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Twenty-eight NUS students from the College of Alice & Peter Tan (CAPT) and Residential College 4 (RC4) embarked on an unforgettable 15-day journey to a land of blue skies and welcoming hearts on the African continent as part of the Study Trips for Engagement and EnRichment (STEER) Botswana programme. Organised by CAPT, in conjunction with […]

On the 5 & 6 July 2017, two CAPTains were invited by Dr Toh Tai Chong for a Marine Biology Workshop held on St. John’s Island. The Cnidarian Culture Workshop was co-hosted by the St. John’s Island National Marine Laboratory (SJINML) and the National Museum of Marine Biology and Aquarium, Taiwan (NMMBA). The workshop sought […]

Written by Ng Wan Jee The Urgent Run is a 5-kilometre fun run organised by the World Toilet Organisation (WTO) on 28 October 2017. The run aimed to raise awareness of global sanitation issues. 55 CAPTains took part in the run. CAPTains also invited and sponsored youths from the Cerebral Palsy Alliance Singapore (CPAS) and […]

A group of twenty-two students went on a 13-day STEER trip to Myanmar. During the two weeks, the students visited the bustling city of Mandalay, archeological religious monuments of Bagan and the ecologically rich Lake Inle where they learnt more about the social, economic and environmental issues of Myanmar as well as witnessed the rich […]

Written by Jackson Lim In its second run, the CAPT Student Leader Action Mentorship (CAPTSLAM) saw 20 CAPTains mentoring 24 student leaders from Tanglin Secondary School (TSS) as part of the three-month mentorship programme which concluded with a cultural immersion trip to Chiang Mai, Thailand. Ten mentorship sessions were held in CAPT where values such […]

Article written by Esther Chan, Dilton Yong, Megan Quek, Kuan Chung Kai, Yang Hao Yuan 10 NUS students from College of Alice & Peter Tan (CAPT) and the Social Work Department collaborated with Juntendo University in Tokyo, Japan, to embark on a 7-day learning visit to Tokyo to further explore the geriatric care systems present […]

Written by Koh Yan EnOn 13 January 2018, Trybe, a registered charity that specialises in youth development, partnered CAPT to set up a booth at the inaugural SG Cares Carnival held at Our Tampines Hub. SG Cares is a national movement to support efforts to build a more caring and inclusive home for all through […]

Written by Stephanie Er Alumni Brunch 2018 was held on 27 Jan 2018. The brunch was organised to provide a platform for alumni to gather and reconnect with fellow CAPTains over a light-hearted meal. The event kicked off with the alumni streaming in and mingling with their friends and professors. It was heartening to see […]

Every academic year, the Residential Colleges (RC) Teaching Awards are awarded to exceptional faculty members as a sign of recognition of, and appreciation for, their quality teaching and consistent efforts. CAPT is proud to announce that five of our faculty members were awarded the RC Teaching Awards in AY2015/2016.

Tham Hui Hui, a CAPTain majoring in Environmental Studies, undertook an Individual Study Module (ISM) to review the marine civil society organisations in Singapore and the role they play in conservation. This ISM is supervised by Dr Toh Tai Chong. Through literature review, she first collated a list of marine civil society organisations to provide […]

Article written by Tham Hui Hui A team of nine CAPTains participated in Malaysian Conservation Alliance for Tigers (MYCAT)’s CATwalk programme from 11 to 13 May. MYCAT’s CATwalk programme provided an avenue for participants to do their part for tiger conservation by trekking in the rainforests of Pahang, Peninsular Malaysia. These pristine rainforests are the […]

Article written by Chew Ding Xiang & Daryl Lee Si Xuan This is the third year CAPT Kamal organised an overseas service learning trip to India, the team continued its partnership with the Dream School Foundation. This year, the trip involved planning and executing summer camps for students from vulnerable socio-economic backgrounds. The CAPT Kamal […]

Article written by Benson Leom Meng SuanSI-STEER Nepal is the first STEER trip in the College of Alice and Peter Tan (CAPT) which is student-initiated and co-organized with fellows - Ms Wong Soon Fen and Dr Kankana Mukhopadhyay. Partnering with Ridge View Residential College (RVRC), this trip revolved around the theme of "Development, Dilemmas, Design". […]

Article written by Chua Juin Howe Leon   CAPTClouds 2018 is the third iteration of CAPT’s service learning trip to the Yunnan Province of China, focusing on the Kunming as well as Lijiang prefecture. The highlights for this year’s iteration of CAPT Clouds include a day programme with university students from the Lijiang Teacher’s College, […]

Article written by Triston Pang Erh SyenSmile Village is a project in Cambodia maintained by Solutions to End Poverty (STEP). STEP reaches out to families living in slums and integrates them into a community where they are provided with better living conditions and are trained and equipped with necessary skills to allow them to step […]

Article written by Tan Jean Hann CAPTspark is an ACE exploratory project that engages students with Autism Spectrum Disorder from Pathlight School and guides them in their project management and leadership skills to create positive impacts in their community. This project was created out of the belief that individuals with special needs can also actively […]