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 

Assembly Talk @ Loyang Primary (24 Sep)

Mrs Ivy Wai, a science teacher from Loyang Primary, invited Earth Society to conduct an Assembly talk to their school cohort on 24 Sep.

On 24 Sep, our team reached Loyang Primary at 9.15 am. We set up and manned a booth at the school canteen from 9.20 till 10.20am.

We conducted a Global Warming Assembly talk for the P1 to P6 students from 10.30am till 11am.

The following are some feedback from the teachers who attended the talk.

Teachers’ Feedback: 

Thanks to Earth society for the highly interesting talk. It is very informative and the message is very important.     

– Mrs Liew, teacher, LYP.

Thank you so much for the sharing. It has indeed created more awareness to everyone on how we human actually create our own destruction. I will take part in the meat-out Thursday!        

 - Ms Sarah, teacher, LYP.

A well-paced and clear presentation. More dialogue (i.e. get the pupils to repeat key statements) will create bigger imprint on the mind of the young. The seeds of environmental protection are planted. – Science teacher, LYP.

Booth @ Resonation 2013 event (31 Aug)

Mr Alvin Yeo, from Singapore Buddhist Mission (SBM), invited Earth Society to set up a booth during their “Resonation 2013: Next Stop” Concert event held at Republic Polytechnic Cultural Center on 31 Aug.

Resonation 2013 is a 3 hr musical drama that aims to bring about the message of reflection on self as well as the society in the face of life’s journey; birth, sickness, old age and death. This is the 3^rd year SBM organize the Resonation concert.

On 31 Aug, Earth Society members arrived at Republic Polytechnic at 4.45 pm.

We set up a booth outside the Cultural Center to pass info on Environmental protection, Veggie Thursday to interested participants of the Concert. We manned the booth from 5pm till 8pm.

Holistic Wellness Symposium (31 Aug)

Mdm Joyce Lye, founder of Kampong Senang (轻安村), invited Earth Society members to attend their 5^th Holistic Wellness Symposium held at Chui Huai Lim Club (醉花林) on 31 Aug.

Holistic Wellness Symposium (身心灵健康与环保研讨大会) is an annual event organized by Kampong Senang to reach out and share with the public on ways to live an eco-friendly and healthy life.

This year’s theme is “Education for Cancer Prevention and Wholesome Living”.

For this year’s event, Kampong Senang especially invited USA EarthSave founder & famous author, Mr John Robbins and his son (Ocean Robbins) to give a video presentation on “Healthy food for a healthy life”. 

The guest of honor for the event is our Minister for Education, Mr Heng Swee Kiat.

The program from 9.30am to 5pm includes seminars by USA authors, local doctors, a laughing yoga session, a lunch buffet and a prize presentation session to winners of an eco-competition from primary and secondary schools.

Earth Society members attended the event and met many long-time associates during the event. The photo shows Mr Low with Dr George Jacobs, President of Vegetarian Society and Dr Kong Kian Hau, Vice-president of Kampong Senang Board of Management. 

Assembly Talk @ CHIJ St Joseph’s Convent (13 Aug)

Ms Grace Tan from CHIJ St Joseph’s Convent invited Earth Society to conduct an Assembly talk for Sec 3 students on 13 Aug.

On 13 Aug, Earth Society members arrived at St Joseph’s Convent at 9.50 am. We conducted an Assembly talk on Global Warming from 10 to 10.50 am.

The talk was well-received by students and teachers. Mdm Shereen Wong, a geography teacher, approached us to get more info on Global warming after the talk.

We set up a booth at the school canteen from 11am till 12 pm to pass additional info (Climate change booklets / Global Warming Website leaflets) to interested teachers and students.

We left the school by 12.15pm.

Assembly Talk @ Bedok North Sec (30 Jul)

Ms Tan Shu Fen from Bedok North Secondary invited Earth Society to conduct an Assembly talk for Sec 1 to Sec 5 students on 30 Jul.

