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Providing the power to make a difference
National Weather Study Project Briefing to
Preliminary Assessment Judges Thursday 30 March
2006
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Agenda

• 2.00 pm Welcome
• 2.05 pm Video on Senoko Environmental Initiatives
• 2.15 pm Progress update video of the National
  Weather Study Project
• 2.25pm Preliminary assessment of students
  projects by Mr Roy Adair, President CEO
• 3.00pm Q A
• 3.20pm Introducing Project Coordinating Members
• 3.30pm Reception
• 4.00pm End

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Providing the power to make a difference
National Weather Study Project Preliminary
Assessment of Students Projects
By Mr Roy Adair President CEO
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Why is Senoko Power interested in the environment?

• Care for the environment is a Company value
• Responsible corporate citizen triple bottom
  line company
• Successful reduction in greenhouse gas emissions
  by as much as 40 from 1990 level
• Optimisation of scarce natural resources
• Provide our customers with competitively priced,
  safe, reliable and environmentally friendly
  electricity
• Community involvement
• Increasing environmental awareness amongst the
  young

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Sobering Facts

• All of the 10 warmest years have occurred since
  1990, including each year since 1997.
• In 2005, Singapore experienced its longest dry
  spell in 29 years reported over 500 bush fires
  in Jan-Feb 2005 alone. In 2006, the year began
  with days of incessant rain. The interval of
  weather extremes, according to most
  climatologists, is getting shorter
• Many water-scarce regions have become thirstier.
• Sea level rise could make many coastal areas
  uninhabitable.
• Weather patterns have changed, producing stronger
  heat waves, longer droughts, unprecedented
  inundating floods and more intensive violent
  storms.
• Singapore is an open economy continual
  prosperity could be strongly influenced by
  climate related events happening outside
  Singapore.

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What is the National Weather Study Project?
Primary Schools
Secondary Schools
Junior Colleges
Undertake weather related projects
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How the project is operated
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Time Table of National Weather Study Project

• Date Event
• Mar 2005 Official launch by the Education
  Minister
• May 2005 Briefing to the teachers
• Jul 2005 Procurement of mini-weather station
• Nov 2005 Registration of project from the
  participating schools
• Dec 2005 Installation of mini-weather station
  in school
• Jan 2006 Commencement of competition Progress
  update re-training to mentor-teachers
• Mar 2006 End of project submission of final
  report
• Apr 2006 Preliminary assessment of projects
  undertaken in school
• May 2006 Presentation by finalists Prize
  presentation by Minister
• Jul 2006 Winners showcase projects overseas

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Participation by local schools
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Locations of primary, secondaryand junior
colleges
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Judging Of Projects

• Your Involvement Advisory Committee

Preliminary assessment of 287 Projects

• Judging of final
• submissions
• 5 primary
• 5 secondary
• 3 JC

Shortlisting of finalists
34 judging teams
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Preliminary Assessment Process

• Two steps judging process
• Pre-assessment
• based on written reports received before school
  visit
• Project assessment
• Undertaken at participating schools
• Each participating team given 30 mins (45 mins
  for JC) to present and showcase with exhibit, if
  any.
• Participating team may choose written
  presentation, photograph, video, essay, drawing
  and/or exhibit to showcase to Preliminary
  Assessment Judges.
• Judges will assess based on a set of evaluation
  criteria.

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Pre-assessment

• The following will be forwarded to the
  assessment judges one week before the date of
  assessment
• Project reports, mostly in softcopy.
• Assessment schedule names of the judges in the
  same team, Senoko coordinator and his/her
  contact.
• Blank score sheets for the projects to be
  assessed.
• Copy of assessment criteria

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Score Sheet

• Category Primary / Secondary / Junior College
• Name of School
• Name of Team
• Project Title
• Study Area Global warming Energy
  water Community
• Environment School student life Economy
• Flora Fauna Climate
• Other

Identify one or more related study areas
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Study Areas
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Score Sheet Section A

• Section A Report (15)
• S/N Criteria Max Score
• 1. Timely submission
• 2. Report content
• organisation and structure of report
• clarity of facts and data presented
• relevance of facts and data reported
• conclusion reached
• Sub-total (A)

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Score Sheet Section B

• Section B (70) Max Score
• Originality creativity
• Relevance to objectives
• Data originality and assimilation process
• Substance/depth
• Work planning and organisation
• Analytical processes
• Problem solving skills
• Co-operation / teamwork
• Relevance to community(going beyond the team)
• Global content and relevance

70
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Score Sheet Section C

• Section C Presentation (15)
• S/N Criteria Max Score
• 1. Presentation content
• Ability to attract and hold judges interest
• Enthusiasm/commitment of team members
• Impression of the team and project as a whole
• Sub-total (C)

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Finalists

• Total score sub-total (A B C)

Finalists teams with highest scores
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Duties Responsibilities ofPreliminary
Assessment Judges

• Judges will receive project reports in softcopy
  to read prior to the school visit.
• Judges will evaluate the performance of
  participating teams based on the evaluation
  criteria spelt out in the score sheet, typically
• 15 based on submitted report
• 70 based on 10 defined attributes
• 15 based on overall assessment or X-factor
• Judges are to return the assessment form to the
  coordinator for compilation of assessment score
  immediately after each assessment presentation by
  the school.
• Judges will rank the participating team into
  specified tiers at the end of each assessment
  day.

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Identification of potential finalists

• Performance of teams can be classified into three
  tiers
• Tier 1 Select the best project reviewed
• Tier 2 Select the 2nd best project
• Tier 3 All other projects

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Logistics on assessment day

• Meet at the Administrative Office of the first
  school to be assessed by 8.30am. An assessment
  team comprises at least three (3) judges, each
  coming from different organisation or agency.
  Assessment starts at 9.00am each day.
• Suggest car pool by Coordinator for travelling
  between schools.
• Blank score sheets with project title for each
  participating team will be given out by the
  Coordinator.
• Lunch break is about one (1) hour at the school
  canteen.
• At the end of each assessment, please sign and
  return the score sheets to the Coordinator.

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What can an assessment judge expect

• One intensive day of assessment
• Cash allowance (paid by the coordinator) of
  50/day to cover meal and transport
• Formal recognition at award ceremony on Friday
  26-May with Minister of Environment and Water
  Resources as the Guest-Of-Honour
• Our heartfelt gratitude

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April 2006
PAT Schedule
Notification to finalists
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May 2006
Award Ceremony by Minister
Receipt of finalist report
Finalist Presentation
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Immediate Actions

• A team consists of a minimum of three judges. It
  will not include any colleague. Check your
  allocated team from your information pack.
• Confirm the assessment date with Ms Lee Hee Meen,
  if you have not done so.
• Provide your contact details.
• Confirm attendance on assessment date two working
  days before visit.

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Main Coordinator

• Mr. Kwong Kok Chan
• GM
• Senoko Power Limited
• 111 Somerset Road 05-06
• Singapore 238164
• Tel [phone]
• Fax [phone]
• Handphone (65) 9450 7666
• Email kokchan_at_senokopower.com.sg
• www.senokopower.com.sg

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• Q A

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Introducing Project Coordinating Members

• School coordination
• Ms Angie Ng
• Mr Chan Wah Chye
• Mr Daniel Goh
• Mr Izzuddin Taherally / Mr Chua Hock Lee
• Schedule confirmation
• 5. Ms Hee Meen
• 6. Mr Kwong Kok Chan

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• Thank You