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Biodiversity Week for Schools

Join us in celebrating the International Day for Biological Diversity on 22 May with an array of captivating activities!

 

From 17 to 26 May 2024, students can explore the diversity of local plants and animals in Singapore through NParks’ Biodiversity Week for Schools.

 

Registration is now open! Please click HERE or scan the QR code on the poster below to register by 22 March 2024.

 

 

Activities for Schools

Target Audience

Green Wave

All Schools

Playtime with Hershie the Hermit Crab

Pre-schools

BioBlitz for Schools

Upper Primary and above

Festival of Biodiversity

All Schools

 

Green Wave

 

 

Green Wave is a worldwide biodiversity campaign that educates children and youths about the importance of protecting our natural environment.

As Singapore continues to urbanise, we can all help to keep our City in Nature green and vibrant, and one way is by planting more trees.

Each year, students from around the world plant local trees in their school compounds at 10 am on the International Day of Biological Diversity, 22 May. This creates a figurative “Green Wave” that begins in the Far East before rippling across the globe to Singapore.

As part of Green Wave, schools can select either two native trees or five native shrubs to be planted within the school compound.

 

Target audience: All schools

Resources provided:

1. Info Kit for conducting the activity

2. Either two trees or five shrubs (free delivery to schools)

3. Video resources demonstrating how to plant


 

Playtime with Rey and Kingsley

 

Pre-school students (K1/K2) can learn about the wonders of Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve  by joining Rey the Common Redshank and Kingsley the Collared Kingfisher on their journey through the mangroves.

Target audience: Preschools

Resources provided:

1.     Rey and Kingsley’s Mangrove Adventure story/activity book (free delivery to schools)

2.     Animated video

3.     Lesson plan

 

Resources from previous years

If you would like physical copies of the 2017 and 2022 editions of the Playtime series, kindly email CIN@nparks.gov.sg to make your request.

Playtime with Paddy the Flying Pulai (2015)

https://youtu.be/ORymn1hZIWg

Playtime with Kaya the Otter (2016)

https://youtu.be/yj4x3NyXmtE

Playtime with Hershie the Hermit Crab (2017)

https://youtu.be/rw_pcqlx3cg

Playtime with Shelly the Hawksbill Turtle (2018)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HvA3pNl5XEI

Playtime with Doo and Ollie (2019)

https://youtu.be/NORdOOXbr3Y

Playtime with the Herp Squad (2020)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AByBGl--it4

 

Playtime with Bobby and Stella (2021)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3DB9bbtl4g&t=27s

 

Playtime with Sam and Ben (2022)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ItgT8sONre4&t=28s

 

 Playtime with Hershie the Hermit Crab (2023)

https://youtu.be/rw_pcqlx3cg

 

 

BioBlitz for Schools

 

BioBlitz is a wildlife survey in the school environment over a defined period to document flora and fauna as part of a nation-wide initiative.

Students will learn basic wildlife survey techniques and how to identify common birds, butterflies, and dragonflies. Each school will then select a group of students to participate in a formal survey where they collect the data and submit it to NParks.

 

Target audience: Upper primary and secondary

Resources provided:

1.     BioBlitz booklet

2.     Paper binoculars

3.     A2 sized posters

 

Festival of Biodiversity

The Festival showcases Singapore’s impressive variety of native flora and fauna. We hope that this event, which celebrates our natural heritage, will bring about greater awareness of Singapore’s rich biodiversity. Students can look forward to a range of interactive activities and exhibitions by NParks and our interest group partners. Find our more about Festival of Biodiversity HERE!

Last updated on 07 March 2024

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