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Posted on October 27th, 2011 by Agent Davis
Community Orchard
In November 2010 at the invitation of Transition Town Andover and Test Valley Borough Council, members of the gardening club represented the school by planting a fruit tree and crocus bulbs in the local community orchard.
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Posted on December 13th, 2010 by Sunil Patel
“Has the tree planting and work about the Forest Stewardship Council inspired you or changed the way you think?”
The following children felt that the way they think had been radically changed and asked to share their thoughts. Here are five of the children’s comments:
Kiera Jones, aged 10:
“When we do stuff like this it makes me realize why building homes on land where there were trees affects a lot of people. There used to be a field near my house. Some people used to walk there and now they can’t; animals and creatures lose their homes when trees are cut down. Also when you cut down trees it affects the whole world not just the people who live close by …
Posted on November 12th, 2010 by Agent Davis
We began our work five years ago, at the start of the UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development, but until now have not uploaded any of our projects or shared with others in the Roots & Shoots community our commitment to caring for our planet – environment, animals and people.
Putting this to right has taken a while as we have done a lot over the years. So here, broken down into stages, is Portway Junior School’s 5-year update.
2005 – 2007
Going Green at Portway – Our Local Agenda 21 – Our School Grounds
‘Going Green’ was our first sustainability project report, written for Rotary International three years ago, in 2007, and earned us RIBI’s coveted Rodney Huggins award for best school …
Read all of Portway Junior School – 5 years on . . . Mission Update!!!
Posted on May 30th, 2008 by Agent Davis
Portway Junior School in Andover, Hampshire joined Roots & Shoots: Mission Possible today.
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The new Roots & Shoots Group in Bristol has arrived! We are in our first months of activities but we are already finding enthusiastic students raring to get involved and …
