Comparative Societies and Cultures是Studio Education的核心课程。我们的很多创始合伙人以及早期的家庭们都参与其中，所以很难说具体是谁开创了这门课程，在我的记忆中，它的发展过程是这样的:

Studio的Kids Canon课程是围绕着一系列精心策划的课程以及学习指南而设立的，旨在帮助学生深入学习课文。到目前为止，得力于一些值得信任的出版商，Studio已经使用了很多优秀的学习指南。现在我们抓住时机，基于我们独特的课程设计和目标，创建了我们自己的学习指南。

Studio Education is well known as a place for students to study English Literature and Drama, but there is growing momentum within its SALA Programme towards an emphasis on the inclusion of Data Literacy within the Liberal Arts.  In today’s world, commonly defined as the Information Age, skills associated with data of all types are increasingly important to learn, develop and apply.  For this reason, there has been a conscious effort to include Data Literacy in the development of new SALA courses.  Anthropology & Geography with Writing, Mathematical Explorations and Scientific Explorations are three such academic offerings that incorporate student exposure to data, albeit alongside the more traditional elements of Liberal Arts courses such as reading and writing.  

对于非专业人士来说，视觉艺术的概念往往会让人觉得困惑。在21世纪，人们如何理解视觉艺术在这个世界所发挥的作用呢？