GW talk @ Yuan Ching Secondary (Aug)

Mdm Cheong Wei Leng, a teacher from Yuan Ching Secondary, invited Earth Society to conduct a Global Warming Assembly talk for the Sec 3 to Sec 5 students on 14 Aug.

On 14 Aug, Earth Society team reached Yuan Ching Secondary at 7.45 am. We conducted a Global Warming talk for the Sec 3 to Sec 5 students from 8 am to 8.50 am.

We presented on how Global Warming is affecting the world (Droughts, Forest fires, Flash floods in Singapore, Arctic Ice melt etc). We showcased various Solutions to Climate change. (Plant trees, Eat less meat, Green energy and 3Rs). We touched on environmental issues such as Deforestation, the Global usage of food/ water resources and World Hunger.

Students and teachers listened attentively to the talk.

After the talk, Mdm Cheong helped to compile some feedback from teachers and students and email us.

Teachers’ Feedback

The talk is very informative and let the students know about the causes and impact of Climate change. The presentation also shared about recent events that are happening around the world. Suggestions are given to students and see whether they can take it up based on their comfort level. - Mdm Cheong Wei Leng, Geography, Senior Teacher.

Very informative and engaging talk on the impact of Climate change, updated with recent events experienced. That added relevance to the sharing that we can associate with. Great actionable advice on individual level for us to take up depending on comfort level.  – Chen Zhan Jiang, Innovation, ST.

Students’ Feedback

I learnt that climate change is a very prevalent issue that we are facing right now and we should do our best to save Mother Earth. I learnt that we should reduce our consumption of water and food as the amount of food and water we waste is shocking. I will join the Meatless Monday campaign and encourage my friends and family to participate in it.   – Xin Yu, Sec 4

We can make a difference in terms of reducing the impact of climate change by changing our diet, following Our Healthy Plate and assign the different types of foods accordingly. I will try to avoid eating beef since the growing of beef will use a lot of water and give out a lot of carbon dioxide. - Gan Xing Hui, Sec 3

I have learnt that we need to use a lot of water to get our food, especially meats like beef requires high amounts of water. I also learnt what are the consequences of climate change on the planet. I can reduce eating meat and switch to alternatives such as plant-based meat.  – Nishita, Sec 3

Eco-Instagram Projects with Temasek Poly Students (Feb)

From Nov 2021 till Feb 2022, Earth Society collaborated with 4 groups of students from Temasek Polytechnic to create Instagram Pages to spread Meatless days. The Instagram Pages has posts on Veg recipes, Reasons for going Veg, Happy cow App, Meatless Monday video clips etc. 

Many students tried Meatless Monday for the first time in their life and wrote about their experience in their Instagram Page. Some students find it easy to adopt Meatless Mondays while others find it a challenge. :> 

The following are the Instagram Pages created by the students:

 

1. TP ClimateCrew Instagram: 

https://www.instagram.com/climatecrew.sg/

This instagram page has all 5 members sharing (via video) their experience of going Meatless for 1 day.

 

This team took an extra effort to create an Interactive Powerpoint slide :

http://tinyurl.com/climatecrewsg

 

The Powerpoint slides have videos to show how to cook veggie meals at home, videos that recommend good Veg restaurants and Fun facts on Climate change. It also has additional info such as What is Singapore’s effort to reduce Climate change and What local organizations are doing for Meatless Monday.

2. TP HeartyMeaty Instagram: \https://www.instagram.com/heartymeaty/

This team has explored veggie restaurants/ vegan options at meat-based restaurant and share their experiences in the Instagram Page. They created a Survey using Google Docs to gather info on students’ view of Meatless Monday. They also partnered with Tiktok Vegan youth (Bakeyvakey) to feature vegan recipes in their instagram Page.

 

Bakeyvakey  Tiktok Vegan cooking show by youth (Sg)

https://www.tiktok.com/@bakeyvakey

 

3. TP Meatless Mondays Instagram: 

https://www.instagram.com/tp_meatlessmondays/

This team shares many veg recipes.

