Assembly Talk @ Sembawang Primary (21 Apr)

Ms Tan Si Yi, HOD Science of Sembawang Primary, invited Earth Society to conduct an Assembly talk in the school on 21 Apr. This is the 3^rd year that Sembawang Primary invited us to the school.

On 21 Apr, Earth Society members arrived at Sembawang Primary at 9am.We set up booth at the school canteen from 9 to 10.30am to distribute leaflets on eco-friendly websites to the students. 

At 10.30am, we moved to the school hall to conduct an Assembly talk to the school cohort. We showed how Global warming is affecting the planet, spoke on the recent Dry spell in Singapore and presented ways to reduce climate change. The students listened attentively and participated in a Quiz at the end of the talk. 

After the talk, we left Sembawang Primary by 11.30am.

Assembly Talk @ Nan Chiau High (16 Apr)

Ms Leow SH, Green Club teacher-in-charge of Nan Chiau High, invited Earth Society to conduct an Assembly talk in the school on 16 Apr.

On 16 Apr, Earth Society members arrived at Nan Chiau High at 1.30pm. Ms Precia, a green club teacher, greeted us in the school. We conducted a talk for the Sec 1 to Sec 5 students from 1.45 to 2.30pm. 

After the talk, we set up a booth to gather feedback and pass more info to the students. Green Club students in Nan Chaiu High helped us to man the booth.  

The talk and booth were well-received by the teachers and students. 

Feedback from Students:  

The Global Warming Seminar is informative and interesting. There are many statistics to show the effects of climate change. The videos are interesting and provide an insight to global warming.          – Trixie Toh, NCH student.

It is a very interesting and informative talk. I never expect the sea to rise by a 23-storey building if all the ice in Antarctica melts!  The videos are very impactful. I am glad to be able to attend this talk.        – Foo Yong Li, NCH student.

I enjoyed the seminar. I am more aware of the world around us and how urgent it is to save the environment from disasters. I have learnt that many people have worked to help the environment. Now I can spread awareness to everyone around me. Hopefully, more people will help to save the environment soon. - NCH Green Club student

Assembly Talks @ CHIJ Toa Payoh Primary (16 Apr)

Mrs Alice Choo from CHIJ Toa Payoh Primary invited Earth Society to conduct 2 Assembly talks for the school cohort on 16 Apr.

On 16 Apr, Earth Society members arrived at Toa Payoh Primary on 11.15 am. We conducted a Global Warming Assembly talk for the P1 - P3 students from 11.30 to 12 pm. We conducted another talk for the P4 - P6 students from 12 to 12.30pm. Students participated actively in the quiz at the end of the talk.

After the talk, we left the school at 12.50pm.

Assembly Talk @ Guang Yang Primary (31 Mar)

Mr Faisal from Guang Yang Primary invited Earth Society to conduct an Assembly talk for the school cohort on 31 Mar.

On 31 Mar, Earth Society members arrived at Guang Yang Primary on 9.45am. We conducted a Global Warming Assembly talk for the P1 to P6 students from 10 to 10.30am. Students participated actively in the quiz at the end of the talk.

After the talk, we set up a booth at the school canteen from 10.30 to 11.30am to pass additional info to the students and teachers.

Students’ Feedback: 

The talk is very good. I learnt a lot of things that I never knew before. It is very important that everyone should know about Global Warming.                    - Natalie, P6, GYP

The videos and quiz are very fun. I learnt that the Earth is in danger.

– Zhu Zhen, P4, GYP.

The talk is very interesting. It teaches us that not many people are very fortunate in different countries.  – Fanly Pan, P4, GYP

The talk is very meaningful. After the talk, I understand that just by not eating meat for one day a week, I can make a big difference. And less people have to starve.                                
- Lim Jia Ci, P6, GYP

Assembly Talks @ Marsling Secondary (27 Mar/ 11 Apr)

Ms Koeh Yin Ying, Subject Head Aesthetics of Marsling Secondary, invited Earth Society to conduct a Global Warming Assembly talk to their Sec 1 and 2 students on 27 Mar from 7.45 till 8.30am.

The school teachers and students responded very well to the talk and Ms Koeh invited our team over to Marsling Secondary again on 11 Apr to conduct an Assembly talk to the Sec 3 and Sec 4 students.

On both occasions, Earth Society team set up a booth to distribute more information to the teachers / students after the Assembly talk.

