School Of The Arts, Singapore

[vlim]

hi all,

Just wondering at the end of the 6 yrs, kids with good academic results will proceed to U? And when they go universities, which faculty can they choose from..are they only rigid to a number of faculty? How abt studying law or medicine or .... :? In short what is their career path if ultimately they do not want to be a professional artist ( dancer)....

[eager_beaver]

please remember that sota is essentially an academic school & not a vocational art school


i attended a briefing for the pioneer cohort & the principal clarify that any academically brilliant student who wish to say take up medicine in university will be allowed to give up their art form for another science subject. the student is however expected to complete the art curriculum.

it’s well & good that we are concerned about our children’ education but if you are asking too many question, you are perhaps not mentally prepared to send your child to sota

remember that sota is after all a ‘government’ school so how bad can it be.

personally, i think the child’s commitment should be the first consideration because if the child loses interest & cannot pass his/her art form, i believe sota is quite willing to kick him/her out even if he/she is doing ok academically

[vlim]

eager_beaver:

please remember that sota is essentially an academic school & not a vocational art school


i attended a briefing for the pioneer cohort & the principal clarify that any academically brilliant student who wish to say take up medicine in university will be allowed to give up their art form for another science subject. the student is however expected to complete the art curriculum.

it's well & good that we are concerned about our children' education but if you are asking too many question, you are perhaps not mentally prepared to send your child to sota

remember that sota is after all a 'government' school so how bad can it be.

personally, i think the child's commitment should be the first consideration because if the child loses interest & cannot pass his/her art form, i believe sota is quite willing to kick him/her out even if he/she is doing ok academically

My teacher told me if u don't understand ASK...so i am asking now haaaaaaa or have I gone into the wrong website..this is Kiasuparent website right.. . I am not doubt abt whether it is a 'good' or 'bad' school but whether will it be suitable for my dd to go in a few yrs time since she is only p2 now and learning ballet. Well, by then she might not be very good in ballet but if she is and she has great interest in it, then SOTA will be one of her choice of school.

[eager_beaver]

@ vlim, i’m sorry if you are offended but my comments is not directed at anyone in particular.


what i’m trying to stress is that it is very difficult to prepare a child for sota. there are some who started their art form very early & yet were not selected & there are others who receive no formal training but were. i believe students & their parent chose to opt for sota because of the children’ passion for their art form & not because of a financially rewarding prospect. If you followed earlier news, you may have read about a girl who forgo her comfirm place in rjc to join sota losing 2 academic years!

i would suggest you expose your child & let her develop naturally accordingly to her interest including other things like sports & even computers. when the time comes, you will have a better picture & can help your daughter decide

perhaps, i’m the one in the wrong forum

[vlim]

eager_beaver:

@ vlim, i'm sorry if you are offended but my comments is not directed at anyone in particular.


what i'm trying to stress is that it is very difficult to prepare a child for sota. there are some who started their art form very early & yet were not selected & there are others who receive no formal training but were. i believe students & their parent chose to opt for sota because of the children' passion for their art form & not because of a financially rewarding prospect. If you followed earlier news, you may have read about a girl who forgo her comfirm place in rjc to join sota losing 2 academic years!

i would suggest you expose your child & let her develop naturally accordingly to her interest including other things like sports & even computers. when the time comes, you will have a better picture & can help your daughter decide

perhaps, i'm the one in the wrong forum

oh eager_beaver...i accept your apology...haaaaa just joking...we are just parents who are very concern abt our children..actually i know very little abt SOTA... just to find out more abt it here and see if there is a possibility my dd can enrol to it in future...so now at least I know that it is not easy to get in unless the kids' art talent is real gd and it only accept students who score above certain aggregate in psle.... I always thinking of alternative for my dd after teaching her maths... :stupid:

[dance and theatre]

All schools have web-sites including SOTA. so you may want to start there ?


It's here : http://www.sota.edu.sg/Admissions/tabid/56/Default.aspx

When you read what has been posted earlier, you will get a clearer idea of what is required to get into SOTA and how to match the information to your child's abilities.

