Nurturing Creative Citizens for the Future
SOTA’s educational philosophy celebrates creative experimentation, self-expression, and artistic discovery.
Supported by MCCY and MOE, SOTA offers a unique pathway for young artists, to develop their full potential in both arts and academics. Our aim is to nurture artistic learners and cultural leaders who will make a positive impact locally and globally, now and into the future.
Pupil Outcomes
At SOTA, we aim to build our students into the following:
As Artistic & Creative
Learners, the SOTA student:
Approaches learning and creating as intertwined endeavours, working individually and collaboratively
Is motivated by the pleasure of discovery and expression, and the value it contributes to the world
Is equipped with disciplinary knowledge, methods and forms, and flexibly integrates these to better engage with and respond to complexity
Is a reflexive learner, negotiating and adapting “self” amidst a fast-changing “digi-real” world.
Develops the disposition for learning and creating through life
As Cultural Leaders,
the SOTA student:
Is an artist, a community builder, a heritage steward, a creative and more
Bridges creative and artistic excellence by meeting human needs, inspiring others to think, feel and encounter the world with deeper insight and greater empathy
Is equipped to hold space for diversity, uncertainty, and dissonance to challenge preconceptions and enable a wider range of ideas to be explored
Exercises stewardship of the Singapore identity, bridging cultures against evolving geopolitical realities
Our Identity
At SOTA, we proudly embody our identity as a School, public Company Limited by Guarantee (CLG), and Institution of Public Character (IPC). Our unique identity not only defines our raison d’etre as an arts education institution, it also reflects our commitment to responsible stewardship of resources and public service. We are an International Baccalaureate (IB) World school that is accredited to offer the IB Diploma Programme (IBDP) and the IB Career-related Programme (IBCP). In all that we do, we are committed to serving our students, community, and society at large with integrity and excellence.
Principal’s Message
At SOTA, we’re committed to nurturing creative learners who are equipped to navigate the future with confidence. Recent times have shown that we need to do more to inspire students to lean into and make sense of ambiguity, ambivalence and dissonance. By cultivating artistic, creative learners and cultural leaders, it is our hope that SOTA students will engage with real-world complexities with deeper insight and greater empathy.
However, we recognise that we cannot do this alone. Our students need role models, cheerleaders, and mentors. This is why we’re extending this invitation to friends in the arts, culture, and heritage sectors, as well as others in the community. Together, we can amplify our efforts to nurture creative citizens for the future. If you believe in this cause, we invite you to join us on this journey!
Mrs Mary Seah
The Campus
Located on the fringe of Singapore’s arts and heritage district, SOTA’s purpose-built campus houses a variety of arts facilities and performance spaces.
Designed by WOHA, the SOTA campus embraces the twin objectives of porosity and interaction with the wider arts community on the one hand, and a secure and safe learning environment for students on the other.