Paula also visited some schools and was able to see some fascinating lab set ups. Schools in Singapore are very well funded, and there is much emphasis on science and technology. She was particularly struck by the OpenLab at Raffles Institution, where the conference was hosted. This is a lab where students with an interest in science design and perform long term experiments in their spare time. They have three PhDs working there on hand with three different specialties to guide students as they work on their experiments. It was extremely well designed, and could easily have been in a university lab. The Ngee Ann School was similarly impressive. All the schools had large, well-equipped teaching kitchens, as well as interesting ideas about design and technology in the classroom. Ngee Ann in particular was very active in trying out new technology, and students engaged in impressive design/engineering/technology projects.

Paula returned home with many ideas, and a renewed interest in the topic of water.