First & Longest Cumulative Duration Of Kangaroo Care For Prematured Babies
Kangaroo care (KC) is the skin-to skin contact between a pre-term baby and its parents which is proven to help the baby’s development. KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital challenged parents of such babies to go for the most KC hours in the period of 2-31 Oct. A total duration of 305 hr and 9 min was achieved. Baby Kian received ... Read More »
Tallest Batik Installation
61 students from Jing Shan Primary School (Art and Crafts CCA) painted 121 black and white batik pieces. The pieces were sewn together to form a banner stretching from the first to the fourth level measuring 14.2m. The b&w artwork represents a harmonious balance that comes from simplicity and clarity. Read More »
Largest Handbell Ensemble
At first it seemed like a herculean task to get over a thousand non-musicians to play a piece of music harmoniously together. However 1,563 people played the handbells together in a well coordinated ‘Heal The World’ piece. Two well-trained school handbell orchestras played the melody and members of the audience played their respective parts when the 3-note chords were flashed ... Read More »
Largest Wall Display Made Of Bottle Caps
Northoaks Primary School’s mission statement is: Honesty, Empathy, Appreciation, Respect, Responsibility and Tenacity (HEAR2T). As part of the school’s conservation efforts and its 10th anniversary, the students collected 26,000 bottle caps which were then glued to the walls and ceiling in the HEAR2T theme. The covered area measured 34.5 sqm and was awarded a record on 15 Nov 2023. Read More »
Fastest Group To Complete Coast-to-Coast Trail Together
A group from Sembawang West Community Sports Network completed the NPark’s 38-km Coast-to-Coast walk in 8 hr 28 min. Starting at 11pm 11 Nov 2023, the group of 16 started at Lakeside MRT and walked cheerfully overnight, all the way to the Coney Island west gate. Video Read More »
