biodiversity week for schools

May 24, 2024

A Pledge for Nature: Our Commitment to Protecting Our Planet

As individuals and as a community we recognize the urgent need to protect our natural world.  The Pledge for Nature is our promise to take action, reduce our impact, and preserve the beauty and diversity of our planet for future generations.  By working together, we can create a more sustainable, resilient, and thriving planet for all.

It is inspiring to see students of all ages engaged in protecting our planet's amazing biodiversity!

May 24, 2024

Biodiversity Week Highlights: Playtime & Pledges!

GIIS East Coast students delved deeper into Biodiversity Week with engaging activities for all ages!

Younger Minds Explored: Playtime Series (GMP- Grade 1 & 2)

On Friday, May 24th, younger students embarked on a playful adventure with "Rey and Kingsley's Mangrove Adventure." These interactive activities were designed to spark curiosity and introduce them to the wonders of biodiversity.

May 23, 2024

BioBlitz- Deeper Dive into Biodiversity Week! 

Grades 3 to 7 students of GIIS East Coast campus went even deeper into Biodiversity Week with some exciting BioBlitz action!

Calling all citizen scientists!  On Thursday, May 23rd, our students transformed into nature detectives during a BioBlitz in our herbal and yarrow gardens. Working together, they documented and identified all sorts of fascinating species, uncovering the rich biodiversity that thrives right on our school grounds!

This gave a fantastic opportunity to our students, to appreciate the amazing variety of life that shares our environment.  

Let's celebrate Biodiversity Week and all the incredible creatures that call Earth home!

May 21, 2024

Green Wave 2024

What a beautiful morning to kick-off Biodiversity Week! Thrilled to see the "Green Wave" Tree Planting and Birthday Blooms projects come to life in our GMP and PYP "Green Oasis." These symbolic acts perfectly capture the importance of protecting our natural world. 🥰😍🥰😍

Green Wave is a worldwide biodiversity campaign that educates children and youths about the importance of protecting our natural environment.  This year, GIIS East Coast partnered with NParks as we put our bit in keeping our City in Nature green and vibrant.  We have been given by NParks 5 shrubs to plant within our school compound.   

We also extended this initiative to align our monthly birthday planting which we call "Birthday Blooms" to happen on this day instead of the usual last Friday of the month practice.

May 9, 2024

Biodiversity Week for Schools: Filming Request

Shortly after registering for the event, we received a request from NParks Manager for Biodiversity Information and Outreach for a short filming session.  We were thrilled to accommodate them in our school. Moreover, a few selected children were very enthusiastic as they go through the activities planned.

April 27, 2024

Biodiversity Week for Schools: Briefing

This year, we have registered with NParks to be part of the  Biodiversity Week for Schools which is happening from 17-26 May 2024.  To kickstart the event, NParks invited us for a briefing at the Singapore Botanic Gardens, Function Hall Level 1.  For this briefing, our sustainability ambassadors, Ms Anjali Arora and Ms Pooja Sharma, attended and represented our school.