Earth Week

Theme: Green energy & Carbon footprint

Carbon Footprint

Carbon footprint is the amount of greenhouse gases (e.g. CO2) generated by our actions. This Earth Week theme is chosen in accordance with the Singapore Green Plan 2030, where Singapore aims to make at least 20% of all schools carbon-neutral by 2030. Let us all play a role in this plan and save the world!

Events Overview

  • 19 - 23 April: Virtual and physical exhibition of RGS environment groups at Foyer

  • 20 April: Hall Assembly on carbon footprint and green energy

  • 22 April: Workshop on Biofuels by Cogitare

  • 23 April: Butterfly Garden launch

Join us for an exciting Earth Week!

20 April: Hall Assembly

Theme: Green Energy & Carbon Footprint

During Hall Assembly, the students of Cogitare will be sharing about Singapore's plans to reduce carbon emissions and the environmental scene in our country currently. Ways to reduce your own carbon footprints and the world's efforts to reduce climate change will also be introduced! Do look forward to the most fun hall assembly!

Virtual and Physical Showcase (all week!)

Interested to learn more about your friends' initiatives to save the environment? Do look forward to the huge variety of SVIA and CmPs group showcases during the entirety of Earth Week!

22 April: Biofuel Cell Workshop

Seize this opportunity to learn about biofuel cells through this amazing workshop organised by Cogitare! The workshop will be from 3.15pm to 4.15pm on Thursday, 22 April and you can expect to carry out fun experiments and build your own biofuel cell!

23 April: Butterfly Garden Launch

Are you aware of the Butterfly Garden in our school? If not, be prepared for our launch of the Garden on Friday, the last day of Earth Week! You can expect to take aesthetic photographs at the Garden, and admire the beautiful greenery over there.

Green CLASS CHALLENGE!


What?

Think and innovate on what your class can do to reduce their carbon footprint!

What is carbon footprint? 🤔 What is YOUR carbon footprint? Find out here!


How?

  • What can we improve with? Think of an area in which your class could reduce their carbon footprint!

  • Make a plan! In no more than 100 words, explain how your class will reduce their carbon footprint under one of these parameters: Resource Usage, “Reduce, Reuse, Recycle”, Green Consumption, Transportation, Green Food

  • Carry out your plan! Show how you have reduced your carbon footprint as a class. You can do so through photos, surveys, etc


Examples:

  • Area of improvement: Class could reduce energy usage in class or at home

  • Plan: Set temperature of air conditioner at 25o

  • Evidence: Log of fan speeds in class over period of execution and track how the electric meter change over time at home


When?

Make a copy of this template, name your file [class]_April_EWCCPlan, input your plan and submit it here!

  • Deadline for plan: Sunday, 11 April

  • Duration to execute your plan: from creation of plan till Friday, 30 April


Afterwards, make another copy of this template, name your file [class]_April _EWCCEvidence, input the evidence and submit it here!

  • Deadline for uploading of evidence: Friday, 30 April


We hope that you will have fun doing this! We will announce the points given on 14 May. Winning classes will be sorted into 3 categories: Gold, Silver and Bronze (depending on scores).


Class points awarded:

Gold - 40 points

Silver - 30 points

Bronze - 20 points


Winning classes will also get a cool 😎certificate to stick on their whiteboards!