Project W.I.S.H.

Wednesday, January 16, 2013

Caterpillar Count

9:25 PM beverley No comments

We had the first of our ten caterpillar count sessions on the 5th of January 2013. The count is a continuation of the butterfly surveys conducted early last year in collaboration with the Nature Society Singapore. The caterpillar differs from our series of butterfly surveys held from February to April last year in the aim and focus of the research. The butterfly surveys in their methodology aimed to gauge the relationship between the species of butterflies and their nectar plants. We were required to observe each plot of each...

2nd place at Nationals!

1:00 PM YueXin No comments

Project W.I.S.H. is extremely honored to be able to announce that we have managed to clinch 2nd place for middle division in the national competition. Here is us with our mentor after the nerve-wrecking presentation. At the prize-presentation ceremony with our certs and medals. Notice how all of us can't stop smiling :) With this win comes...

SOTA workshop

1:05 PM YueXin No comments

We were invited to conduct a workshop on 13 September for a group of SOTA students who are going to embark on an Overseas Service Learning project to Sumatra in November. Over there, will be working with a partner organisation, the OIC (Orangutan Information Centre). The OIC aims to conserve the orangutan by preserving the rainforest...

Collaboration with APPdicted

11:26 PM zekmin No comments

During the September holidays, another CmPS group, Project APPdicted conducted a workshop for students from RGPS (Raffles Girls' Primary School). The objective of the workshop is to improve interactions between families and friends, without the interference of technology. We helped them out in their workshop by introducing urban nature to the participants...

Collaboration with and Upcoming Workshop

12:30 AM beverley No comments

Exciting news first: We are delighted to announce that Project W.I.S.H has qualified for Regionals in the Community Problem Solving competition! We are thrilled and honoured that our efforts have been recognized and that our cause was deemed a worthy one by the judges. More exciting news: Project W.I.S.H is currently in collaboration with APPdicted, another CmPS group from our school also under Mrs Lee that was selected for Regionals. APPdicted targets the issue of the decreased face-to-face interaction that has been a result of this...

Works in Progress: Book

9:29 PM beverley No comments

A casual spectator observing this project might note that out of all the efforts at outreach that have been put forth this year, majority of them target the demographic of children. The rationale behind our partiality towards children lies in the fact that children are, children. Children are young and impressionable, and ultimately easier to reach out to. They don't tend to be cynical or sarcastic; children are open minded and if you manage to capture their interest they will soak in everything you tell them and they will remember...

Merchandise: Return of the Fundraising

9:28 PM beverley No comments

We are proud to bring to the population of Raffles Girls' School(and other interested parties) seven original designs that will be sold printed on badges. The badges will be available via order forms in class trays and come in two separate sizes. Our project has been becoming involved with an increasing number of projects and events; and...