End-of-Year Activities Week 2018

On 12 and 13 November, students from all our eight Houses participated in a range of service learning activities at the Bukit Timah Saddle Club, Ground-Up Initiative Sustainability Campus and Habitat for Humanity. A fun House Walk was also organised by the Housemasters/mistresses for students to build on their House spirit and strengthen their camaraderie with their peers as the year comes to a close. Here are some highlights from our students’ experiences:

“ On Monday, Oldham and Thoburn Houses went to Hort Park for a 4km walk. We started off by taking a bus to Hort Park and doing lots of challenges with our assigned teams. It was a great way to get closer and bond with other students from other years. ”
Anika Mahtani, 1 Oldham

“ The guides at the Ground-Up Initiative Sustainability Campus educated us on the conservation of the environment that we live in. They told us what we could do to help – by reflecting on what we have been doing right and to continue doing them, and what we have been doing wrong so that we can change that habitsuch as throwing rubbish on the floor. They were so serious about conservation that when we were eating bananas, they asked us to put the banana peels in a pot so they can use it to nourish the plants with nutrients as they are biodegradable. It was a very fun yet tiring trip due to the weeding, but I would still recommend this trip for the next batch of Year 1s. ”
Arvind Ramesh, 1 TCT

“ At the Bukit Timah Saddle Club, it was the first time that I was around horses. I was a little bit nervous but it was a very exciting experience! The horses were extremely friendly and I could see that they also enjoyed having people visit them. I could see a lot of students getting used to the horses and even petting some of them. My favorite part was grooming the horses because we used brushes and actually got to clean them to make them more comfortable. It was a like giving them a massage! ”
Lee Jaeyun, 3 LSG

“ Overall, I believe that the walk to the Botanic Gardens was a success, as we all learnt about the importance of nature, one plant at a time, one story at a time and one eco-system at a time. ”
Alexander Chi-Long Kuffel, 1 TCT

“ I would love to return back to the Ground-Up Sustainability Campus with my family and show them all the meaningful things that I have learnt today. ”
Vivian Hu Xin Hui, 3 TCT