Colin Leong Tze Yeen(National Institute of Education (Singapore))

Keywords
Geography
Junior College
Secondary School

The effects of global warming are palpable and Singapore has begun the pursuit of carbon neutrality as a goal. Accordingly, the country’s Ministry of Education has launched the Eco Stewardship Programme in a bid to foster sustainable practices among students. Meanwhile, there has been a proliferation of lifestyle applications on smart phones, including those that are environmentally inclined. This paper explores the pedagogical potential of Adva, which is a carbon calculator application. It foregrounds how Adva can be integrated into the geography curriculum/classroom to augment teaching/learning experiences and ultimately, to incite transformative, pro-environmentalist action.

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