THE INITIATIVE SEEKS TO PRESERVE AND EXPAND THE ART FORM OF STEEL PAN MUSIC IN SAINT LUCIA.
Primary schools in Dennery (north) are now benefiting from a UNESCO-funded Steel Pan progamme.
The programme received its official launch at a Feb. 28 hand-over ceremony, at the Derniere Riviere Combined School, one of the recipients of the programme.
“Developing and Expanding Steel Pan in schools in Saint Lucia” was the proposal title submitted to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) for funding under the UNESCO Participation Programme call for 2022/2023.
The brainchild of Education Minister and MP for Dennery (north constituency), Hon. Shawn Edward. The initiative seeks to raise the level of appreciation for steel pan music among the youth and in so doing contribute to the preservation and expansion of the steel pan art form in Saint Lucia.