14 July 2015

Schools will continue to provide outdoor adventure learning programmes for students, be it in Singapore or overseas, as these programmes are “effective learning platforms”, Education Minister Heng Swee Keat said in Parliament on Monday.

At the same time, the Ministry of Education (MOE) will set up an advisory panel made up of both local and international experts who can help enhance the quality and safety of such programmes.

Still, as a safety measure, schools will not be allowed to organise student trips to Mount Kinabalu for the time being.