Arts integrated learning is a teaching- learning approach based on ' through the arts' and ' with the arts'. It is a process in which arts is used a medium for teaching-learning and as a key to understanding concepts in any topic of the curriculum. Learners use many art mediums to explore creatively while making connections between diverse themes. Drawing and painting, clay modelling, pottery, paper crafts, mask and puppet making, heritage crafts and other visual and performing arts experiences lead to a greater comprehension and constitution of knowledge about many subjects. Age appropriate options for learners who can explore at their own pace can be accommodated through the arts. This is in line with the approach to experience learning.

The arts are frequently regarded as a pastime, a hobby, or simply recreational activity. The STEM field ( Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) is prioritised in culture where the entire educational system is oriented on training future workers, while arts are disregarded in times of economic uncertainty, resources are rationed, and the arts are frequently the first to be slashed. However, research on the benefits of arts education on children's learning and development shows that children exposed to arts programs with teacher supervision have much better outcomes than children who are not exposed to arts education. Children who are exposed to arts perform better in school, acquire greater social, cognitive and emotional skills, and are more likely to pursue higher education later in life, according to research.