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As part of the RVRC Coastal and Mangrove Cleanup outdoor learning programme, the Green Rangers interest group organised a mangrove clean-up in conjunction with Little Green Men [add hyperlink to https://littlegreenmensg.wordpress.com/ ] on 18th March in Kranji Coastal Nature Park, the extension of Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve. 20 participants from RVRC, SUSS, and the general public collected a whopping 96kg of marine litter in…

Taking a break from the campus after the gruelling mid-terms, 34 RVRC students visited the Thow Kwang Pottery Jungle @ Lor Tawas, home to one of Singapore’s only two traditional wood-fired Dragon Kilns. As part of the RVRC Heritage Immersion series, organised in collaboration with Artelier, students participated in an educational tour of the traditional wood-fired dragon kiln…

RV Climate Cafe (RVCC) interest group hosted two dialogues in the 1st half of semester 2. On 26 January, RVCC invited Gavriel Tan from Altimate Nutrition to talk about his food sustainability start-up that uses crickets to make protein bars. Students learned about the urgency to improve food security worldwide alongside the need to destigmatise the consumption of…

The Ridge View Residential College (RVRC) has been organising an annual college walk across the Southern Ridges since 2016. Spanning over eight kilometres, the walk typically begins at the RVRC Lawn, through Kent Ridge Park, Telok Blangah Hill, Henderson Waves and ends at Mount Faber. An additional “Sunset View” route, which is eleven kilometres long, has been conceptualised by the RV Explorers…

Exchange students residing at RVRC participated in a specially curated series of walks during October and November 2022 to local heritage conservation zones. Our first visit was to Little India, where students got the chance to experience the resplendent Diwali Street Market and lights along Serangoon Road, participate in the evening prayer ceremony at the Sri Veeramakaliamman…

On 18 October 2022, RVRC was privileged to host a panel talk on “What Makes Singapore ‘Singapore’?” for RVC1000 students. Three distinguished speakers made up the panel: Mr Steven Chia from Channel NewsAsia, Mr Malminderjit Singh from Hume Brophy, and Associate Professor Elmie Nekmat from NUS. Held at the University Hall Auditorium, the panel spoke…

On 20 September 2022, RV Climate Café (RVCC) invited students to participate on a journey to Kin Yan Agrotech, Singapore’s largest wheatgrass and mushroom farm. RV students went on a guided tour to learn about Singapore’s local food production and Agritech scene, which will enable Singapore to meet 30% of its nutritional needs by 2030. Kin Yan…

RVRC hosted the Teaching and Learning at Residential Colleges Colloquium 2022 (TLRC 2022) on 22nd September. The annual colloquium is a collaboration amongst the NUS Residential Colleges. TLRC 2022 aimed to provide a platform through which educators and students of Residential Colleges (RCs) at NUS can share their teaching, living, and learning experiences in RCs, engage in scholarly conversations centred on teaching and learning practices in RCs, and discuss their…

Learning to Learn: The World as Our Classroom. The college came together as an academic community on 19 Sept for the RVRC Symposium to see and hear the interesting, thoughtful, and original work that our students have completed in AY21/22 under the supervision of RVRC faculty. The symposium also provided a learner-centric platform for students to reflect…

RV FoRestore organised a tree planting session on 3rd September, as part of the NUS Cares initiative. NUS Cares is a university-wide movement encouraging the NUS community to volunteer in initiatives that give back to society. Under the guidance of forest ecologist and Honorary RVRC Fellow Dr Chua Siew Chin, RVRC FoRestore raises awareness of Singapore…