Feedback from Teachers and Students: 

A very big THANK YOU for coming up north to our school for this very educational, powerful and wonderful presentation. I had checked with my colleagues, they had strongly agreed that the talk on Global Warming had benefitted the students tremendously. Much effort and passion had been put in for this presentation and we are deeply touched.                
- Ms Koeh Yin Ying, Subject Head Aesthetics, MSS

Great information for students to contextualize what they have learnt in classrooms. It also gives them a worldwide perspective on what is happening in their world.

- Mr Lai Kwok Liang, Teacher, MSS  

The talk is quite nice. I have learnt the importance of conserving Earth’s resources.

In the talk, I understand how global warming had affected the lives of others.

Therefore, the talk is useful in stating the information of Global warming.

– Yeong Le Shan, Sec 3, MSS

The seminar alert me to play my part by saving water, electricity and cutting down on meat to reduce the rate of global warming.  – Jolene Chng, Sec 3, MSS

I felt that it was a great seminar as it shows how severe climate change is. I hope more schools can hear from you.  
– Leow Wen An, Sec 4, MSS

NTU Green Fest (24 to 26 Mar)

Ms Maria Moper Nunez from Nanyang Technological University Earthlink Management Committee invited Earth Society to set up a booth during their NTU Green Fest event from 24 Mar to 26 Mar. NTU Earthlink president, Mr Ryan Jin, get to know about Earth Society during the Singapore Poly GR3 Fair held in Jan this year. Other organizations participating in the event includes ACRES, NParks, Nokia, The Dorsl Effect etc.

On 24 Mar, NTU Earthlink invited Dr Amy Khor, Mayor of South West District, to grace the opening ceremony for Earth Fest. Dr Amy Khor presented a Token of Appreciation to Earth Society during the opening ceremony.

 

NTU Earthlink set up a game station for the students participating in the event. Students will first collect a game card from Earthlink game station. Then they have to visit the different booths to learn about how to help the environment. They would complete various activities at the booths to earn stamps on the card. When the students get 9 stamps, they would win a goodie bag and a chance to join in a Lucky Draw. The grand prize of the Lucky Draw is an ipad! (a great attraction for the students!)

At our booth, students have to watch a 2 mins video clip on “How Global Warming is affecting the world?” Then, they will answer 2 questions based on the video to get a stamp in the card. Because of this activity, many students learn about the effects of climate change on the environment and ways to protect the environment.

At the end of the 3 day event, many students showed interest in the topic of Climate change and gladly sign up in our email list to receive more information on environmental protection.

Eco-Walk from the Heart event (16 Mar)

Mdm Joyce Lye, founder of Kampung Senang, invited Earth Society to participate in their Eco “Walk from the Heart” event on 16 Mar at Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park. Kampung Senang organized this Eco-walk to raise funds for it’s various charity projects which includes overseas Eco-tours, Zero-Cancer program, Wheel-chair repair program etc.

More info about Kampung Senang can be found at: http://kampungsenang.org/

On 16 Mar, Earth Society members and volunteers arrived at Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park on 8am. We set up booths to distribute information on Environmental protection to interested participants of the walk.

We don animal costumes and hold signs such as “Less Meat, Less Heat”, “Veggie Thursdays” and pose with the participants for them to take photos.

Our animal mascots are hugely popular with the participants of the walk. :>

Participants of the event walk leisurely for 3km / 5 km around the park. After the walk they take part in programs such as laughter yoga, Health talks etc.

The event ended at 11.30am with a refreshing shower of long-awaited rainfall. (The grass and the trees in the park would be grateful for the rainfall after such a long Dry spell from Jan to mid-Mar 2014)

Assembly Talk @ Changkat Primary (24 Feb)

Mdm Nadjah Alkhatib from Changkat Primary invited Earth Society to conduct 2 Assembly talks for the school cohort on 24 Feb. Mdm Sumi, a parent volunteer in the school, recommended our talks to her.

On 24 Feb, Earth Society members arrived at Changkat Primary at 8.45am.

We conducted a Global Warming Assembly talk to P1 to P3 students from 9 to 9.30am, set up a booth from 9.30 till 11am, and conduct another Assembly talk for P4 to P6 students from 11 to 11.30am.

Feedback from Teachers: 

The talk was informative. The presenter showed good videos, easy for kids to follow and understand the Green House Effect. Most of the students were engaged. Teachers too.  
- Mdm Nadjah Alkhatib, teacher, ChangKat Primary

A very good talk on Global Warming. Very impressed with slides and videos. The pupils learn a lot about saving the Earth. Thank you for a job well-done!

