DoSE Advisor Dr Kekhrielhoulie Yhome going through Art Exhibition in Kohima on November 6. (Morung Photo)
Our Correspondent
Kohima | November 6
The Department of School Education (DoSE) Nagaland in collaboration with Saturday Art Class (SAC), organized an Art Exhibition titled “Expressions from the Classrooms of Nagaland” on November 6 at Morung Conference Hall, Directorate of School Education, Kohima.
The exhibition showcased creative artworks and learning outcomes from school children across Kohima district.
The initiative is part of the Art for Educator Program, implemented by the Department in partnership with SAC.
Addressing the event, Dr. Kekhrielhoulie Yhome, Advisor for School Education & SCERT, Nagaland lauded the initiative and the creativity displayed by students and teachers.
He reflected on various forms of realities subjective, objective, and inter subjective and connected these ideas to how children perceive and express through art works.
He emphasized that art allows students to translate imagination into learning and helps them understand the world around them.
Dr. Yhome also appreciated SAC for their partnership, noting that 120 teachers from 60 schools in Kohima district have been trained under the program, with a total of 280 teachers trained state-wide.
He added that the Department is in the process of signing a five-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with SAC to continue expanding art-based education in Nagaland.
Encouraging the students, he remarked, “Every child should feel pride and joy in holding something as simple as a sketchpad putting their thoughts and expressions onto paper is a powerful act of creativity.”
Krutika Kharee, Training & Partnerships Head, SAC, highlighted the organization’s mission to make art accessible for all children and to help teachers integrate visual arts and social-emotional learning (SEL) into classrooms.
“We believe that everyone is an artist,” she said, urging students to embrace creativity without fear or hesitation.
She expressed gratitude to the Department of School Education and its officials for their guidance and support, adding that the exhibition showcased the beautiful outcomes of the program implemented across Kohima’s government schools.
The Art for Educator Program involved 120 academic teachers from 60 government schools across Kohima district, benefiting more than 3,400 students from Early Childhood to Grade 5.
The programme aligns with the National Education Policy (NEP), focusing on integrating Visual Arts and Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) into classroom education to nurture creativity, self-expression, and critical thinking and self-expression among students.
The exhibition stands as a testimony to the Department’s commitment to holistic education, promoting art as a medium for emotional growth, creativity, and learning.
It also underscores the important role of educators in creating safe and expressive classroom environments for children across Nagaland.
SAC is a non-profit organization based in Mumbai in India that integrates visual arts with social-emotional learning (SEL) for children from low-income communities.
Founded in 2017, its goal is to provide a safe space for creative expression, helping children build confidence and essential life skills, as well as transforming perceptions of visual arts in education.
It mission is to work with and within the system to implement visual art and SEL programs to build skills to thrive in children.
The organization works with educators and partner institutions to deliver its programs, which also include digital resources and teacher training.
