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Wading Through the Wetlands with Project Naturalia (CE01 Spotlight Special Edition 2026)
Reading Time: 6 minutes

By Cherie Khoo (26S03B) and Tara Sim (26A01C)

$3.50 might only be able to get you one meat + two veg at the Caifan stall in the RI canteen, but for 50 cents less, you could spend your Saturday morning on an insightful guided tour to Sungei Buloh led by our very own Rafflesians from Project Naturalia. 

After discovering his newfound love for nature walks and cataloguing wildlife from attending an international course on ecological research in Malaysia during GAP Semester in Year 4, this VIA project was founded last year by Koshik Basak (26S03J) and heartily supported by many of his friends from Y14. 

Some of the Project Naturalia members with their tour’s attendees

Since then, their love for animal discovery and nature has shone through the development of Project Naturalia and its team’s dedication to providing guided tours to the community. This project sets itself apart from typical nature walks by teaching participants how to truly appreciate the world around them—going beyond a jog through your neighbourhood park or the obligatory school learning journey to the Botanic Gardens to learn about sustainability that most of us would rather sleep through.

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Murder at the Biodiversity Pond
Reading Time: 5 minutes

By Sophie Sim (27S05A)

The Visitor: An Adventure Log

24 FEB 3:23PM: An unexpected guest had made a splashy entrance at our Biodiversity Pond: An otter. 

A real, whiskered, fish-in-mouth otter.

Nothing stood between it and an evening buffet of all the fattest koi our school had to offer. It was otter-ly villainous, chasing the fish playfully before grabbing an unfortunate koi in its paws and, rather unceremoniously, tearing off its head.

Otter after tearing off the head of a fish (Photo by Yap Uistean (27S03K))
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Inspiring an Ocean of Change: A Glance into the Singapore Oceanarium
Reading Time: 4 minutes

By Gladys Koh (26A01B) and Irene Eva Thomas (26A01B)

Standing below the ribbed arches of the newly opened Singapore Oceanarium, we, the members of Raffles Press, were met with an unexpected sight: a kindergarten school excursion. Children milling around, bright-eyed and full of wonder, eagerly pointing to projections of sea creatures above. Truthfully, they were not much different from us—a group of bushy-tailed Rafflesians keenly jotting down the sights and senses around us.

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Are Sea Jellies Worth the Splash? A Closer Look at the Sea Jelly Experience in Singapore’s Oceanarium
Reading Time: 5 minutes

By Koh Shin Robbie (26A01A) and Tok Kai Xue (26A01B)

Stepping into the newly renovated Singapore Oceanarium (previously the SEA Aquarium), visitors are greeted by a splash of colour: sea jellies of all shapes and sizes adorn the entrance of the expanded marine arsenal.

But in the midst of learning more about species such as the iconic fried egg jellies at each tank’s refreshed graphical exhibitions, a giant mop would soon plunge into their waters. 

It was cleaning and feeding hour at the Oceanarium, and the sea jelly team of marine biologists were beginning the process of caring for their blobby friends. Coincidental as it was, this was the prelude to our upcoming experience—the “Animal Spotlight: Sea Jellies” package.

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The City Of Others: Asian Artists in Paris
Reading Time: 10 minutes

By Ariann Khoo (26S06B) and Jaden Lum (26S05A)

Walking into City of Others, City of Migrants: Art in Paris, 1920-1940s at our National Gallery feels less like entering the closed doors of a museum, and more like stepping into the hidden alleys of history, a world of intricacies of its own. The exhibition, which was held from April to August, turned our gaze toward the quiet sufferings faced by Asian immigrants as they explored the city of love—a city sadly not their own. Their stories reflected here are fragments of their memory: faded photographs, sculptures and landscapes, like whispered recollections of their lives. To walk through City of Others, City of Migrants: Art in Paris, 1920-1940s is to be confronted with the idea of remembering Paris through the eyes of Asian migrant artists. 

“The speakers will examine how artistic consciousness shifts when Asian artists encounter a new city and culture while rediscovering the cultures of their origins.”

National Gallery Singapore
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