On 30 Jul, Earth Society members arrived at Bedok North Secondary at 7.10am. Mr Low conducted the Assembly talk on Global Warming from 7.20 to 8am.

After the talk, we set up a booth at the school canteen from 8.30 till 11 am to gather feedback for the talk and pass some additional info (Climate change booklets / Global Warming Website leaflets) to interested teachers and students.

Teacher’s / Students’ Feedback:

The talk was very informative and gave the students a greater awareness about Climate change.   -  Mr Viknesh, Teacher, BNS

The talk was very interesting. I learnt many things that I’ve never knew before such as the Arctic may be ice-free by 2015-2016. 

–Loh Wan Xin, Sec 3 BNS

I enjoyed the talk. I have learnt the importance of saving the Earth and that not eating too much meat will help as well. I am more aware of Global Warming now.   – Zhou Xiao Fei, Sec 3, BNS

The talk was really effective. I learn about how much normal students like have when 1 billion people out there don’t even have enough food to eat. With the video, it helps us to understand better. – Nugessur Sweta Shang, Sec 4, BNS

Assembly Talk @ Sembawang Primary (29 Jul)

Ms Hidaya from Sembawang Primary invited Earth Society to conduct 2 Assembly talks to their students on 29 Jul. This is the second year Sembawang Primary invited us to the school.

On 29 Jul, our team reached Sembawang Primary at 9.15 am. We set up and manned a booth at the school canteen from 9.20 till 10.30am.

 

On 10.30am, we conducted an Environmental talk on overfishing/ deforestation/ air pollution for the P3 to P6 students. We conducted another talk (lower primary version) for the P1 to P2 students from 12.30 till 1pm.

The talks were well-received by the teachers and students.

Booth @ ITE College East (19 Jul)

Mr Soh Thiam Soon, Project Manager of ITE College East, invited Earth Society to participate in ITE Eco-conference on 19 Jul 2013. For this year’s Eco-conference, ITE invited various eco-friendly organizations to set up exhibition booths to showcase environment messages to the students from 9am to 5pm. They have also arranged a series of Environment talks for ITE students from 2.30pm till 5pm. Some topics presented included “Singapore: Taking on the Climate Change Challenges” & “Think Green, Live Green, It starts with you & me!”

Organizations participating in the event included NEA (National Environment Agency), N-Parks, Nature Society, Tzi Ji (慈济), Salvation Army and Earth Society.

On 19 Jul, Earth society members reached ITE College East at 8.30am. We set up Exhibition panels and TV monitor to show students the impact of Climate change on the planet. We distributed leaflets on Environmental Websites and Climate Change booklets to student who visited our booth. We manned the booth from 9 till 5pm. We also attended some of the talks from 3 to 5pm.

At the end of the event, Mr Soh visited all the booths to thank us for contributing to the success of ITE Eco-Conference 2013. 

Let’s hope more schools join in to educate the students on environment issues and encourage them to adopt a more eco-friendly way of life.

GW workshop @ Anderson Primary (05 Jul)

Ms San Wong, teacher-in-charge of Environment club in Anderson Primary, invited Earth Society to conduct a Global Warming workshop for the students in the Environment club on 05 Jul.

On 05 Jul, Earth Society members reached Anderson Primary at 1.40pm. We conducted a Global Warming talk for the environment club students from 1.50 till 2.30 pm.

The talk was well-received by the students. 

The following are some feedback for the talk:

Students’ Feedback:

I like the talk. I learnt that ice are melting in the North and the South Pole because of a 2.5 degree temperature rise in the Poles. I am going to support Veggie Thursday to help the world.   – Goh Jun Kiat, P6, APS

I learnt to eat less meat and eat more veggies and fruit. I learnt to use the 3Rs to help the world. – Toong Hao Ting, P6, APS

Assembly Talk @ Bedok South Sec (03 Jul)

Ms Cynthia Chong from Bedok South Secondary invited Earth Society to conduct an Assembly talk for Sec 1 to Sec 3 students on 03 Jul.

