Eco STEM Club

Eco STEM Club: Engineering a Sustainable Future in 2025

In 2025, the Eco-STEM Club enjoyed an exciting and competitive year marked by hands-on engineering challenges, the use of emerging technologies, and rich opportunities for environmental exploration and community outreach. Through its dual focus on Eco and STEM domains, the club nurtures students to become environmentally conscious and forward-thinking innovators who apply scientific knowledge and technological skills to make meaningful, positive contributions to society.

Eco Component

In the Eco segment, students learn about food sustainability and environmental responsibility. Members engage in hands-on activities such as recycling food waste through composting, transforming waste into useful materials, and urban farming using high-tech methods like hydroponic systems.

Beyond learning, students also play an active role in the community by spreading awareness about food waste recycling and donating compost to the public. This compost was given to All Saints Home to grow vegetables and herbs that supplement the elderly’s diet, as well as to NParks at the Chinese Gardens to support community gardening initiatives.

Our CCA also collaborates with the CCE Committee through the STEMpathy Programme for Secondary Two VIA projects, where members educate and engage senior citizens on food sustainability by growing microgreens together — fostering both learning and empathy across generations.

STEM Component

The STEM component exposes students to emerging technologies and innovation. Members collaborate with the Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) and various external organisations to participate in workshops and training sessions on drones, artificial intelligence (AI), and mobile app design.

Students further extend their learning by taking part in national competitions such as the National Youth Tech Championship and other STEM-related competitions, honing their creativity, problem-solving, and teamwork skills.

Learning Journeys and Experiences

To deepen our understanding beyond the classroom, the Eco-STEM Club embarks on meaningful learning journeys. At Gardens by the Bay, students experienced an Augmented Reality (AR) trail exploring Singapore’s vision of a “City in a Garden.”

We also visited Sungei Api Api Mangrove in Pasir Ris for an immersive field study on the importance of mangroves in coastal protection and marine biodiversity. These experiences enriched students’ appreciation for the interconnectedness of technology, ecology, and sustainability.

Conclusions

The Eco-STEM Club demonstrates that blending STEM skills with eco-consciousness — from mangrove studies and AR trails to composting and drone programming — forms a powerful blueprint for smart, sustainable problem-solving in the future.