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FIVE SESSIONS OF “WATER AWARENESS PROGRAMME (STORYTELLING) Every Drop Counts!”

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Five storytelling sessions in total were held from August to November 2022. More than 550 children/students, aged from three to twelve, participated in the face-to-face activities at several sites (kindergarten, primary school, and story home). The children were exposed to water-related concepts and their knowledge of water was to be increased through a variety of water-conservation-theme activities, including storytelling led by WWP’s facilitator and teachers, painting, crafting projects, and other activities. They also gained knowledge about water resources, the necessity of water in daily life, the water crisis, and the importance of water conservation and water saving for a reliable supply of water.

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GREW-WWP Partnership: Negalitres for Schools River and Water Education Programme

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30th November 2022: Green Educator’s Workgroup (GREW) teachers, Headmistress Madam Yeoh Guan Lean who was trained in the Training of Trainer’s Programme, and a fellow teacher Ms. Leow Siew Ping from SJKC Shih Chung Cawangan, Cikgu Lee Bee Choo from Han Chiang High School, Headmistress Pn. Liew Siat Jin from SJKC Kampung Jawi has successfully conducted river and water education programmes for their respective schools.

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2ND ESCAPE ROOMS: WATER AND ENVIRONMENTAL QUIZ – 26 NOVEMBER 2022, HAN CHIANG HIGH SCHOOL

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26th November 2022 – The final event of Water Water Watch Penang for the year 2022, 2nd Escape Rooms: Water And Environmental Quiz has taken successfully with the participation of a total of fourteen teams from a total of ten schools in Penang.

Previously conducted virtually, this year’s quiz was conducted in a face-to-face manner hosted at Han Chiang High School.

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GREW-WWP Partnership: Negalitres for Schools River and Water Education Programme

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21st November 2022: Green Educator’s Workgroup (GREW) President, Mr. Khou Jerome from SJKC Union, has successfully conducted a physical river and water education programme for a total of 43 students and 4 teachers on 17th of November 2022. This is the second session of the river and water education programme conducted for SJKC Union, the first one was conducted virtually by Dr. Hong Chern Wern on the 16th of April 2022 due to the government’s restriction on Covid-19.

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‘NEGALITRES FOR SCHOOLS’ – River and Water Education Program at SJK(C) Lee Chee & SK Balik Pulau – 9th November 2022 & 16th November 2022

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17-November-2022: Water Watch Penang (WWP) has conducted a river water education programme in two schools: SJKC Lee Chee (15th November 2022), and SK Balik Pulau (16th November 2022) under the Negalitres for Schools Programme. Both schools are also the Penang Green School Award recipients.
A total of 144 students and 16 teachers from SJKC Lee Chee, together with 50 students and 1 teacher from SK Balik Pulau participated in this education session conducted jointly by Dr. Hong Chern Wern, which is mainly conducted the education programme in Bahasa Melayu while Ms. Ong Ke Shin and Mr. Ooi Che Khai conducted the education programme in Mandarin for SJKC Lee Chee.

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