This was the fifth and final workshop that I was conducting with the primary school. I wanted end of on a high note and ensure that the children really enjoyed themselves. So, I met with their teacher Ms. Chee Wan and decided upon the idea of creating paper with them. It would require a lot of planning and patience, but I was willing to put in the effort as the children had really demonstrated growth and interest over the past few workshops. We decided instead of using recyclable materials to use old paper, as it would be an easier material for the children to work with.

To prepare for the session old papers were shredded in advanced and placed into a bucket of water, so that it would create a pulp. Later then the deckle, a whiteboard and a sponge were all set out to begin the paper making process with the children. First the deckle was used to scoop pulp onto it from the bucket of pulp, then the deckle was opened and placed over a whiteboard. The deckle was removed leaving the netted mesh that comes with the deckle that goes over the pulp. A sponge was then used to absorb the excess water, after which the netted mesh was removed. The whiteboard with the paper shaped pulped was left in direct sunlight to dry. A white board was used to help create the paper so that when it dries the paper could easily be removed.

The kids really enjoyed the paper making process and only wanted to continue making more and more. Unfortunately my lunch break came to an end and I had to return to class. So I told them that I would come back Monday lunch to see how their paper turned out. They were all impatiently waiting as they poked holes in the paper pulp, hoping it would dry faster.

These past few months have been a truly rewarding experience, working with the primary students. The motivation and interest they demonstrate at the start of every session, keeps me excited to introduce them to new concepts. From the first session to the fifth session, they all demonstrated a more a solidified understanding in recycling. Towards the end of our sessions they were telling me about the different ways they went about recycling at home and in school. They also mentioned how they are all responsibly separating their waste. The excitement on their faces when they were explaining this new found passion towards keeping the planet a clean place, was truly a rewarding and unexplainable feeling. For the first time in my life I really did make a difference in the world, in the future of our planet. I helped educate the future generation of the realities and the possible solutions to the damages done to the Earth. Though I had implemented the bio gas plant at school with the help of Mr. Lockwood, taking this step to educate the younger children really did feel like I made a big difference in our school community and society as a whole. I would love to continue working with them and possibly other grade levels, but with the increase in my school workload and other commitments I had to bring the workshops to an end. However, the relationships built with the primary students and the difference I made in their lives will always remain.