Featured Work
Students Against Violations of the Environment Club: Introductory Biodiversity Mini-Lesson
I developed and digitized an introductory mini-curriculum on biodiversity – what the topic is, the consequences of biodiversity loss, and ways we can contribute to preserving Singapore's vital ecosystems. My educational materials were disseminated to Grade 2 and 4 students at Singapore American School between April and May 2020.
Click here for the teacher guide: contains supplementary questions and additional materials
Click here for the transcript
Fast Facts: Singapore's Biodiversity
2145 native vascular species
392 bird species
65 mammal species
109 reptile species
85 freshwater fish species
324 butterfly species
122 dragonfly species
35 true mangrove tree species
12 seagrass species
255 hard coral species
50 sea anemone species
Courtesy of NParks
Courtesy of Wildlife Reserves Singapore
Action for Conservation (Wild Web UK) "Unstitching the Fashion Industry" Short Video
I created a short video on the environmental impacts of fast fashion as a culminating project for Action for Conservation's digital series: Unstitching the Fashion Industry. Each month (May-August), the organization featured a major environmental issue (food, clothes, biodiversity) by inviting professionals, hosting webinars, and facilitating conversations with youth participants.
The video below was selected to be published on the Centre for Sustainable Fashion's (London College of Fashion) social media platforms. Enjoy!
Action For Conservation is a UK-based organization that hosts conservation-related workshops for students aged 12-16 in the UK and provides access to materials, career mentoring/work experience, and volunteering opportunities with their partner organizations. AFC aims to build curiosity for biota and promote youth-led activism.
Biodiversity Friends Forum Challenge 2020
The Biodiversity Friends Forum (BFF), the youth branch of the Biodiversity Roundtable, was launched in 2018 by Minister for Social and Family Development and Second Minister for National Development, Mr. Desmond Lee. The Biodiversity Roundtable comprises 20+ non-governmental organisations involved in local biodiversity issues, and the National Parks Board.
The Challenge aims to foster youth-led initiatives to promote nature conservation and build communities that care for native wildlife. This is done through seminars, workshops, and on-the-job training sessions (suspended due to COVID-19). Participants learned about the factors involved in managing human-wildlife interactions; built core skills in critical thinking, stakeholder analysis and communication; and learned to become ambassadors for a peaceful co-existence with wildlife. The challenge aims to raise discussions among youth that could inform future policies surrounding the conservation of Singapore's wildlife. Participants also foster awareness among their friends, family and peers about how we can life harmoniously with biota.
Please take a look at the activities/projects that I and all of the BFF participants partook in between February and July 2020 through the website below! I wrote articles about Shore Pit-Vipers ("Herp Herp Hooray!"), birdwatching ("BFF Big Birdwatch"), marine conservation ("BQLive: Marine Conservation"), and the intertidal zone ("Act for Nature"). Among other outstanding posts, I received formal recognition by the BFF team for my reflections.
To round off the BFF Challenge, all participants are required to complete an Act For Nature, where you educate friends, family, and community members about any enviro-centric topic you are curious and/or passionate about. Personally, I am enamoured by the intertidal zone and its myriad organisms, so I showed this presentation to my siblings and mother.
Singapore American School Perspectives Blog (October 2019)
I wrote an article for Singapore American School's Perspectives Blog, which features student perspectives on anything and everything from academics to extracurricular pursuits. Our school was in the midst of installing a eco-composter, which would help rejuvenate the greenery around campus and reduce the unidirectional disposal of food waste. Representing the Students Against Violations of the Environment (SAVE) Club, I brought awareness to this new project and its importance in facilitating SAS's transition towards sustainability (albeit a very slow and arduous process).
If interested in the article, please refer to the link below: