Newsletters and Notes

Dear Roots & Shoots Members,

I can’t believe it is the end of the year. Where did 2012 go? Does anyone know? Time seems to be going faster as the years go on which raises a very important question.

What kind of legacy do you want to leave behind? Anne Campbell, an English politician, once said ‘to live in hearts we leave behind is not to die’…but I guess it depends on what kind of life we have lived and whether or not we would want to be remembered for our deeds.
At Roots & Shoots we can be proud of our legacy – we really do make a difference. You can see it in the faces of our members, the lives of the people that we …

Read all of Newsletter – Winter 2012

Dear Roots & Shoots Members,

Things have been moving so fast at Roots & Shoots. We now stand at 1285 schools – the last time I was writing this we had not yet reached our first 1000!

We have also managed to raise almost 15,000 for the programme thanks to a donation from the Belgian Tourist Board and a number of exciting events in the last six months.

The awards event on December 10th was a huge success and for the first time we had R&S directors attending from other parts of Europe including Spain, Holland and Hungary. As a result of the programme’s success, we are increasingly being invited to speak at events, conferences and seminars – not only in the UK …

Read all of Newsletter – Summer 2011

Dear Roots & Shoots Members,

Happy New Year!

I have to admit that January and February are my least favourite calendar months – cold, dark and a bit miserable. But hope is here, Spring is on the way and given how quickly time passes will be here before we know it. To celebrate spring, this term Jane Goodall’s Roots & Shoots is encouraging schools to focus on projects which help benefit the environment, and in particular, will help minimise the impact of climate change over time. Read all about our recommended Spring term environment activities here.

And we have a lot to celebrate here at R&S – there are almost 700 groups taking part in our programme! What a great achievement and …

Read all of Newsletter – Spring 2010

Dear Roots & Shoots Members,

At the end of last year we had a huge uplift in the number of new schools joining Roots & Shoots.

We have grown from 74 to over 270 schools taking part in the programme – an amazing result in such a short period of time! This is very exciting and you can see our UK representation of schools on the map .

This year our focus is going to be on involvement, that is supporting and visiting schools already taking part in the programme and encouraging them with their projects. It is one thing for schools to register with us but our mission is to encourage on-going projects and community involvement and eventually make Roots & …

Read all of Newsletter – Spring 2009

Dear Roots & Shoots Members,

Welcome to Autumn.

What an exciting year this has been
for us!

We now have 79 schools signed up to the Roots & Shoots programme with more schools joining us every day. We have seen some interesting developments.

In July we had an invitation to visit No 10 Downing Street and met with the PM’s advisor on the Environment, Michael Jacobs. The Government have now pledged to support our Roots & Shoots
programme.

For the first time we celebrated International Day of Peace in London on the 21st September. At the same time as parading our Giant Peace Doves, we also managed to raise money for the James Bulger Red Balloon memorial centre in Liverpool that helps bullied children restore …

Read all of Newsletter – Autumn 2008

Dear Roots & Shoots members,

Welcome to Summer!

That has a lovely ring to it doesn’t it? June is my favourite month of the year – the herald of Summer, the longer days, the light mornings and most importantly the beautiful cherry blossom.

The last few months have been very rewarding. We enjoyed a visit from Jane in May to both Oxford and Edinburgh. We are also exploring some very exciting projects with both ZSL (the Zoological Society of London) and Eco-Schools.

Both ZSL and the Ecology Centre in Holland Park plan to start their very own Roots & Shoots groups who meet on a regular basis to implement hands on Roots & Shoots projects in their localities.

Moreover, Roots & Shoots are going into …

Read all of Newsletter – Summer 2008

Dear Roots & Shoots Members,

Welcome to 2008.

I hope that your New Year has got off to a great start. Although many see January and February as dreary months, the best part of it is that the longest night has passed. In a few weeks time the first signs of Spring will start to appear and, as I write this, Roots & Shoots projects are busily being planned in schools across the UK.

Last December was our busiest month as Dr Jane was in the UK on a hectic tour which included visiting schools and universities and attending the first ever Roots & Shoots Awards.

The Awards proved a successful note to end the year on with an exciting London event, where schools …

Read all of Newsletter – Spring 2008

Here is the Roots & Shoots newsletter for Autumn 2007.

Download the Autumn 2007 newsletter

Here is a set of notes explaining how Roots & Shoots: Mission Possible works, and how you can take part.

Download the Teachers’ Notes

Here is the Roots & Shoots newsletter from May 2007.

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