{"id":7363,"date":"2020-02-03T05:12:36","date_gmt":"2020-02-03T05:12:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.science.nus.edu.sg\/?page_id=7363"},"modified":"2020-04-21T00:17:29","modified_gmt":"2020-04-20T16:17:29","slug":"community-contributions","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.science.nus.edu.sg\/student-life-and-services\/community-contributions\/","title":{"rendered":"Community Contributions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span><strong>Bachelor of Environmental Studies (BES) Student Committee<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u00a0Horseshoe Crab Rescue with Nature Society (Singapore)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.science.nus.edu.sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/BES-Horseshoe-crab-rescue-scaled.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" alt=\"BES Horseshoe crab rescue\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span>BES students helped to monitor the horseshoe crabs at the Mandai mudflats to ensure that they stay around for many generations to come.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Computer Based Learning Centre (CBLC) Society<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u00a0Community Involvement Programme<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.science.nus.edu.sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/CBLC-CIP.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" alt=\"CBLC CIP\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span>CBLC organises a whole range of CIP programmes through the years, each being different from the other, from providing car washing services to organising self-help sessions for ex-convicts.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Chemical Sciences Society (CSS)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>MARCHallers (SVC Event)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.science.nus.edu.sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/CSS-Marchallers-with-SciClub-SVC-scaled.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" alt=\"CSS Marchallers with SciClub SVC\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span>A half day event in collaboration with Science Volunteers\u2019 Corps to spark primary school children\u2019s interest in science.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Life Sciences Society (LSS)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The LSS Project DNA department seeks to promote volunteerism in the Life Sciences whilst building community and forging bonds between participants. With multiple projects a year, Project DNA works closely with grassroots and charity organisations to benefit the larger society.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Riding for the Disabled<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.science.nus.edu.sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/LSS-Riding-with-the-Disabled-Association.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"667\" alt=\"LSS Riding with the Disabled Association\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span>Project DNA engaged in a unique equine volunteering experience with Riding with the Disabled Association (RDA). The RDA is a charity organisation that provides free riding therapy sessions for both mentally and\/or physically disabled beneficiaries. Project DNA members participated in stable maintenance activities such as de-linting the horses\u2019 saddle blanket, ploughing the soil at the horse-riding arena as well as assisted in administration work. These actions assisted RDA\u2019s regular horse-riding therapy sessions for the disabled. Despite the physical work under the sweltering weather, it was a fulfilling and memorable experience.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Science Club<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Project Angel<\/span><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>These service-learning projects aid in the personal development of participants through experiential learning, and ultimately creating social citizenship in each participant. In 2018, the PA committee worked with Thai Youth Community Foundation in aiding the rural communities in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Young children in this region lack access to clean drinking water in schools. The PA committee helped to improve the access to clean drinking water in these schools through the installation of water filtration systems.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bachelor of Environmental Studies (BES) Student Committee \u00a0Horseshoe Crab Rescue with Nature Society (Singapore) BES students helped to monitor the&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":189,"menu_order":7,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-7363","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v23.6 (Yoast SEO v23.6) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Community Contributions - NUS Faculty of Science<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.science.nus.edu.sg\/student-life-and-services\/community-contributions\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Community Contributions\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Bachelor of Environmental Studies (BES) Student Committee \u00a0Horseshoe Crab Rescue with Nature Society (Singapore) BES students helped to monitor the...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.science.nus.edu.sg\/student-life-and-services\/community-contributions\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"NUS Faculty of Science\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/NUSFacultyofScience\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2020-04-20T16:17:29+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.science.nus.edu.sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/BES-Horseshoe-crab-rescue-scaled.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.science.nus.edu.sg\/student-life-and-services\/community-contributions\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.science.nus.edu.sg\/student-life-and-services\/community-contributions\/\",\"name\":\"Community Contributions - 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