Pre-schools instil green habits through play

Regular decluttering - Marie Kondo-style - is part of the drive to teach children to reduce and reuse

Shaws Preschool is teaching its pupils about recycling and decluttering, as part of efforts to promote a zero-waste lifestyle.
At The Garden House Preschool in Bukit Batok, the children spend at least an hour each day in its vegetable and fruit garden, and love digging up worms from the compost heap. At Shaws Preschool @ Mountbatten Road, the children sift through used or do
At Shaws Preschool @ Mountbatten Road, the children sift through used or donated items to sort them for reusing, recycling or discarding, with guidance from their teacher. ST PHOTO: NG SOR LUAN
At The Garden House Preschool in Bukit Batok, the children spend at least an hour each day in its vegetable and fruit garden, and love digging up worms from the compost heap. At Shaws Preschool @ Mountbatten Road, the children sift through used or do
At The Garden House Preschool in Bukit Batok, the children spend at least an hour each day in its vegetable and fruit garden, and love digging up worms from the compost heap. ST PHOTO: ONG WEE JIN
Venessa Lee
Senior Correspondent
Updated
Apr 29, 2019, 05:32 PM
Published
Apr 28, 2019, 05:00 AM
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Some pre-schools in Singapore are promoting a zero-waste lifestyle, hoping to instil green habits in a generation who will probably face the pressing challenges of climate change when they grow up.

In January, the Shaws Preschool group launched efforts to reduce, reuse and recycle - popularly known as the 3Rs that help cut down the amount of waste that is thrown away - at all six of its schools.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Sunday Times on April 28, 2019, with the headline Pre-schools instil green habits through play. Subscribe

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