Murali Nivedita
Student from Class 2/7
Riverside Secondary School
3 Woodlands Streets 81
Singapore 738524

2 May 2020

Mdm Shanti Devi
Principal
Riverside Secondary School
3 Woodlands Streets 81
Singapore 738524

Dear Mdm Shanti

Proposal for outdoor learning journey to Sky Greens

My name is Nivedita and I am studying in class 2/7. I am the ambassador of our school’s Green Society. This is to inform you that my teacher-in-charge has asked me to plan an outdoor learning journey to Sky Greens, a vertical urban farm in Lim Chu Kang for Secondary 2 students from our school.

I am sure that this learning journey will teach Secondary 2 students many new and valuable information about how vegetables are grown in Sky Greens. This will definitely be enjoyable and this makes the learning of students more interesting.
The learning journey will be on 6 June from 8am to 10.30am. The learning journey will be held during the June holidays and it will be two hours and thirty minutes long so that there will be enough time to explore the Sky Greens farm.

Furthermore, I feel that it will be more convenient for students if the learning journey is held during the June holidays as it will not affect their normal curriculum in May. The purpose of the outdoor learning journey is to make students learning more enjoyable and fun compared to classrooms. Students will have an opportunity to learn how a farmer’s day-to-day duties will be like. They will also get to learn about how Sky Greens produce their vegetables using minimal land, water and energy resources which are environmentally friendly.

Lastly, students will be able to try some processes of producing vegetables out themselves. Students will definitely benefit from this outdoor learning journey.They can draw inspiration from what they have learned during this learning journey and can set up a garden in creative ways and in ways that they have been taught during the learning journey. They will also learn the value and importance of vegetables. Lastly, students will share their experience with their parents and their friends. So, they will also be willing to visit Sky Greens.

The two activities that students can participate in the learning journey is the Hydroponics Experience and the Sustainable Wreath Workshop. In the Hydroponics Experience students will get to learn how farmers carry out day to day duties like harvesting and transplanting. They will also learn to avoid wearing yellow to attract pests. In the Sustainable Wreath Workshop, there will be a 60-minute guided workshop and students will be able to make their own edible vegetable wreath using vegetables produced by Sky Greens.

I am sure the Secondary 2 students will be extremely excited for this outdoor learning journey to Sky Greens. We will thus like to request that you allow us to plan this outdoor learning journey to Sky Greens. We would like to meet you in person to discuss this. Thank you for your time and consideration. We look forward to your positive reply.

Yours sincerely,
Murali Nivedita