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Neulich Nacht haben wir wieder einen Igel 🦔 im Garten entdeckt. Da uns die Frage gestellt wurde, wie ein naturnaher Garten entsteht, nutzen wir die Gelegenheit, im WhatsApp Kanal darüber zu schreiben. Schaut gerne vorbei: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029Vab1NmE9RZAcGOJGaK21
#wildtier #naturgarten #rootsandshoots #igel #naturfotografie #naturfoto
Gardening Pioneer Linda Phillips Wins Top RHS Honour
Jane Goodall spent decades in Gombe, redefined humans through chimp tool use, founded a global youth movement, and chose veganism for compassion and climate — her legacy reshapes science and humanity.
#JaneGoodall #ChimpanzeeTruth #RootsAndShoots #AnimalCompassion #Storytelling #DidYouKnow #HistoryFacts #DocumentaryShort #WeirdHistory
Read more: https://www.ancient-origins.net/news-general/jane-goodall-legacy-00102231
Im Dezember widmen wir uns dem Thema „Tiere schützen“. Schaut gerne bei uns im WhatsApp Kanal vorbei: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029Vab1NmE9RZAcGOJGaK21.
#tierschutz #janegoodallinstitute #rootsandshoots #tiere #wildtiere #zootiere #zoo #fotografie #tierfotografie #wildtierfotografie #natur
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5.10.25 Roots and Shoots Goes Wild!
11am - 4pm
Location: Roots and Shoots, Walnut Tree Walk, Kennington, London SE11 6DN UK
Adults £3 Children (under 16) £1
No pre-booking required, with tickets on the gate
https://www.rootsandshoots.org.uk/whats-on/roots-and-shoots-goes-wild-2024-1
#JaneGoodall #SolarPunkSunday #RootsAndShoots #Environment #BioDiversity #WildLife #Community
New on ASTROCOHORS CLUB: "Peace Day Message 2025 from Dr. Jane Goodall | United Nations"
Peace Day Message 2025 from Dr. Jane Goodall | United Nations
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https://astrocohors.club/2025/09/peace-day-message-2025-from-dr-jane-goodall-united-nations/
#HopeInAction #HumanitySLastStand #JaneGoodall #JaneGoodallInstitute #Peace #RootsAndShoots #UN #UnitedNations
Gardens as a community hub
As our school garden continues to grow, we are reminded of the capacity of gardens to bring community together. They serve as happy, safe and grounding spaces in our busy lives, especially in schools, where children can find different ways to interact and thrive than are possible in the classroom. Our school garden is a meeting place for students, parents, staff, visiting famil…
https://janegoodall.ae/clarion/2024/12/10/gardens-as-a-community-hub/
November Wrap-Up
Our first Bahri Marine Roots session, upcoming events, amazing updates and more in our November wrap-up! …
Yahya sustainable Farming Adventure
Yahya writes about farming workshop with Mr Mike Metzger – I felt excited with Mr Mike – i was sweating but it was refreshing – plants are good for us to breath well – we planted seeds- chickpeas,fenugreek,green peas,coriander – we replanted Moringa,Ghaf,Pomegranate – we will have a farm of our own soon!! ins ha Allah Effect of plants- we take oxygen from plants –…
https://janegoodall.ae/adhsa/2024/11/28/yahya-sustainable-farming-adventure/
Sand Dunes to Lush Greens at BIPS
Brilliant International Private School is proud to announce that Muhammed Hamdan and Deeksha secured 3rd prize in the “Sand Dunes to Lush Greens” competition held at ASPAM School, Sharjah. Their innovative design and engaging presentation impressed the Senior Leadership Team, showcasing their passion for environmental sustainability. The duo worked seamlessly to bring th…
https://janegoodall.ae/reham/2024/11/26/sand-dunes-to-lush-greens-at-bips/
Mangrove Seeding Project by ADHSA student Saaim Zia
I loved being part of the mangrove seeding project! Planting each seedling made me feel really connected to nature and showed me how important mangroves are for protecting our coasts. Seeing our work come to life was inspiring, and it felt amazing to know my efforts were helping the planet!” Muhammad Saaim Zia, Grade 10 …
