Youth Water Ambassador Badge

Introduction

The Youth Water Ambassador badge is a collaboration between SSA and PUB, the National Water Agency, as part of the Water Ambassador Badge Programme. 

The programme aims to inspire Scouts to become a Water Advocate and Ambassador. Not only will the Scouts take action to adopt water-centric acts but also engage and educate others to use water responsibly. As part of the badge programme, Scouts will also translate learning into actions through conducting an outreach to the community on water conservation. Reflect on and respond to community, national and global issues, as an informed and responsible citizen.

Breakdown of Badge Programme:

To achieve the Water Ambassador badge, students will be required to complete the following activities:

1) Attend the Water Ambassador Programme

A 1⁄2 day course held at the Sustainable Singapore Gallery. 

Opening Hours:

9am to 6pm daily (closed between 12pm and 1pm daily, and on Tuesdays)

Guided tours are available at every hour, except from 12pm to 1pm. The last guided tour will commence at 5pm.

Each guided tour is subjected to a maximum group size of 50 persons (excluding the guide).

Click here to book a guided tour.

2) Be A Water Advocate

Upon completion of the Water Ambassador Programme, students will be given the following options to complete the activities as a follow-up of what they have learnt during the programme:

Option 1 - Singapore World Water Day Activities

• Students are to work in teams to design a campaign or activity to commemorate and celebrate Singapore World Water Day in schools or various locations around Singapore. Information on the event will be provided by PUB via SSA.

• The campaign, programme or activity reaches out to the community.  Activities can include writing a water pledge or raising awareness on the importance of water conservation and sharing of water saving tips. For ideas, visit: https://www.pub.gov.sg/Public/KeyInitiatives/Singapore-World-Water-Day 

• At the end of the event, students are required to submit a group reflection (with photographs) on the activities conducted.

Option 2 - Service Learning for Community Outreach

• In a small group of not more than 4 persons, conduct an outreach programme for participants to educate them about saving water.

• The participants can be from the following groups of people:

    - Students from the school (not from SSA)

    - Primary school students (min. 20 pax)

    - Family members/relatives

    - Community/religious groups

    - Charity beneficiaries

• At the end of the activity, students are required to submit a group reflection (with photographs) on the activities conducted.

Option 3 - Be a Water Educator

• Design a simple worksheet for a guided walk at reservoirs, ABC Waters or waterway.  The trail can be led by a small group of maximum 4 Scouts.

• The trail can be conducted for the following groups of people:

    - fellow students from the school (not from SSA)

    - primary school students (min. 20 students)

    - family members / relatives

    - community / religious groups

    - charity beneficiaries

• Conduct the walk and create the worksheets for this activity.  The worksheet should cover the following:

    - Brief history of the site

    - Features of the site

    - Biodiversity

    - Human impact at the site

    - Importance of keeping our reservoirs and waterways clean

• At the end of the activity, students are required to submit a group reflection (with photographs) on the activities conducted.

Resources

Teachers, officers and students can refer to the various resources to assist them to organise activities in order to fulfill Part 2 of the badge programme:

- Singapore World Water Day (Information about participating in the Singapore World Water Day)

   http://www.pub.gov.sg/getinvolved/singaporeworldwaterday

- ABC Water Learning Trails (Information on the various locations for students to conduct activities for the community)

  https://www.pub.gov.sg/abcwaters/

Submission

At the end of the programme, Leaders are to submit their Unit's Results Form here. 

Do remember to attach relevant photos and reflections of the respective participating Scouts as supporting documents, else the submission will not be processed.

Leaders will be informed via email once the badges are ready for collection.