 

4. TP Earth Healers Instagram: 

https://www.instagram.com/earthhealers_asc/

This team shares much info on “Why go Meatless”

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Lionel Lim, HeartyMeaty team leader, wrote the following comments after the project:

“To sum up everything, it is a fun and enjoyable journey to get in-depth of learning about 'Meatless Monday' and how it is environmentally friendly to climate action and gaining pieces of knowledge from Earth Society Global Warming talk (NTU event) as well.”

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After doing the project, the students have more understanding of how a Meatless diet can benefit the Environment and are more willing to make some lifestyle changes to help the Environment.

Eco-Comics with Temasek Polytechnic Students (Feb)

From Nov 2021 to Feb 2022, a group of student from Temasek Polytechnic collaborated with Earth Society to create 3 Eco-comics to raise awareness on how to live an Eco-friendly lifestyle in Singapore.

The team presented their knowledge in 2 comics to inform readers of the benefits of supporting Meatless Monday. The team has also researched on the overconsumption of Earth’s resources and creatively designed 1 futuristic comic to reflect on this topic.

The 3 Comics point out that we have to protect the world’s forest / ocean and reduce meat consumption / support meatless days / buy only what we need / change to green energy to create a sustainable future for everyone.

Project team leader, Wang ZhiChao, emailed us the following comments after the project:

On behalf of my group members, I would like to thank Earth Society for giving us the opportunity to carry out this volunteering project and we would especially like to thank you for your continued support. Our group has learnt a lot during this project on the conservation of natural resources and reducing meat consumption. The resources you have provided us have expanded our knowledge on the topic and we are very grateful for that. We look forward to collaborate with Earth Society again in future.

The following are the 3 Comics they created:

Online Biodiversity Loss talk @ CHIJ Toa Payoh Pri (Apr)

Ms Lim Siew Choo, Teacher-in-charge of Earth Day Activities in CHIJ Toa Payoh Primary, invited Earth Society to conduct a Biodiversity Loss talk for the school on 20 Apr.  This was the 3^rd time the School invited us to speak to the students.

On 20 Apr, Earth Society team joined the school via Zoom at 12.20 pm. Mrs Jennifer Kwek, Level Head Science, hosted the session and invited the P1 to P6 classes to join in the session.

We conducted a Biodiversity Loss talk for the P1 to P6 students from 12.40 pm to 1.10 pm. We presented on Overfishing, Deforestation, Climate change, Loss in Biodiversity and Factory farming. We also touched on issues such as No Shark fin, reduce Factory farming and Meatless Mondays. We also introduced some Environmental heros such as Shark Savers, Sea Shepherd and Dr Jane Goodall to the students. The students listened attentively to the talk.

Teachers’ Feedback

-  The talk was very engaging and informative, with interesting videos to illustrate the points mentioned.

- The talk was very insightful and all of us learnt a lot. The Duration is just right.

-  The speaker is very clear in his presentation and language used is appropriate and suitable for the primary students

Online Talk @ NTU Binjai Hall (Jan)

In Jan 2022, Nanyang Technological University (NTU) Binjai Hall hosted a Meatless Monday event in the hall.

Ms Tracy Chow, Head of the Environmental Awareness division of Binjai Aware, wrote an email to invite Earth Society to conduct a 30 mins talk about the impact of eating meat on the environment and the health benefits of eating a balanced diet.

The initiative aims to instil habits that allow Binjai residents to make conscious decisions to reduce meat consumption and cultivate long term healthy eating habits.

On 17 Jan, Earth Society joined Ms Tracy Chow (via Zoom) at 6 pm. We conducted a “Impact of Meat / Health Benefits of Veg Diet” talk for about 40 students from 6 pm to 6.40 pm.

