Friends of Berlayer Creek: The Last Garden

Read "The Last Garden" and discover how students bring the story of Berlayer Creek to life, inspiring young readers to care for nature and practise the 5Rs.

Last updated on 22 September 2026

Book cover titled Friends of Berlayer Creek: The Last Garden, showing a painted lush green creek with rocks and plants.

This 3rd series of our publication, is produced by a team of teachers and students with a keen interest in raising environmental awareness and story writing. Through this narrative, they aim to inspire young readers to actively participate in conserving the natural environment around them.

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Storytelling at library@harbourfront

Group of kids in blue shirts hold signs: Refuse, Reduce, Reuse, Repurpose, Recycle, wearing animal hats.

On 27 April, our Student Leaders brought our latest e-book come alive at library@harbourfront with their eloquence and confidence.

Children in blue uniforms wearing craft animal hats sit in a circle facing younger kids, with a storybook slideshow projected behind them.

Three schoolgirls in blue uniforms wear bird and dragonfly headbands, performing a skit in front of a nature storybook projection.

The storytelling session narrated the tale about how the green dragonflies and their friends played their part to save Berlayer Creek and the environment, as well as raised awareness on climate change. Towards the end of the storytelling session, the ‘characters’ led the audience in pledging their support to be more environmentally conscious through the practising of the 5Rs: Refuse, Reduce, Reuse, Recycle and Repurpose.

Four children in blue uniforms wear colorful bird masks and hold small shovels, kneeling before a projected storybook screen.

Students in blue uniforms hold cardboard signs reading Refuse, Reduce, and Recycle during an environmental skit for younger children.

After the storytelling segment, our Student Leaders led the children in a hands-on activity whereby they used recycled materials and repurposed them into a pencil holder.

A student leader in a blue shirt helps a young child with a colorful craft project on a green floor.

Children and adults sit on a green floor doing a craft activity, some wearing animal masks made from paper.

Resounding Success

Marvell from 5 Sapphire shared, “The storytelling was a great experience for me. I feel more confident presenting to the public now. I also had a lot of fun interacting with my young audience.”

The student leaders were committed in giving their very best for the storytelling session. Kai Xiang from 5 Topaz said, “I was delighted that I was able to memorise and deliver my lines emotionally well. It was a humbling experience to be able to interact with children younger than me!”

Abigail from 5 Sapphire added, “I was honestly surprised that I enjoyed myself doing something way out of my comfort zone. Through this experience, I am more confident when speaking to strangers.”

Indeed, the storytelling session was a resounding success. It definitely left an indelible mark not only on the audience, but our Student Leaders too as they continue to grow and serve the community and beyond.

Would you like to listen to our Student Leaders narrate the story in Blangah Rise Primary School? Join us at our Open House on 25 May!