Arnav Gupta (SOC), Binson Koh (BIZ), Chong Sook Yee, Amelia (SOC) & Choo Yan Qi (FASS)
Academic Advisor: Ms. Sadaf Ansari
Research indicates that sustainability education from a young age is associated with increased environmental consciousness in the future. Environmental footprint and Earth Overshoot Day are relatable measures of an individual’s impact on resource consumption, and we saw an opportunity to spread its awareness to primary school students. We designed and conducted a workshop highlighting ways for P5 students to understand, measure and reduce their individual environmental footprint. The workshop incorporated interactive components tailored specifically for the target age group. Our results indicated that 92% of the workshop participants displayed an enhanced understanding of individual resource consumption and its implications for “Earth Overshoot Day”. Participants also deemed the workshop contents to be relevant in integrating with their school sustainability education syllabus. The most important measure of the workshop impact was its effectiveness in rallying a change in the students’ daily lives, as documented by the students themselves.