We presented on the detrimental effects the meat diet has on the Environment (Deforestation/ Green house gas emissions/ Depletion of food and water resources) and showcased the Health benefits of adopting a more plant-based diet. (Reduce cholesterol, Reduce risk of Cancer and Heart disease etc). The students listened attentively to the talk.

After the talk, Ms Tracy Chow helped to gather some feedback from students and email us the feedback.

Feedback from Students:

1. Better than expected, because the speaker has a lot of interesting facts. Feel more motivated to eat vegan food

2. Quite informative, didn’t know there was an Happy Cow app for Veg food.

3. Amazing talk, learnt a lot. Now I’m more AWARE of the types of food I consume. Looking forward to more of such events! :)

4. Thanks for the sharing, it was very informative. Really enjoyed the infographics of various degrees of harm to the planet, and about which
vegetables are high in protein.

5. Food was amazing and I loved the facts and statistics regarding the
current context. Numbers help get a sense of how critical the situation is.

6. The talk is very educational. It is far from boring, since there were a lot of interactions happening. This also help
further raise awareness on a topic which is widely known. I have
learnt a lot from it, like rearing cattles/cows produce massive amount
of CO2 and greenhouse gas, and there are a lot of wastages when
raising them. Overall, it is an enriching and educational experience.

Online GW talk for Big Heart Student Care (Sep/ Nov)

Ms Sng Yi Lin, Partnership Engagement and Development Specialist in Self Help Groups Student Care Limited, invited Earth Society to conduct 4 online Global Warming talks (via Zoom) for students in 13 Big Heart Student Care Centers.

We conducted 2 talks in Sep and 2 talks in Nov.

The talks were conducted from 10 am to 10.45 am. We presented on the effects of Climate change on the world and showcased various solutions that scientists recommended to curb climate change. (Plant trees, Eat less meat, Green energy and 3Rs). Students and teachers listened attentively to the talk

We managed to reach out to students in the Big Heart Student Care Centers in the following Primary schools. Innova Primary, Woodlands Ring, Princess Elizabeth, Xing Nan, Yang Zheng Zhang De, Damai, Teck Whye, Xi Shan, Qi Hua, Evergreen, Qi Fa and Yuneng Primary school.

Feedback from teachers :

- Students were engaged and found the videos interesting.

- The talk shared new information on sustainable farming.

- The presentation shared some interesting facts about our environment and knowledgeable information to help our Earth.

Eco-website Projects with Temasek Poly Students (May to Aug 21)

In May 2021, student groups from Temasek Polytechnic wrote to Earth Society to express interest to work with Earth Society on a project in their Global Citizenship and Community Development (GCCD) module. The student groups were interested to create Eco-websites to raise awareness about Climate change. This is the 3^rd time Temasek Polytechnic student groups write to invite us to participate in their projects.

Earth Society corresponded with the student groups from May to Aug 2021 on their projects. The following are 2 projects completed by 2 student groups.

1. Eco-Website.

The students designed and created a Website to promote Meatless days to reduce Climate change : https://gccdgrp1.github.io/tpgccdgrp1/

The colourful website has posters, News reports, youtube videos, recipes etc to promote Meatless days.

The following is an extract from the website:

A 2010 Canadian Study warns of a livestock greenhouse gas boom where soaring international production of livestock could, by 2050, release enough carbon into the atmosphere to single-handedly exceed safe levels of climate change: the livestock sector's emissions alone, if continuing on the current demand, supply trajectory, could send temperatures above the 2 degrees Celsius rise optimistically said to be the threshold above which climate change will be dangerously destabilising

2. Eco-Instagram Page.

The students created an Instagram page to promote Meatless Days

Ecoglobe_sg Instagram Page: https://www.instagram.com/ecoglobe_sg/

The Instagram Page has News Report, youtube videos and Team members view on Meatless days etc.

At the end of the project, Angel Li, Ecoglobe_sg team leader wrote:

“We are grateful to be able to have this opportunity to work with Earth Society who taught us many new things about the environment and how consuming meat- free meals can have a significant impact on climate change. We would also like to thank you for providing us with all the necessary information needed for our project and also taking the time to educate us.”

