About the Ember Window Cleaner

The Ember Window Cleaner is among the Green Technologies successfully developed by students of SMK (P) Sri Aman. It was entered in the annual Innovation and Creativity Expo organized by the University of Malaya, and managed to win a Silver Medal for the school. Made out of garbage enzyme, not only does it not contain any harmful chemicals, it also releases a kind of gas which can repair the hole in the ozone layer. When used to clean windows, it is proven that the Ember Window Cleaner cleans more effectively than commercial window cleaners. It is also a lot more cost-efficient, and reduces environmental pollution.

Much research and careful planning was involved in the creation of the Ember Window Cleaner. One of the experiments were conducted to test the effectiveness of the Ember Window Cleaner compared to commercially-available window cleaners.

  

The findings of this experiment proved that the Ember Window Cleaner cleans windows more effectively than commercial window cleaners.

On top of that, many experiments were carried out to determine which scent should be used to make give the Ember Window Cleaner a pleasant scent.

These were some of the scents we experimented with, prior to discovering the perfect scents.

Finally, we decided that we wanted our Ember Window Cleaner to smell of lime, ‘bangun-bangun’, and pandan.

The Ember Window Cleaner is truly a positive step taken by students towards making the environment a cleaner, greener place. Mother Nature must be thoroughly appeased :)

About the Sri Aman Composter

 

The Sri Aman Composter is a machine that not only makes the composting process faster and easier than the traditional method of preparing compost, it also increases the compost yields of our school. The Sri Aman Composter is capable of carrying out all the processes involved in making compost, such as, cutting, mixing all the materials and even storing, all in one handy machine. This machine is mobile which makes it easier to collect the waste at the source.The design of the machine also provides good aeration.

Using the Sri Aman Composter to prepare compost is far less time-consuming, involves less work, is more convenient, produces more yield, and above all, is more efficient that preparing compost using the traditional method.

OLD METHOD (MANUAL)	ASPECTS	NEW METHOD (MACHINE)
SLOWER Takes longer time to finish as it involves a lot of manual work like chopping.	TIME	FASTER Takes faster to finish because the machine already has a blade that will chop the waste into small pieces.
MORE WORK A lot of work is involved because we have to exert ourselves when we chop the vegetable and fruit waste.	WORK	LESS WORK Involves less work because the machine does it all, i.e. chopping and mixing.
LESS CONVENIENT We require many apparatus such as a chopping knife, chopping board, buckets and a big basket with holes.	CONVENIENCE	MORE COVENIENT The machine already contains a blade for chopping. It also doubles up as a basket for the maturing of the compost heap.
LESS YIELD We produce fewer yields as we have to make the compost in big batches.	YIELD	MORE YIELD Since the machine already doubles up as a basket to store the compost heap, we produce more yield.
LESS EFFICIENT A lot of manual work is done, and more man-power is required for just one batch of compost.	EFFICIENCY	MORE EFFICIENT The machine does it all. Therefore, less man-power is required for one batch of compost.

 

HOW TO USE THE SRI AMAN COMPOSTER 

QUALITY TEST

 

‘BROWN IS NOT JUST A COLOUR, IT IS A STATE OF MIND.’

About Sri Aman's Compost Team

The Compost Team of SMK (P) Sri Aman is a club consisting of students set in their ways to save the environment. Aware of the condition poor Mother Earth is currently in, the club is actively producing organic fertilizers-better known as ‘compost.’ The process involves collecting organic waste thrown out of the school canteen and turning them into organic fertilisers through various methods.

The club was formed in the early months of 2008. Although it is a new club, the members are actively working under the Environmental Team of SMK (P) Sri Aman, contributing to the reduction of school wastage and also reducing the use of chemical fertilizers. Basically, the club turns waste into worth. The fertilisers produced are then sold to the school staff and students. The project is a simple one but leaves quite an effect on the environment as reduction of wastage can greatly reduce landfills and thus, saves the Earth. Chemical fertilisers are slowly being pushed out of the market due to many researches done on compost, proving that it has more pros than we are all aware of and can ultimately conquer chemical fertilisers in terms of effect on plants. The team realizes the tremendous change compost can make to the environment and is actively conducting small scale researches and experiments in school.

