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.
“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...
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.
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.
Constellations is a mentoring programme that brings CAPTains and disadvantaged youth together through a common passion in music.
CAPTSLAM (QSS) is a youth mentorship programme that engages Sec 3 CCA leaders from Queensway Secondary School through relational mentoring and reflection.
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.
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 […]
2022 is a special year for the College of Alice & Peter Tan as we celebrate our 10th Anniversary.
The Amazing Race, held on 7 January 2022, kickstarted the series of celebrations to mark CAPT's tenth anniversary.
ACE Homes is one of the exploratory projects that have budded within CAPT’s Active Community Engagement (ACE) Wing last year.
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) 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.
It has truly been a wonderful two years in CAPT! Especially, as we reminisce about our time as House Heads of the Phoenix neighbourhood in CAPT for AY2022/2023, we are filled with a deep sense of gratitude and nostalgia.
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.
The CAPT annual Formal Dinner held to celebrate the start of a new Academic Year was held on 31 August 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.
Twenty CAPTains passionate about wanting to create social impact through creative and ingenious ideas came together and turned those ideas into prototypes.
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.
After two years of online engagement amidst COVID-19, CAPT Kamal takes flight once again! CAPT Kamal is a Student Learning Group (SLG) that engages with students in Bangalore, India.