School Of The Arts, Singapore

[dasalo]

limws1:

According to DD, announced just last month. Best to check with Students Affair.

HoHoHo.....not the same SOTA that I know anymore.

[limws1]

Same SOTA? SOTA has all along been an art school. Students are supposed to have passion in their art form. SOTA has always discourages students from dropping their art form to do double sciences.


The only different I know of in recent years is the acceptance of new students based more on academic competency than talent in art. Maybe the introduction of cognitive testing as part of entrance exam makes the difference. During DD times, there is no cognitive testing.

[lexis]

When I spoke to some of the teachers in June, they still indicated that as of this year, it was possible to do 2 sciences at Year 5/6 but did say it was subject to demand (must have a sufficiently big class of students wanting to do so).


Will clarify with them again when I attend the CPEP on 22 October.

[dasalo]

limws1:

Same SOTA? SOTA has all along been an art school. Students are supposed to have passion in their art form. SOTA has always discourages students from dropping their art form to do double sciences.


The only different I know of in recent years is the acceptance of new students based more on academic competency than talent in art. Maybe the introduction of cognitive testing as part of entrance exam makes the difference. During DD times, there is no cognitive testing.

Haha....should be, unless there's another one. LOL! What I'm saying is the school's objectives and approach has changed over the years which is inevitable. During our times, we were told why the school did IB and why they were able to opt for double sciences is because children at their age cannot/may not be able to decide their career path so they were given an option to do either academics or arts. I guess as years goes by, the name Art school does not justify the option.

[renaong]

:congrats:

[kanekii]

hello! i am not a parent but a student. i am currently a secondary 1 student and i have been contemplating on transferring to SOTA in either Year2 or Year3, (i hope you dont mind the many questions)

but is it easier to join in Year 2 or Year 3 for Theatre?
I am currently in my drama club at secondary school and also have experience outside of school and in primary school. I have also performed in quite a number of plays.
do i need to have a very detailed portfolio to transfer in Year 2 or 3?

is it hard to fit into SOTA? this is one thing i've been pondering actually :scratchhead:
what are the students like in SOTA?

also last of all, what is the curriculum like in SOTA? i heard that the hours are long but is it really very tough and stressful?

i hope whoever answers this doesnt mind the long post and thanks in advance!

[tomatocellulose]

Dear kanekii,


I am a SOTA student and although I am not from the Theatre Faculty, from the conversations I have had with my Theatre friends (I am entering Year 5 next year) it can get extremely hectic, especially for the performing arts students. This is usually due to the rehearsals that they have to do for their upcoming performances, mostly school related (Although we had Body of Land which was at the Esplanade last year!). Fortunately, they are allowed (at the discretion of their teacher) to come late to school as they may need extra time to rest or catch up on their work.

From the Theatre friends I have spoken to, they have been pretty stressed over the rehearsals and the workload, especially during Year 4, although most are expecting the workload for Theatre to ease a bit, but not substantially in Year 5 and 6 as it is mostly theory. Unfortunately, I don't know much about the audition process. Usually new students enter in Year 3 I believe.

As for the students of SOTA, they are pretty much like normal Secondary school students. We have our fair share of bad eggs, really smart people and people who are just crazy about art. My friends and I like to joke that as art students we tend to be a little crazy at times. However, there haven't been many problems for Transfer students to integrate into the SOTA community, at least for my cohort. After a few months or even a few years, it's like you have been with us since the beginning.

Hours can been long and it can be extremely tiring at times but from the Theatre friends I have talked to, I think its worth it once you get on that stage. Many of them after an extremely hectic Year 4 learned to love Theatre more. The others who enjoyed the more technical aspects (ie. lighting, sound) or even cinematography and writing went to apply for Film in Year 5 so you have options! :)))

I think that I have offended the Theatre faculty enough (haha!) but if you want more info you can definitely come to our Open House next year! The subject booths run by students (as far as I have seen) are very informative :))) Sorry for the long post!

[tomatocellulose]

Dear kanekii,


I am a SOTA student and although I am not from the Theatre Faculty, from the conversations I have had with my Theatre friends (I am entering Year 5 next year) it can get extremely hectic, especially for the performing arts students. This is usually due to the rehearsals that they have to do for their upcoming performances, mostly school related (Although we had Body of Land which was at the Esplanade last year!). Fortunately, they are allowed (at the discretion of their teacher) to come late to school as they may need extra time to rest or catch up on their work.

From the Theatre friends I have spoken to, they have been pretty stressed over the rehearsals and the workload, especially during Year 4, although most are expecting the workload for Theatre to ease a bit, but not substantially in Year 5 and 6 as it is mostly theory. Unfortunately, I don't know much about the audition process. Usually new students enter in Year 3 I believe.

As for the students of SOTA, they are pretty much like normal Secondary school students. We have our fair share of bad eggs, really smart people and people who are just crazy about art. My friends and I like to joke that as art students we tend to be a little crazy at times. However, there haven't been many problems for Transfer students to integrate into the SOTA community, at least for my cohort. After a few months or even a few years, it's like you have been with us since the beginning.

Hours can been long and it can be extremely tiring at times but from the Theatre friends I have talked to, I think its worth it once you get on that stage. When there is a performance up, especially with people from your cohort, you can be sure that many of them will come and support you in your performance. Many of them after an extremely hectic Year 4 learned to love Theatre more. The others who enjoyed the more technical aspects (ie. lighting, sound) or even cinematography and writing went to apply for Film in Year 5 so you have options! :)))

I think that I have offended the Theatre faculty enough (haha!) but if you want more info you can definitely come to our Open House next year! The subject booths run by students (as far as I have seen) are very informative :))) Sorry for the long post!

[wahwah]

Hi,

Just to confirm, if we have CO, there’s no need to submit S1 option form if there’s no intention to do 3rd language right?

[champion31]

wahwah:

Hi,

Just to confirm, if we have CO, there's no need to submit S1 option form if there's no intention to do 3rd language right?

I believe so...that is what the admin staff said at my DD school when she collected her PSLE. I think we'll just need to wait for the email about reporting day. Which is suppose to come tmrw.