Their current project is focused solely on producing organic fertilisers. In their first and second year, the team made compost using the ‘old method’. Wastes were cut manually using knives and chopping boards. In early 2010, the team designed a machine together with their club advisor to make the production of compost easier and better. This method is known as the ‘new method’. Since then, compost has improved drastically in both quality and quantity. Money generated from the project has also increased as compost drew even more customers during that year.

Instilling awareness among students is also part of the team’s job. The effect of an individual making compost is, of course, nothing compared to a whole school effort.  The team constantly attends competitions and talks to help raise awareness among the public as well. Many countries have started taking compost as a serious matter. It is the team’s hope to help Malaysia become one of those countries and work hand-in-hand with the others to change the world for the better.

Is that all for the Compost Team? In the year 2011, the team plans to start a new project. Organic fertilisers will be an ongoing project, but it does not stop the introduction of new projects. Members have suggested new things and a few prospective projects have been identified. The probability of the team starting a ‘Compost Tea’ project is high, though no specific plans have been confirmed yet.

The job is a heavy one for a small team. Nevertheless, it is a start. It is about time that individuals start making their own compost and play their part in saving the Earth. 

Compost B.O.D 2010/2011

PRESIDENT: Aini Maisurah bt Mohd Khairuddin

VICE PRESIDENT: Sh. Nadhirah Alhabshi

VICE PRESIDENT: Noor Syaqira bt Mohd Farouk

SECRETARY: Yee Chooi Fun

TREASURER: Nabihah Jasri

INFO: Nurfatihah Ahmad Senusi (ASSISTANT: Sh. Amiirah)

SALES: Nur Farahin Sharuddin (ASSISTANT: Farah Natasha Azizan)

Achievements

LEVEL	YEAR	ACHIEVEMENT
INTERNATIONAL	2010	Hosted the launching ceremony of the CPCN Biodiversity Program and took part in a tree-planting program planting endangered species of fruit trees.
		Took part in a recycling workshop organized by MIRACLE, UPM which was conducted by trainees from Indonesia and Saudi Arabia
		Took part in an exhibition organized by MIRACLE, UPM
		Networked with schools from Singapore and Bandung, Indonesia.
		Organized the Eco Carnival and International Conference in SMK(P) Sri Aman
NATIONAL	2008	Represented Selangor in the Toyota Eco Youth competition
		Joined the Toyota Eco Rangers competition
	2009	Joined the Anugerah Hijau competition and emerged champions of the ‘Totally Active’ category
		Took part in the National-Level Solar Cooking Competition and won second place.
		Emerged champions of the Toyota Eco Rangers competition and also won in the ‘Best Nurturing and Environmental Practices’ category
		Took part in the University of Malaya’s Research, Design and Innovation Expo with an research entitled: ‘Saving Electricity Consumption in School-Staffroom’
		Took part in the ‘Biggest Orchid Collage’ program in the Putrajaya Botanical Garden
		Chosen to represent Selangor in the national-level Science and Technology Camp
		Took part in the New Hope for Orang Utan School Program and won a Consolation Prize
	2010	Took part in the University of Malaya’s Research, Design and Innovation Expo and won a Gold Medal for the Sri Aman Composter, a Silver Medal for the Ember Window Cleaner on top of winning the Most Outstanding Booth
		Won second place in the Stamford College Recycling Competition
		Joined the Toyota Eco Rangers competition (Year Two)
		Joined the Anugerah Hijau Competition and won a ‘Special Prize’ in the ‘Totally Active’ category.
		Took part in the Dulux Paint Back, Give Back Program organized by Eco Knights
		Participated in an exhibition in the University of Malaya held in conjunction with the Eco Film Fest organized by Eco Knights
STATE	2010	Won second place in the State-level Solar Cooking Competition
		Took part in a tree-planting program at the Raja Muda Peat Swamp
		Took part in a recycling program organized by Lovely Disabled Home with the cooperation of the University of Malaya
SCHOOL	2010	Organized the Homestay Program in Sabak Bernam
		Established SMK (P) Sri Aman’s Eco Music Band

A Brief Introduction to Us

The Green Projects of SMK (P) Sri Aman has been given more focus ever since our ex-headmistress, Puan Alainal Hasani first took charge of our school. Since then, these Green Projects have grown in number and broadened in scale. Puan Alainal gave her full support and cooperation to the school, on top of suggesting many helpful tips and ideas on making SMK (P) Sri Aman one of Malaysia’s Green Schools to the teachers and students in chare of carrying out Green Projects.

