School Of The Arts, Singapore

[SKGDADDY]

Hi all


I wanted to know if they consider the P4~P6 results in SOTA. My child is in local school. Do they need to appear for any written test or it willl be only TA trial which decides the admission?

Also can any one shed light on Theatres and public speaking/ oratory arts TA in SOTA

[lexis]

hi SKGDaddy, for the TA application, you have to submit p5-6 results in addition to the portfolio (see SOTA website for details on what to submit for each artform).


Once shortlisted based on your portfolio (and possibly P5-6 results), your child will have to sit for a written test, and undergo an audition and interviews. Selection is based on a combination of how your child fares for all these items combined.

There is no public speaking/ oratory arts DSA domain for SOTA.

[deardear07]

I heard the entry level for SOTA, performing arts, or music, is high… is that true? like grade of 6 and above? so meaning those below can forget about applying?

[Mitochondria]

raisintan:

Hi,


Does anyone have insight into the quality of IB program at SOTA? At the end of Year 6, they will pitch against other IB kids in (according to some) more established IB schools like ACS and MGS. Question is are the SOTA kids as well prepared as other IB kids? Any views?

In response to this, SOTA employs a \"Train Hard, Fight Easy\" mentality. Of course we can never really pin down exactly what the test will give us, but in comparison to other schools, SOTA looks more into encouraging its students to get used to working very hard to get what they want. A lot of guidance is given but I would definitely say they make our lives a little harder compared to those schools. In hindsight, it really does help the transition into University.

[Mitochondria]

jangoh:

Mitochondria:

Feel free to ask any more questions if you wish.

That is very informative, thanks. Do you have info to share about the experience for those in visual arts please?

Visual arts works around different modules, primarily painting, drawing, sculpture and digital arts. Although, these specialization are only assigned/taken up in the later years. Year 1 - 2 is primarily exploring and as I've heard, there's a lot of portfolio work. The final assessments encompass about an entire year's worth of work so its a constant compilation.

[Mitochondria]

taurbear:

Reaching out to any parents willing to share how it has been like for students who are in the Music program. Do PM me as I like to understand the curriculum for the art form and if it would allow the child to continue to explore his interest in Maths.


thank you in advance!

I understand you're asking on behalf of parents, but I have a good idea on how music students feel based on my music friends telling me about it. Generally the curriculum is demanding, it encompasses a large area of music history and there's always constant practice in the early years. The curriculum looks to allowing their students to create their own original pieces near the end of the year, although it seems to be a fact that a large majority of music students end up dropping their art form to attend double science.

[Mitochondria]

SKGDADDY:

Hi all


I wanted to know if they consider the P4~P6 results in SOTA. My child is in local school. Do they need to appear for any written test or it willl be only TA trial which decides the admission?

Also can any one shed light on Theatres and public speaking/ oratory arts TA in SOTA

To my knowledge, the new admission requirements need to show students are academically capable to manage. They don't need to be exemplary scholars but it does help if you show that your child is academically capable. If your child is looking into doing public speaking, I honestly would say don't bother to go to SOTA? The theatre curriculum is wideset and expansive, it moves past generic drama class and goes into appreciation of the art's history. The practitioner aspect does improve its students, but that's also subjective to how a student chooses to improve. Its also far past just simple acting class, it has theory presentations, reflectionary journals and directive notebooks. SOTA doesn't have an Oratory arts component unfortunately.

[Mitochondria]

SKGDADDY:

Hi all


I wanted to know if they consider the P4~P6 results in SOTA. My child is in local school. Do they need to appear for any written test or it willl be only TA trial which decides the admission?

Also can any one shed light on Theatres and public speaking/ oratory arts TA in SOTA

To my knowledge, the new admission requirements need to show students are academically capable to manage. They don't need to be exemplary scholars but it does help if you show that your child is academically capable. If your child is looking into doing public speaking, I honestly would say don't bother to go to SOTA? The theatre curriculum is wideset and expansive, it moves past generic drama class and goes into appreciation of the art's history. The practitioner aspect does improve its students, but that's also subjective to how a student chooses to improve. Its also far past just simple acting class, it has theory presentations, reflectionary journals and directive notebooks. SOTA doesn't have an Oratory arts component unfortunately.

[deardear07]

Mitochondria:

taurbear:

Reaching out to any parents willing to share how it has been like for students who are in the Music program. Do PM me as I like to understand the curriculum for the art form and if it would allow the child to continue to explore his interest in Maths.


thank you in advance!

I understand you're asking on behalf of parents, but I have a good idea on how music students feel based on my music friends telling me about it. Generally the curriculum is demanding, it encompasses a large area of music history and there's always constant practice in the early years. The curriculum looks to allowing their students to create their own original pieces near the end of the year, although it seems to be a fact that a large majority of music students end up dropping their art form to attend double science.

dropping music to double science? that is v different... unless it is implying that arts students are excellent at science too.

[Rivervalekid]

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