Weather study competition extended to int'l schools for first time

Heather Tan, Channel NewsAsia 24 Jul 08;

SINGAPORE : Schools across Singapore have been invited to take part in the National Weather Study Project 2009.

While teams may propose projects on any topic related to climate change and the environment, organisers hope to receive more proposals for water-themed projects from participating schools.

For the first time, international schools in the country are being invited to participate in this annual inter-school competition, now in its third year.

Singapore's largest power generation company, Senoko Power Limited, said the rules were relaxed to enable international school students to gain first-hand exposure to climate change issues.

The previous two competitions were only open to local primary and secondary schools, as well as junior colleges.

Participants are encouraged to undertake projects which extend beyond their geography curriculum and embark on multi-disciplinary studies, comprising the various sciences, mathematics, economics and social studies.

Students will work on their projects from January 1 to March 31, 2009. Assessments will end by May and the winners will be announced in June.

Winners stand to win a sponsored overseas trip to showcase their project work.

More information on the competition is available at this website. - CNA /ls