The Circular Classroom

🌱 Spend your Saturday with us!
Looking for a meaningful weekend activity? Join us this Saturday, 16 May, at the Central Singapore Market at Balmoral Park for an afternoon of community, creativity and conscious living 💚

📍 Central Singapore Market @ Balmoral Park
🗓️ Saturday, 16 May 2026, 15:00-19:00

At our booth, you will find thoughtfully crafted items made from pre-loved school uniforms, transformed into one-of-a-kind pieces with a new purpose. Every item helps keep textiles in use for longer and supports a more sustainable future ♻️.

✨ Bring & Save
Have pre-loved school uniforms at home? Bring them along and enjoy 10% off our products on the day.

There is more to explore, too:
🍓 Fresh food and local treats
🛍️ Local brands, makers and sustainable finds

Whether you are passionate about sustainability, curious about circular design, or simply looking for a nice weekend outing, come say hi! We would love to meet you and share how school uniforms can be given a second life 🌿



Central Singapore Community Development Council - CDC

♻️ 🇸🇬 💚 Go Green SG is around the corner and we invite you to be part of this nationwide initiative! Join one of our activities:

✂️👕 What if an old school uniform could become something completely new?

, Tembusu Institute and TaF.tc organise hands-on upcycling workshops where you discover how preloved school uniforms can be transformed into something useful, meaningful, and beautiful. 🌱

Instead of letting old fabrics go to waste, you’ll get to work directly with preloved school uniforms and learn simple sewing and upcycling techniques to create your own handmade item. No sewing experience? No worries! This workshop is beginner-friendly and designed to be practical, fun and approachable.

🧵 Workshop Details
📅 Monday, 18 May 2026 OR Saturday, 6 June 2026
⏰ 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
👥 Limited to 20 participants per session (first come, first served)
📌 Suitable for ages 16 and above (we’ll be using sewing machines)
💵 Nominal fee: $10
💛 Even better! Every workshop fee goes towards a meaningful cause.
All proceeds will be donated to the Singapore Management University (SMU-X) Opportunity Award, helping financially needy students access overseas experiential learning opportunities.

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Calling all Parent Support Group (PSG) members!
Parents involved in PSGs are especially welcome - bring back ideas that can inspire school sustainability programmes, uniform donation drives, student workshops and more.

📝 Register here: https://forms.gle/xJeGdkQJCsqvbfgQ9



is a whole-of-nation movement led and coordinated by the Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment. Check out more here: https://www.gogreen.gov.sg/

🌏✨ Happy Earth Day!

Meet Owlbert 🦉💚 - the mascot of The Circular Classroom.

Inspired by the owl - a symbol of wisdom, education, and foresight - Owlbert reminds us to think ahead for our planet and future generations. His name is a playful nod to Albert Einstein, and celebrates creativity, curiosity, and purpose.

Even better? Our Owlbert plushie is handcrafted from pre-loved school uniforms ♻️. So we are turning what was once worn in classrooms into a symbol of sustainability and possibility.
Owlbert was named in 2025 by students from the SMU-X Teambuilding and Leadership course led by Prof Hanoi Lok. Arielle Lynn Huang Jing Yi, Patricia Kristiani Boy, Sarah Ng Qiu Hong, Tan Zuyi Joey, Vamsidhari Wadhwani and Philip Lee Chien Yao: thank you for bringing Owlbert to life.

We are proud to be an industry partner of Singapore Management University and to share what purpose-driven collaboration can create. 🌱

🌿🍓 Looking for something fun and meaningful this weekend?

We will be at the Central Singapore Market at Zhongshan Park - and we would love to see you there! 💚

When: Saturday, 18 April 2026, 3pm – 7pm
Where: Zhongshan Park, along Balestier Road

Come by our stall to explore items made from pre-loved school uniforms - each piece giving textiles a second life.♻️

✨ Special for the day:
Bring along your pre-loved school uniforms and enjoy 10% off our products

Beyond our booth, expect a relaxed afternoon at the Central Singapore Market with:

🍓 Fresh produce & healthy bites
🎶 Live music & performances
🎨 Local creators & eco-friendly finds
🎡 A lucky wheel with fun surprises

Drop by, bring a friend, and spend a feel-good afternoon supporting local and sustainable living 🌱

🧧 Happy Lunar New Year from The Circular Classroom! 🍊 🍊

🐎 It is the Year of the Horse and we are celebrating with a horse artwork created through quilling and made from strips of pre-loved school uniforms.
From classroom wear to festive artwork, from schools to homes. Let’s move forward this year with purpose.

