The program for both children and adults: The Studio Story (6)

SALA - The Studio Academy of Liberal Arts is the DNA and cornerstone of Studio Education. SALA offers a life-changing experience for ambitious and committed young adults. Bringing unprecedented access to stimulating subjects with intellectual rigour at its core, SALA enables students to find the discipline and freedom to think deeply, argue logically, speak persuasively, and write cogently.

SALA provides an academic sphere and an intellectual sphere in which young adults’ potential can be realised through the study of subjects as fascinating and diverse as Philosophy, Anthropology, Classical Studies, Mathematical Explorations, World History, and Computer Science, all of which are explored at a depth generally reserved for university education. The courses are truly cross-disciplinary, promoting students’ learning in mind-expanding and transformative ways for a life-enhancing educational experience. Through rigorous engagement with advanced subjects, taught by gifted educators who are experts in their field, students explore the richness of the world and the human experience through the eyes of great thinkers and great writers.

All SALA classes feature roundtable arrangements with small group sizes, which support enhanced learning in the liberal arts for young academics. The focus on deep thinking, discussion and debate ensures students’ full and joyful engagement with the rich and meaningful content of the courses, facilitating their learning and development. In "Classical Studies", a group of nine students aged 11 to 14 enthusiastically reflect on Roman civilisation in the time of Tiberius Gracchus, almost 2200 years ago. With the support of intellectually stimulating input from their teacher, students grapple with excerpts from original sources, which are challenging to read, and inspire new ideas and understanding. Following analysis and discussion of such topics, students are tasked with planning and writing an essay of considerable length.  

 

The success of SALA is not only down to the structure, discipline, and commitment to concrete learning outcomes within its courses. The essence of SALA is its teachers - subject experts who hold degrees from the top universities in the world, while continuing to make original and significant contributions to knowledge in their field through ongoing research.  

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