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Monday, April 17, 2017

EarthFest @ Marina Barrage (Feb)


Michael Broadhead, organizer of EarthFest sustainability festival, invited Earth Society to participate in the event as an Educational partner. EarthFest was held at Marina Barrage on 12 Feb (Sun) from 11 am to 3.30 pm. This is the 2nd time we participated in this Eco-event.

Earthfest partnered with over 50 organizations and businesses to create a carnival that gave people a comprehensive view of sustainability. EarthFest invited many environment NGOs such as Sea Shepherd, Nature Society, PM Haze and Animal Allies to set up booths during the event to inform the participants of issues such as Climate change, Deforestation, overfishing and biodiversity losses.

On 12 Feb, Earth Society members reached Marina Barrage at 10.30am. We set up a booth to showcase the issue of Deforestation in the world. Deforestation in Malaysia and Indonesia are mainly due to palm oil plantation while Deforestation in Brazil Amazon is mainly due to cattle ranching and the production of soya bean. Many participants were surprised to learn that 65% of Deforestation in Brazil Amazon is due to cattle ranching and that eating beef contributes to Deforestation in the world. 


The EarthFest carnival had a Farmers Market section where Fireflies Health farm and Quan Fa Organic farm sold their organic vegetables to participants. Other Green businesses such as Little Green Kitchen, VeganBurg, Handmade heros, Suka House and Brownice set up booths during the event to sell their eco-friendly products.


More info on EarthFest can be found at their website: www.earthfestsingapore.com

Sunday, April 16, 2017

Health and Environment talk @ ITE Central (Feb)

Ms Kwek Li Lin, Admin Head in ITE Central, invited Earth Society to conduct a Health and Environment talk for staffs in ITE on 28 Feb.

On 28 Feb, Earth Society team arrived at ITE Central (Ang Mo Kio) at 11.15 am. We conducted the talk for about 40 ITE staffs from 11.30 am to 12.15 pm. We presented on Singapore’s Health problem (Obesity, Cancer, Heart disease, Diabetes). We featured World Health Organizations report which showed insufficient intake of fruits and veggies causes 10% of heart disease, cancer, stroke deaths worldwide. We also presented on animal factory farms, global warming, water shortage and environmental impact of a meat diet. ITE staffs listened attentively to the talk. After the talk, many staffs came forward to get more info from us.

 
At the end of the talk, we join in a salad lunch with the ITE staffs.
ITE catered a salad lunch for this event to Go Green for health and for the environment.

ITE Staffs’ Feedback: 
- The information on carbon footprint is good
- Interesting talk
- Informative and give a different perspectives on the usage of water around the world


Monday, April 10, 2017

Assembly talk @ Yishun Secondary (Feb)

Mdm Faizah Bte Abu Bakar, HOD Humanities, from Yishun Secondary, invited Earth Society to conduct an Assembly talk for the school on 17 Feb. This is the 2nd year Yishun Secondary invited us to speak to their students.

On 17 Feb, Earth Society team reached Yishun Secondary at 11.45 am. We conducted an Environmental Conservation talk for Sec 1 to Sec 5 students from 12 to 12.30 pm. We presented on Overfishing in the sea, Deforestation in the land and Green House Gas emission in the atmosphere. Students and teachers listened attentively to the talk.




Teacher’s Feedback:  

- Very informative and applicable to real life. A good platform to increase the awareness of human impacts on the eco-system.

- The information shared was relevant and provided interesting insights for the audience. The videos were engaging and captured the audience’s attention.

- Relevant pointers for our Geography syllabus such as weather and climate (Sec 3) as well as food resources (Sec 4). The pointers are also relevant for Sec 2 project work.

Assembly talk @ Zhong Hua and Jurong West Primary (Jan_Feb)

Mrs. Joan Benjamin, Environmental Education Advisor in Zhong Hua Primary, invited Earth Society to conduct an Assembly talk for the school cohort on 24 Jan. This is the 3rd year the school invited us to speak to the students.

On 24 Jan, Earth Society team reached Zhonghua Primary at 7.30 am. We conducted a Global Warming talk for P1 to P6 students from 7.45 to 8.15 am.

We presented on how Global warming is affecting the world and showcased various solutions to climate change. (Plant trees, Eat less meat, Green en ergy and 3Rs.)



Teacher’s Feedback:  (Zhong Hua Primary)
- Learning objectives were achieved
- Contents covered suitable and relevant for pupils in this time and age
- Suitable resources were used during presentation (videos used were impactful)
- Presenter was clear, engagement level with audience was good   
                                            

Ms Jean, Head of Aesthetics in Jurong West Primary, invited Earth Society to conduct an Assembly talk for the lower primary students on 16 Feb.


On 16 Feb, Earth Society team reached Jurong West Primary at 12.30 pm. We conducted a Global Warming Assembly talk for the P1 to P3 students from 12.45 to 1.30 pm. Students listened attentively and participated actively in the Quiz after the talk. We left the school after the Assembly talk.