Here is to a year of creativity, circularity, and community impact.

🙏 Big thank you to our seniors from the THK Active Ageing Centres at Cassia and Kaki Bukit who helped with the artwork.

Thye Hua Kwan Moral Charities

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Today is International Cancer Day.

At , we usually talk about sustainable consumption and circular systems. But on days like today, we would like to highlight that sustainability is also about care - for people, for families, and for those navigating periods of illness and uncertainty.

The fight against cancer is not carried by healthcare alone. It involves every sector of society, and each sector contributes in its own way: through medicine, research, education, community support, or small, thoughtful acts.

Our first collaboration with the National Cancer Centre Singapore (NCCS) began in early 2024. The pouch in the photo was made from NCCS nurse uniforms that are no longer in use, repurposed with the intention to create something practical and quietly supportive. 🫶

Each year, approximately 90–120 new cases of cancer are diagnosed in children under 15 years old in Singapore. While childhood cancer is rare, its impact reaches far beyond the patient - into families, friendships and classrooms, and reminds us how closely connected our communities are.

We wish every patient and family strength and support as they continue their care journey. ♥️ To the nurses, doctors, clinicians, and support staff - thank you for being there for patients and families when it matters most. 🙏

🎄✨ Season’s and Christmas Greetings from ✨🎄

Thye Christmas tree, made from small scraps of pre-loved school uniforms across Singapore, was created together with seniors at the THK Active Ageing Centre Cassia and THK Active Ageing Centre Kaki Bukit: a simple reminder of joy, care, and togetherness this season.

Wishing you a Christmas filled with peace, warmth, and hope, and a new year rooted in kindness and purpose. 🎄

🎄✨ Season's and Christmas Greetings from ✨🎄

This Christmas tree, made from small scraps of pre-loved school uniforms across Singapore, was created together with seniors at the THK Active Ageing Centre Cassia and THK Active Ageing Centre Kaki Bukit: a simple reminder of joy, care, and togetherness this season.

Wishing you a Christmas filled with peace, warmth, and hope, and a new year rooted in kindness and purpose. 🎄💚

Thye Hua Kwan Moral Charities

🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️ Happy to be part of Walk for Work 2025!

Today, The Circular Classroom (TCC) joined Walk for Work 2025, a flagship event by the Singapore Business Federation (SBF) Foundation.

Walk for Work celebrates inclusive employment, and brings together individuals, organisations and partners who create meaningful work opportunities for vulnerable communities — a cause close to our hearts.

Over 1,000 participants took part in the walk at Marina Bay, graced by Singapore President HE Tharman Shanmugaratnam as Guest of Honour. Business leaders and employees from more than 40 companies took part in the walk.

We were also delighted to meet Janet Ang, Chairperson of SBFF, and to reconnect with Audrey Williams from Singapore Association for Mental Health with whom we have been collaborating since 2023 to champion creativity, wellbeing, and inclusion through our circular initiatives.

Together, we continue to show that environmental and social sustainability go hand in hand. 💚

🌱✨ Last Chance to Visit! ✨🌱

Our exhibition "From Uniform to Unity – SG60: Where Education Meets Sustainability for a Greener Singapore" has been extended until 22 September at the Sustainable Singapore Gallery, Marina Barrage, which is managed by PUB, Singapore's National Water Agency.

This is the last weekend to explore how we at , together with schools, Parent Support Groups, and communities, are working towards a more circular system for school uniforms in Singapore. 🇸🇬

👕 Take a selfie with the SG60 Emblem “Stitched with Love, Pride & Unity”
🦁 Meet the unique Merlion “Steward for Sustainability”
🧵 Identify your (current or past) school uniforms amongst 97 other schools
📱 Scan the woven QR Code Artwork made entirely of pre-loved school uniforms
🎓 And see how pre-loved school uniforms from partner schools are being reimagined into functional, creative new products.

Creativity and collaboration can transform everyday materials into symbols of sustainability, unity, and heritage.

⏰ Last days, Sunday and Monday, 21 and 22 September, 9 AM – 12 PM & 1 PM – 6 PM
📍 Sustainable Singapore Gallery, Marina Barrage



Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment
Ministry of Education, Singapore