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If so, Singapore’s School of the Arts, more commonly known as SOTA, might be a better option for your child than a conventional secondary school. To hear from SOTA’s educators and take a campus tour, you and your child should make time for SOTA’s Open House event on 1 April 2023. Thereafter, if your child is interested, please note that ...
Many people expect School of the Arts (SOTA) to churn out students who will go on to do “arts”-related degrees and pursue careers in the arts. That is not the case. In SOTA, arts and academics share the same stage. SOTA’s vision is to produce “Creative Citizens for the Future”. SOTA graduates are not expected to pursue art careers ...
Myth 7: “SOTA students don’t play sports, or participate in community-building activities.”. While SOTA does not have a Physical Education programme, it has an Experiential Education programme, which is compulsory for its students from Year 1 to Year 6, and part of the structured curriculum time.
The student culture at SOTA is like no other in Singapore. There are no boundaries — everyone knows and is friends with each other. The younger and older students interact a lot. For example, during our service projects, students across years and disciplines will work together, and end up becoming great friends.
In 2021, 1,739 students in Singapore sat for the IB exams — this consisted of students in our local schools, as well as international school students. (In comparison, 11,070 students in Singapore took the A-Level exams in the same year.) For parents who prefer tried-and-tested or ‘mainstream’ pathways, you may feel hesitant to consider ...
Oct 2, 2010 · Here’s my experience on how my kid got into SOTA. I went for one of their talks when she was in P4 or P5 to find out their requirements for admission (I had already read it on the website but wanted to hear it from them). It was then I learnt I had to prepare a portfolio of my kid’s art works (Visual Arts) and I had to sign up for one of ...
At SOTA, You’ll Need Plenty Of Authenticity. Meet Mary Seah, principal of the School of the Arts (SOTA), who tells us what an arts education at SOTA is really about. Mary Seah (third from right) with SOTA Visual Arts students at the exhibition, 3Quarters (2019). Photo courtesy of School of the Arts, Singapore (SOTA).
Sharing Personal Experience for DSA into SOTA Visual Arts. Disclaimer. These are my personal opinions on the Visual Arts (VA) DSA process. Others are likely to have their own routes and approaches which I respect, but my pointers below are what I did with my DS. None of this guarantees a CO (or even clearing the initial DSA application process ...
Singapore Sports School If your child wishes to pursue their studies in the above schools, please note that they generally can’t apply for these schools using their PSLE grades. Going by procedure, students should apply for NUS High and SST through the Ministry of Education’s DSA portal, while SOTA and the Singapore Sports School have their own admissions process and timelines.
If your Primary 4 child has an inclination towards the arts and has the intention, however tentative, to join the School of the Arts (SOTA) after the PSLE, now’s the time to do the groundwork. Currently, to gain admission to SOTA, Primary 6 candidates must go through a rigorous selection process that includes a portfolio review, an audition, and an interview.