- Ms Nooradelin Mohd Salleh, teacher, ChangKat Primary

Assembly Talk @ CHIJ St Joseph’s Convent (07 Feb)

Ms Grace Tan from CHIJ St Joseph’s Convent invited Earth Society to conduct an Assembly talk for Sec 3 students on 07 Feb. This is the second year she invited Earth Society to her school.

On 07 Feb, Earth Society members arrived at St Joseph’s Convent at 8.30 am. We conducted a Global Warming Assembly talk and Quiz to Sec 3 students from 8.45 to 9.30 am. Students listen attentively to the talk and participated actively in the Quiz.

After the talk, we set up a booth at the school canteen from 10am to 11.30am to pass additional info (Climate change booklets / Global Warming Website leaflets) to interested teachers and students.

Feedback from Students and Teachers: 

We both like the talk. We’ve learnt lots of things about Global Warming, both causes and solutions. We learn about how much water is going into Agriculture to feed the cows to get our burgers.  Thus, we should cut down on the intake of beef. Serene also found the polar bears cute and have empathy for them. So we should ALL Save the Earth. Do it for the future of our lifes.    – Serene and Lydia, CHIJ students

I really love the talk as it helps us to understand the importance of saving the Earth and to help reduce Global Warming. I will really try to help out as I love the Earth and I do not want people to suffer and die just because of global warming. I will support the meat-free Thursday as it helps to reduce CO2 emissions.   

– Lucia Maria, CHIJ student.

I really enjoyed the talk. I learnt about environment matters that I did not previously know. Good work. Keep it up and spread the word.  – Ms Tan Yu Qing, CHIJ teacher

Environment presentation & Booth @ SP GR3 Fair (22 Jan)

Ms Eunice Ang, from Singapore Polytechnic Environment Club, invited Earth Society to participate in their GR³ Fair (Go Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Fair) on 22 Jan. SP Env Club had also invited Tzu Chi youth group and NPark to set up booths and conduct talks during the event.

On 22 Jan, Earth Society members reached SP by 2pm to set up a booth in SP concourse. We distributed Eco-website leaflets and climate change booklets to participants who attended the event.

Mr Low conducted an Environment presentation on Overfishing, Animal factory farming and Global Warming for event participants from 4 to 4.30pm.

Participants listened attentively to the presentation and responded positively to the talk.

We manned the booth till 5.30pm where the event ends.

Youths’ Feedback: 

The talk was very interesting as I get to learn a lot on conserving the environment. Initially, I did not know that our huge intake of fish can cause overfishing. I personally have the passion to conserve the marine animals so hopefully there will be more ways to help save the marine animals.    – Eunice Ang, SP Env student

I like the talk, I learnt a lot about the environment and the problems that the world are facing now. I felt very inspired after the talk.    – Ho Xiang Tian, SP student. 

环保讲座 @ 佛教青年弘法团 (12月21日)

佛教青年弘法团（Singapore Buddhist Youth Mission）的陈彩玲老师邀请地球协会在12月21日到弘法团中心举办环保讲座。这是陈老师第 2 次邀请我们举办讲座。

在12月21日当天，60 位小学/中学生出席环保讲座。刘先生在讲座中呈现了过度捕鱼、过度砍伐森林、工业化动物农场等如何对海洋/陆地造成破坏。讲座内容也向学生们介绍一些环保组织/环保英雄如：Sea Shepherd 和Dr Jane GoodAll 等等。刘先生在讲课期间设置了一些《有奖问答》项目，学生们都纷纷举手、积极回答问题。

这次的讲座非常成功。以下是老师们给的一些反馈：

环保课题正是现今社会所需，保护地球主要靠教育来改变观念。刘老师以生动的影片及画面让孩子们更能了解要传达的信息！太棒了！地球协会，加油！

- 陈彩玲老师，佛教青年弘法团

动画片能吸引孩子们的注意力。资料充足，孩子们很受用。

微软简报可有更多的图片。可加入更多的互动，增加孩子们的兴趣。 

感恩！      - 佛教青年弘法团，负责老师。

Health and Environment Talk @ SBMY (20 Dec)

Mr Ernest Lai from Singapore Buddhist Mission (Youth) invited Earth Society to conduct a Health and Environment talk to 70 youths during their annual Camp Ehi-Passiko youth event on 20 Dec. This year’s CEP event was held at Camp Challenge @ Admiralty Road.

