Remembering Dr Jane on Peace Day
TASIS' Lower School Roots & Shoots Club members reflected on the life of Dr Jane Goodall and what she has helped them learn. Although it has now been one year since she left us on Earth, her spirit and her heart live on in each one of us.
These students are young, aged 5-7. Yet, their interest and knowledge regarding Jane Goodall's life and work are strong. We began by drawing a portrait of Jane. The work you see is from the students, with no help in drawing, except for a special technique. The technique is that we sit together, and the students are slowed down. They are asked to draw the face, then stop. Next, the eyes, etc. This helps them think about what they are drawing. They did a great job. You will see that some students drew Jane as older and some as younger!
Our lessons included Peace Day. We talked about what this means and how to live a peaceful life. Students then drew Peace Doves and wrote a little message.
Lastly, the students wrote a few words on what they have learned from Jane Goodall. We always think of Jane in our Roots & Shoots projects, which we all enjoy and learn from.
Quotes:
“Remembering Jane Goodall Roots & Shoots Lower School TASIS”
“Jane Goodall came to TASIS. She said to be respectful to animals.”
“Jane Goodall loves to make animals have fun and have people be kind to wildlife. And she loves to help people to protect wildlife.”
“Thank you for saving the animals. Jane Goodall talked with chimpanzees. She kept animals safe.”
“I learned that when she was young, she had blond hair. I learned that she studied chimpanzees. We should remember her because you learn more.”
“Jane Goodall is amazing and kind, and she liked to keep animals safe. She was a good girl, and she said nice things and to be kind.”
“She was very nice, and I want to learn about her. I want to do what she does.”
“Jane Goodall wanted to keep the world better for the animals. She went to Africa to find out about chimpanzees.”
“Jane Goodall taught me to love animals more, and she taught me about how chimpanzees live in Africa. I didn’t know that.”
“Jane Goodall made me think more about saving the environment and the world.”
Jane Goodall made me think about animals and that we should care for them. You should be kind to all animals.
Jane Goodall took care of learning about chimpanzees. Chimpanzees put the stick into antholes so that they could eat them.