Central Singapore Youth Environmental Guardians

Central Singapore Youth Environmental Guardians is jointly organised by Central Singapore Community Development Council (CS CDC) and the National Environment Agency - Central Regional Office (NEA CRO).

2 The programme aims to cultivate our youths to be champions of environmental public health issues by offering a volunteering avenue that allows them to learn, share, network and contribute to the creation of a clean and green Central Singapore district.

3 There are two focus areas in the programme that seeks to groom and engage the youth volunteers - Learning & Sharing and Contributing to a Clean & Green Central Singapore district.

The Programme

I. Learning and Sharing
This segment of the programme aims to increase awareness of issues relating to public health through:

• Training workshop
The students will undergo a training session to equip them with background knowledge on public health issues such as littering, dengue, pests, climate change & recycling.

• Forum
A Forum will be scheduled after the training workshop. The YEGs will need to or present a summary report on their community engagement experiences to share with the other school’s YEGs. Briefly, the report would include:
a) Topic of their project(s)

b) Community partners they partnered with
c) Outreach efforts - numbers of households engaged, key messages that were passed on to the community etc
d) Learning points - what have they learnt during the community engagement process

The YEGs from Mayflower Secondary School went for the training on the 6th of March at the Singapore Science Center.



The YEGs waiting eagerly for the training session to start.




The students found the training insightful and interesting.
















Students conducting an experiment.
















After the indoor lesson, the students proceed to the outdoor lesson.
















The students found the pond teaming with life.

Central Singapore

Youth Environmental Guardians

Sharing Session

The YEG from Mayflower sent a team to the sharing session on the 26th January 2008.






The team answering questions posted by the judges.


Here are some of the reflection from the students who have taken part in the sharing session.


Wong Lai Yee
For me, the entire process of working with my YEG teammates on the climate change project had been a fruitful and enjoyable one.
Not only have I been able to gain more information on climate change, I've managed to work hand in hand in a team, producing such excellent work :P
Although we didn't manage to win,I'm very glad to know it was a close fight between us and the winner!




Jeremias Goh Jian Zhi

Having participated in various ‘Youth Environmental Guardian’ activities, I found the ‘Central Singapore Youth Environmental Guardian Sharing Session’ the most memorable. In this event, I felt that my team and I had really reached out, to share with the audience through our very own innovative skid, video and slides to help reduce the effects of ‘Climate Change’.

To be honest, I was quite shocked, when the judges announced that we lost the competition, as I thought that the judges was impressed with our presentation as we surpass others in certain aspects but it was those others ‘X-factors’ that contributed to the lost. However, it does not matter that we win as that was definitely not what we wanted to achieve, what we wanted was to go ‘Global’ in spreading the message of going ‘Clean&Green’, which motive us to create awareness to the heartlanders and the Youths. Thus, I’m sure that the winner of the competition will be able to do that too by presenting to the grassroot leaders while we work on other aspects.

I also value quality time when we came together to meet, to discuss and produce a skid and during the process I’m sure that we all had fun and enjoyed it. Although we can't be always be together all the time spreading ‘YEG’ message, we will always have the ‘Youth Environmental Guardian Spirit’ in us, as our enthusiasm to save ‘Mother Earth’ will never die - Coming together is a beginning, Working together is a process and Keeping together is a success.

In conclusion, during my journey being a YEG, I have learned more about our Mother Earth and enjoyed working together. So, if everyone could work together, help each other and do their little part to save ‘Mother Earth’ we will be able to prevent ‘Climate Change’ for which ‘No man is an Island’.

A reflection from another YEG.
The Youth Environmental Guardian sharing session held at Onepeople @ Singapore was a great experience for me as well as my teammates. Although we were rather disappointed that we did not manage to win the competition but winning was not the main motive for this. It is because we believe in saving Mother Nature and we did it to create awareness and allow people (mainly youths) to understand the many consequences if nothing is done. We have great fun during those times when we meet up to work on our project, it’s not about the end product but the process. Getting together, learning more through practice is one of the major reward we have received. Thus, I urge everyone to do your part today.

REFLECTION

here goes my entry...though not good at writing...

yesterday was a tiring day...and a fun and 'hot' day...haahaa
met quite early in the morning...not 6a.m. ...but 10.30a.m. ...
got to meet and travel...though was tiring...but we had a great time at MARINA MANDARIN!!!

the first thing that impresses me was their TOILET!!!gorgeous, shiny and *o my god*... don't know when will be the next time i will be going there... heres a picture of the males' toilet (though a little 'lame'):

ok... back to the point...i think our presentation was a great success!!!WOOHOO!!!thanks to team 1 as well...to me...i think that teamwork and co-operation are the factors that had brought us to the route of success...mhuahahaha...ok...too high...must control...if this project was thrown to me, only me, i would not have done it to this standard...i would have done it in a very simple way and jus take it as wasting my time...but through the factors, i learnt that littering is bad...though i used to litter, 0.0 :p, i will encourage people not to litter and will try to get everyone to have their rubbish to be thrown into the dustbin...i mean drop in, not thrown...because i said "don't thrown is you can't aim" in the skit scene one...haahaa
this is why this blog has been created for...although team 1 and team 5(im in this team) are both secondary four students, final year, we will spread this activity to our future schools, discussed during our lunch and marina mandarin, and change the attitiue of everybody's. and let singapore ba a litter-free country!!! cleaner than JAPAN!!! WE ARE THE GARDEN CITY!!! we can make a little difference alone, but as a nation, we can make a BIG DIFFERENCE!!! and influence the other country and be a litter-free earth!!!...hope that our dream will come through and remember, "STOP LITTERING, SAVE THE EVIRONMENT" and a quote from team 1, "LITTERING CRUSHES LIFE"... and, thank you mrs ess... you led us to the success that we are having now...haahaa... and thanks for the dinner(from the whole of team 1 and team 5)...


