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Basic education in the arts is provided to all children as part of their compulsory education. The Department of Education, Youth and Sport is responsible for arts education in Monaco.
Arts education is compulsory for students at the primary (6 to 11 year-olds) and secondary (11 to 15 year-olds) school levels. Students of the high school (15 to 18 year-olds), are offered arts education as an option.
In the early 1990s, the government introduced a policy facilitating cooperation between the Department of Cultural Affairs and the Department of Education, Youth and Sport, to extend cultural education to schoolchildren.
The Department of Cultural Affairs offers a programme of cultural activities which covers music, drama, opera and dance. It is based on an ongoing dialogue between performers and schoolchildren. The programmes include introducing young people to works of the Monte Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra and the Ballet Company.
Different policy objectives of arts education have been defined for the various levels of education:
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The Monegasque school system is basically organized on the French teaching programmes. Art lessons are obligatory from kindergarten to secondary school. It is then optional in high school.
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The Principality also has schools / academies for training in the following sectors:
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Over 192 cultural associations formed an important and varied offer.
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Please find the available information on this subject in chapter 5.3.
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