BLUE PLANET INITIATIVE

Club Mission

Saving our oceans, supporting our activists, spreading our convictions.

Officers

President: Friyana Cooper

Officers: Shivani Chatterji, Radhika Shivaprasad, Yutong Sheng

Sponsor(s)

Mrs. Mare Stewart

Meeting Location and Time

Monday Lunches in H426

Partnered NGOs

WWF Singapore, Sea Shepherd Conservation Society (Ocean Quest Global), Bye Bye Plastic Bags

Age Restrictions

None

EDIBLE GARDEN CITY

Club Mission

Edible Garden City aims to raise awareness about and increase self-sustainability in Singapore through school-based farming and composting events as well as hands-on volunteering/farming in weekly trips to Citizen Farm (located in Penjara).

Officers

President: Lauren Pong

Vice President: Hanna Pham

Secretary: Nina Suzuki

Public Relations/Treasurer: Yutong Sheng

Eco Garden Coordinator: Raymon Yue

Sponsor(s)

Hilda Huang

Meeting Location and Time

Fridays After-school at H411/HS Foyer

Partnered NGO

Edible Garden City

FOR KIDS: GROWING A GREENER FUTURE

Club Mission

By spreading awareness and raising money to plant trees, For Kids is working towards creating a world in which our children can breathe fresh air, specifically focusing on aiding China's air pollution. By recycling electronic waste, planting trees, fundraising events and going on service trips to China, we strive for a greener and cleaner future.

Officers

President: Daniel Kwon

Officers: Diana Yuan, Samantha Teo, Hannah Joe, Isabella Shroff

Sponsor(s)

Ms. Vicky Colorado/TBD

Meeting Location and Time

Wednesday Lunch, H312

Additional Information

We are fortunate to work closely with the Nature Conservancy, Alibaba and TES-amm. // We take an annual service trip at the end of the school year to help plan trees and learn more about environmental conservation practices.

Global Issues Network (GIN)

Club Mission

GIN aims to empower young people to collaborate locally, regionally, and globally in order to create sustainable solutions for global issues.

Officers

President: Madeline Smith

Officers: DJ Park, Evelyn Zhang, Chris Kang, Elizabeth Frey, Christina Yoh

Sponsor(s)

Ms. Martha Began

Ms. Mare Stewart

Mr. Steve Early

Meeting Location and Time

Thursday Break at H203

Partnered NGO

Global Issues Network

Age Restrictions

None

Additional Information

Think Global, Act Local!

HABITAT FOR HUMANITY

Club Mission

Habitat for Humanity focuses on improving the homes of those in need both here in Singapore and abroad. Our chapter at SAS creates opportunities for service-oriented students to contribute by planning local projects, fundraisers, and house building in Batam. We take pride in being a hands-on club that enables its members to experience what direct service means!

Officers

Co-Presidents: Anisha Nilakantan and Kyle Wong

Officers: Shuban Sasidharan, Shuvan Sasidharan, and Judy Kim

Sponsor(s)

Mr. Devin Kay

Meeting Location and Time

Every other Tuesday First Break, H311

Partnered NGOs

Habitat for Humanity

Age Restrictions

Our direct service opportunities require volunteers to be 15 years old.

LIBERTY IN NORTH KOREA (LiNK)

Club Mission

LiNK’s mission is to redefine North Korea by focusing on the people, while rescuing and providing resettlement support to North Korean refugees .

Officers

President: Jae Hee Koh

Vice President: Oscar Lee

Officers: Ryan Lee and Angela Hwang

Sponsor(s)

Mr. Ian Coppell

Meeting Location and Time

Wednesday Flex, H323

MEDICAL EXPLORERS

Club Mission

Medical Explorers is a service club dedicated to raising funds to provide medical care for those in impoverished countries as well as to foster an interest in the field of medicine through weekly hospital volunteering at the Singapore National University Hospital.

