Project ECO 2024 Public Health : Secondary School

Discover how secondary school students tackled public health issues in Project E.C.O 2024. See the winning projects on canteen cleanliness and dengue awareness.

Last updated 19 May 2026

Project E.C.O 2024 – Public Health - Secondary

CHIJ St. Joseph’s Convent – Gold

The project aimed to foster shared responsibility for cleanliness in the school canteen. After conducting survey through observations, the team introduced the "Adopt-a-Table" initiative, where lower Secondary classes maintained and monitored the cleanliness of their adopted tables, promoting ownership and shared responsibility rather than reliance on cleaners.

Three schoolgirls in blue uniforms wipe down a table labeled 2F with a sanitizer bottle nearby.

Students cleaning the tables adopted by their class

Poster reading "Clear your tables with every meal" with icons for Return, Throw, and Wipe by Eco-Stewards.

An example of a poster created by the Eco-Stewards to remind schoolmates to keep the canteen tables clean

Students in white shirts pick up litter outdoors using grabbers and a plastic bag on a grassy area near a building.

Students participating in a community clean-up activity

The team introduced the initiative to their peers during assembly, highlighting the Year of Public Hygiene, their survey findings and their tagline “Return, Throw, Wipe” to motivate their peers to contribute towards keeping the canteen clean. As part of the project, each class’s Eco-Steward submitted photos of their adopted tables for rating, promoting active participation in canteen cleanliness.

The initiative laid a strong foundation for cultivating student ownership of the school environment. To build upon current efforts and progress, the team led a community clean-up activity and proposed strategies such as a peer monitoring system to encourage collective responsibility that would extend beyond school to homes and communities.

Nanyang Girls’ High School – Silver

The project team’s five-month long project aimed to educate about dengue fever and its impact on Singapore's public health. Prompted by rising dengue cases, the team conducted a survey to assess the level of dengue awareness among the public. The survey found that 50% of respondents felt that it was important to start educating children from below 10 years old about dengue. Hence, the team embarked on a project to develop a comprehensive programme for pre-schoolers

Young children and teachers in white and red uniforms pose with hands raised above their heads in a classroom.

The project team led the K1 children from New Life Preschool @ Bukit Panjang through an engaging programme to raise awareness about dengue prevention.

The programme was successfully implemented at New Life Preschool @Bukit Panjang and included interactive activities such as storytelling, larvae hunt, colouring activity and quizzes. The children demonstrated increased understanding of dengue prevention steps. A booklet with information on dengue prevention was also distributed to the parents.

To further extend their reach within the school community, the team created an Instagram page and sent schoolwide emails to share about dengue prevention and public hygiene related messages.

Several young children in uniforms color drawings at a table with two female teachers guiding them in a decorated classroom.

The team concluded the engagement with the pre-schoolers through a colouring activity where they reinforced learning points on identifying and preventing mosquito breeding.

Infographic with six green panels explaining why dengue persists in Singapore despite control efforts.

An Instagram post created by the team after conducting research about dengue. This was part of their effort to communicate scientific knowledge about the disease with the public in a bite-size and accessible manner.

The team planned to share their personal experience and learning points with other environmental ambassadors in the school, and would continue to create infographics and spread awareness on public health topics via their social media account @project.ecobuds.

Yuan Ching Secondary School – Bronze

The project team embarked on two different projects aimed at improving class cleanliness in school and promoting dengue awareness in the community.

A Class Cleanliness Competition was organised to foster responsibility and community ownership. The initiative included an awareness campaign through school briefing on the current state of cleanliness in classes, inter-class competitions, and regular assessments. The project aimed to promote long-term behavioural changes and a lasting impact on school cleanliness culture.

Three young men stand at a metal gate door, one wearing a face mask and glasses, another holding pamphlets.

Students interacting with one of the residents of Block 120 Ho Ching Road to educate them on the B.L.O.C.K. and S.A.W. steps for dengue prevention

To raise dengue awareness within the Taman Jurong community, the team briefed students in the Environmental Science Club and rallied them to conduct door-to-door visits to distribute informative pamphlets and repellents to residents. They educated residents on dengue prevention steps like B.L.O.C.K. and S.A.W. and reached out to 262 units. The team would continue to explore this outreach as an annual event and tap on social media platforms (Instagram - @ycss.eclub) to document learnings and inspire new students to join them.

Two boys in blue shirts and masks stand at an apartment door, one holding papers and a basket nearby.

Students explaining the information from the pamphlet to residents.

A large group of students in teal and orange uniforms pose outdoors at a school with two adults on either side.

Joint collaboration between students from Project E.C.O and the Environmental Science Club to conduct outreach at Ho Ching Road.

Illustrated scene of diverse people planting trees, digging, watering, and collecting litter on a green hillside.