From Classrooms to Coastlines: NIM students Making Waves in Beach Cleanup

从教室到海岸线：NIM学生在海滩清理中掀起波澜！

What a meaningful morning we had today! The sky was gloomy and despite the rain, that didn’t stop our spirits of “From Classrooms to Coastlines: NIM students Making Waves in Beach Cleanup” mentality, our students participated in the Blue Ripple community service hosted by PAssion Wave @ East Coast, as part of Project Blue WaVe.

我们度过了一个有意义的早晨！天空阴沉，尽管下雨，但这并没有阻止我们“从教室到海岸线：NIM学生在海滩清理中掀起波澜”的精神，我们的学生参加了由PAssion Wave@East Coast主办的Blue Ripple社区服务，这是Blue Wave项目的一部分。

Arriving early in the morning at East Coast Park, our students first went through a briefing to understand the safety measures and purpose of the activity, they then proceeded to gear up and started right after the downpour. Despite being in raincoats in the humid weather, it was all smiles on their faces as they did their part in the clean up!

一大早抵达东海岸公园，我们的学生首先进行了一理论学习和简报分享，以了解活动流程和目的，然后我们开始准备，并在倾盆大雨后立即开始。尽管在潮湿的天气里穿着雨衣，但同学们在海滩打扫卫生时脸上都是笑容！

One of the key takeaways they have gotten through this activity is the importance of marine life and nature conservation! Just by reducing the act of littering and use of plastic, we reduce the effects of waste pollution in our beach, and from a wider perspective, we are doing a little part for our nature! Did you know that plastic entering the ocean can triple by 2040 if it is left unchecked as shared by a research article?

通过这次活动得到的一个重要收获是知道了海洋生物和自然保护的重要性！仅仅通过减少乱扔垃圾和使用塑料的行为，我们就减少了海滩垃圾污染的影响，从更广泛的角度来看，我们正在为我们的自然做一点贡献！你知道吗，一篇研究文章介绍过，如果不加以控制污染，到2040年，进入海洋的塑料可能会增加三倍？

Hear why our teacher chose this project:

Choosing Blue Ripple organized by PAssion Wave @ East Coast is a meaningful activity that will help our students appreciate the direction of the government policies and initiatives of protecting marine life. Project Blue WaVe also helps to bring out the innate character of students in ownership, social responsibility, organization and camaraderie, which is in line with NIM values on delivering student centric experiences and championing community services.

听听我们为什么选择这个项目吧：

选择东海岸PAssion Wave组织的Blue Ripple是一项有意义的活动，将帮助我们的学生了解政府保护海洋生物的政策和举措的方向。Blue WaVe项目还有助于培养学生在所有权、社会责任、组织和友情方面的内在性格，这符合NIM在提供以学生为中心的体验和倡导社区服务方面的价值观。

Special thanks to our lecturers Mr Johnson Teo (School of Business and Logistic), Ms Thong Sue-Yen (School of Engineering) and Mr Alex Tan Teck Heng (School of Business and Logistic) for making this happen! This activity was only made possible by the organiser, PAssion Wave @ East Coast!

特别感谢我们的讲师Johnson Teo先生（商业与物流学院）、Thong Sue Yen女士（工程学院）和Alex Tan Teck Heng先生（商业和物流学院）促成了这一切！这项活动是由组织者PAssion Wave@East Coast发起的！