https://janegoodall.ae/adhsa/2024/11/25/mangrove-seeding-project-by-adhsa-student-saaim-zia/
Science Fair on Environmental Sustainability- Comparing Biodiversity
In science, one way to measure the variety of living organisms in a specific area is through a method called biodiversity sampling. For sixth-grade students, a fun and informative way to explore this concept is by comparing biodiversity in two different environments: a lawned space and an organic vegetable garden. By using a tool called…
Getting our planter boxes ready
1B spent this afternoon amending the soil in the planter box where their tomato seedlings will continue to grow. After removing weeds, they moved the irrigation tubes to the side and added bokashi, chicken manure and additional soil to the bed. They mixed these in well and then resecured the irrigation system. After the soil sits for some time, it will be ready to welcome…
https://janegoodall.ae/clarion/2024/11/21/getting-our-planter-boxes-ready/
DEWA Meter Visit
For the past two years, selected Eco Warriors have participated in visits to the DEWA meters alongside the Head of Operations and Head of Eco Committee. During these visits, they recorded the readings to foster a sense of responsibility regarding water and electricity consumption. This activity benefits students in several meaningful ways: Fostering Environmental Awareness: By visiting t…
https://janegoodall.ae/american-creative/2024/11/21/dewa-meter-visit/
This year’s theme 🪸🌊🐠
Hello members! 🐠 This year, Roots & Shoots UAE is celebrating the incredible marine biodiversity of the UAE. Our focus goes beyond the waters, exploring the ecosystems that surround and depend on them—mangroves, coastal birds, and the unique flora and fauna that call the UAE’s coasts home. Through our outreach programs, we’re sparking meaningful action…
https://janegoodall.ae/reham/2024/11/20/this-years-theme-%f0%9f%aa%b8%f0%9f%8c%8a%f0%9f%90%a0/
Indoor Air Quality Experiment
Objective: To investigate the impact of air-purifying plants on classroom air quality and provide evidence-based insights into improving the learning environment for elementary students. Overview: This experiment will involve 20 classrooms across grades KG to 5, divided into two groups: Control Group: 10 classrooms without any plants. Experimental Group: 10 classrooms with a…
https://janegoodall.ae/american-creative/2024/11/19/indoor-air-quality-experiment/
Globalization, Wages, and the Environment: The Story of Pedro, a Coffee Farmer
At QAS, Grade 7 students recently completed a task that focused on the story of Pedro, a coffee farmer, to raise awareness about the effects of globalization on wages and the environment. Through Pedro’s story, students explored how the global coffee market impacts workers and the planet, while also learning how we can all hel…
QAS QAS Library Supports Flagship Sustainability Program with Special Book Display
At QAS, sustainability is not just an initiative—it’s a way of life. As part of our ongoing commitment to environmental responsibility and raising awareness among students, the QAS Library has a new initiative that directly supports our flagship sustainability program: a dedicated book display focused on sustainability top…
School Awareness Campaign – Carbon Countdown Project
Kashika Sonone, Student at DPS Sharjah The Carbon Countdown Project at Delhi Private School (DPS) Sharjah was designed to raise awareness about the urgency of climate change and the critical need to limit global warming to 1.5°C. This initiative aimed to educate both students and parents on the pressing reality of climate change, encouraging them to ta…
https://janegoodall.ae/sonone/2024/11/13/school-awareness-campaign-carbon-countdown-project/
What did we grow?
