ALP (ELEA)

Vision:

To build a Community of Young Environmental Activists

Focus:

In line with the school’s vision of building a community of aspiring and gracious Learners, our ALP focuses on exhibiting graciousness among pupils and staff. through each playing his/her part to protect the environment. This is done through the tiered approach where each level and specific group of pupils focus on an environmental area to work on.

Objectives:

E.L.E.A was crafted to solidify our vision and direction towards helping pupils to connect their academic knowledge with real-world application through deeper thinking and ownership to help and protect the environment.
1- Student Engagement
• Gaining knowledge, skill set and a deeper understanding of the various environmental issues leading to climate change
• Provide authentic and hands-on learning experience
2- Integration and Application
• Connect knowledge across subject disciplines
3- Character Development • Developing mind-set and behaviour towards actualising their role in building a more gracious society and even championing a sustainable way of living in life

Pedagogical Approaches

The 3H approach; Heart , Head and Hands (representing Attitude, Awareness and Action) enables the school to inculcate in pupils the respect and love for the environment and how to combat climate change.

• The right Attitude (Heart) is instilled in promoting a green culture where pupils begin to understand the problems leading to climate change, the need for conservation of the environment and want to make the difference by playing an active role.

• Having the Awareness and Knowledge (Head) enables pupils to take a lead to initiate and implement projects that can help reduce the impacts of climate change.

• Action (Hands). This is where pupils internalise the learning through participating in the projects that are self-initiated with guidance from teachers.

Framework

Key Programmes/Initiatives

School-based:

Tier 1: Learning Opportunities for All (P1 to P6)
2024 SLOGAN - “Reduce and refuse for sure; let’s turn trash into treasure!”

Green COPS (Biodiversity - Care for our Plants in School)
Name of Program	Level Involved	Program Summary	Collaboration
Adopt-A-Plant	P1	To inculcate ownership of school properties: 1. Each class will water the 2 gardens in school twice in Term 3. Each plant will then adopt a pot of plant to take care in Sem 2.	P4 ECs will create videos to teach the basic parts of plants and how P1 students should water.
Green Wave Commemoration	P2	To encourage students to plant an edible plant on their own and take care of it with their family members.	PAL committee: Creation of bottle pot for the plant.
Green Quest 2024	P3-P6	In collaboration with Gardens by the Bay, students can take part in the Green Quest (Seeker Leve). Students will complete activities on biodiversity.	Gardens by the Bay

Water HERO
Name of Program	Level Involved	Program Summary	Collaboration
Mrs Wishy Washy – Which water should we use to wash Mrs Wishy Washy’s animals?	P1	Integration with English STELLAR. Through the hands-on learning experience of investigation, pupils will learn that water can be recycled and reused and that water is precious.	English Department
What will the weather be like today?	P2	Pupils will create rain gauges from recycled bottles to track the amount of rainfall in school. From this, they will then observe and discuss about the impacts of rainfall and record their data into a bar graph (Math syllabus).	Math Department

RRRescuers (Zero Waste)
Name of Program	Level Involved	Program Summary	Collaboration
Clean Plate Campaign	All	TTo encourage students to understand the importance of food security in Singapore. Students to finish their food and show the clean plate to the parent volunteers. Students to collect 5 stamps in a week to redeem a prize. Campaign runs for a week each term.
Recycle Right Last Day of the Month	All	To encourage students that ‘life’ of objects that can’t be upcycled or reused can be lengthened by recycling. Students to bring in the designated recyclable for the term. ECs scheduled to remind classmates to bring the recyclable.	Mono Food SG & Apeiron Energy
Love Your Food @ AGPS	P3	IP3 students went through a workshop by Tembusu Pte Ltd on Food Security – Rice production. Through learning of how Singapore gets its rice, the P3 students will learn about food recycling and how food waste can be turned into compost for plants. Students will then do their VIA in fertilising our school gardens using the food compost.	Tembusu Pte Ltd

Interdisciplinary Project Work - Environment Sustainability
Name of Program	Level Involved	Program Summary	Collaboration
IPW	P4	Students will go through the Thinking Design protocol to come up with solutions to environmental issues in school.	Across all disciplines

Tier 2: Learning Opportunities for a Targeted Group

Project ECO
Name of Program	Level Involved	Program Summary	Collaboration
Environment Champions	P5	Initiate and implement 2 environment-themed projects, covering 1 public health and 1 environment protection topic within the school and/or in the community. Conduct outreach to the P5 level, MK and/or AGPS population.	NEA