Channel NewsAsia 19 Dec 07;
SINGAPORE : Ngee Ann Polytechnic has adopted Clementi Woods Park, treating it as a learning park for its students.
Using GPS-enabled PDAs, Horticulture and Landscape Management students can access pop-up information on plants in various parts of the park.
They can also get practical tips on horticultural maintenance such as pruning and planting on their PDAs.
The park is located about 10 mins drive from the Ngee Ann Polytechnic.
The polytechnic plans to buy 70 PDAs for a six-month pilot run starting in January.
Eight teams of students have also showcased their projects on how to revamp the park.
"We are very pleased we can offer an outdoor classroom like this for students at Ngee Ann... They have come up with so many wonderful ideas on how some of these issues can be solved and we ourselves at NParks are looking at how we can adopt some of these ideas for our daily operations," said Ng Lang, CEO, National Parks Board. - CNA /ls
