Rainforests for LIFE!

On Wednesday the 15th of October, the Rainforest Restoration Project worked with Beyond Social Services' LIFE school, to execute fun and educational activities regarding local trees and their importance to the world. Part of the mission of the Rainforest Restoration Project is to spread knowledge and support of indigenous trees, and the group wanted to establish a connection with a local service to help achieve this.

"Link the Pictures" activity- the students were asked to discuss the relationship
 between Forest Fires and the Haze in Singapore

"Five Senses" Activity for Saga

Longan, Saga, and Durian saplings were brought to the learning center, along with their respective seeds. The children had the opportunity to learn about the trees and how to identify them, through a "five senses activity" which allowed them to have a hands-on experience with each species. The students also discussed the negative impacts of deforestation on the environment- from global impacts, to right here at home.

The students at "Beyond social services" may not have had the same access to education, especially in English, as their peers. According to supervisor Ian Moody, the session went very well; the students were fully engaged in the activities and enjoyed taking part in them. The activities also helped to expand the students' vocabularies, as much of the vocabulary used to describe the trees was new to them.

This has been the outcome of a long-running project for the Dover Rainforest Restoration Outreach group, with planning taking place during the majority of term 1. Big thanks to Ian Moody and "Beyond Social Services" for working with us.  We are very happy that the activities went as well as they did, and hope to partner with more services in the future.