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Outdoor Learning at Nparks Outdoor Learning at NParks All information is correct at the time of printing. NParks reserves the right to amend the charges and activities without prior notice. This programme guidebook is printed on environmentally friendly paper. To get the latest updates on events and happenings in our parks, please sign up for our e-newsletter at www.nparks.gov.sg/mailinglist. Outdoor Learning at NParks For Students & Teachers Singapore is a small city state with a land area of about 700 square kilometres. Despite being a highly urbanised and densely populated country, Singapore’s economic development and biodiversity conservation co-exist and complement each other well. With over 2,000 species of native plants, 364 species of birds, 301 species of butterflies, 127 species of dragonflies and 103 species of reptiles, Singapore is well-endowed in biodiversity. Singapore’s high level of biodiversity has been made possible through a pragmatic approach in balancing development and biodiversity conservation, and finding unique solutions to create a nature conservation model that champions environmental sustainability in an urban setting. This is also what makes Singapore a model for other cities in the world to follow. In fact, we have developed the Singapore Index on Cities’ Biodiversity, a self-assessment tool for cities to evaluate and benchmark their biodiversity conservation efforts. Our progress in biodiversity conservation is the result of careful planning and steadfast determination to conserve our natural heritage. In this guidebook, you will find a comprehensive listing of the programmes that NParks has developed to help students and teachers understand and appreciate nature. We have customised the programmes to suit different age groups, such that a variety of options are available for kindergarten, primary, secondary and tertiary students, as well as teachers. Contents Programme Suitable for Page Teachers’ Training Programmes • Nature Educators Series at the P 06 Singapore Botanic Gardens • Programme for Active Learning P 06 (PAL) – Kids for Nature P1 to P2 • Young Arborist Programme P S 07 Co-curricular Badge Series • Nature Keeper Programme P 08 • Young Naturalist Programme P S 08 Learning Journeys Admiralty Park • Exploring Back-mangroves S T 09 • Roots, Shoots and Fruits P S T 09 Ann Siang Hill Park • Pioneers Trail P S T 10 Bukit Batok Nature Park • A Forest No Less K P S T 10 Esplanade Park •Monument Trail P S T 10 Fort Canning Park • Heritage on the Hill P S T 11 • The Fort Canning Spice Trail P S T 11 • Trees of the Fort P S T 11 HortPark • HortPark Garden Tour K P S T 12 Labrador Nature Reserve • Fascinating Forest at Labrador S T 12 Pasir Ris Park • Creatures Up Close and Personal P S T 12 03 K – Kindergarten; P – Primary; S – Secondary; T – Tertiary Programme Suitable for Page Pulau Ubin • Chek Jawa Guided Tour P S T 13 • Sensory Trail P S T 13 Singapore Botanic Gardens • Adventure with Plants – K P 14 Sara at the Evolution Garden • Conservation of the Native Orchids of Singapore S T 14 • Eco-Garden Tour: Plants and their Uses P S T 15 • Evolution Garden Tour: Evolution and P S 15 Adaptation of Plants • Evolution Garden Tour: Plant Classification P S 15 • Flowers at Work P 16 • Healing Garden S T 16 • Herbs and Spices P S T 17 • Heritage Tour P S T 17 • Let’s Discover Plants and Animals K P 17 • Looking at Plants P 17 • Numbers & Shapes K P 18 • Pond Life K P 18 • Rainforest Trek P S T 18 • Sara Goes Carbon Footprinting P 18 • The Birthday Party: Sara at the Children’s Garden K P 19 The Southern Ridges • Kent Ridge Park Heritage Tour S T 19 • Southern Ridges Nature Tour S T 19 Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve • Guided Walk at Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve K P S T 20 Various Parks • Park(s) Orienteering P S T 20 Workshops Central Catchment Nature Reserve • I heART Nature Workshop K P 21 HortPark • Bottled Gardens – Terrariums P S 21 • Grow Your First Air Plant P S T 22 04 K – Kindergarten; P – Primary; S – Secondary; T – Tertiary Programme Suitable for Page • Nature Sketching in the Garden P S T 22 • Starting Your First Plant K P 22 Singapore Botanic Gardens • My Garden Fits a Dish K P 23 • My Garden in a Bottle P S 23 • “Trees Around Us” Drama Series K P 23 Talks • Sara Goes Gardening K P 24 • Storytime with Sara Series K P 24 • Highlights at Jacob Ballas Children’s Garden K P 25 Nature Ways • Nature Way Monitoring Programme S T 26 05 K – Kindergarten; P – Primary; S – Secondary; T – Tertiary Teachers’ Training Programmes Nature Educators Series at the Programme for Active Learning Singapore Botanic Gardens (PAL) - Kids for Nature P1 to P2 Date : Open (first-come, first- Date : Open (first-come, first- served basis) served basis) Duration : 3 hours Duration : 8 hours Charges : $40 per educator Charges : To be advised Venue : Jacob Ballas Children’s Venue : Your school Garden/ Group Size : 25 pax (max) Evolution Garden, Target