Tanglin Talk TANGLIN WINS BIG AT SEC’S SCHOOL GREEN AWARDS Tanglin Trust School is once again the proud recipient of Singapore Environment Council’s School Green Awards. This year, it won the Best 3R Award and the Yellow Flame Award, and our Head Team representatives Matthew and Hannah were honoured to receive them on behalf of Tanglin from the Minister for Education, Mr Chan Chun Sing. These awards recognise our school commitment to sustainability and student-led initiatives around recycling, upcycling, reducing waste and encouraging biodiversity on campus for the past two academic years. One excellent example is the series of biodiversity projects undertaken by CAS students around the campus. This included repurposing discarded Infant School water trays as vegetable planters, creating vegepods, setting up a garden plot in the OneNorth community garden and even protecting small areas that are well suited for growing wildflowers and other insect ‘attractors’. John Ridley, Director of Learning, said: “These awards are another reflection of Team Tanglin coming together for a common cause. The urgent issue of climate change has ignited passions in students and staff, across departments and across the age range. Together we are determined to create a more sustainable campus and, ultimately, a better world.” »
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