To celebrate Earth Day 2025, students of Kalam Integrated School of Excellence visit Min House Camp in Kubang Kerian to bring them closer to nature. This is to foster a strong relationship and a sense of responsibility in the students towards flora and fauna. Suitable with this year’s theme of ‘Our Power, Our Planet,’ young children should be empowered to make a change in this world’s climate.
The visit was filled with activities that bridge the gap between children with elements of nature. Upon getting there, the students competed with each other to answer a quiz on environmental awareness. The questions touch on recyclable materials, green initiatives, and types of pollution.
After that, they got into groups for various activities
- Planting and watering trees
The first activity at Min House Camp was planting mulberry trees. The students worked together to dig some holes, take the young tree out of their pots, and plant them at the designated spots so the years can go by and the tree can continue to grow!
2. Tasting honey from stingless bees (kelulut)
Kelulut is a bee species that do not have stings, hence making them a lot friendlier. Gathering in a circle, the students get to see the hive up close without the fear of getting stung by them. They were so fierceless indeed that they could try and harvest the honey themselves to taste it! (It was sweet, of course.)
3. Visiting the aquaponic farm
An aquaponic farm combines aquaculture (fish farm) and hydroponic (growing plants in water) to create a small ecosystem that is self-sustaining. This taught the students of the strong interdependent relationship between elements of nature. It is important for students to understand how all living beings on earth are connected and affect each other, be it positively or negatively.
4. Taking home their own sprouts
As a souvenir, Min House Camp also provided each student with a baby sprout of their own to take care of and grow at home. They got to choose between chilis and aubergines. Hopefully the plants are now thriving in the backyards.
5. Finding recyclable objects around the area
Lastly, before we went home, the students explored the camp one last time to hunt for recyclable objects that they sorted according to the materials. With this exercise, they’ll be able to identify recyclable materials and be more conscious when throwing things away.
Thank you to Min House Camp and the Department of Environment Kelantan for this wonderful collaboration. We hope with this combined effort, KISE students will grow into environmental-conscious leaders in the future.