The Environment Team was then established to carry out activities that help the environment in various aspects.The Environment Team of SMK (P) Sri Aman is now known as the Toyota Eco Rangers Club, ever since Sri Aman managed emerge champion of the Toyota Eco Rangers competition in 2009.

The projects carried out in Sri Aman include the Solar Project, Rain Water Harvesting, Compost, Bio Enzyme, Recycling, planting forest trees, endangered species of trees and fruits, and herbs.

The Sri Aman Eco Music Band was also recently established. Sri Aman is currently developing green technology innovation projects in the school. The biggest Green Project that has been carried out by SMK(P) Sri Aman is the Solar Project (MBPIV), which has made Sri Aman the first school in Malaysia to own a solar panel.

Two Rainwater Harvesting tanks have been placed around the school compound and the rainwater that has been filtered by harvesting system will be used to clean school toilets. It can also be used by students to wash their hands or clean their classes.

The composting project involves the making or organic fertilizers by teachers and students. Compost that has been made will be packaged and sold to Sri Amanians and residents of the residential areas surrounding the school.

Bio Enzyme is produced monthly by members of the Toyota Eco Rangers club and sold to garner profits. The school is also actively involved in recycling projects. Numerous interesting activities have been carried out under our recycling projects, such as a recycling workshop, as well as making handicrafts out of old newspapers.

The main projects of the Toyota Eco Rangers Club in 2010 were tree-planting and innovation projects. About 120 forest trees, herbs, as well as fruit trees were planted around the school compound. The task of taking care of these plants was undertaken by students of SMK (P) Sri Aman who use compost and bio-enzyme as fertilizers.

The Eco Music Band is the pride and joy of SMK (P) Sri Aman as the band is the first band in the history of the school to use instruments made out of recyclable items. Although it has only been a month since the band was conceived, the Eco Music Band has already received numerous invitations to perform in events, such as the closing ceremony of 2010’s Anugerah Hijau.

In 2010, SMK(P) Sri Aman has successfully come up with two new green innovations which include the ‘Ember Window Cleaner’ and the ‘Sri Aman Composter’. The Eco Carnival and International Conference that was held on the 11^th of November, 2010 was a massive success many students and members of society attended.

The school hopes that SMK(P) Sri Aman would keep up their efforts to raise awareness on the importance of conserving and preserving the environment  amongst students and members of society. The school also hopes that in 2011, Sri Aman would clinch the coveted title of ‘Green School’ and aid our nation in gaining international recognition in the field of Green Projects which also happens one of our school’s niche areas.

Contact Us!

To get to know more about our club, or for any questions and queries, feel free to drop an e-mail to any of the following e-mail addresses:

• Sri Aman Toyota Eco Rangers' official e-mail address
• Project Leader, Nur Farhanah Adam Malik's e-mail address
• Head of Documentation, Atikah Abd Rahman's e-mail address
• Head of Nurturing, Siti Sarah binti Rohaizad's e-mail address

We've also jumped on the Facebook bandwagon, so feel free to drop us a wall post on Sri Aman Planeteers.

Ah, the internet. Bringing us closer to you. :)

Club Organization History

Toyota Eco Rangers Club Organization 2008

The Toyota Eco Rangers Club was set up in August 2008 and it started off with a total of 14 members in the team. The members in this club signed up voluntarily and were committed towards the project. The main project that was carried out was the establishment of Sri Aman’s Herbs Garden.

