As the temperatures drop, it’s time to start getting cosy at home and warming up our schools and work spaces. But heating up buildings is expensive financially and in terms of the amount of energy that gets used. Swapping the supplied energy to come from cleaner, renewable sources, is one way to reduce the impact […]
On Thursday 21st September, Thomas Buxton hosted an International Peace Day celebration on behalf of Jane Goodall’s Roots & Shoots programme. During the week of the 18th September, the children at Thomas Buxton learnt about International Peace Day and the work of the UN. The children thought about how they could create peace in their […]
Students from Appleshaw couldn’t join the Peace Day parade in Harmony Woods, Andover, but created this beautiful Peace Day wall display at school.
On the UN International Day of Peace, TASIS Middle School students gathered outside together to commemorate the yearly Peace Day parade at our school. The students in 5th Grade carried our giant Peace Dove as the song, A Song of Peace, by Teresa Jennings, played on our outside speaker. Each student had made a peace […]
Andover Trees United held another Peace Day procession in our community planted woodland, Harmony Woods. Since 2018 we have celebrated this day alongside Jane Goodall’s Roots & Shoots and 100s of other individuals and organisations around the world. Dr Jane Goodall is a UN ambassador for peace and world-leading primatologist who founded the global youth […]
We are delighted to share this opportunity with you – from 17 September until 17 October 2023, join Li An and Maarten who will walk 350 kilometres from the source of the Thames in the Cotswolds, to its mouth in the North Sea. During the walk, they will engage with local people, school children, farmers, […]
Every year on the 21st September, Roots & Shoots groups from around the world celebrate Peace Day and honour the UN International Day of Peace. Dr. Jane has been a UN Messenger of Peace since 2002 and she inspires us all to live in harmony with nature and each other. Each Roots & Shoots project […]
The long days of the summer holidays are drawing to a close, and it’s time to assemble pencil cases, lunch boxes and uniforms, and get ready to see our school friends again. The new school year is nearly here! And if you’re looking to make a few changes to make school a bit more environmentally […]
With long weeks stretching out over the summer holidays, it’s time to plan some adventures and activities that are fun AND help people, animals and the environment. So get creative, go on a wildlife safari, have an adventure with your friends, read some inspirational books, and have fun! 1. Start a wildlife book club There […]
On the fifth anniversary of World Chimpanzee Day, we want you to join us in celebrating the ways chimpanzees are connected to us, other wildlife and the natural world. A chimpanzee celebration Every year on the 14th July, people around the world unite to celebrate the value, complexity and importance of chimpanzees, our closest living […]