMOND WEE
Gabriel Ng, 18, performing at ChildAid 2012. -- ST PHOTO: DESMOND WEE
Nakajima Hidekazu, 17, a guest pianist from Japan performing at ChildAid 2012. -- ST PHOTO: DESMOND WEE
Tricia Teo, 14, with her relative Clarence Kang, 14, at the ChildAid concert. He played the piano to her singing an original composition, Hold My Hand, by his mum Joyce Lim. Clarence has autism and comes from Malaysia. -- ST PHOTO: DESMOND WEE
A group of female vocalists aged 12 to 19 performing Girls Generation's The Boys. -- ST PHOTO: DESMOND WEE
Performers who were or are beneficiaries of ST School Pocket Money Fund and BT Budding Artists Fund meeting guest of honour Mr Lawrence Wong during intermission. From left to right, ITE Show Choir members Nurul Syifa' Bte Mohamad, 19 and Muhammad Hairie bin Abdullah, 18, and Saltare Beats dancers Muhammad Ridzuan bin Azmi, Siti Suziana bte Suhaimi, Low Liok Ting, all three of them are 17. -- ST PHOTO: DESMOND WEE
The 8th edition of ChildAid, an annual charity concert jointly organised by ST and BT. Acting Minister for Culture, Community and Youth, Mr Lawrence Wong said all students, as young as pre-schoolers, can benefit from early exposure to the arts. -- ST PHOTO: LAU FOOK KONG
Acting Minister for Culture, Community and Youth, Mr Lawrence Wong said all students, as young as pre-schoolers, can benefit from early exposure to the arts.
Speaking on the sidelines of the ChildAid concert organised by The Straits Times and The Business Time on Saturday, Mr Wong said that the ministry, in partnership with the Education Ministry, hopes to expose a broader range of students to the arts, which can in turn help students develop their creativity and their imagination.
He also said that while mastering the technical aspect of art in the classroom is key, it is more crucial that students learn to appreciate "the sprit of art".
"That means learning to appreciate beauty around you, learning how to express yourself, your emotions, your feelings in a creative and imaginative way," said Mr Wong.
