Minister for Social and Family Development Chan Chun Sing spoke to some 150 secondary students at the service learning symposium held at SMU. He urged them to put values before material wealth, and appreciate the elderly in society. The event, in its second year, serves as a platform for young people to learn skills related to community service and discuss ideas. Participants came from eight secondary schools, including Xinmin Secondary and Bowen Secondary. In groups, they spent some time brainstorming ways to help different groups of people in the community, like the elderly, youth and people with disabilities. They were guided by 30 university student leaders, 17 of whom were from SMU. The other facilitators were youth volunteers from Positive Intentions. Students were also encouraged to develop their ideas into projects that could be implemented in the community. SMU and Positive Intentions will provide resources and youth facilitators to coach them during the next few months.