Group : Primary 1–2 teachers Singapore Botanic Gardens Developed to meet the requirements Group Size : 15–20 pax of MOE’s Programme for Active Target Group : Primary school teachers Learning (PAL), Kids for Nature aims to facilitate holistic learning Teachers’ Training Workshops can be for students by creating meaningful arranged and conducted for schools outdoor experiences. The programme and organised groups. The workshops will equip children with the relevant available are: skills and knowledge to be safe • Highlights at Jacob Ballas and comfortable in the outdoors. It Children’s Garden will cultivate a sense of ownership • The Birthday Party – Sara at for the environment, and shape a the Children’s Garden child’s character and attitude through • Adventure with Plants – Sara at experiential learning. the Evolution Garden • Children’s Treasure Hunt – Sara, the Forgetful Dinosaur 06 Young Arborist Programme Date : Open (first-come, first- served basis) Duration : 8 hours Charges : To be advised Venue : To be advised Group Size : 25 pax (max) Target Group : Primary, Secondary school teachers Be equipped to bring your students on a journey of discovery into the world of trees with the Young Arborist Programme, an education package specially designed to enable students to see trees through the eyes of an Arborist, or a “Tree Doctor”. The programme is designed to transport students from the confines of the classroom to the wonders of our natural environment. We hope that your students will develop an interest in caring for trees, and learn to appreciate their importance. 07 Co-curricular Badge Series Nature Keeper Programme Young Naturalist Programme Date : Open (first-come, first- Date : Open (first-come, first- served basis) served basis) Duration : 3 hours per workshop Duration : 8 hours Charges : $5 per student Charges : $5 per student Venue : Central Catchment Venue : Sungei Buloh Nature Reserve Wetland Reserve Group Size : 20–40 students Group Size : 30–40 students Target Group : Primary Target Group : Primary, Lower Secondary This is a series of workshops designed to stimulate the interest Designed to draw budding young of the young and inculcate in them naturalists to explore Sungei Buloh an appreciation of our forests. The Wetland Reserve, the Young Naturalist programme also aims to nurture Programme is a journey of discovery into the wonders of wetlands. With the young volunteers to actively protect completion of each set of activities, and conserve our natural heritage. students are awarded a Young Eight animal badges and one Nature Naturalist badge. Four attractive Keeper Identity Badge await young badges await young naturalists who Nature Keepers who successfully successfully complete four sets complete the programme. of activities. Young naturalists of Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve will get to explore the mangrove habitat, learn more about birds, express their creativity and participate in international events, such as World Wetlands Day and Earth Day. 08 Learning Journeys Date : Open (first-come, first-served basis) Duration : 1–1.5 hours Group Size : 15–20 students Charges : $6–$17.50 per student Admiralty PArK Exploring Back-mangroves Venue : Admiralty Park Target Group : Secondary, Tertiary Heard of “Merbau”, “Merawan” and “Punna”? These resilient trees can survive in very poorly aerated soil and withstand occasional flooding. They roots, Shoots and Fruits are also beneficial to humans in many ways. Come and learn more about Venue : Admiralty Park these trees! Target Group : Primary, Secondary, Tertiary Members of the plant kingdom use a wide variety of reproductive strategies. This guided walk highlights how different plants have adapted to their natural environments to allow for successful growth and reproduction. 09009 ANN Siang HiLL PArK BuKiT BatoK NaturE PArK Pioneers Trail A Forest No Less Venue : Ann Siang Hill Park Venue : Bukit Batok and Telok Ayer Green Nature Park Target Group : Upper Primary, Target Group : All Levels Secondary, Tertiary Bukit Batok used to be a sleepy rural Learn about the way of life of area made up of forests, farm lands Singapore’s early immigrants along and factories. Today, it is a scenic nature park that consists of both this walking trail that will take you planted trees as well as a secondary through a quiet enclave amid the forest. The walk will highlight the hustle and bustle of Chinatown. Visit interesting plants and wildlife found places of worship built in the 1800s, in an established secondary forest as well as old shophouses. Check habitat. out the old well at Ann Siang Hill, and spice up your walk by taking a closer look at cinnamon and nutmeg trees along the way. EsplanadE PArK monument Trail Venue : Empress Place, Esplanade Park & War Memorial Park Target Group : Upper Primary, Secondary, Tertiary Take a stroll along the mouth of the Singapore River, once the heart of Singapore’s commercial activity and entrepôt trade.
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