Green School
Discover how HPPS builds a greener school community through eco-friendly programmes and hands-on learning that inspire students to care for the environment.
Green School Vision
Singapore’s national vision and plans for a more liveable and sustainable Singapore is outlined in the Sustainable Singapore Blueprint (SSB), which was launched in 2014. The SSB has laid out targets to achieve Singapore’s ambition in practising sustainable development.
Similarly, HPPS hopes to foster specific skills, and competencies in our students and ourselves as a community that focuses on environmental sustainability in all aspects of everyday life, inside and outside of school.
Green School Objectives
To raise awareness about environmental issues among members of the school community.
To motivate staff and students to take concrete actions that contributes to sustainable living in their own ways.
To promote deeper awareness of environmental stewardship among students that enhances 21CC through enriched outdoor and authentic learning experiences using inquiry-based learning
Key Focus Areas
Green School key focus areas and descriptions
1 | Growing Environment Leaders | Holistic, student-centered approach to inspire and empower students to become environmental leaders. |
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2 | Reducing Waste | By engaging the school community, reducing waste leads to lowers costs, more efficient use of resources and a more eco-friendly school environment. |
3 | Eco Friendly Facilities | Making the world sustainable starts with making our own school sustainable. Hence, we need to ensure that we make our facilities eco-friendly. |
4 | Enhancing Biodiversity | Instrumental in providing enriching and exciting outdoor learning experiences to make students appreciate and care for the environment. |
5 | Nurturing a Caring School | School-wide green efforts will nurture and support our RICE values among the members of the school community and develop responsible attitudes and commitment. |
Our Strategies
Green School focus areas and strategies
No | Focus Areas | Strategies |
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1. Growing Environment Leaders 2. Reducing Waste 3. Eco Friendly Facilities 4. Enhancing Biodiversity 5. Nurturing a Caring School | Infusion of Environmental Education into curriculum (Tier 1) | |
School-wide initiatives to involve staff and students to minimise different types of waste through recycling efforts. | ||
Convenience in the efforts to reduce, reuse and recycle | ||
Create more green spaces that would attract biodiversity in the school. | ||
Being environment friendly | ||
Our Programmes
Growing Environment Leaders
Collaboration with community (Hillview Connections) to learn about making Eco Enzymes
Reaching out to the community to share their initiative of cutting down on the use of plastic bags.
Playing the role of Environmental Leaders at Maker Extravaganza 2019
Going through the experience of theme based “Amazing Race” so as to equip themselves with the skills to come up with one in school.
Presenting to the school community on environmental issues
Reaching out to the community through the news
Students attending workshops (Environment Champions, Community in Nature Ambassadors)
Reducing Waste
Food waste recycling
Recycling Initiatives to create awareness through visual reminders
Recycling Facilities (Paper, Plastic, Cans, Tetra Paks, e-Waste)
Eco Friendly Facilities
Use of solar panels
Hydroponics facilities
Food Waste Recycling Machine
Noticeboards to share with students the water and energy and their conservation
Enhancing Biodiversity
Flower Garden
Eco Pond
Fern Garden
Edible Garden
Terrarium
Around the school
Nurturing a Caring School
Commemoration of World Water Day
Commemoration of Earth Week
Commemoration of No Plastic Week
(Reaching out to the community) Tree Planting at Pine Grove NC
(Reaching out to the community) Wall Mural Painting at Van Kleef Centre
Adoption of Sungei Ulu Pandan and Annual Litter Picking at the vicinity