We are glad that the schools have Environmental modules which requires the students to take on projects to protect the environment. We hope the environment movement would spread among the youths to create a sustainable world for all to live in.

Eco-Instagram Projects with Hwa Chong and Temasek Poly Students (Feb to Jul 21)

In Feb 2021, Project Reverie, a student group from Hwa Chong Institution (College) wrote to Earth Society to express interest to work with Earth Society on a project in their Service Learning module. The student group was interested to create an Eco-Instagram Page to raise awareness about Climate change through the use of social media.

We corresponded with the students from Feb to Jun 2021 on their project. The students created an Instagram page to spread awareness about climate change.

Project Reverie Instagram Page:

https://www.instagram.com/p/CNrVwyQrcFm/?igshid=fln5s1p9hm1c

They also put up posters in the school canteen to encourage reduction in meat consumption to protect the environment.

At the end of the project, Bernice Ng, Team leader of Project Reverie wrote:

“Our team is very thankful to have the opportunity to embark on this journey with Earth Society and sincerely thank you for your support and encouragement.”   

On May 2021, Ecowarriorss, a student group from Temasek Polytechnic wrote to Earth Society to work on a project in their Global Citizenship and Community Development (GCCD) module. The student group was interested to create an Instagram Page to spread information on Climate change. This is the 3^rd time Temasek Polytechnic student groups write to invite us to participate in their projects.

Earth Society collaborated with Ecowarriorss via Zoom and email from May to Jul 2021. The students created an Instagram page to promote Meatless Days.

Ecowarriorss Instagram Page:  https://instagram.com/ecowarriorss

The Instagram Page has News Report, youtube videos and Team members view on Meatless days etc. 

Ecowarriorss team wrote:

“As a team, we feel that Meatless days are a great initiative as it benefits not only our health but also the environment and wildlife too! We really hope that this Instagram account helped to educate our followers on eating lesser meat. This will bring about a positive change and thus save our planet together.” 

We are glad that students from different Institutes are taking on Eco-friendly projects to spread info on protecting the environment. We hope more students will join in the environmental movement to protect the Earth and create a sustainable future for everyone on the planet.

Online GW talk @ Jurong Secondary (Mar)

Ms Fang Shi Lin, Teacher-in-charge of NPCC in Jurong Secondary, invited Earth Society to conduct an online Global Warming talk for the NPCC cadets on 05 Mar.

On 05 Mar, Earth Society joined in the online Zoom meeting at 2.15 pm. We conducted a Global Warming talk for about 60 NPCC cadets from 2.30 pm to 3.30 pm. We presented on the effects of Climate change on the world and showcased various solutions that scientists recommended to curb climate change. (Plant trees, Eat less meat, Green energy and 3Rs). The NPCC cadets listened attentively to the talk.

After the talk, Ms Fang Shi Lin helped to gather some feedback from the cadets and send the feedback to us via email.

Feedback from Students

1. Very interesting

2. Can be more interactive (kahoot!)
3. Inspiring talk
4. Videos were good

Online GW talk @ Alexandra Primary (Jan)

Mr Steven Neo, a teacher in Alexandra Primary, invited Earth Society to conduct an online Global Warming talk for the P3 students on 20 Jan.,

On 20 Jan, Earth Society joined in the online Zoom meeting at 8.45 am. We conducted a Global Warming talk for 6 classes of P3 students from 9 am to 9.30 am. We presented on the effects of Climate change on the world and showcased various solutions that scientists recommended to curb climate change. (Plant trees, Eat less meat, Green energy and 3Rs). Teachers and students listened attentively to the talk.

After the talk, Mr Steven Neo helped to gather some feedback from the teachers and send the feedback to us via email.

“Thank you for the Environmental talk today. Very good feedback were given.

