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An example of an overseas school trip/enrichment programmes to Singapore Find out what Singapore has to offer! Day 1 - Welcome to Green City, Singapore Spend the afternoon and evening @ UEC - to learn and understand the life of an ecosystem from the professionally trained Trainer who will share on the biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment. Take a peek on a video which tell the history of Singapore – “Singapore After Its’ Independence…“ before wrap up the night. Day 2 - Water in Singapore. Let's Find Out Day 3 - Real life Experience of Being a Student 
A Cultural Journey Fascinating ORCHIDS! 
Leave the hustle and bustle of the city to see and visit the Singapore national flora – orchid at the Singapore Botanic Garden. Relax and Enjoy the varieties of orchid plants which comes in different colors and sizes and  spend the afternoon and evening at Bukit Timah Nature Reserve is situated within the slopes of Bukit Timah Hill, the highest point in Singapore at approximately 160 meters above sea level. The nature reserve consists of tropical rainforest (above right), streams, small ponds and abandoned quarries. There are numerous trails for exploring the natural surroundings as well as a mountain bike trail. The Bukit Timah and Central Catchment nature reserves are home to more than 840 flowering plants and over 500 species of animals. These include towering trees, climbing palms (better known as rattans), ferns, orchids, gingers and strange blooms such as the Black or Bat lily. The forest is home to all kinds of animals. The most commonly encountered are the Long-tailed Macaques or monkeys.Day 4 - World of Sciences Diary of a Goat
Take A Peek at the Heartlanders Day 6 - U Need More than a Biscuit! Day 6 - Up Close and Personal with Nature Night @ Little India Day 7 - Places of Interest – Sentosa Day 8 - Too Soon, It‘s Time to Go Home For an eventful and enriching experience, you may want to consider a longer stay in SINGAPORE. |
Visit the newly NEWater Visitor Centre and be immersed in a world of water and especially NEWater. A great learning experience and be edutained! A virtual guide called "Wave" will direct you each step of the way through the visit – accompanied by multimedia presentations and hands-on interactive games. At the end of the visit, you will have a comprehensive knowledge of a wide range of water - related topics and especially on NEWater and its uses.
The Water Hub, the next destination. There are 14 reservoirs in Singapore and 8 service reservoirs which supplements and provides backup water supply to houses, airport. One of such reservoir located at the eastern part of Singapore is called Bedok Reservoir. The reservoir has a surface area of 880,000 m², and a capacity of 12.8 million m³. 
Are you eager to see our school and institutions? Come and visit the Institute of Technical Institution (ITE) and to discover life skills trainings. ITE Colleague East – Simei, the first ITE to have its’ own swimming pool. A modern and borderless campus is planned with the students’ needs in mind. The campus provides a conducive environment for self-directed learning, group discussions, personal development and relaxation. It serves as a home away from home. The campus also makes a deliberate effort to offer work opportunities to the students. Students pursuing the various disciplines will find a vista of part-time employment related to their pursuits, be it in customer service, e-publishing, retail, or product design and development.
Experience the life of a Singaporean student! Pay a visit to a typical school in Singapore and learn first-hand what studying in Singapore is like. Make new friends and share a meal in the school canteen. Temasek Secondary School, one of the good schools in Singapore, situated at Upper East Coast Road, just 10 minutes walk from the UEC hostel.
Spend your day at the Singapore Science Centre – discovering the wonders of Science. The Singapore Science Centre is a non-formal educational institution for the promotion of science and technology among students and members of the public. It has the country's largest collection of educational and exhibit materials devoted to science and have been acclaimed as one of the top science centers in the world. More than a million visitors come to the Singapore Science Centre every year.
Have some thrill at Hay Dairies Pte Ltd which is a small goat farm, with about 1,000 goats of mixed breed, producing milk for sale. The farm uses the latest milking, pasteurizing, homogenizing and bottling machines to produce very fresh goat's milk, which it sells directly to customers. 
The goats at Hay Dairies belong to the family of goats known as Dairy Goats, which are domesticated and kept for milk production. They are usually not sold for consumption. There are 5 types for Dairy Goats: Alpine, Nubian, Saanen, Toggenburg and La Mancha. The goats at Hay Dairies are not pure breeds because they have been cross bred.
Explore and find out more from the National Environment Agency (NEA), the divisions of Environmental Protection, Environmental Public Health, and Meteorological Services on how its work 
together to ensure a quality environment for Singaporeans, for now and for generations to come. The NEA do not work alone. It works with its partners in the community, in industries and commerce, and the public sector to sustain a clean and healthy living environment loved and cared for by everyone.
On the way back from NEA, take a peek at the heartlanders’ accommodations – high rise flats. Shortly after the independence of Singapore faced a serious problem of housing shortages. About 80 - 90% of Singapore's population are currently living in HDB flats, with high-density housing being a solution to the problem of overcrowding.
Fresh from the oven! Don’t miss to taste freshly baked biscuits from Khong Guan Biscuit Factory at Boon Lay. A life time experience! For over 40 years, Khong Guan has become a key player and leading conglomerate in the biscuit industry. Khong Guan has developed an enviable brand and is without a doubt one of Singapore’s home-baked success stories. Khong Guan is renowned for its high standards in providing quality, value and freshness 
Spend and enjoy a day at Pulau Ubin from the main island of Singapore via a 10-minute bumboat ride from the Changi Village jetty at only $2/.Pulau Ubin is one of the last areas in Singapore that has been preserved from urban development, concrete buildings and tarmac roads.
Pulau Ubin's wooden house villages and wooden jetties, relaxed inhabitants, rich and preserved wildlife, abandoned quarries and plantations, and untouched nature in general make it the last witness of the old "kampong" Singapore that existed before modern industrial times and large scale urban development. The future of the island is in the hands of Singaporeans, but its witness as a former rural way of life will most probably disappear with the last "kampong" generation.
Tired after a long day? Come and join in the Deepavali celebrations at Little India is an ethnic neighbourhood found in Singapore that has Indian cultural elements. Little India 
lies to east of the Singapore River across from Chinatown, located west of the river and north of Kampong Glam. Both areas are part of the urban planning area of Rochor.
Don’t miss it or you will regret! Take a Cable Car ride to Sentosa Island and enjoy a panoramic view of the Port of Singapore as the sun sets. Visit the Images of Singapore exhibition to experience the real magic behind the story of Singapore. Too many attractions… and a worthwhile trip, definitely!!!