Eugene Lim *~one of the YEGs in MFSS~* *~one of the YEG mascots~*

REFLECTION

it was a wonderful day at marina mandarin. firstly, we met at yio cu kang MRT station and i was late. lol... so sorry guys... then we took the MRT train to city hall... on the way there, i realised that i did not bring the receipt for the cake... then die... i called my mom to go pick it up.. so much trouble... lol...

the toilet in the hotel is so cool...so shiny... so CLEAN... unlike the public toilet...lol... :X... i received the plague on our team from the mayor of central district... stress ar... lol..

the our presentation ROX... i was so happy... we made everybody laughed.. thank you teachers... i really enjoyed myself down there... i and chun tat was interviewed... scary.... the ppl in the workshop kept inviting us to go to their roadshows and block parties... as if we were the VIPs instead.. lol... felt so professional.. haha...


then we gone to Mrs Ess house... yeah... chocolate cake... also, the SPECIAL drink... lol.... left here house at 10... wow... that's late... had a lot of fun...


i really enjoyed myself... i wish that all these kind of programmes,projects, activities were held when i was in lower sec... now that i'm already sec 4... i cant really enjoy all of these funs... O lEVELS... sian... but still this is the BEST!!! yes.... go YEGs... do ur thing... STOP LITTERING!!! SAVE THE ENVIRONMENT!!!



Alina 4J ++YEGs of MFSS++



mayflower_yeg@yahoo.com.sg

our interview with our school's staffs and student

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FwKMovFHfdA

by Eugene Lim

from 4 Justice

It was such a great experience! Not only did i learn about the effects of littering, i also learnt about ways of preventing it. It was useful and it will definitely benefit those who attended the workshop. Remember, do not litter!


Terence Ng, 4J
One of Mayflower YEG

'When i first joined the YEG, I just thought of it being a stepping stone for my future, purely for CIP hours. But after going for the workshop, I was inspired to do well in this project. The workshop was inspiring and useful in many ways like how to protect our environment and its horrible effects. I was really thankful to be involve in this project as I can bond better with my classmates and present things better.'


Yang Jie, 4J
One of Mayflower YEG

Best Group Presentation@My Campus

Best Group Presentation @ My Campus
~ A Sharing Session with peers from other Secondary Schools ~

Objective
To increase the knowledge level of students in public health though Sharing Session on environmental and public health issues.

Sharing Session Topic

3 March 07 - “Why do Singaporeans litter and how to discourage it?”


Our YEGs put up two teams for this sharing session. Team A presentation was entitled Littering Crushes Life while Team B presentation was entitled YEGs :Littering : A deadly disease


After all the preparation Team B presentation were selected as the group with the best presentation amongst all the other schools.

They will go on to present their findings at the 3rd Environmental Regional Workshop on 10 March 07. Mayor of Central Singapore District, Mr Zainudin Nordin, is the Guest-of-Honour for this workshop.

Date: 10 Mar 2007 (Saturday)
Time: 2pm - 5pm (Lunch will be served at 1pm)
Venue: Marina Mandarin Hotel, Vanda Ballroom, Level 5.


Well done YEGs





Here are some of the relfection from the YEGs


Reflections on YEG sharing session on 03/03/07

From Koh Fang Qi
It is a fruitful trip as we obtained quite a number of informative information about littering and pollution, regardless of what the main topic is. Through this, we did our school and our class proud. Other than these, we did ourselves proud by getting chosen too.
After the ‘intensive’ training and valuable comments given by teachers, we often stayed behind after school to make amendments and rehearse for the presentation. We even prepared props and tried ways to make the presentation in a lively and interesting way, rather then reading word by word that appears on the slides. It is a little too boring presenting in this way.
So, our hard work and all our efforts paid off. Our video clips entertained the judges, making them and the audiences laugh out loud and we added a ‘live’ skit at the ending, showing how we being the YEG react to litterbugs of our age. Stretching out to the public, educating them more about littering is a must, being friendly is a plus. Our target is to show our care and concern to the environment and take good care of it.
I believe that our action plan will work as our goal in thinking about it was- realistic and easily accessible. When they announced the winning team, we were so nervous even though our friends in another participating team said that we would win. I really enjoyed the moment when our classmates and the judges congratulated us and received friendly hugs between our team members. All of us were happy for each other. We did it!


HO JIA XIN 4J

I realised that it is important in a team, to have teamwork and cooperation. without coordination and cohesiveness in a group, things will not carry out as planned. creativity is also a very important factor. responsibility is very important too, as everybody has a role to play, and to do well, we all have to do our part.i learnt that what matters most is that so long as we have done our very best.i felt a sense of satisfaction and achievement when we completed the task.

Eugene Lim
during the other presentations by other schools, i learnt how to spot the things that we should not do during presentation... as for the presentation, i learn how to avoid the things that should not be done. teamwork is very important, if not, the work that we had done will be wasted. be confident in what we had done and be ourselves. take the competition as an experience, not a torture to us.