Singapore HeritageFest 2009 :: The Runaway Dog :: Overview

Mei Ching has just adopted a beautiful dog, Sasha. She was so proud of it that she started walking her dog with her friend, Sangeetha through their neighbourhood. Through their walks, they start to discover more things about the neighbours around them. Apart from their friends Hadi and Christopher, Mei Ching and Sangeetha have also noticed that there have been quite a few new faces in the neighbourhood. They are rather curious about who the new neighbours are and what they are doing in Singapore. Some of them were very friendly, and some of them kept to themselves.

The four of them start to discuss and speculate about the "myths", customs, practices and behaviour about these new neighbours.

One day, panic strikes when Mei Ching discovers Sasha is missing. Together with her friends, they comb the neighbourhood looking for the dog. They start to talk to the new neighbours and try to find out more about them. In the process, they get to know and understand their neighbours better.

Journey with our four friends as they comb through the neighbourhood in search of Sasha. In so doing, they find out more about their own roots and identity.

This programme is opened to primary schools who are members of the National Heritage Board School Membership Scheme. For more information of how to book the programme, click here.