About 60 students from the Singapore Management University found
out just how much hard work goes into cleaning public toilets.
A group of seven first-year students came up with a project
called Royal Flush, as part of a Leadership and Teambuilding
course.
Student Fu Meibao, is one of the team members.
"We came up with this idea of having a toilet cleanliness week.
It will be more meaningful to promote this awareness on good toilet
etiquette. Basically we try to get more volunteers to clean the
toilet bowls as well. So you'll be able to appreciate the cleaners
better. "
This real-life learning took place at several of the school's
men's and women's toilets at the Concourse Building along Victoria
Street.
Many who volunteered, decided to take part because it was an
opportunity to try something different.
But even after getting some training from the school's full-time
cleaners, Sahimi, who's a Business undergraduate, agree it's not as
simple as it looks.
"There's techniques to rinse, clean, knowing which steps to
clean first. I think some things are common sense, some things are
not - like which chemicals to use first, and safety issues. Like
the first toilet that we cleaned, the floor was very slippery, and
we almost slipped and fell. So these are one of the things you
really have to get the right mixture of detergent and the water
itself."
Besides learning life skills, the students will be graded on the
overall project, which includes a presentation.
The score will count towards their first year grades.
--938Live