ACS (I) – GOS Partnership

ACS (I) and Grace Orchard School joined forces at a charity carnival to raise funds and awareness for the special needs community through terrarium-making.

Last updated 26 August 2026

On 29 April, we set up a booth with our friends from Grace Orchard School at Fairfield Methodist School’s Make Me a Blessing carnival. We aimed to promote an awareness of people with special needs and raise funds. At the booth, we sold terrariums and taught visitors how to make terrariums.

This was the first time we had a joint VIA project with Grace Orchard School, Through this enriching and meaningful project, we forged new friendships and had a lot of fun interacting with one another.

We learnt how to make different kinds of terrariums to sell to the public and how to communicate and engage with members of the public. Not only were the terrariums selling fast, but visitors who opted to make their own terrariums enjoyed the experience.

This experience allowed us to gain conceptual knowledge and perspectives of the real world, and helped us to build bonds with one another. It was heartwarming to know that our efforts over the several weeks of preparation for the carnival would go towards blessing the special needs community.

Law Jia Wei Elston and Ramachandran Nikhil, 4.13

A group of people posing around a table with small plants at an outdoor school fair or community event.

Staff and students of ACS (I) and GOS beaming with pride and joy

A student points at small potted succulents on a table as masked adults and children look on at an outdoor fair.

A GOS student sharing his knowledge of terrariums

Outdoor school fair with students and adults at activity booths including terrarium making and a ring toss game.

A display of terrariums