Mrs Betty Mould Iddrisu, Minister of Education, has urged parents to supplement and complement the efforts of teachers and government in imparting cultural values to their children. She said parents like teachers are also agents of education and therefore have a major role to play in the cultural education of children. Mrs Iddrisu said this in a speech read for her to open the 12th National Basic Schools Festival of Arts in Ho on Tuesday. It is on the theme, “Bridging Yesterday’s Wisdom and Tomorrow’s Vision, a Challenge to Our Culture”. The Minister said culture as a reflection of “all good aspects of our behavioural pattern as human beings and Ghanaians is crucial to building of a healthy and prosperous society”. She said it was not the fineness of performances at the cultural fiesta that mattered but its “essence of bringing our children from the regions together to socialize, learn and share ideas about our various ethnic groups, who together form the whole Ghanaian culture and society”. Colonel Cyril Necku, (rtd) Deputy Volta Regional Minister, said care must be taken to maintain “proven wisdom” embodied in our culture as the nation visualized the future. He observed that globalization and its attendant adulteration of national cultures was a challenge to development. Activities listed for the four-day event, some on competitive basis, include poetry recitals, drama, singing, choral music and dance choreography.