So schools out (hooray) and the Sun is shining. Good news for the bees, butterflies and other insects who after a late start are now appearing flitting from flower to flower. Sadly and of great concern is a lack of greenfly and the ladybirds which feed on them. Here’s hoping for a late come back. […]
Roots & Shoots comes to Twycross Zoo! By Amy Moore (Education Officer at Twycross Zoo) Roots & Shoots comes to Twycross Zoo is a collaborative project between Twycross Zoo and the Roots & Shoots branch of the Jane Goodall Institute (JGI). The aim: to bring our joint messages of environmental awareness and our impact on […]
Rufford Primary Gardening Club Gardening club is a well attended after school club, which has evolved over the past few years. We began with a four raised beds, filled with organic soil and have developed into several areas of gardening, including our latest addition of an allotment area. We are also lucky to have a […]
Rufford Primary School in Stourbridge joined Roots & Shoots: Mission Possible today. You can see where Rufford Primary School is on a map and read about their local environment here.
On Monday, 24th of June, five students from our TASIS Wildlife Club accompanied teacher, Ms. Gediman, to the first ever Design for Change UK Conference. We were one of 13 schools that got together for the day at Ashley Primary School in Walton-on-Thames, Surrey. The purpose of the day was to introduce children to the […]
Headlines have been full of the news that science has found a way to make children from 3 parents, so we want to explore some of the issues surrounding that. Firstly, whether you think this is great, or an example of scientists playing God, let’s just say how amazing it is that technology is capable of such a thing. But now it’s supposedly possible, why would someone want to create a child with 3 biological parents?