CAPT Kamal 2020/2021
Despite the pandemic stacking all odds against Overseas Service Learning (OSL) projects, this is CAPT Kamal’s 6th iteration.
CAPTain Spotlight 7 of 9: Food for Thought
During the Circuit Breaker period, life momentarily ceased to a halt. The lively cacophony of sounds on the streets that had once been teeming with life was reduced to a minimum, with only the occasional commuter passing by.
Planting Trees with Community Leadership Module
Mangrove forests are unique in that they can store three to four times more carbon than other types of forests on land. Given Singapore’s small size and its relatively high carbon footprint, mangroves play a vital role in keeping our air clean.
Supporting our Migrant Workers – Beyond our Shores
“When you educate a girl, you educate a nation.” This well-known African proverb was what prompted Assoc Prof Tan Lai Yong, NUS College of Alice & Peter Tan (CAPT) Director for Outreach and Community Engagement, and others at the College to spearhead a pilot project...
CAPTains and the One Million Trees Movement
A million more trees in the next 10 years! The National Parks (NParks) Board's One Million Tree Planting movement is not only pro-environment but also envisions to revitalize the biodiversity of Singapore through a civic participatory model.
ACE Tree-Planting @ Westlite Kranji Quick Build Dorms
With the gradual resumption of activities in the latter half of the pandemic year, Westlite invited CAPTains to visit the Kranji Quick Built Dormitory (QBD). Members from the Migrants’ Sub-committee of CAPT’s Active Community Engagement (ACE) Wing made a recce visit to the dormitory in November.
ACE Constellations 2021 – Building Bridges with Music
Constellations is a mentoring programme that brings CAPTains and disadvantaged youth together through a common passion in music.
CAPTSLAM (Queensway) 2021
CAPTSLAM (QSS) is a youth mentorship programme that engages Sec 3 CCA leaders from Queensway Secondary School through relational mentoring and reflection.
CAPT Student Symposium 2021: Challenging Stereotypes through Tilt-Shift
Held once every two years, the student-led symposium brings students, experts and community leaders together to showcase their work, share ideas and make new connections in Community Engagement.
Donovan Liew receives Lee Hsien Loong Award for Outstanding All-Round Achievement 2021
CAPT alumnus, Donovan Liew Yi Heng, was presented the Lee Hsien Loong Award for Outstanding All-Round Achievement (LHL-OAA) by Minister for Education, Mr Chan Chun Sing at an online award ceremony held on 24 August 2021. Established in 2009, the LHL-OAA recognises outstanding academic and non-academic achievements of post-secondary students, particularly those who have made […]
CAPT10 – Celebrating the Past, Embracing the Present, and Envisioning the Future
2022 is a special year for the College of Alice & Peter Tan as we celebrate our 10th Anniversary.
CAPT10 – Amazing Race to the Beach
The Amazing Race, held on 7 January 2022, kickstarted the series of celebrations to mark CAPT's tenth anniversary.
ACE Homes 2022 – Uncovering the Hidden
ACE Homes is one of the exploratory projects that have budded within CAPT’s Active Community Engagement (ACE) Wing last year.
CAPT10 Carnival
CAPT10 Carnival was held on 9th March 2022 and was one of the many events to commemorate CAPT’s 10th anniversary.
Community Engagement Festival (CE Fest) March 2022
Community Engagement Festival (CE Fest) is CAPT’s annual flagship event. In CE Fest 2022, we hope to dispel pre-conceived notions about some communities and be the bridge in sparking a passion for community engagement within CAPTains.
Freshmen Orientation Camp Community Engagement Day 2022
The theme of CE Day 2022 is "re(act)". Through their CE experiences on CE Day, we hope that the freshmen will change in their visibility, perceptions, and optics of CE and that this would serve as a catalyst to reflect and seek to understand those beyond themselves.
CAPT Annual Formal Dinner 2022
The CAPT annual Formal Dinner held to celebrate the start of a new Academic Year was held on 31 August 2022.
CAPT Research Forum 2022
The third CAPT Research Forum titled ‘Leading Change in Sustainability & Disability Inclusion: Unpacking Active Citizenship through Research & Practice’ was held on 17 September 2022 and saw a total of 69 attendees.
Making Social Impact through Social Innovation
Twenty CAPTains passionate about wanting to create social impact through creative and ingenious ideas came together and turned those ideas into prototypes.
Community Engagement Festival (CE Fest) October 2022
In CE Fest AY 2022/2023, we aim to eliminate prejudice against communities and to inspire CAPTains to pursue their passion in community engagement. This CE Fest engaged 238 CAPTains, as well as 27 community partners.