Dear Members, As we come to the end of an extremely challenging and disruptive year I am reminded of a quote from a wise colleague of mine many years ago… ”It’s easy to Captain a ship when the sea is calm”….or, in other words, “A ship in port is safe, but that’s not what ships are built for.” Well, […]
What unsettling times we find ourselves in. I’m sure I speak for a number of us when I say, three months of lockdown is becoming rather tedious. Certainly here in the UK, the future is both uncertain and unpredictable. And the shocking number of fatalities from Covid-19 has placed a very dark shadow across our […]
Dear Members, What unsettling times we find ourselves in. I’m sure I speak for a number of us when I say, three months of lockdown is becoming rather tedious. Certainly here in the UK, the future is both uncertain and unpredictable. And the shocking number of fatalities from Covid-19 has placed a very dark shadow […]
Dear Roots & Shoots Members, Another year comes to a close. It definitely feels as if time is speeding up, not slowing down. Someone once told me that the older we get, the faster time goes. All the more reason to enjoy the precious moments that we are blessed with! Just a few of our […]
Dear Members, It’s hard to believe that we are half way through the year already – Summer here we come! It feels like so much has been accomplished in such a short time – and it has. Just a few of our highlights include our annual awards, both here in the UK and in our […]
Dear Roots & Shoots Members, Summer is here at last. And I am so proud of the amazing work that you continue to produce and the difference that you continue to make. Our annual awards this year was a spectacular display of creativity, innovation and resourcefulness. All our students and teachers within the Roots & Shoots family […]
Dear Members, Summer is here at last. And I am so proud of the amazing work that you continue to produce and the difference that you continue to make. Our annual awards this year was a spectacular display of creativity, innovation and resourcefulness. All our students and teachers within the Roots & Shoots family did […]
One of the questions I get asked the most when travelling and speaking around the world is ‘How can you still have hope?’ The challenging part to this is not the actual question, which is loaded with implication, but the fact that it is our young people who are asking it. Indeed, on a recent […]
Dear members, I can’t believe how fast this year has gone. And I am so proud of the amazing work that you continue to produce for this programme, on a daily basis. The projects covered in this newsletter speak for themselves. Two words come to mind when I think of Roots & Shoots; Celebration – […]
Dear Members, Summer already… Sometimes I wish I could slow time down; it goes too fast. Once again we have many amazing Roots & Shoots member stories to delight and inspire you with in your quest for protecting this beautiful planet. This year, our dynamic membership is still growing, spreading far and wide, not just […]