School Of The Arts, Singapore

[blitz]

Thanks Dasalo. It’s so difficult to get info on school matters reg SOTA. I am so thankful you are around to answer my queries. Seems like most people who have children studying there are all very hush hush about stuff like that. Even the facebook page dont have much info.


Thanks once again! Your child is in SOTA 2 or 3rd year already?

[dasalo]

blitz:

Thanks Dasalo. It's so difficult to get info on school matters reg SOTA. I am so thankful you are around to answer my queries. Seems like most people who have children studying there are all very hush hush about stuff like that. Even the facebook page dont have much info.


Thanks once again! Your child is in SOTA 2 or 3rd year already?

Yr4 and Yr6 in 2012

[sohmin]

I just ordered and paid for year 1 books for my dd for 2012, total $396.40. She is so happy to get into SOTA and is really looking forward to the first day of school!

[dasalo]

sohmin:

I just ordered and paid for year 1 books for my dd for 2012, total $396.40. She is so happy to get into SOTA and is really looking forward to the first day of school!

Welcome on board. :rahrah:

[blitz]

sohmin:

I just ordered and paid for year 1 books for my dd for 2012, total $396.40. She is so happy to get into SOTA and is really looking forward to the first day of school!

Congratulations!! I ordered and paid for the books too. Which arts form is she taking?

[sohmin]

My daughter's in music.


I met her senior from Nanyang Primary who is in SOTA yr 2 now. She said that the life in SOTA is hectic. She said that SOTA students are expected to manage their time well. They have to make full use of any free period to do assignments or they would not have time to catch up with their daily work. Lessons start at 8am and they get back home only after 7pm. After dinner, they have to continue to finish up their homework and usually get to bed only after 11pm. Another senior said, in school, official lunch time is one hour, but by the time they finish the extra work that their teachers assign, sometimes they are left with only 5 mins for lunch.

Having said all these, all SOTA students I met said they love the school very much!

[blitz]

Wow, sounds hectic. Studying really shouldnt be about rushing to complete assignments at the expense of mealtimes and resttime. Alas, Singapore is on the go go go - rat race. :siao:

[phankao]

blitz:

Wow, sounds hectic. Studying really shouldnt be about rushing to complete assignments at the expense of mealtimes and resttime. Alas, Singapore is on the go go go - rat race. :siao:

But many other IP schools are this way, not just SOTA.

[blitz]

phankao:

But many other IP schools are this way, not just SOTA.

IP schools or IB schools? Anyway, that is my point. Studying in Singapore, regardless of IP, IB, mainstream is all very stressful. The children study alot, ace exams etc, are smart, but sadly in terms of courtesy, morals, filial piety, they dont do so well.

Oops, I think I sidetracked too much.

[Damaikids]

Hi Guys, am new to this blog !


My son is in Ngee Ann Primary and he will be P5 next year (2012). He is artistically inclined since young and is in the school Chinese Orchestra playing the Er Hu, and upon his own request, is learning piano now. He enjoys drawing and is quite good at drawing manga characters .... He wanted to go into SOTA and we need some advises from all here :-

1) Can Chinese Musical instrument like Er Hu be allow for SOTA audition ?

2) Are we allow to audition for both music and visual arts ?

Awaitng all your kind advise