School of the Arts, Singapore

Our Year 3 students had an action-packed Borderless Learning Units (BLU) experience this term as they tried their hands at archery and rafting! 🚣🎯

Through the various activities, students were exposed to a plethora of different skills, such as coordination and concentration, as well as problem-solving and collaboration skills.

We hope that the students had a fun yet meaningful learning experience!

“Like with the metaphor of a chair, shared by a Literary Arts teacher in the lower years: writing is the practical carpentry of putting chairs together. Literature pries that chair apart, and in the process ventures to understand the writer’s thoughts.”

Class of 2025 Literary Arts graduate Terrell James (TJ) Ng shares his love for writing and literature, his interest outside of writing, and his personal reflections towards writing.

Year 5 IBCP music student Loic Lastennet and collaborative pianist Ms Lee Hayoung had the privilege of performing at the Lee Kuan Yew World City Prize Award Banquet earlier this week! 👏 Since 2010, our students have proudly represented the school as invited performers at this biennial event.

We are delighted to share that Year 5 Visual Arts student Caylin Brenda Wallick was awarded the Bronze Award 🥉in the “Creative News” (创意新闻60秒) category at the Young Reporter News Challenge (我来报新闻挑战赛)! 👏

Jointly organised by Mediacorp, 8world, Committee to Promote Chinese Language Learning, and the Speak Mandarin Campaign, the theme for the 2026 run of the competition was “Environmental Protection at School”, and Caitlyn’s submission,《新加坡艺术学院用创意保护环境》(SOTA Protects the Environment in a Creative Way) featured how SOTA students decorated their classrooms using recyclable materials. You can watch her entry via this link: https://bit.ly/4xbN7Xg

Great job and congratulations to Caylin!

In this term’s Borderless Learning Units (BLU) programme, our Year 1 students participated in a first-aid and CPR/AED course, where they learned about the proper responses to take in the event of an emergency. It was a meaningful learning experience that equipped students with skills and knowledge they can draw upon both now and in the future. ⛑️

𝙒𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙨 𝙛𝙡𝙤𝙬 𝙨𝙤𝙛𝙩𝙡𝙮 is a collaboration between SOTA Visual Arts alumni Daisy Toh (Class of 2012) and Karrisan Chua (Class of 2020), bringing together their distinct creative approaches to porcelain and clay. Their pieces explore themes of change, memory, and personal growth — transforming everyday materials into works that feel both delicate and deeply personal.

Audiences are invited to witness the artists’ respective journeys, and their transitions from students to practising professionals in Singapore’s creative landscape.

📅 16 May to 18 July 2026
🕦 Tuesday to Saturday, 11:30am - 6:30pm. Closed on Public Holidays
📍 Mulan Gallery, 36 Armenian Street #01-07, Singapore 179934

𝐇𝐨𝐝𝐠𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐝𝐠𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐅𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐝 𝐎𝐛𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬

Before the semester ended, our Year 3 Literary Arts (LA) students took us through an evening filled with a hodgepodge of emotions, artistry, and stories as they performed their poems inspired by their observations of people, places, and things.

Featuring villanelles, parodies and free verse poems, the event was an opportunity to showcase their takeaways from the LA poetry modules, as they applied literary techniques from rhyme schemes to figurative language to craft the poems they performed.

Finger snaps for our Year 3 LA students!

Authentic learning opportunities in SOTA provided Loh Min En (Class of 2025, Visual Arts) with a deeper insight into the complexities of implementing decisions and policies, and the importance of listening to the perspectives of the stakeholders it affects. She was able to carry these revelations into her leadership journey as Vice-President of the Leadership Academy (LeAd) where she learned to facilitate discussions and make decisions that serve the wider student body.

Min En’s journey at SOTA is defined by an unwavering commitment to excellence, shaped by her resilience, compassion and purpose. We are proud of her for receiving the Lee Hsien Loong Valedictorian Award at the SOTA Awards Day earlier in May, and look forward to seeing her contributions to society!

What if the quietest parts of nature have been around us all along? 🌿

Drawing inspiration from this subject matter, SOTA IBCP Visual Arts alumni Kester Wong (Class of 2016) and Tan Shao Qi (Class of 2018) bring together their artistic visions for i Light Singapore 2026 in the form of an interactive light art installation!

Titled “Where the Wildflowers Grow”, the installation weaves together light, movement and other artistic expressions, and visitors are invited to head on down and experience this installation first-hand.

More information available from the link here. 🔗
www.ilightsingapore.gov.sg/2026-installations/where-the-wildflowers-grow/

📅 5 - 28 June 2026
🕢 7:30pm – 10:30pm daily
📍 Mist Walk, Marina Bay Waterfront Promenade

📷 Photo credits: i Light Singapore