Fieldtrips
This page will help you in the planning of fieldtrips around Singapore as well as the region.
Have you organized a field trip and found it meaningful? Email us the details destination and important details to that we can pass the information on!
Coastal Studies:
Labrador Park
East Coast Parkway
Depositional Features:
Changi Beach
Chek Jawa
High Tech Farming:
Aero Green Hydroponics
Natural Vegetation:
Bukit Timah Nature Reserve
The following are some past fieldtrips we have conducted.
1) GTA-SEAGA Field Trip to the Philippines 2008
2) Field Trip to Marina Barrage (6 September 2006)
On the morning of 6 September during the term break, a group of Geography teachers visited the Marina Barrage on a fieldtrip organized by the Geography Teachers’ Association and hosted by the PUB, the national water agency.
There, we received a warm welcome by the PUB staff who later provided us with an overview of Singapore's water resource management and details on the Marina Barrage visit.
It was intriguing that the concept of using the island itself as a catchment area and creating a reservoir out of the Marina Barrage area was mooted in as early as the 1980s. Indeed, it was the foresight of our Minister Mentor, Mr Lee Kuan Yew, who envisioned and sowed the seeds of possibilities in innovative water resource management right in the heart of our city.
Setting afoot on the construction sight and taking in a view that spanned from the current CBD and the new Singapore Flyer to the southern coastline of our island, many of us earnestly chatted with the supervisor and engineers to learn more about the building process and technicalities involved. We learnt that alongside with the dam construction, the planners also considered coastal management and had employed hard engineering measures to build a riprap lining the coastline. Of interest is also the boat hoist which will serve to carry small boats between the Basin and the open sea.
The Marina Barrage, to be completed by end of 2007, will have the largest and most urbanised catchment. A unique project that brings three benefits - a source of water supply, flood control and a lifestyle attraction that offers a host of recreational possibilities. The barrage will be the 15th reservoir in Singapore and will increase the local water catchment area. With a comprehensive flood control scheme, flooding in the low-lying areas in the city such as Chinatown, Boat Quay, Jalan Besar and Geylang will be alleviated. The water level in the barrage will be kept constant and this makes it ideal for all kinds of recreational activities and thereby bringing an attractive lifestyle experience for all.
When completed, Marina Barrage will also house a Visitor Centre which will allow visitors a panoramic view of the barrage. The Visitor Centre will also tell Singapore's Environmental Sustainability Story as well as introduce Singapore's water story and the operations and workings of the barrage.
By the time the visit drew to a close, many colleagues were greatly enthused and were discussing the possibility of bringing their students to the Marina Barrage. Indeed it was a highly relevant and fruitful learning experience.
For more information on the Marina Barrage and Singapore’s water management strategies, you can browse through this website: www.pub.gov.sg . PUB will also be glad to assist in schools’ educational programmes. Please contact PUBone@singnet.com.sg.
Report by Mandy Cheng.
3) Field Trip to Labrador Park (Saturday 9 September 2006, 7am - 10am)
