Category: Past Events

@Corporation Primary School In March, several Earthlink members headed over to Corporation Primary School to conduct a series of educational activities to raise awareness about climate and environmental issues. Activities on the programme agenda ranged from a ‘bowling pins’ game (above) to a ‘mix-and-match’ pictorial one, all of which seamlessly incorporated bite-size information about the environment. The children’s boisterous energy […]

In January, Community Engagement’s Clean Beach for Each campaign rallied the NTU community to take part in beach cleanups, by posting pictures of themselves using specific hashtags. Tips on how to obtain equipment for cleaning were also provided. By the end of the campaign, the total trash collected amounted to 106.5 kg, and four regions had been covered: Yishun Dam, […]

In March, Nature Guiding conducted NTU BioBlitz, a series of 23 campus surveys in designated transects to record the fauna they see. 12 transects were created, grouped under the broad categories of Forest edge, Artificially planted and Urban. In just two weeks, NTU BioBlitz’s army of 38 surveyors recorded 153 unique species across campus! The top 10 most active surveyors […]

In December, both portfolios Community Engagement and Nature Guiding conducted a biodiversity audit and water sustainability tour at Jurong Eco-Garden. Participants were split into six groups: Kingfisher, Storm, Harlequin, Biotope, Dropwing and Freshwater. Each group covered different transects at different times. Prior to the event, participants attended a briefing to learn about local butterflies, birds and dragonflies, as well as […]

On a sunny December morning, Nature Guiding led student participants to Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve to explore the rich biodiversity in its mangroves, mudflats, ponds and forests. Since this was the migratory period, there were opportunities to catch sightings of rarer shorebirds, in addition to spotting the native species. Participants were split into five groups: Team Monitor Lizard, Team Painted […]

Did you notice this colourful poster circulating on Earthlink’s Instagram and flashing on the TV screens of NTU? Green For Good—previously known as Greenfest—was a two-week long event organised by our Campus Outreach portfolio, to raise awareness of environmental issues and spur collective and individual action among the NTU community. Opening Ceremony Guest-of-Honour Dr Shane Snyder (right) shared with us […]

Earth Hour is going virtual this year! To start off with this very new idea, we are happy to open to the floor for naming our eco-podcast! Unleash your creativity and stand a chance to win a $20 Starbucks gift card!Link: https://tinyurl.com/ELpodcastname by 6th March 2020 12 pm Moreover, we are having a hashtag competition too! Follow the steps above […]

On 4th of Feb 2020, Earthlink NTU’s Community Engagement had their local community engagement project (LCEP). LCEP is an educational project that aims to promote environmentalism to local primary school students through fun games and activities relating to recycling and sustainability. We also shared our knowledge of nature and biodiversity in Singapore to the students.