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The ministry of education has introduced a new competence based education system that recognizes the need to identify talents in children and help mentor and nurture them to the fullest possible extend. the national curriculum policy and the basic education curriculum framework both recognize that learners are differently endowed and that they have different abilities and interests. it is for that reason that the mission of the basic education curriculum reforms is 'nurturing every learner's potential'. the school system has been structured to facilitate learners to pursue their own interests and fulfill their potential in line with the curriculum reforms' mission of 'nurturing every learner's potential'. there are three pathways open to students: arts and sports, social sciences and science, technology, engineering and mathematics pathways. it is in arts and sports pathway that the policy makers have anchored development of creative and cultural industries. the arts and sports science pathway provide opportunities for self-realization and expression as well as individual development and fulfillment. under the policy and basic curriculum framework, it is envisaged that 15% of learners in senior school will take up this pathway. the performing arts track in senior secondary school includes music, dance, and theatre and elocution and it is envisaged to have 5% of the learners at this level. the learners will be engaged in performance in one of the mentioned areas, depending on their area of choice. this pathway is conceptualized to allow learners to specialize in an area of interest, ability and career choice. it recognizes theatre and elocution, a branch of performing arts concerned with acting using a combination of speech, gesture, music, dance, sound and spectacle. theatre takes such forms as plays, musicals, illusion, mime, improvisational theatre, stand-up comedy, pantomime, and public speaking. it also recognizes dance as a form of audience entertainment in a performance setting. finally yet importantly, it recognizes music as art form, which combines pitch, rhythm, and dynamics in order to create sound. it can be performed using a variety of instruments and styles and is divided into genres. it is expected that 5% of learners will take up visual and applied arts track. this learning area aim at enabling the learner to develop a deeper understanding and appreciation of artistic and cultural expression through two or three-dimensional artworks.