To give you a timeline, entry into the Special Independent Schools (SIS) like SOTA is via Direct School Admission (DSA) and you need to watch out for the application dates the year your child is in P6. Most primary schools will usually give out notices for DSA into Sec 1. For SOTA all students need to sign up through the Talent Academy in March or June.

I completely agree with eager beaver about letting your child's talent or ability lead the way in choosing these SIS schools. One of the myths is that a student good in the Arts is bad in Math or Science ? At SOTA these core subjects are very important and SOTA is still an academic school, the IB is a very rigorous course requiring alot of reading and independent research.

Hope this helps !

[vlim]

Thanks for the info ' dance and theatre '

[Startz]

vlim:

eager_beaver:

@ vlim, i'm sorry if you are offended but my comments is not directed at anyone in particular.


what i'm trying to stress is that it is very difficult to prepare a child for sota. there are some who started their art form very early & yet were not selected & there are others who receive no formal training but were. i believe students & their parent chose to opt for sota because of the children' passion for their art form & not because of a financially rewarding prospect. If you followed earlier news, you may have read about a girl who forgo her comfirm place in rjc to join sota losing 2 academic years!

i would suggest you expose your child & let her develop naturally accordingly to her interest including other things like sports & even computers. when the time comes, you will have a better picture & can help your daughter decide

perhaps, i'm the one in the wrong forum

oh eager_beaver...i accept your apology...haaaaa just joking...we are just parents who are very concern abt our children..actually i know very little abt SOTA... just to find out more abt it here and see if there is a possibility my dd can enrol to it in future...so now at least I know that it is not easy to get in unless the kids' art talent is real gd and it only accept students who score above certain aggregate in psle.... I always thinking of alternative for my dd after teaching her maths... :stupid:

From a 'kiasu' point of view, it's not too early to think of where to send your kid to - at Pr 2 even. vlim's sharing about the maths brings back memories :stupid:

At that time, i was already analysing options for my dd.I used report books, ccas, teacher's comments, ptms, and of course my personal interaction with my dd.Every testimonial,award,certificate of participation..I compiled them in a file(from nursery I had already been doing it)- it was her 'resume' file. (Never realised how useful that was until she was in Pr 6 when I had to extract relevant items , either for dsa or other considered school admissions, after psle results were announced.(even when applying for scholarships, I continue to use this resource-fabulously useful because it is organised and accessible )

I believe this options exploration and conclusions should be done earlier - by Pr 5( in this year, P5 teachers are already preping the children's exam and subject skills)It's a stressful year for parents and kids and who needs the additional 'work' about w'what school am I going to?' grief.Just my opinion

Another important point to note is that all mums' and dads' aspirations and goals must be acknowledged and reflected upon - to see if the child's competencies and interests can meet it. If that is actualised, then it's a congruent decision and all parties can then focus on the psle exam- with peace of mind.

Come what may the child can achieve, he or she has already given the best during the psle year.

My opinion is that the above would really work for those kids who are quite independent..I also share this because my dd would get quite nervous during exmainations so my awareness as a parent helped because I did a lot of ground work before her major exam-school choice, subject choice, interests defining. So that PSLE year was more 'smooth-going' for her.

I had fully realised how pragmatic society we were when many years back I had to go to Ministry of Manpower to enquire about career options. The career counsellor was very competent and a good listener. From her I was made aware that it helps greatly that human talent be fully utilised or optimised.

I do that for my children (with all that loving too :love:)as it also boosts self esteem and when they are older, they feel they can 'contribute' to others, they know what they want, helps smoothen the teenage angst a bit too cos' they are a bit more 'in control' with all that 'ability gathering'-they know their strengths and weaknesses :celebrate:

[totful mum]

Hi, my daughter and some of my students are currently studying at SOTA. Should you need advise on the SOTA admission, I can help.

[dance and theatre]

totful mum:

Hi, my daughter and some of my students are currently studying at SOTA. Should you need advise on the SOTA admission, I can help.

Hi what do you teach ? Is it music ?