EnviRRRo: Our School’s Journey in Environmental Education

EnviRRRo: Our School’s Journey in Environmental

Education St Anthony’s Primary School

Sharing Details

• Aim of EnviRRRo• Framework of EnviRRRo• Corporate Partners • Future Plans

Aim of EnviRRRo

To integrate our environmental education into the school curriculum by providing the infrastructure the curricular activities the content knowledge

for the teachers to effectively nurture a sense of care for the environment in our pupils.

What is EnviRRRo?

Our school’s vision of Caring

Hearts, Inquiring Minds and

Passionate Learners lend

credence to the need to

nurture care for the

environment to our pupils

starting at a young age.

EnviRRRo Framework

1

ENVIRRRO Programme Design

Outside Partnerships School Elements Future Plans

School

Infrastructures

Curricular Elements

Teacher Preparation

Government

Organisation

s Non-

Governmental

organisations

Elements

Corporate

Partners

Revisiting Past

Practices

Adopting Green

Technologies

Sharing of

Good

Practices

Teacher

Training

Teacher

Leader

Everyday Lessons

Co-Curricular

Activities

School Events

Teacher Preparation

Curricular Elements

School Infrastructures

Teacher Leader

Teacher Training

Co-curricularActivities

EverydayLessons

School Events

School

School Programme

Since embarking on the programme, the school has rolled out green initiatives both in the curriculum and in its everyday activities.

Water consumption has dropped up to 54% since 2006 and we were recognized as a water efficient building in 2008.

Environmental Education has been part of the curriculum since 2006

School Infrastructure

Water Wheel powered bySolar Energy

Compost Making using Bacteria as Catalysts

Explanation of our Drip Irrigation System

Engaging Pupils with Various Pedagogies

Anthonians participating in the skit in the canteen during recess

An interactive skit was put up help pupils understand more on water conservation.

Teacher Preparation

Reef Walk Adventure Trail for Staff

Learning Journey to East Spring Primary School

Our aim is to heighten environmental awareness and education amongst the teaching and non-teaching staff.

Outside Partnerships

Government Organisations

Non- Governmental organisations

Corporate Partners

Partnerships

NEA (Seashore Life Programme)

Our pupils examining the quality of sea water using

dataloggers.

Government Organisations

NEA (Recycling Day 2009)

Our pupils participating in the event.

Government Organisations

Tzu Chi Recycling Centre

Anthonians were involved in the sorting of recyclable items

Non- Governmental organisations

Bukit Batok Community Library

Students also conducted craft sessions for children at the Community Library. Recyclable items were used for the crafts. Non- Governmental

organisations

Our Corporate Partner

Corporate partner - Merck Sharp & Dohme

Partnership since 2006

Support the school in its endeavors to promote care for the environment and awareness on global environmental issues

Corporate Partner: MSD Singapore

Merck Sharp & Dohme works with the school staff on environmental projects

- drip irrigation system

- gardening

- composting

- pamphlets

Corporate Partner: MSD Singapore

MSD also helps in our environmental education programme (EnviRRRo)

- Talks

- Exhibitions

- Learning journeys

- Competitions

Corporate Partner Merck Sharp & Dohme

Construction of the Drip Irrigation System

Corporate Partner Merck Sharp & Dohme

Gardening activity with staff and volunteers

Sustaining EnviRRRo

Revisiting Past

Practices

Adopting Green Technologies

Sharing of Good

Practices

Revisiting Past Practices

Sharing with Visitors

Presenting at Conferences

Adopting Green Technologies

Effective Microorganisms

Composting Automatic Sensors Roof Garden

Effective Micro-organisms

Effective Micro-organisms or EM is a bio-organic cleaner.

It has been used for agricultural purposes

EM will be used in our school pond to kill algae, rather then using chemicals.

Roof Garden

In Singapore, land is scarce.Roof top gardens are a good way of

teaching our pupils agrotechnology.We intend to build such a garden

cultivating plants which can survive well in extreme sunlight and yet produce food crops.

It will also serve as a green area for pupils to relax and study.

Our Awards

Our school has been awarded the following for our efforts in Environmental Education

MSD World Champions of the Environment award for 2006, 2007 and 2009

PUB Water Efficient Building 2008 and Watermark Award 2009

Our Contacts

If you would like to contact us, do send us an email.

St Anthony’s Primary School

saps@moe.edu.sgJames Han

han_choon_boonjames@moe.edu.sg