The content Earth Society delivered was very informative and relevant to our students. The videos clips were captivating and informative as pictures and videos speak a thousand words. 

The sharing and suggestions on ways for our students to do their part, resonated with our students and give them more insights on what they can do to save our planet Earth.”

Eco-Instagram Project with Temasek Polytechnic Students (Nov 20 to Jan 21)

In Nov 2020, student groups from Temasek Polytechnic wrote to Earth Society to express interest to work with Earth Society on a project in their Global Citizenship and Community Development (GCCD) module. The student groups were interested to create Eco-websites to raise awareness about Climate change through the use of social media. This is the 2^nd time Temasek Polytechnic student groups write to invite us to participate in their projects.

We corresponded with the students on their projects. A student group, ‘Earth Huggers’, work with us for 2 months to create an Instagram Page to spread awareness on Climate change. On their Instagram Page, they created animations, slideshows on Climate change and introduce Climate-friendly actions such as supporting Meatless Mondays to their readers.

The following is the “Earth Huggers” Instagram page created by the students:

https://www.instagram.com/earthhuggers_sg/

Earth Society collaborated with Earth Huggers via Zoom and email from Nov 20 to Jan 21.

At the end of the project, the group’s team leader, Ms Richelle Tan commented :

“Thank you so much for allowing us to work with Earth Society! It has been a great experience and my group and I are very grateful for this opportunity to spread awareness on Climate change. We also learnt new things ourselves such as Meatless Monday, and we will encourage people around us to adopt the lifestyle as well! We hope that more students will also join in the sustainable lifestyle to protect the earth we live in together. We sincerely thank Earth Society for your help in the project! ”

We are glad that many students are taking on Eco-friendly projects to play a part in protecting the environment. We hope more students will join in the environmental movement to protect the Earth and create a sustainable future for everyone on the planet.

Online GW talk for UWCSEA Dover (Nov)

Ms Arushi Sivasankar, a student from United World College of South East Asia Dover, invited Earth Society to conduct a Global Warming talk for her student group on 06 Nov.,

Ms Arushi Sivasankar belongs to a student group ‘Biosverde’. She informed that UWCSEA has Veggie Wednesday in the school and they are very interested in knowing the difference it would make,

On 06 Nov, Earth Society joined in the online Zoom meeting at 12.30 pm. We conducted a Global Warming talk for 30 youths from 12.45 pm to 1.40 pm. We presented on the effects of Climate change on the world and showcased various solutions that scientists recommended to curb climate change. (Plant trees, Eat less meat, Green energy and 3Rs). We also spoke about the environmental benefits of supporting Veggie days. The youths listened attentively to the talk.

After the talk, Ms Arushi Sivasankar helped to gather some feedback from the participants and send the feedback to us via email.

Feedback from Students

- I found Earth Society’s presentation extremely engaging, the combination of statistics with visuals made it very interesting.

- The presentation was very informative and factual, with many statistics to illustrate the effects of Climate Change.

- The presentation was very in depth about the effects of Climate Change all over the world. It would be interesting to have more of an emphasis on how Climate Change is affecting Singapore specifically. This would help combat the problem of us students feeling detached from the climate crisis (which we find to be quite a pervasive sentiment here).

Online GW talk for Overseas Family School (Aug)

Mr Shaurya Gandhi, Climate change club leader in Overseas Family School, invited Earth Society to conduct an online Zoom workshop for the students on 31 Aug.

On 31 Aug, Earth Society joined in the online Zoom meeting at 5.15 pm. We conducted a Global Warming talk for about 20 youths from 5.25 pm to 5.50 pm. We presented on the effects of Climate change on the world and showcased various solutions that scientists recommended to curb climate change. (Plant trees, Eat less meat, Green energy and 3Rs). The youths listened attentively to the talk.

After the talk, Mr Shaurya Gandhi helped to gather some feedback from the participants and send the feedback to us via email.

