Assembly talk @ School of Science and Technology (27 Mar)

Mr Chew Mou Wei, Operations Executive in School of Science and Technology, invited Earth Society to conduct an Assembly talk to the school cohort on 27 Mar.

On 27 Mar, Earth Society members reached School of Science and Technology at 10 am. We set up and manned a booth at the school canteen from 10 to 11.30 am. We conducted a Global Warming Assembly talk for the school cohort from 11.55 to 12.40pm. The students and teachers listened attentively to the talk.

After the talk, we gathered some feedback from teachers and students. We left the school at 1.20pm.

Feedback from Teachers:

The speaker was able to engage our students through his informative presentation. The statistics shared was an eye-opener to us. His passion to save the Earth through small acts and change of habit is remarkable. All the best in your bid to spread the message of environmental protection. Thank you.  

- Ms Praveena Sandra Mohan, Academic staff, SST

Feedback from Students:

The talk was extremely insightful and it allowed me to learn about the extent of human’s action on the environment. From today onwards, I will be more conscious about my surroundings and the actions I perform.  – Sakshi, Sec 3, SST

The talk was very informative. It really changed my concept of global warming. I will definitely take part in Earth hour as a start.  – Ravern Koh, Sec 3, SST

I enjoyed the talk. I learn that if we do not help to save our planet, we will be in a bad shape. I also learn some actions we can take to help the planet, like practicing the 3Rs.   – You Jia, Sec 1, SST

  

I think a lot of effort was put into the talk. Earth Society is really good! I am going to participant in Earth Day. Awesome!. – Teo Yao Hong, Sec 1, SST

NTU GreenFest Synergy (23 Mar)

Mr Foong Wei Xiong from Nanyang Technological University Earthlink invited Earth Society to set up a booth during their NTU GreenFest Synergy event on 23 Mar. This is the 2^nd year NTU Earthlink invited us to their event. Other organizations participating in the event includes NParks, Nokia, The Dorsal Effect etc.

On 23 Mar, NTU Earthlink invited Dr Vivan Balakrishnan, Minster for the Environment and Water Resource, to grace the opening ceremony for EarthFest. At the opening address, Dr Vivan spoke of the importance of taking care of the environment, recycling and green energy. Dr Vivan also paid a tribute to the late Mr Lee Kuan Yew, founding father of modern Singapore, as Mr Lee had passed away on the morning of 23 Mar.

Earth Society members set up and manned a booth at NTU Nanyang Auditorium from 10 am to 4pm. At our booth, students watched a 2 mins video clip on “How Global Warming is affecting the world?” and answered 2 questions based on the video. They would then play a board game where they have to push a bottle cap to a line between 1 to 2 degrees to win the game. The game implied that we have to limit the increase in temperature (in the world) within a 2 degrees limit to avoid huge, undesirable changes in the climate system.

At the end of the day, many students showed interest in the topic of Climate change and sign up in our email list to receive more information on environmental protection.

Eating Green Event @ ITE College West (06 Mar)

On 06 Mar, ITE College West organized an Eating Green event for 80 staffs and students from 11am to 1.30 pm. The event was co-organized by CW Eco Trendsetters and WWF Eco Campus Student Committee.

ITE College West invited Mrs Peggy Ong, a member of Earth society, to speak on “The Diet with Amazing Healing Power.” Mrs Peggy Ong presented on the benefits of a veggie diet on health, environment and animal welfare. She showed the environmental impacts a heavy meat diet have on the world’s food and water resources and encouraged the staffs to adopt meatless days to help the environment.

ITE College West also invited Mr Luke Otter, author of the Food Blog http://www.hungryangmo.com/  to share on where to find veggie eateries around ITE College West (Chua Chu Kang area)

The event ended with a cooking demo and a veggie buffet lunch for the staff and students. Vegan ice cream from Brownice was served to participants during lunch time and everyone was surprised at the nice flavor of the non-dairy ice cream. 

Assembly Talk @ Zhong Hua Secondary (03 Mar)

Ms Subathra, Subject Head (CCE), from Zhong Hua Secondary invited Earth Society to conduct an Assembly talk for the school cohort on 03 Mar.

On 03 Mar, Earth Society members arrived at Zhong Hua Secondary at 7.15am. We conducted an Global Warming Assembly talk for Sec 1 to Sec 5 students from 7.40 till 8.20am. Students listen attentively to the talk and participated actively in the quiz at the end of the talk.

After the talk, we set up a booth at the school canteen from 8.30 till 10.30 am to gather feedback and pass more info to interested teachers and students. 

We left the school by 10.45 am.

Feedback from Teachers:

The talk was very informative with videos to engage the students. The message of the urgency to curb climate change was clearly communicated. - Ms Subathra, Subject Head (CCE), ZHS

Very informative presentation. Message was very clear to the students. Objective was effectively delivered.             
- Mrs See YN, Maths teacher, ZHS

The talk was very informative. It certainly helps to create an awareness about saving water, taking care of our environment and saving our Earth. The video clips sends a powerful message about saving our planet.    – Mr Basil Lee, PE teacher, ZHS

Feedback from Students:

I learnt that there are many factors that causes Global warming. I think more food should be used to feed more people rather than feeding the animals. I think we should plant more trees, do the 3 Rs and conserve water to help the planet. - Leong Kah En, Sec 3, ZHS

We really enjoyed the talk. We learnt about what is happening to the Earth currently and what is prognosticated. We must save the Earth from Global Warming.  - Jobie Lim, Cherelle Ng, Nurul Nadiah, Sec 1, ZHS

The talk was quite interesting. The videos and slides got me better informed about global warming. It also taught me to eat healthier food, more vegetables and less meat. – Long Yi Lin and Lim Yik Jane, Sec 1, ZHS