On 20 Dec, Earth Society members reached Camp Challenge at 6.10pm. We were greeted by the youths singing campfire songs for CEP camp. We conducted a talk on how our diets affect our health and the environment from 6.20 till 7pm. We were invited to join them for dinner after the talk. Participants of the event are very attentive during the talk and many wrote feedbacks for the talk.

Youths’ Feedback: 

It has certainly been an eye-opening experience to gain the knowledge about how our food is produced and the cost of producing it. I will certainly be more aware of my diet now.    – Chee Jay Sian, CEP event participant.

It provides a different perspective to Global warming, consumption, agriculture and many others. Very informative. It triggered my initiative and concern to what the world may be in years to come.  – Javier Teo

The talk was very insightful and I learn a lot of things that I never knew before. A lot of effort was put into the talk. Thank you.   – Lai Yin Min

Clean & Green Carnival @ Serangoon (27 Oct)

National Environment Agency (NEA), South East Community Development Council (SE CDC), PUB and NParks jointly organized the Clean & Green Singapore (CGS) Carnival 2014.

This year, the CGS Carnival @ Serangoon was held in the open field between Braddell Heights CC and NEX Shopping Mall on 26 & 27 Oct.

On 27 Oct, Earth Society members attended the Clean and Green Carnival.  

The Carnival featured many exhibits which showcased environment themes such as Climate change, energy and water usage, food waste etc.

There was one exhibit which showed that Climate change is affecting Singapore through heavier rainfalls and flash floods. A graph shows that the Annual number of days that Singapore experience heavier rainfall has increased from an average of 6 days in the 1980s to 1990s to an average of 10 or more days in the 2000s to 2010s.

Many schools set up booths in the carnival to showcase the green practices that they adopted to help the environment. Environmental skits performed by actors from “The Voice” company informed the audience on ways to reduce wastage, use less energy and take actions to help the Earth.

Earth Society members visited the exhibits / booths and network with the schools and environment groups in the carnival. We had a wonderful time in the carnival and sincerely hope that the message of environmental protection would spread far and wide among the people in Singapore.

More information on Clean and Green Singapore can be found on the website: http://cgs.sg

Assembly talk @ Kheng Cheng School (21 Oct)

Mrs Jacqueline Anthony, HOD Pupil Development & Partnerships in Kheng Cheng School, invited Earth Society to conduct an Assembly talk for the school cohort on 21 Oct.

On 21 Oct, Earth Society members arrived at Kheng Cheng School on 12.45pm. We conducted an Assembly talk on Global Warming from 1 to 1.30pm for the P1 to P6 students.

After the talk, we set up a booth at the school canteen from 1.30 to 2.15 pm to pass additional info to the students.

We left Kheng Cheng School at 2.30pm.

Assembly talk @ Bowen Secondary (16 & 17 Oct)

Mdm Dorothy Lim, teacher-in-charge of Character & Citizenship Education in Bowen Secondary School, invited Earth Society to conduct 2 Assembly talks to their Sec 2 and Sec 3 students on 16 & 17 Oct.

On 16 Oct, Earth Society members arrived at Bowen Secondary on 9.45am. Mr Low conducted the Assembly talk on Global Warming from 10 to 11am for the Sec 3 students.

After the talk, we set up a booth at the school canteen from 11 till 12 pm to gather feedback for the talk and pass some additional info (Climate change booklets / Global Warming Website leaflets) to interested teachers and students.

We conduct another Assembly talk & Quiz for the Sec 2 students on 17 Oct.

The talk and booths were well-received by the students and teachers.

Students’ Feedback: 

I learnt a lot about how the Earth is changing. I learnt about how everyone can help. It was a very good talk. I have to make the Earth a better place when I grow up.

- Harinithish, BS student

I find this talk about Global Warming very useful. It let us know more about the causes of Global Warming and harmful effects of it, by showing interesting animation. It tells us how to play a part to save the world. After all, everyone has a part to play to keep the world green and healthy for us to enjoy.    
– Low Eeron, BS student

I like the talk. It teaches us the consequences of global warming if we continue to produce more heat into the atmosphere through factories, industries and more. I will switch off any electrical appliances when not in use.             – Ang Jun Da, BS student

I like the talk as it gives me more knowledge and information about the world. I learn how to reduce global warming by reducing deforestation and reducing intake of beef and mutton.      -  Shadiqin Herman, BS student