Let’s take a look at the food we grew in our community garden last year. Some crops were successful. Others not so much. However, we moved with the seasons, continued to nourish the soil and learnt a lot along the way! …
Beating our own bokashi record
Last year Clarion saved 746kg of food waste from landfill, exceeding our goal of 600kg. More than doubling our tally of 316kg from the previous year, we demonstrated how the refinement of our processes can increase the impact of our whole-school composting program. Thank you to the teachers who willingly kept buckets with their classes, the children who managed them and use…
https://janegoodall.ae/clarion/2024/11/07/beating-our-own-bokashi-record/
Tomato jamming
As the tomato seedlings planted by our Grade 1 students grow stronger and become ready to embark on their journey to the garden beds this season, we want to reflect on our amazing tomato crops from last year. We truly had a never-ending supply of beautiful, organic tomatoes from a variety of heirloom varieties, many of which our students, staff and community had never seen before. Black be…
QAS collaborated with Gems Legacy School to create Food waste Awareness.
On the Oct 16, The World Food Day, QAS collaborated with Gems Legacy School to create awareness about the importance of not wasting food. The theme for this year’s World Food Day was “right to foods for a better life and better future”. We discussed about various actions that the students can take to reduce food wastage. We also dis…
Roots & Shoots UAE Newsletter – October 2024
The third edition of our e-newsletter is out now, In the newsletter you can learn more about how you can get involved in protecting some of these amazing animals and their diverse habitats that currently inhabit the UAE. This care and protection also extends to our household pets as well. …
https://janegoodall.ae/admin/2024/10/24/roots-shoots-uae-newsletter-october-2024/
ADHSA showcases at GITEX
Raahim Zia and Emaan Danish Khan, both students from Abu Dhabi Homeschooling Association (ADHSA), are the youngest innovators to showcase their groundbreaking climate initiative EarthWarriorz.org at GITEX 2024. This marks a monumental achievement in youth-led climate action, as both Raahim and Emaan have worked tirelessly to promote sustainable practices through technology and ed…
https://janegoodall.ae/adhsa/2024/10/22/adhsa-showcases-at-gitex/
Dump to Delight
The students at Sunrise English Private School have turned waste products into all manner of great new things. …
https://janegoodall.ae/sunrise-english/2024/10/08/dump-to-delight/
Bee Kind to the Little Guys
Explore the different types of bees that you can find in the UAE and build a ‘bee hotel’ from recycled materials to provide nesting sites for mason and leafcutter bees in the first of our resources put together in partnership with the Expo School Programme by Expo City Dubai. …
https://janegoodall.ae/resource/bee-kind-to-the-little-guys/
🌍 Celebrating International Peace Day with Roots & Shoots UAE 🌿
🌿 On September 21st, Roots & Shoots UAE celebrated International Peace Day with a meaningful and inspiring event in Abu Dhabi. Hosted at The Bridge Lifestyle Hub, the day was filled with reflection, learning and action as we honored the importance of peace in our world. Given the state of our world today, it seems more i…
Meatless Monday At QAS
In connection with Qatar Sustainability Week celebrations, we are having Meatless Monday at QAS on September 30, Monday. We will be serving vegetarian food on this day to create awareness about the impact of the meat industry on the health of the planet. The newly elected student council will speak in assemblies about the importance of adopting meatless Mondays in our routines. We…
https://janegoodall.ae/qa-sidra/2024/09/24/meatless-monday-at-qas-2/
Woodlem Park School Dubai Awarded “Eco-Friendly School of the Year” by World School Summit
Woodlem Park School, Dubai, has achieved a significant milestone by being awarded the prestigious Eco-Friendly School of the Year title at the World School Summit. This accolade is a reflection of the school’s unwavering dedication to fostering sustainability and integrating environmental consciousness into the cor…
Woodlem Park School Dubai: Leading with Purpose and Responsibility
Woodlem Park School Dubai is proud to contribute to a brighter future, not only through education but also by making a positive impact on the world around us. As part of our commitment to social responsibility, the school recently participated in the “Donate Your Own Device” (DYOD) initiative, in collaboration with The Digital School, a p…
Sustainable Development Goal Champions – Leadership & Diplomacy – 2024
We are thrilled to congratulate Advika Shalini, Rashi Sanjay, Nidhi Rohit and Mia Susan on being named Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) Champions! They excelled in the Leadership and Diplomacy program organized by the Ministry of Education (MOE), where over 500 students participated. Their outstanding achievement ear…
Hold that drop “Save Water Campaign”
Hold that drop “Save Water Campaign” – was launched on 8th November 2018, under the able guidance of the school Principal, Mr. Neeraj Bhargava. This is the premier outreach programme of the school and club. It aims to educate the community on the implications of indiscriminate use of water. The first initiative under this campaign was an attempt for the Guinness book…
https://janegoodall.ae/adis/2021/05/17/hold-that-drop-save-water-campaign/
Applemore College: Representatives from Applemore College's EcoCommittee attended Jane Goodall's Roots & Shoots Awards at London Zoological Society on Thursday 3rd March. They were selected as one of 12 top schools out of 1,600 Roots & Shoots groups in the UK, and asked to showcase the work they had achieved, the plans they had for the future and to talk to Dr Jane Goodall about their work.
