ECO Singapore Speech (With ENRICH! Video Clip)
By Wilson Ang a.k.a ShamU on Thursday, January 17, 2008 at 8:43 AM
Minister Tharman ShanmugaratnamSponsors
Friends
I would first like to thank the Minister for taking time off his normally hectic schedule, now his doubly hectic schedule, to be with us this afternoon for the groundbreaking ceremony of the EcOasis.
The EcOasis a good example of what can be achieved in a partnership between government, non-governmental organisations and the private sector united in a common purpose.
To this end, I would like to thank the Singapore Science Centre for their support in providing the site for this unique and meaningful project.
I would also like to thank all our sponsors for all their support and encouragement.
This project was conceived in 2006 as a tangible showcase for environmental technologies. Located in the Eco Garden, the EcOasis will be useful as an educational platform for casual visitors and teachers bringing their students to the SSC for field trips.
In addition to its use as an ad hoc educational platform for casual visitors, the EcOasis will also be part of ECO Singapore’s Enrich! Environmental Foundation Programme, which will be launched next month. This half to one-day customised programme, intended for students from Primary Five to Secondary Four, will highlight fundamental issues on sustainable living. Comprising six modules, it will complement and reinforce what students are already learning in school subjects like geography, science and social studies, while weaving these subjects together within an environmental context.
I would now like to share with you a short video clip on what an Enrich! Programme offers to students.
(Video of Enrich! Programme being screened as below)
I am delighted to announce that ECO Singapore will offer this programme to schools without charge in 2008.
Thank you very much.
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