Keep 37 Emerald Hill

Slots are still available- if you’re free this Saturday 31 Jan, join researchers from the NUS Department of Architecture for a fun co-drawing workshop on the Emerald Hill campus of Singapore Chinese Girls' School. You’ll even get to take home a special Emerald Hill memento!

Sign up via the QR code below.

Happy New Year's Eve friends!

Researchers from NUS Department of Architecture and the Civic Resilience Lab are looking for participants to help with their study of the former Singapore Chinese Girls' School campus at Emerald Hill. This will involve a 1-hour walking interview around the campus and the neighbourhood (if you've been hoping to visit the old school, this is your chance!) and an optional participatory drawing session. You'll get to share your experiences, memories and observations of the area, to create a map of women's needs and aspirations in the city. The end product could inform the planning and design of 37 Emerald Hill in the future too!

Find out more in the images below, spread the word and do sign up if you can!

What’s brewing?

https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/plans-in-the-works-for-new-play-spaces-in-the-heart-of-orchard-road-marina-bay

Do give your feedback and suggestions to URA!

https://linktr.ee/playces_in_the_central_area

Plans in the works for new play spaces in the heart of Orchard Road, Marina Bay One site is the former Singapore Chinese Girls’ School campus, which had three of its buildings conserved in 2019. Read more at straitstimes.com.

We had a special visit from Minister of State Alvin Tan and residents from Emerald Hill too! Always nice to have neighbours coming by to say hello! 😊

It’s a wrap!

The Principal’s House was the last stop on our tour around 37 Emerald Hill. For the last two weekends in May, as part of Singapore Heritage Festival 2024, we have welcomed close to 300 visitors to the site.💪🏻😃

We are so glad to have had the opportunity to guide all our participants down memory lane. Thank you for joining us on this journey to the past, with a glimpse into the future.

A great big THANK YOU to our wonderful group of volunteers who have made this effort not just possible, but incredibly fun too! 😍And as always, our wonderful teachers who are our biggest supporters! 🥰💚💛

For those who were asking: the link to our 2018 community-led Conservation Proposal is below.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1vbn9UTQ7jaUDVMV2Pm98Xe-uqJyQ6Odj/view?usp=drivesdk

And if you would like a physical copy, please indicate your interest here. We will be in touch!

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdfBI0btaZaHJk-0WKAGMrXm7PPCpIPLL2Z38dr47J70OQMng/viewform

Thanks to everyone who joined us - through the heat and the rain - for the first weekend of tours back at 37 Emerald Hill. From the nutmeg plantation days to World War II and the Centrepoint years, the murder mysteries (!), the legendary meepok and the secret spots where girls were “friended” and “un-friended”, It was lovely to be able to share the history and heritage of our old school with all of you. And to the Singapore Chinese Girls' School alumni who were back at school for the first time in decades, we hope you had as much fun remembering your school days as we did! The spaces may look different these days but they’re alive as ever with all our stories. (PS. If anyone decided to go home and watch Passion Flower, please remember your reviews should be submitted to Mrs Florence Tan when you’re done 🤗)

Thank you for your overwhelming response! We have closed the registration for all alumni tours!
Please email us at [email protected] if you are not able to make it.
Just a reminder that this is a walking tour and we will be on our feet for the hour!
We look forward to seeing everyone! 😃

2 May update: All tours are booked! We have closed the registration! We will be in touch with all who signed up! Thank you!

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As part of Singapore Heritage Festival 2024, join us for guided tours of the 37 Emerald Hill buildings that gained conservation status in 2019, as part of our collective efforts!

https://www.sgheritagefest.gov.sg

Alumni tours available for sign-up here:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1If4W4UyMARKTZOxFX08sIY2Vh6DQJONWLZ6TzCbEEYM/viewform?edit_requested=true

In Parliament last week, we announced plans to implement a Heritage Assessment Framework to strengthen efforts to safeguard our built heritage.

Conserving our built heritage is an important part of our national building, and the HIA framework will build on top of the existing processes in place. HIAs are likely to be required only for large-scale redevelopment projects that potentially impact sites containing clusters of buildings and structures with potential heritage value. Agencies will regularly review the framework such that it remains relevant and robust.

More on MND’s COS 2022: go.gov.sg/mndcos2022

37 Emerald Hill is the festival site of this year’s Singapore International Photography Festival! Check out the exhibitions and relive your memories of the premises!