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On 19th October 2018, 23 RVRC students visited the Micron fabrication plant – known as Fab10X, owned by Micron Technology. Micron is a global semiconductor manufacturing company with a strong local presence – they employ more than 7,000 people in Singapore.   RVRC students received an exclusive guided tour of Micron’s state of the art manufacturing facilities. Students also learnt how Micron’s Fab10X leverages an innovative design […]

The Challenge Cubes is an outdoor-indoor experiential activity for RVRC Year One students as part of the WR1401 curriculum. Students had to navigate through a cave-like maze in total darkness, allowing them to hone and apply interpersonal skills learnt in class. The activity is a unique application of classroom concepts and forms part of the

This forum uses place-based pedagogy for students to witness and observe the tensions between conservation and development in Singapore with a series of discussions and hands-on mangrove habitat enhancement activity in Singapore. After a short classroom introduction on the importance of mangroves, the class visited Pulau Ubin on 24 Sept to see for themselves how mangrove rehabilitation

On 19th September, RVRC hosted Mr. Steven Chia, editor/presenter at Channel NewsAsia (CNA). Mr Chia is well known for CNA’s highest rated show AM LIVE!. He currently hosts CNA’s show on Singapore’s hottest issues, Talking Point. Being in the media industry for over 20 years, Mr Chia was able to shed light on the industry

On 19 September, 24 RVRC students accompanied by 2 RVRC staff, visited the Singapore Airlines Engineering Company’s (SIAEC) facility adjacent to Changi Airport. After making it through the tight security, the students were first briefed on the corporate structure of the SIAEC by their Executive Vice President of Operations, Mr Ivan Neo. Students learnt about

RVRC hosted the closing session for this workshop with more than 35 youth in attendance. The session included sharing by Nor Lastrina (SYCA & PMHaze) who staged an intervention at COP2015, and RVRC alum Goh Jialin who attended the COP21 to share her GEQ1917 project tackling the problem of goodie bag waste. Participants shared their learning, showcased actionable proposals for Singapore to promote meaningful

Year One students from RVRC visited CapitaGreen on 10 September, as part of industry engagement. The visit included a guided tour of CapitaGreen’s innovative architectural and design solutions to mitigate energy and water consumption in the building. Students learnt how ‘green buildings’ are the product of not just cutting-edge architecture and civil engineering, but can

On 5th September 2018, RVRC hosted Mr Gabriel Yeo, Project Manager and Senior Surveyor at DNV GL, for a dialogue with Year One students. Gabriel gave an exciting and engaging talk that outlined how he chose his career path and many of the interesting developments throughout his career as a Maritime Engineer. This was followed by

On 23rd August 2018, Year One students from RVRC visited Fusionopolis at One North. This Industry visit was arranged and hosted by Mr. Akshay Regulagedda, Manager of New Estate Division in the Jurong Town Corporation (JTC). Mr. Regulagedda, along with his colleagues, talked about the transition of the One North region from an Industrial zone

RVRC has launched its inaugural Senior Retention Program (SRP) with 16 RVRC seniors. Students had the chance to interact with each other informally over lunch and discuss plans for their stay at the college. SRP is offered to exemplary RVRC seniors who are interested to contribute in enhancing the living and learning experience in the college after