Save the planet? This is a job for school kids…

ST ONLINE REFLECTION
TERM 2 WEEK 3
SEC 2E/NA

Question 1
What are some of the things that schools in Singapore are doing in order to take care of the environment?

Question 2
Do you think one person's effort in reducing, reusing and recycling will make a difference in saving the environment? What steps have you taken in the effort to save the earth?

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Question 1
What are some of the things that schools in Singapore are doing in order to take care of the environment?

Schools are stepping up emphasis on issues like energy conservation and climate change. Schools are asking their student to bring electricity bills from home to track their month-to-month energy use and are teaching them to save enrrgy. For instance, Lakeside Primary School aims to have at least half its b 600 primary 4 and 5 pupils take part in such an exercise. MOE has also designated two schools as centres of excellence for enviromentally education,the ministry also said that enviroment education has always been a part of itrs geography, science social studies.

Question 2
Do you think one person's effort in reducing, reusing and recycling will make a difference in saving the environment? What steps have you taken in the effort to save the earth?

Yes i think that one person`s effort in reducing and recycling will make a difference in saving the enviroment because every person effort counts. There are a few steps that i have taken are switching off electrical appliances when not in use, do not leave electrical appliances on standby- mode , reuse plastic bag, donating books away instead of throwing away them, etc.