School Of The Arts, Singapore
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Doc_jcjc:
My daughter is in SOTA for visual art.Dear parents, anyone out there whose children have successfully entered SOTA with a portfolio for DSA art?
can you share what your child prepared in a portfolio? I chked out their website & I'm quite taken aback by the amount of stuff they have to prepare.
My girl interested in art, thinking of SOTA for her.
Any advice appreciated!! Thank u!
The portfolio should be about putting together stuff that your girl has been working on for the past few years. I would assume this is not a problem because I am also assuming that a child who is interested in art has been producing stuff for a few years now. The \"duty\" on the part of parents is to preserve the produced stuff diligently.
I didn't follow the rules for portfolio; they wanted to see actual works. We saw candidates with actual works piled up in suitcases on wheels for the audition. We took a chance and scanned her drawings and photographed her handicrafts. Then we put it all onto a laptop. And she presented her stuff on the laptop. We had rehearsals at home so she is familiar with how the files are organised.
I believe a big part of the audition is about hearing from the candidate. They want to know if the child is really interested and has some talent to show for. Do mock interviews with your child, e.g. why do you like to draw, etc. I knew friends (a couple :snuggles: ) who are artistically inclined. So we invited them to lunch and had our daughter have a chat with them about her interest in art. My wife and I went window shopping while they had their chat. I believe it was a great help. -
vDad:
I have to disagree about bringing reproductions. Nothing beats seeing the actual work, especially when they contain details like texture. The very nature of visual art pieces requires that they been seen in the flesh, not via a medium. Can't imagine going to an exhibition to just see reproductions of the artworks. Please bring the real thing as much as it is possible.
My daughter is in SOTA for visual art.Doc_jcjc:
Dear parents, anyone out there whose children have successfully entered SOTA with a portfolio for DSA art?
can you share what your child prepared in a portfolio? I chked out their website & I'm quite taken aback by the amount of stuff they have to prepare.
My girl interested in art, thinking of SOTA for her.
Any advice appreciated!! Thank u!
The portfolio should be about putting together stuff that your girl has been working on for the past few years. I would assume this is not a problem because I am also assuming that a child who is interested in art has been producing stuff for a few years now. The \"duty\" on the part of parents is to preserve the produced stuff diligently.
I didn't follow the rules for portfolio; they wanted to see actual works. We saw candidates with actual works piled up in suitcases on wheels for the audition. We took a chance and scanned her drawings and photographed her handicrafts. Then we put it all onto a laptop. And she presented her stuff on the laptop. We had rehearsals at home so she is familiar with how the files are organised.
I believe a big part of the audition is about hearing from the candidate. They want to know if the child is really interested and has some talent to show for. Do mock interviews with your child, e.g. why do you like to draw, etc. I knew friends (a couple :snuggles: ) who are artistically inclined. So we invited them to lunch and had our daughter have a chat with them about her interest in art. My wife and I went window shopping while they had their chat. I believe it was a great help. -
Hi
Is there any guide as to what are the stuff the student need to have to prepare the portfolio? I have not kept my DD’s stuff very diligently, only took some photos sometimes. How many yrs of stuff must I keep? Is it sufficient if we just keep those she did from P3 to P6 for example? I can understand why its not possible to keep some art items she did these years ,take up a lot of space… -
Breadandmuffins:
well i did audition and got inHi
Is there any guide as to what are the stuff the student need to have to prepare the portfolio? I have not kept my DD's stuff very diligently, only took some photos sometimes. How many yrs of stuff must I keep? Is it sufficient if we just keep those she did from P3 to P6 for example? I can understand why its not possible to keep some art items she did these years ,take up a lot of space.....
for the portfolio, choose those art pieces from 2yrs ago at most and during audi, u have to show the teachers there that u ARE capable! best of luck for your DD's audi! 
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dasalo:
Just confirm with SOTA about the COP. 230 the figure is not stated on the letter but it is an average score of the cohort.
during open house, one of the year twos had a t score of 190 but he said the teachers saw potential so he got in -
Maths Isnt Fun:
That's possible too on a case to case basis. Let's hope he or she does not have any problem with ARC.dasalo:
Just confirm with SOTA about the COP. 230 the figure is not stated on the letter but it is an average score of the cohort.
during open house, one of the year twos had a t score of 190 but he said the teachers saw potential so he got in -
dovetail:
Actually I was given the impression that this was the strength of SOTA, to give talented people a dual track. So SOTA's mission is NOT an alternative for someone who cannot make it academically so explore the talent but is an alternative for someone who is both talented and academically inclined. If I remember correctly, one of the top PSLE girls last year chose SOTA over an IP school.As far as I can see, I find SOTA is quite confused about it's mission. On one hand it calls itself an ART school, on the other hand it ties itself down with above average academic requirements whiche pushes out the really passionate and talented ones who are not academically inclined. If SOTA is truly set up by MICA to nurture artistic talents, it needs to be more inclusive just like the sports school.
Is it really necessary to get 230 to do IB. Look at the International schools, do you think all the kid's there can score 230 if they sit for PSLE?
It appears to me SOTA is trying to be a scale down ACSI with a lower COP for their IB. This is their way to ensure beautiful results for the IBDP results. So what is the talent development all about here? What is SOTA achievement wrt to it's artistic development after 6 years?
I've thought of letting my dd go there but I feel that SOTA is really more of an academic ground than a talent development one. For it to develope well as an art school, it needs to seriously open up multi-track academic programme to cater for those who are truly talented, passionate but have diverse academic background.
But I agree that there should be an academy for talented people with lesser academic focus to enrol them after PSLE instead of after 'O's to join institutions like La Salle as talent needs to be nurtured from young if it is to become a profession eventually. -
I am glad that the Singapore government has accepted this proposal to create a national school for unique and talented individuals to learn and practice art in this school.
It teaches them not only art but academic subjects, I think it makes a person more wholesome and one’s thinking more complete. It will encourage and create more all rounded perspective thinking.
The flourishing of the Renaissance in European countries like France, came about with many great thinkers of all areas; Philosophy, Maths, Science, and the Arts. -
Hi maths isn’t fun
Thanks for the reply. As sota is still a relatively new school in Singapore, I’m just finding out more information here. I do not know of many doing visual arts but I do understand in general what they are looking for fr my kids art teacher. Dd has a very good art teacher and dd is well exposed to various art form since young. We may explore this option when the time comes. At the mean time, I better start keeping her art work properly…agree that originals are better than images.
By the way, what’s the difference between sot a and those mainstream schools with art elective program? There is a psle cut off point for sota as well as per yr post earlier. I believe its the time spent on art vs the academic aspect, right? -
Breadandmuffins:
No COP for SOTA, they'll take in as long as you have a T-score of 200 (express) and most importantly, you must pass the audition for the art form you chose.Hi maths isn't fun
There is a psle cut off point for sota as well as per yr post earlier. I believe its the time spent on art vs the academic aspect, right?
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