Museum School Receives Best Practice Award

Balinese Gamelan and Dance:  Learning, Respecting And Valuing Other Cultures

Challenge

At the Museum School we believe there is a middle ground to the debate surrounding quantitative analysis of student achievement. Children are multi-dimensional and so our curriculum must also be multi-dimensional. It must attend to both the head and the heart, incorporate discipline but allow freedom, it must be rigorous but flexible. The study of Balinese Gamelan is an art form that complements this belief. It blends an intricate structure with expansive creativity and teamwork. While the results may not fit easily into a quantitative box, Gamelan and dance is rigorous, and at times, provides life-changing experiences that our children need and deserve.