Teacher Advisor

·Puan Yeo Yen Fern

President

· Nur Farhanah

Vice President

· Aini Maisurah

Secretary

· Cela Chong Wei Theng

Treasurer

· Ng Pui San

Head of Research

· Nur Azmina

· Nur Husnina

Head of Photography

· Sophia Nur Iman

Head of Slideshow Presentation

· Chong Soo Sun

Head of Online Scrapbook

· Eishatur Rodhiah

Head of Art

· Samantha Chong Jia Yi

Head of Blog

· Angela Chong

Members

· Azrianna Alyssa

· Wan Ili Munirah

· Nur Nadiah Habil

Toyota Eco Rangers Club Organization 2009

The Toyota Eco Rangers Club held our Annual General Meeting in August 2009 and we elected the Board of Directors of the club. We welcomed 5 new members to the club making our club consisting of 19 dedicated members.

Teacher Advisor

· Puan Yeo Yen Fern

President

· Nur Farhanah

Vice President

· Atikah bt. Abdul Rahman

Secretary

· Cela Chong Wei Theng

Treasurer

· Siti Sarah bt. Rohaizad

Head of Research

· Nur Azmina

· Nur Husnina

Head of Photography

· Azrianna Alyssa

· Ng Pui San

Head of Multimedia

· Chong Soo Sun

· Niraanjana a/p Sunathan

Head of Planting

· Ramizah Syahirah

Head of Board & Documentation

· Samantha Chong Jia Yi

· Nur Nadiah Habil

· Wan Ili Munirah

Head of Online Scrapbook

· Eishatur Rodhiah bt. Mamat

Head of Blog

· Angela Chong Wan Zhen

· Elsa Athira bt. Asri

Head of Watering

· Sophia Nur Iman bt. Ramli

· Keerthana Mahamahintheran

In September 2009, we decided to recruit the Form 1 students to join our club. Each senior member was assigned to recruit a junior member. Training sessions were held and the juniors were asked to learn up the jobs of their seniors. However, there were only a handful number of juniors who were truly dedicated towards the club. Therefore, after the training period of a month, 3 out of the 10 juniors were elected to join the club. The members who were elected are:

- Alya Zulaikha

- Alya Suaidah

- Noor Cynta Camelia

Toyota Eco Rangers Club Organization 2010

The new year brings with it a massive influx of new members, which is something we have been looking forward to for ages, as the biggest obstacle that lies in our paths when it comes to getting certain things done is lack of manpower. We finally had 60 over members in our club!

A junior board of directors was appointed to step into the shoes of the senior board of directors consisting mainly of Form 3 students as greatest fear of the year-PMR is right around the corner to prevent them from blaming any lack of A's on Eco Ranger

SENIOR BOARD

Teacher Advisor

· Puan Yeo Yen Fern

President

· Nur Farhanah

Vice President

· Atikah bt. Abdul Rahman

Secretary

· Cela Chong Wei Theng

Vice Secretary

· Noor Farah Dinah

Treasurer

· Siti Sarah bt. Rohaizad

Head of Research

· Nur Azmina

· Nur Husnina

· Widad Safiya

Head of Online Scrapbook

· Eishatur Rodhiah bt. Mamat

· Chuah Jo Ee

Head of Blog

· Angela Chong Wan Zhen

· Elsa Athira bt. Asri

Head of Photography

· Ksherah Premraj

Head of Multimedia

· Chong Soo Sun

· Niraanjana a/p Sunathan

Head of Sales

· Alina Mohd. Faizal

Head of Art

· Samantha Chong

· Nur Nadiah Habil

· Wan Ili Munirah

Head of Watering

· Sophia Nur Iman bt. Ramli

· Keerthana Mahamahintheran

Head of Plants Inventory

· Ramizah Syahirah

· Nik Areena

· Alya Amir

JUNIOR BOARD

Teacher Advisor

· Puan Yeo Yen Fern

President

· Alya Zulaikha bt. Nur Adlan

Vice President

· Noor Cynta Camilia

Secretary

· Alya Su’aidah

Head of Research

· Nur Syafiqah Adam Malik

Head of Photography

· Nurul Hafizah bt. Nor Rizat

Head of Multimedia

· Nurqueensarradinie bt. Wirakarnain

Head of Art

· Nur ‘Ain bt. Azamain

Head of Scrapbook

· Ema Marya Yacob

Head of Plants Inventory

· Nursyaira Mohd.

