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Month: November 2016

Switch off day

On Tuesday 22nd November JAGS supported the switch off fortnight campaign. Between 2.15 and 3.15 all the lights, computers and interactive white boards were switched off in the school for an hour of electronic free teaching. Also, over the lunch hour the Eco Club ran a disco in the dark. Here, acoustic music was played […]

5 great ideas for Giving Tuesday

At this time of year, it’s hard to ignore all the offers, emails, posters and signs about the face that Christmas is coming, it’s time to get shopping, and of course the avalanche of  Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals and bargains. Now, while we won’t argue with the fact that if there are things […]

Featured activity: global forests and TACARE

This bite-sized activity is one of our Forest Activities, and could be a great opportunity for your and your students to get outside into local woodland. What are the similarities and differences between forests in the UK and forests in Tanzania, and what impact does deforestation have in both locations? This is an opportunity for your students to look […]

What is hibernation?

The temperature is low, the trees are bare, not much is growing and there’s not much to eat. Winter is a hard time of year for many animals, and they’ve evolved different ways of dealing with it. One way to get through the cold dark months is to sleep all the way through. Sounds like […]

Russian Cakes for Kids

JAGS launched Roots and Shoots this year – first project was to support the SOS children’s villages charity, that works towards providing homes for street children across Russia. The charity began its work in Moscow in the 1980s and has since expanded to help abandoned and orphaned children all around the country. They provide children with […]