Courses
Indoor Glass Gardens ✨NEW!!!
20/08/2025
Allspice Institute, 162 Bukit Merah Central, #07-3545, Singapore 150162
About National Silver Academy (NSA)
The National Silver Academy (NSA) is a network of post-secondary education institutions (PSEIs) (i.e. ITE, polytechnics, universities and arts institutions) and community-based organisations that offer learning opportunities that are subsidised for seniors. Seniors and PRs aged 50 years and above can look forward to attending short courses and bite-sized courses that are exam free. For courses run by community-based organisations, the final fee payable – for both Singaporean and Permanent Resident seniors – takes into account the support given by the government to community-based organisations to develop and offer the short courses.
About The Singapore Association for Continuing Education (SACE)
The Singapore Association for Continuing Education (SACE) is a registered charity with MOE. It offers over 80 courses under the National Silver Academy, most of which are highly subsidised for Singaporeans & Permanent Residents aged 50 and above. SACE serves the continuing learning needs of adults of all ages.
| Course Details | |
| Course Number | SACE-CBO-M-119E-2025-08-01 |
| Course Start | 20/08/2025 |
| Course End | 20/08/2025 |
| Registration | Open |
| Duration | 7 hours in 2 Sessions |
| Session | Wednesday, 9:30 - 1:00 pm AND 2.00 - 5.30pm, 20/8 |
| Objective | Indoor Glass Garden projects including open Glass terrariums, closed Bottle gardens that can be easily applied to indoor urban settings. Participants will learn key concepts of Indoor Glass Garden set up, maintenance, and suitable plant categories that can be used for such glass gardens. During the hands-on creation of such glass gardens, the workshop will promote participants’ creativity to create a fully customized glass garden that can be used for their indoor home decor. |
| Description | Indoor Glass gardens are increasingly popular as a creative way of gardening in our urban landscape where apartment dwellers do not have easy access to a ground garden for their planting needs. Indoor Glass gardens present an innovative alternative to bring greenery into an indoor setting which is both decorative for the home and therapeutic for the apartment dweller.
Material fees is $40
1. Includes 2 types of Glass containers : Open & closed / covered : $17
2. Plant types including ferns, moss and selected jewel orchids / carnivorous / other suitable plants : $15
3. Planting media : $3, decorative stone / wood / figurines : $5
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| Trainer | Darren Ng
Darren Ng is an acclaimed Gardener and has been featured on Channel 5 Gardens Gurus program, CNA and 8Days. He is actively involved in a diverse range of Botanical and gardening related activities for the community and private organization set up. Darren is also an NParks Ambassador and has given talks and workshops for Singapore Garden Festival, AtSunrise Cooking academy and Gardens by the Bay. Darren has more than 25 years of international corporate experience specializing in Business Processes & Project Management in the Luxury Retail industry. Darren holds a B.Sc in Botany(Hons) NUS and various other professional qualifications such as 6-sigma Black Belt, PMP etc. |
| Medium of Instruction | English |
| Venue | Allspice Institute, 162 Bukit Merah Central, #07-3545, Singapore 150162 |
| Application | Register online with details on Course Topic, Start Date, Full Name (as in NRIC/FIN), Date of Birth, Gender, NRIC/FIN, Race, Citizenship, Address & Postal Code, Email and Contact Number |
| Fees Payable | $35.00 pp NSA fee for Singaporean/PR age 50+, $175.00 pp for all others |
| SkillsFuture Credit (SFC) | Applicable |
| SACE Membership Credit (SMC) | Applicable for SACE members |
| Contact Person | Secretariat – Tel: 6266 0648 or Email: secretariat@sace.org.sg |
