Archive for September, 2008

London, UK
Following the lead of their hero - renowned primatologist Jane Goodall, Ph.D., DBE - young people from across the UK came together in London yesterday to celebrate Peace.

They marked the event with a giant peace dove parade to support the United Nations International Day of Peace featuring a two minute silence at 12:00pm and a two hour parade from city hall, across the millennium bridge, past the Tower of London, along Tower Bridge and finally returning to City Hall.

The Peace Day Parade

They were witnessed by thousands of Londoners who cheered them on and wished them Peace. The Roots & Shoots group also …

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This Sunday, youth from across the globe will join Dr. Jane Goodall to celebrate the universal desire for peace.

Roots & Shoots groups from the UK are congregating at City Hall, London to fly a peace dove and banner. Their aim is to show the country that every individual can make a difference and if united, can change the world. Full information can be found in our PDF flyer.

Outside City Hall the volunteers will be selling merchandise, as well as handing out flyers about the Roots & Shoots program and raising money for the Red Balloon charity. For more information about our support for Red Balloon, see ‘Roots & Shoots form a partnership with Red Balloon’.

We look …

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St. Thomas of Aquins R.C High School in Edinburgh joined Roots & Shoots: Mission Possible today.

You can see where St. Thomas of Aquins R.C High School is on a map and read about their local environment here.

Lum Head is a small primary  school with BIG plans. During the last week of term we held a green day, all the children took part. Each year group had activities such as making bird boxes, ladybird houses, preparing grounds for vegetable and flower beds, planting around our newly planted trees and with the help of parents the start of our wildelife pond.

The main reason for this day was to raise children’s awareness of our world, our school and what we can do to help our planet. The children were all asked to bring £2 on the day this to pay for an Eco friendly, fair trade bag which they could decorate and then use in school instead of plastic bags.

The …

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Got a news story about your school’s projects? The Roots & Shoots website now allows you to easily post updates on your activity directly to the site to share with other Roots & Shoots members and the world. All stories that you write about completed projects will also be automatically entered for the Roots & Shoots annual awards!

Here’s how to post your story:

On any Roots & Shoots page, click on the ‘Member Login’ button in the right-hand side menu.
When prompted enter your username and password - you will now be taken to the Mission Control page.
In the right-hand side column you will see a section called ’Your School’. Click on the option to ‘Post a story for your school’.
A new window …

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Several new completed projects have been added to this section that can inspire you with ideas for your own. You can now also leave comments or ask questions about a project so be sure to check this section regularly to see what’s been happening and how projects turned out.

See all the completed projects here.

St Luke and St Philips Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School in Blackburn, Lancashire joined Roots & Shoots: Mission Possible today.

You can see where St Luke and St Philips Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School is on a map and read about their local environment here.

Shaftesbury High School in Harrow, Middlesex joined Roots & Shoots: Mission Possible today.

You can see where Shaftesbury High School is on a map and read about their local environment here.

If you are interested in making a bigger contribution, then the Jane Goodall Institute has some exciting new volunteer opportunities that could be ideal for you!

See below for full role descriptions of the placements, which are all based in east Africa but run for differing lengths of time.

Curriculum Guide Development Volunteer - Uganda

Roots and Shoots Volunteer - Uganda

Roots and Shoots Volunteer - Tanzania

I arrived in Nepal a few hours late, due to delays in Abu Dhabi and was extremely tired, but to be reunited with Rajan and Manoj after 2 months injected some excitement and energy back into me.  They took me to Manoj’s home where all the Roots & Shoots members were waiting with a welcome party for me and good bye party for Manoj’s sister, Prabha, who would be leaving for Japan in a couple of days.  We ate the best Black Forest cake I have ever tasted in my life and then talked until the early hours.  I woke up the next day still in shock that I was finally in Nepal and eager to get my hands dirty.

These …

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