World Of Plants, Gardens By The Bay
Marina, South, Singapore
13-14 July 2013
Organised by WMG Pte Ltd, the Green Carpet Awards 2013 (GCA) is an annual, year-long community project that aims to re-educate Singaporeans about the importance of conservation and appreciation of nature. With increasingly indifferent attitudes by the public towards nature and greener lifestyles, this community initiative lobbies to change the public’s perspectives and attitudes, with students reversing social roles to lead the community with their unique perspectives on being green-conscious via various mediums like photography, writing and public speaking. Following the awards ceremony held at the Nanyang Polytechnic and graced by Mr Teo Ser Luck, Minister of State for the Ministry of Trade and Industry, works by the student nominees were exhibited at at The Canopy, Gardens By The Bay on 13 and 14 July 2013. Members of the public were also led on an Adventure Trail around the Secret Life of Trees at the World of Plants, Gardens By The Bay.
The Emcee, Yuan Ting, opens the roadshow by welcoming all visitors...
Registering the participants with goodie bags for all...
Starting off from the Visitors' Centre...
Khin Rati San from Xishan Primary School, Best Photographic Award (Age 11-15), started off the group tour by welcoming all the participants and briefly introduces her winning entry written as a poem...
Tsiu Wen explains the functions of the Nikon DSLR for those who were using the loan cameras...
A black lizard is spotted!
Lau Yee Hey from Damai Primary School highlights the fascinating leaf pattern of
the octagonal centre leaf surrounded by elongated peripheral leaves...
(Note the thick book in her hands!)
Javier Lee Zongxun from Red Swastika School draws the attention to the unique bark of this tree
which "flakes off like an onion"...
Nice JieJies help hold the umbrellas to shelter the younger ones as the rain pours...
The student leaders help each other out with the commentaries.
Commendable effort by all of them to lead curious adults on a nature trail!
A student leader and Tibor Adam Kovas from Blangah Rise Primary School, Best Journalistic Award (Age 7-10), explains that this is a plant with aerated roots which can be found in mangrove swamps,
while Claudia Poh Xuan Ning from Keming Primary School shares about a kapok tree...
Sponsors' booths from Singapore Post and DHL...
A proud Javier with this photo taken of a crab atop its burrow at Sungei Buloh. Javier's essay encourages all to protect the Earth, and reduce, reuse, and recycle to reduce pollution and save the animals...
Congratulations on the excellent effort, Green Carpet Award nominees.
You are all winners in Merlion Wayfarer's eyes!
More photos are available on Merlion Wayfarer Goes Green's Picasa at :
Sources
- "Children Champion Conservation with the Green Carpet Awards 2013" (06 July 2013). Press Release.