Feedback from Students

The talk was really helpful for my club as it made students realise the importance of reducing their carbon footprint however they can. Even though the talk was short due to time constraints, it was very detailed. The speaker was really nice and polite, He gave a great presentation in a short notice of only 3-4 days and helped encourage all the students in my club to do better.  - Shaurya Gandhi, Climate Change Club Leader

The facts provided in the talk were really engaging and inspired me to an extent to reduce my overall carbon footprint and play my role in this, The speaker sounded really interested in what he was doing and motivated me to do something for my school. - Student, Overseas Family School

One thing I really liked about the talk was Meatless Monday's as the facts relating to it really interested me and I thought that I could play my part in this by just creating a small change in my diet pattern. The speaker was very motivating.  – Student, Overseas Family School

Eco-Comics Project with Temasek Polytechnic Students (May to Aug)

 From May to Jun, 6 groups of students from Temasek Polytechnic wrote to Earth Society to express interest to work with Earth Society on a project in their Global Citizenship and Community Development (GCCD) module. The student groups are interested to create Eco-comics, Eco-audio books etc to raise awareness on how to live an eco-friendly lifestyle in Singapore.

We corresponded with the students and placed forward the idea of reducing meat consumption, supporting meatless Mondays as a way of Eco-living.

Environ-man, a group of students, took up the idea and work with us for 2 months to create 6 comic strips, introducing Meatless Mondays to the readers.

The following are the Comics they created: (Click on the Comic to view in "Full Screen" mode)

At the end of the project, Environ-man’s team leader, Mr Mohaamed Akram, commented :

“Thank you for allowing us to work with Earth Society. Our group is extremely grateful to Earth Society for gaining this opportunity for our project. We are glad that you appreciate our comics. Our group had fun and learnt a lot of new things such as Meatless Monday and different ways of environmental conservation. “

We are glad that many students are now taking on Eco-friendly projects to play a part in protecting the environment. We hope more students join in the environmental movement to protect the Earth and create a sustainable future for all to live in.

Online GW talk for NTU Ideathon (Jun)

Ms Han Xiao, Business Development Manager at NTU Welfare Service Club, invited Earth Society to conduct an online Zoom workshop for their “Impact through Inspiration “ Ideathon event in Jun 2020.

The Ideathon event aimed to involve youths in a dialogue to discuss on environmental sustainability and conceive solutions to environmental problems through team work and innovation. The organizer arranged a series of online training workshops for youth participants from 06 to 12 Jun 2020 for the event. Participating organizations included Zero Waste Singapore, NEA, Earth Society, Halogen Foundation Singapore etc.

On 10 Jun, Earth Society joined in the online Zoom meeting at 2.15 pm. We conducted a Global Warming talk for about 50 youths from 2.15 pm to 3.15 pm. We presented on the effects of Climate change on the world and showcased various solutions that scientists recommended to curb climate change. (Plant trees, Eat less meat, Green energy and 3Rs). The youths listened attentively and asked many questions during the Q&A session after the talk.

During a poll after the talk, 65% of the youths showed that they are optimistic that we can fight Climate change and 78% of the youths showed support for Meatless Mondays to fight Climate change.

After the event, Ms Han Xiao helped to compile some feedback from the participants and send to us via email.

Feedback from participants

1) On a scale of 1 to 5, how would you rate the talk?

(1-not good, 5-Very good.)

Majority of the participants rated the talk 4 (~45%) with the next top rating being 5 (~21%)

2) What did you learn from the talk?

- our impact as a community on the environment

- climate change is an imminent problem that needs to be solved

- the severity of global warming

- the meat production industry has grave environmental consequences

- the importance of a plant-based diet

- the difficulty in managing climate change/ CO2 emissions

3) What will you do to reduce Global Warming?