Officers

President: Min Jung Kim
Vice Presidents: Brenda Lee and Lauren Jiang
Treasurer: Beatrice Wang
Fundraiser: Vivian Chiang
Secretary: Brianna Grant

Sponsor(s)

Ms. Sherri Priestman

Meeting Location and Time

Tuesday lunches at H425

Partnered NGO

Doctors Without Borders

Age Restrictions

Must be 16 and above

PEACE INITIATIVE

Club Mission

Peace Initiative is a human rights organization whose mission is to educate the student body about human rights abuses, engage the community in taking action, and empower children through education.

Officers

President: Akash Mahesh

Officers: Sarah Lin, Riya Devgan, Niranjana Rao

Sponsor(s)

Ms. Anne Marie Russell

Ms. Andrea Hendrickson

Meeting Location and Time

Every Thursday first break at H401

Partnered NGO

Blue Dragon Vietnam

Age Restrictions

None

Additional Information

Every year, we host an awareness - raising assembly known as "Slideshow". Our direct service is in the form of weekly Skype calls with Vietnamese students through the NGO Blue Dragon where we discuss aspects of our life in order to develop their English skills. Our fundraising efforts also support Blue Dragon's education and work in anti-trafficking. We also host Speaker's Corner on current human rights issues in the library.

RED CROSS CHAPTER

Club Mission

The SAS Red Cross Chapter, together with Singapore Red Cross Youth, aims to alleviate human suffering, protect lives and dignity, and respond to emergencies through both indirect and direct service. As a club, we do this through fundraising and activities such as thrift shops, regular visits to the Red Cross Home for the Disabled, and first aid training.

Officers

President: Jaywoo Jo

Officers: Zi Hui Lim, David Huang, Jeniffer Park

Sponsor(s)

Ms. Emily Hopwood

Meeting Location and Time

Friday Flex(when needed), Catalyst Makerspace

Partnered NGOs

Singapore Red Cross

Age Restrictions

None

S.A.V.E.

Club Mission

SAVE Club aims to raise awareness for global environmental issues through community service and education. We strive to make a difference on a local and international scale by promoting environmentalism and eco-friendly habits.

Officers

President: Chang Li
Vice President: Maksym Watson
Treasurer: Brian Sull
Secretary-Publicity Head: Daniel Jin Ho Shin
Publicity Head: Rebecca Schlesinger
Paper Recycling Heads: Audrey Wahking, Shravyasai Koushik

Sponsor(s)

Mr. Steve Early, Mr. Dan Chassagne

Meeting Location and Time

General Meetings every Tuesday First Break at H201

Partnered NGO

Roots and Shoots

Age Restrictions

None

SPAR

Club Mission

We function as a service club dedicated to raising awareness about animal cruelty and raising money for animal shelters. Our goal is to protect animals and to help them in any way possible.

Officers

President: Austin Karrat

Vice President: Mia Judy

Officers: Judy Kim, Abhishek Madan, and Sunny Ham

Sponsor(s)

Mr. Kristopher Kowaliuk

Meeting Location and Time

Thursday, first break

Partnered NGOs

CAS (Causes for Animals Singapore), Mutts and Mittens

Age Restrictions

Shelter volunteering on weekends - 14 for some shelters, but age minimum differs depending on shelter.

Additional Information

We volunteer at animal shelters on the weekend!

STAIRWAY

Club Mission

Stairway club helps to promote and protect children’s rights in the Philippines. We keep in contact with recovering boys at the foundation throughout the year and take our trip to visit them first semester

Officers

President: Teagan Mountcastle

Officers: Christine Chung, Devon Yem, Skylar Ward, Olivia Bernabe

Sponsor(s)

Mr. Trevor Sturgeon

Meeting Location and Time

H326

YOUTH FOR GIRLS

Club Mission

Youth For Girls aims at creating awareness about the problems faced by women, especially young girls, and works to ensure that they can live their lives with dignity, hygiene, and comfort, especially during the 60 days each of their annual menstrual cycle.

Officers

President: Anisha Nilakantan

Officers: Mansi Seth, Morgan Pazos

Sponsor(s)

Ms. Lisa Ball

Meeting Location and Time

Every other Friday break in the Maker Space