Combining art and science

Asande Dhlamini asande.dhlamini@inl.co.za

It HAS been debated whether art education should be included in programmes promoting science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (Stem). The inclusion of art is viewed by some Stem supporters as taking away from the other core subjects. There is a strong belief that Stem should not overlook the arts, as they add even more creativity to the learning process. A fresh and practical approach to science is desperately needed in the South African education system. When one says the word “scientist”, people will probably imagine someone in a lab coat outside a sterilised laboratory conducting experiments with elaborate formulas and beakers, but that is just a tiny proportion of what science is. The food of chef Siba Mtongana is science, but so is the work of those mad storm chasers…

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Sunday Independent (Digital) - 1 Issue, 2023-04-09

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