News & Speeches

Jul

S'pore travel agency Beyond Expeditions criticised for planning, safety issues

ST: Beyond Expeditions criticised for safety issues

Jul

SJI International resumes overseas trips amid ongoing probe into student's death in Maldives in 2024

ST: SJI International resumes overseas school trips

Nov

S’porean student from SJI International dies during school trip in Maldives

ST: Student died during overseas school trip

Mar

After outdoor mishaps with schoolkids, instructors now required to go through detailed checklists

CNA: Pre-use checklist made mandatory

Mar

Forum: Steps being taken to enhance safety in outdoor adventure education activities

ST: OAE Council's reply to forum letters

Feb

Outdoor adventure education sites to be consolidated from 8 to 4; public golf course to make way

CNA: Outdoor consolidation of campsites

Feb

Forum: Outdoor adventure education methods and processes continually reviewed to ensure safety

ST: OAE Council's reply to a forum letter

Feb

Two months’ jail for instructor after pupil falls 4 storeys from flying fox, suffers fractures

ST: Jail sentence for zipline accident injuring primary 4 pupil

Jan

Volunteer instructor given 6 months' jail over death of student during high-element rope course

CNA: Instructor jailed

Jan

Outdoor adventure firm, staff member charged over death of ACS (I) student at Safra Yishun in 2021

ST: Firm and staff charged

Oct

Call for safety measures, changes to floating barrier after fatal kayak accident off Sentosa

CNA: Safety measures, floating barriers off Sentosa

Jun

Two Singaporeans die in South Africa after canoes capsize in Crocodile River

CNA: Two Singaporeans die in South Africa after canoes capsize

Feb

'Already lost half our instructors': Some outdoor education operators fear that new requirements may worsen manpower woes

TODAY: Resumption requirements may add to manpower challenge

Feb

Schools resume height-based activities but at lower capacity, after two-year suspension

CNA: Resumption

Feb

Height-based outdoor activities for schools to resume from Feb 2023

ST: Resumption

Sept

New Council formed to revamp Singapore's outdoor adventure education sector

CNA: OAE Council formed

Sept

Opening Speech by Mr. Edwin Tong, Minister for Culture, Community and Youth & Second Minister for Law at the National Outdoor Education Conference 2022

MCCY: Minister Edwin Tong's Opening Speech NOEC 2022