UAEParticipants also explored ways to integrate creative writing, music, theatre, visual arts, design, culinary arts, project-based learning, and extracurricular reading into school curricula. The session reviewed existing creative programmes implemented in schools, alongside international best practices and successful models that could be adapted for Dubai. Picture credit: WAMDubai: As part of its efforts to strengthen the role of the arts in education, Dubai Culture & Arts Authority (Dubai Culture), in collaboration with the Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA), organised a brainstorming session titled ‘Innovation Lab: Integrating Arts and Design into the Educational System.’ The initiative forms part of Dubai Culture's ongoing efforts to advance creative education, equip future generations with the skills required for innovation, and reinforce Dubai's position as a global centre for the creative economy. The session brought together senior leaders and employees from Dubai Culture and the KHDA for a series of in-depth discussions.