2023

8 November: Year end Camp and S4 Farewell

2 November: ESN Symposium and Presentation

The team came up with the idea of illustrating a picture book to engage young children with educational facts of both local and migrant bird species. Together with William the Whimbrel, readers learn about the importance to step up for themselves or others when experienced to be a victim of bullying.

17 October: Bountiful Farmex Learning Journey

We learned about urban farming in Singapore and there were hands-on activities like harvesting, seeding and salad making.

Urban farming in Singapore has gained significant traction due to the city-state's limited land availability and a push towards food security and sustainability. Singapore's government and various organizations have been actively promoting and supporting urban farming initiatives through innovative approaches.

14 August: Morning announcement on E-waste

The yearly generated 600 thousand tons of e-waste not only contribute to Singapore's overall waste but also poses health risks. Nanyang Nature Society and Nanyang Infocomm Club partnered up with ALBA under Schools E-Waste competition to facilitate the proper disposal of e-waste.

21 July: National Junior College Green Symposium 2023

8 members from NYNS attended this themed event where they had the opportunity to exchange ideas on nature conservation. This year's theme was "Nature Nurtured"- Conservation in a Garden City with the main objective to raise awareness about the conservation of different wildlife species in Singapore.

5 July: Thrift and Giggles sale

During common recess, upcycling held a thrift sale. This event received an overwhelming amount of support!

24 June 2023: Pulau Ubin Student Engagement by NParks

Our Sec 1 & 2 Students represented our CCA at the Ubin engagement poster presentation on 24 June 2023 where they got the chance to share their findings with the Minister of National Development, Mr. Desmond Lee, and the members of the public.

We chose the topic of Reforestation in Pulau Ubin to highlight the crucial role of reforestation in preserving biodiversity and restoring habitats that have been impacted by deforestation or other human activities.

We recognize that reforestation efforts in Pulau Ubin are incredibly important. By restoring the natural habitat, we can provide crucial shelter and food sources for a variety of plant and animal species. This fosters biodiversity, supporting the overall well-being of the ecosystem.

The first section of our research focuses on the types of fauna when first forested. two types of fauna that play a very significant role are bees and wasps. They help support the overall stability of the reforestation site. Furthermore, bird species like the Strawheaded Bulbul and Oriental Pied-Hornbills also have very distinct roles. Reforestation efforts play a crucial role in providing them with a restored and protected habitat.

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31 May 2023: Biodiversity Race by Nature Society Singapore (ESN)

The NSS ESN Inaugural Biodiversity Race 2023 was on the 31 May 2023. Racing against each other and the clock, teams had to spot, photograph, and upload research-grade observations of as many species as possible onto the ‘NSS ESN Inaugural Biodiversity Race 2023’ iNaturalist project in a span of three hours. These fauna observations were of the five taxonomic groups monitored as part of the programme, namely birds, butterflies and moths, mammals, amphibians and reptiles.

After the race in the morning, each team presented their reflection of the race experience. They also had the opportunity to join in for a fun and meaningful Nature Reflection Activity where they were introduced to Nature Journaling as a tool to appreciate and reflect on nature.

16 May 2023: NYUM Symposium @ Crescent Girls' High

In this Symposium, we created our own planting pots by upcycling plastic bottles. This Symposium was conducted to prepare us for upcoming NYUM upcycling project we would be doing in teams as a form of advocacy.

Cutting our plastic bottles for the pot DIY.

Painting our plastic pots!

Finished product!

13 May 2023: Tree Planting @ Pulau Ubin

Boat ride on the way there!

NParks Instructor teaching us how to plant a tree properly.

We visited the trees we planted here in 2022! Happy to see that most of them are doing well.

4 May 2023: SPICE project on glass recycling

Our Sec 1 members participated in this fun project!

4 May 2023: Painting decorative pots

To spice up our backyard, every student painted their own pot and bowl to look like mushrooms.

Butterflies in Nanyang

We are grateful that Ms Lee Siok Tuan, a member of the Board of Directors, has given our school butterfly cocoons.

Take home spice project

Students harvested Thai basil leaves and mint leaves from the garden. Bringing home to put it to good use.

Talk by Global Village Of Hope

Global Village of Hope (GVH) was one of the organisations we donated our refilled pens from the Save That Pen initiative 2022 to. The founder, Mr Linus Lin, came to share his experiences in working and leading in a non-profit organisation. GVH reaches out to children in need, for example those without access to resources and jobs in third-world countries. Not only do our refilled pens help to conserve the environment, we are happy knowing that they also went to those in need, for a good cause.