Welcome!
Manitoba Education, Citizenship and Youth is pleased to present new curriculum frameworks for each Arts Education discipline: Dance K-4, Drama K-4, Music K-6, and Visual Arts K-4.
Draft Manitoba Curriculum Frameworks (
Flash Version) 
Please Note: The Arts Education frameworks are unedited, draft documents. They will not be further edited in this format. Omissions and typographical errors will be corrected in upcoming versions of the framework.
Celebrating Music in Manitoba Schools—April 2008
While music is an important part of the Manitoba school curriculum throughout the year, its role in education will be highlighted during April 2008 through school and community events that celebrate the skills and accomplishments of young musicians throughout the province. Please visit the Celebrating Music in Manitoba Schools area for details on activities and events in which schools and communities can participate.
Manitoba Rocks! Garage Band Project 2007/2008
Manitoba Education, Citizenship and Youth is pleased to support the Manitoba Rocks! Garage Band Project. This project provides mentorship for Middle and Senior Years students in rock bands who write original material. Three bands will work with music industry professionals to polish and arrange lyrics and music, record a professional demo in a studio, learn about the music business, and perform live at The Forks in Winnipeg on Canada Day. The successful applicants have been announced.
The Arts in Education
This statement on the arts in education was developed at the request of Manitoba Education, Citizenship and Youth as an initial step in renewing provincial curricula for the Arts.
Draft Statement (
202 KB), October 2003
The results of the responses to the Draft Statement have been compiled into a summary report.
The Arts in Education Survey: Summary Report, April 2004
MS-Word™ Version (
117 KB) PDF Version ( 69 KB)