Sir Jonathan North Community College in Leicester, Leicestershire joined Roots & Shoots: Mission Possible today. You can see where Sir Jonathan North Community College is on a map and read about their local environment here.
This activity is one of our People Activities and is an activity all about Fairtrade and how our shopping habits affect people around the world. Around the world many farmers and workers don’t get paid enough wages to live on, so although they work hard, they still live in poverty. Your students will discover how Fairtrade works and put […]
In May, Jo Elphick, from David Shepherd Wildlife, came to do a lesson with our Wildlife Club on endangered animals. As we had previously studied endangered animals, and made two endangered animal sculptures, we looked forward to hearing about the work that David Shepherd Wildlife does. We learned about pangolins, rhinos, painted dogs, elephants, and […]
Dear Roots & Shoots Members, Welcome to the Spring edition of our UAE Autumn 2016 newsletter. There has been so much activity there these last six months that I have to keep my introduction very short to fit all the exciting projects and events into our allocated space. But I just want to say a […]
Our Roots & Shoots team in Abu Dhabi have just partnered with Arabella Willing, and she’s got a rather amazing job. She’ll be posting regular updates on our Roots & Shoots Abu Dhabi website, and we thought you’d be interested to hear what she gets up to as well! “Hi there! My name is Arabella […]
Loughborough Grammar School in Loughborough, Leicestershire joined Roots & Shoots: Mission Possible today. You can see where Loughborough Grammar School is on a map and read about their local environment here.
This activity is one of our Iceworld Activities and is an activity all about how to reduce, reuse and recycle. This activity looks at the amount of waste we generate and where we can decrease this to save energy. The activity is in two parts and aims to increase awareness amongst students of how much less waste they […]
Last month, a group of girls from James Allen’s Prep School visited Mallydams Wood RSPCA rehabilitation centre as part of their Most Outstanding Group prize at the Roots & Shoots Awards. We were delighted to be able to take 18 girls, all of whom have proved to be hard workers in the ethos of making […]
Every year in Leicester, primary schools design a delicious menu and grow as many of the ingredients as they can to make it as part of the Grow Your Grub Competition. Then three Garden Inspectors come and look at the condition of the crop, the use of environmentally friendly growing methods, innovation and […]
1. Spend an hour or two going through your drawers for clothes that don’t fit anymore! 2. Make sure they are clean! 3. Bring them to school! 4. A big suitcase gets taken to Africa via the sister of the founder of Bright Stars Nursery! 5. Enjoy the photos of the children with their new […]