- be more mindful of the impact of my actions

- eat less meat, waste less food

- promote more plant-based diet

- watching my daily actions more closely to see if they negatively impact the environment

- reduce my carbon footprint

- switch off the aircon

- Influence my friends to reduce meat consumption

- use less water and engage in more sustainable buying habits

We are glad that more universities are organizing environmental workshops for their students. May the youths join in the environmental movement and help to make life-style changes to create a sustainable world.

Livestream Water Conservation talk @ Stamford and CHIJ Toa Payoh Primary (Mar)

To commemorate 2020 World Water Day (WWD), Mdm Jackie Chua, a teacher in Stamford Primary, invited Earth Society to conduct a “Water Conservation” Assembly for the school cohort on 11 Mar. This is the 3^th time Stamford Primary invited us to speak to their students.

Due to the COVID situation in Singapore, the Assembly talk was changed to a talk for a small group of students in the Computer room with the school technical team video-recording the talk and live-streaming it to the school cohort. The talk was projected onto the projector screen of each classroom and the students listened to the talk in the classrooms.

On 11 Mar, Earth Society team reached Stamford Primary at 7.15 am. Mdm Jackie Chua escorted us to the Computer room where the ICT team set up a video camera to record and live-stream the presentation.

We conducted a “Water Conservation” talk for the school cohort from 7.30 am to 8 am. We presented on “Water and Climate change”, showing United Nation’s 2020 WWD message that Climate change is causing more droughts and floods in the world. We also showed Global water shortage, and shared PUB’s 5 tips to save 140 litres of water at Home.

We also shared that the bulk of a person’s daily water usage is embedded in the food we eat. United Nations shows that a person drinks 2 to 4 litres of water a day, uses about 150 litres of water at home a day, but ‘eats’ 2000 to 5000 litres of water a day. (embedded in the food that we eat.) It takes 200 litres of water to produce 1 kg of veggies, but 15,400 litres of water to produce 1 kg of Beef. By reducing meat consumption, we can save 1000 litres of water a day. By supporting 1 meatless day, we can save 1600 litres of water that day.(equivalent to saving 10 days of water usage at home.)

Mrs Jennifer Kwek, Level Head Science in CHIJ Toa Payoh Primary, invited Earth Society to conduct a “Water Conservation” Assembly for the school cohort on 25 Mar. This is the 3^th time CHIJ Toa Payoh Primary invited us to speak to their students.

Due to the COVID situation, the Assembly talk was changed to a presentation in the Science Lab with the school technical team video-recording the talk and live-streaming it to the school cohort.

On 25 Mar, Earth Society team arrived in CHIJ Toa Payoh Primary at 12.15 pm. Mrs Jennifer Kwek escorted us to the Science Lab where the ICT team video recorded the talk. We conducted a ‘Water Conservation” talk (similar to the above talk) to the school cohort from 12.35 pm to 1.05 pm. The students watched the live-streamed presentation in their respective classrooms.

After the talk, Mrs Jennifer Kwek helped us to compile some feedbacks from the teachers and students who watched the talk in the classrooms.

Teachers’ feedback:

Feedback from Stamford Primary’s teachers:
- very informative and educational.
- videos and language used in the ppt is suitable for primary students to understand.
- duration is a little long for students to stay focus.

Feedback from CHIJ Toa Payoh Primary’s teacher:
Please send us some of the video links that are showed during the presentation. They are useful for teachers to follow-up or to upload for further reference in Google in classrooms. Content is useful for P6 students.

Students’ feedback:

The content of the talk was very educational and helped raised my awareness. I appreciated the many facts provided to promote saving water which were interesting, yet easy to understand.  

- Natalie Tong, Student, CHIJ Toa Payoh Primary 

The videos were interesting and there was a lot of info and facts about water. One video tells us how meat uses more water to produce than vegetables. The videos also show us how to save water. 
– Charleen Boon, Student, CHIJ Toa Payoh Primary

There was a lot of content and it was easy to understand. Plus, the video made it more entertaining. It motivated me to start saving water and adopt Meatless Monday. – Hannah Tang, Student, CHIJ Toa Payoh Primary