03 Jul, Earth Society members arrived at Bedok South Secondary at 1pm. Mr Low conducted the Assembly talk from 1.20 to 1.50 pm. He presented on how global warming is affecting the planet and showcased various solutions that scientists recommended to curb climate change. He also showed short environmental video clips during the presentation.

After the talk, Earth Society members set up and manned a booth from 1.50 to 2.40pm. We distributed more information to students and teachers who visited the booth.

Ms Cynthia Chong wrote the following comments for the Assembly talk:

“The speaker was clear and concise. The content was digestible and very closely related to current science and lower secondary geography syllabus.” 

Assembly Talk @ Farrer Park Primary (02 Jul)

Mrs Sri Kala Kumar, Senior Teacher (NE/SS) of Farrer Park Primary, invited Earth Society to conduct an Assembly talk for the school cohort on 02 Jul. This is in line with the school’s theme of “Conservation” for the week.

Earth Society members arrived at Farrer Park Primary at 9.45am. We set up and manned a booth from 10 to 10.45am. 

We conducted a Global Warming Assembly
talk for the P1 to P6 students from 11 till 11.30am.

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

Mrs Sri Kala Kumar helped to compile some
Teachers’ feedback for the Assembly talk:

      *Presenter was good and very enthusiastic.

      *Interesting, informative and captivating. e.g. 
       the causes of global warming and its

       effect.

      *The videos shown were good. The clip is 
        informative and realistic.  Animations captivated Attention.

      *The talk benefits the pupils as they will be encouraged to 
        consume more plant food.

*The talk benefitted the Upper Primary pupils more than the lower primary pupils.

GW Seminar @ MOM OSHD (28 Jun)

Ms Carmen Pang & Ms V Erika Nissa, Managers in Ministry of Manpower OSHD (Occupational Safety and Health Division) invited Earth Society to conduct a Global Warming seminar for 350 MOM managers and staffs during their company event on 28 Jun.

On 28 Jun, Earth Society members reached MOM OSHD Service Center at 2.15pm. We conducted the seminar from 2.30 to 3.30pm and networked with MOM staffs during the tea break after the seminar. The audience pay full attention to the seminar and many staffs approached us to obtain more information on Climate change during the tea-break.

Feedbacks on the seminar:

Thank you for the talk you gave to my staff.  I and many of my staff find your presentation extremely interesting and informative.  Keep up the good work.  Stay in touch!       

- Mr Er. Ho Siong Hin, Divisional Director, MOM/ OSHD

Mr Low is a very engaging speaker. The presentation is informative on a much needed topic. I will definitely encourage all organizations to invite Earth Society to speak to create awareness of environmental protection.

- V. Ericka Nissa, MOM Manager

The presentation really created awareness on Global Warming and how I, as an individual, can play a part to contribute to remedy the situation from now.

- Ramas S/O Pichay, Licensing Officer, MOM/OSHD.

The talk created a greater awareness among MOM staffs. It covered very critical points very well to send the message through. Well done! – P.Muttu, MOM staff

World Environment Day @ ITE College East (31 May)

In celebration of United Nation’s World Environment Day, ITE College East invited Earth Society to participate in their Eco-event on 31 May.

This year’s theme for World Environment Day is “Think, Eat, Save”. UN encourages the people in the world to become more aware of the environmental impact of our individual food choice and empowers us to make informed decisions to reduce our daily ‘food print’.

  

In accordance to this theme, ITE College East invited Celebrity Artist Mr Edmund Chen (Chen Zi Cai) and Mrs Peggy Ong, CEO of Pro-Teach Education Group, to present to 300 ITE students on the topic of environmental protection.

Mr Edmund Chen started the session by asking the students what are their dreams. He then described what he dreamt about when he was young and what steps he took to achieve his dreams as an actor, a father, an artist and an author. He was concern about the environment and explained that if we do not take good care of the environment, the students may not be able to achieve what they dream about in a depleted world.

Mrs Peggy Ong, a member of Earth Society, 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 students to adopt meatless days to help the environment.

The program ended with a veggie buffet lunch for the management team, teachers and student leaders who attended the event.