Minutes with my school colleagues. You can scan through the points for contextualisation

Mdm Efizah situated the current composting programme within the context of the SustainAble programme. The composts converted from the food waste are used as fertiliser for our P3 Mushroom Cultivation Programme.

Concerns were surfaced in regard to the viability of the composting machine. It's getting old, which makes breakdowns inevitable. A question arises - should Yishun Primary School look for other less onerous alternatives?

Ms Wong shared about a potential collaborative partner named Mdm Sangeetha. The latter works as a polytechnic lecturer and has expertise in organic composting.

Mdm Efizah shared about her experience with black soldier flies. While the larvae feed on food waste, we must be mindful to manage the odour as well as the flies that will be attracted to the smell. Mr Keith Toh has volunteered to do thorough research on black soldier flies.

Mr Keith Toh will work with Mr Heng Kai Le to look into 1) incorporating organic composting seamlessly into the curriculum and creating opportunities to enrich the students' learning experiences. 2) coming up with practical questions that our institution can put forth to Mdm Sangeetha during our first meeting at the end of April 3) arranging for a non-committal, informational chat with our current vendor (representative: Mr Zac) to find out about the organic composting programmes Boon Poh Refuse Disposal Pte. Ltd is providing.

Preliminary findings by Mr Keith:
Since our students love to eat chicken drumlets, we must be cognisant of the fact that it takes weeks, even months for the thick bones to be decomposed. As such, we must be prepared that although an organic composting project has its merits, taking it on might impose more constraints - be it manpower or time - on the Science department.