Head of Blog

· Nurdina Hanis bt. Zainal Abidin

Head of Sales

· Santralega Lingam

· Siti Hajar Mohsin

In February 2010, the 'Ecopoints' system was introduced due to the disappointing attendance for the meetings and to motivate the members to start being more committed to the club. The Eco points system works like a merit/demerit system. Merit points are called Eco points while demerit points are called Waste Points. Members who have collected 10 waste points or more wouldn't get any marks for 'penglibatan' when their co-curricular marks are given while those who have collected above 20 Waste Points wouldn't get any marks for 'pencapaian' on top of 'penglibatan'. Those who did not attend meetings for more than 3 times without reason were asked to leave the club.

Another system introduced was the TER passport system. Every member were given a tiny notebook which would have two columns on every page. Whenever any member attends an Eco Ranger related event or activity, she could request for a signature from either the teacher adivisor, the president or the vice president. The member who has collected the highest amount of signatures would be crowned 'Best Club Member' when this program ends sometime around June next year. However, this system was not executed as planned.

Members who have joined more than other clubs on top of Toyota Eco Rangers had to choose between their other clubs and this one. This decision was made as we did not want the members to neglect the club activities and not attend meetings. We lost about 10 of our old members due to this new rule.

In the month of May, Pn.Yeo, as our teacher advisor had decided to personally handpick 15 members who would make up the 'competition team'. The main idea of her doing so was to maintain the quality of work for the competition. The competition team elected would be in charge of everything that has to do with this competition, be it judging, going for an exhibition, or even documentation. There would be no leader for this team, each of the 15 members would have their respective duties to carry out, and they would each have to give a progress report on what they have been up to in the past week.

As for the rest of the members, they had an AGM once again, whereby they elected an entirely new board of directors. The club will function as a platform to discover talented and potential leaders to be the future members of the competition team.

COMPETITION TEAM 1

Teacher Advisor

· Puan Yeo Yen Fern

Head of Networking

· Nur Farhanah Adam Malik

Head of Research

· Nur Syafiqah Adam Malik

Head of MARDI Uploading

· Eishatur Rodhiah Mamat

Head of Multimedia

· Chong Soo Sun

Head of Documentation

· Atikah bt. Abdul Rahman

Head of Labelling & Purchasing

· Siti Sarah Rohaizad

Head of Art & Info Corner

· Punietha Vijayakumar

Head of Watering & Plants Inventory

· Anisa Areej

· Amalina bt. Hisham

Head of Blog

· Angela Chong Wan Zhen

Head of Photography & Scrapbook

· Elsa Athira Asri

Head of Scrapbooks & Information Corner

· Wan Ili Munirah

· Niraanjana Sunathan

CLUB ORGANIZATION

Teacher Advisor

· Puan Yeo Yen Fern

President

· Amirah Akhyar

Vice President

· Alya Zulaikha

Secretary

· Alya Amir

Treasurer

· Naveenya

The competition team organization that was formed in May 2010 was not effective as the team did not have a leader and the members were not driven to carry out their respective jobs. Therefore, a small meeting was held in October 2010 and a new board was elected. The new board of directors consists of 3 main leaders and there will be sub-heads working under them. Via the new organization, the jobs would be carried out more systematically.

COMPETITION TEAM 2

Project Manager:

· Nur Farhanah binti Adam Malik

Head of Documentation:

· Atikah binti Abd Rahman

Head of Nurturing:

· Siti Sarah binti Rohaizad

Sub-heads

Under Documentation:

Head of Reports and Minutes:

· Eishatur Rodhiah binti Mamat

Head of Blog and Journal:

· Angela Chong Wan Zhen

Heads of Inventory:

· Niraanjana Sunathan

· Chong Soo Sun

· Nur Syafiqah binti Adam Malik

Head of Accounts and Facebook Page:

· Wan Ili binti Munirah

Head of Photography and Scrapbook:

· Elsa Athirah binti Asri

Head of Designing:

· Niraanjana Sunathan

Head of Presentation:

· Chong Soo Sun

Head of Video:

· Nur Syafiqah binti Adam Malik

Under Nurturing:

Head of Bio Enzyme: 

· Nur Anisa Areej

Head of Nurturing Plants:

· Nur Farah Dinah

Head of Art: 

· Punietha Vijaya Kumar