Jane…
Read more: https://www.rootsnshoots.org.uk/?p=13942
Home Facilitator - Highlands & Islands: Dust Bowl Project:
Animal Factors
Carrying on from our investigations into how Dust Bowl conditions bring detrimental change to affected environments, the agents spent time looking at the consequences of such a change to Kent's interdependent ecosystem.
Our aim was to demonstrate that the first signs of change to an environment can easily go unnoticed if we fail to…
Read more: https://www.rootsnshoots.org.uk/?p=3584
Sir Jonathan North Community College: The Fair Trade Group created a display this week based on 'hope'. They asked a number of students to write down their answer to what gives them hope on a sticky label. This sticky label was then added onto a large dove, which was hand drawn my Rifat from the Fair Trade Group.
It was wonderful to see the different answers given by students and even nicer to see…
Read more: https://www.rootsnshoots.org.uk/?p=15345
Tasis: Each year, our club hatches a small group of ducklings. The purpose of this activity is for each child to experience the development of a duckling from egg to hatch, and then to learn all about the personalities of the ducklings. Students also help care for the ducklings.
The eggs are donated from a lovely children's farm called, Lower Shaw Farm. This is a family farm that includes teaching…
Read more: https://www.rootsnshoots.org.uk/?p=17652
Accrington St Christopher's Church of England High School: In order to raise awareness of how easy it is to grow your own fruit and vegetables St. Christopher's C.E High School is producing a calendar. The calendar will inform its owner of what time of year to sow, plant out and harvest a variety of around 30 fruits and vegetables which we feel are both easy to grow and tasty. Every month there will also…
Read more: https://www.rootsnshoots.org.uk/?p=6439
Dunstable College: The BTEC Level 2 Animal Care cohort at Central Bedfordshire College has been very active this year. We studied conservation and improvement of British habitats, and then did some practical application of this knowledge. We completed a scatter survey of the flora and fauna of the heathland at Lord's Hill in Rushmere Country Park. Following that, we worked on a heathland reclamation…
Read more: https://www.rootsnshoots.org.uk/?p=16957
Balgreen Primary School: Balgreen Primary School have been very busy collecting lots of things for our Loose Parts Play. We were very lucky to have lots of donations from our local community, such as used tyres, old fitness class equipment, old computers - it's amazing what we have collected! It's a great way of recycling as most of these things would have been thrown away.
Our pupil council worked…
Read more: https://www.rootsnshoots.org.uk/?p=14953
New post on Roots & Shoots UAE: Pristine Model United Nations – Call for Collective Action
Goat Lees Primary School: As we move towards the winter months, things are slowing down: plants are dying back and many creatures are thinking about hibernating. We, however, are still busy! We have been cutting back our wild meadow area, clearing out fallen leaves from our wildlife pond, staking our growing saplings and cutting back overgrown trees and bushes. We also now need to think about putting…
Read more: https://www.rootsnshoots.org.uk/?p=21963
Eastbury Comprehensive School: Eastbury Community School got together on Peace Day and created an origami dove mobile.
Pictures show the hanging doves above teacher's desk. Doves move around slightly because of the air vents so is a creative display that Eco Squad are proud of, and a discussion point everyone gets from the display.
Also, it was their school assembly that promoted Peace Day and invited…
Read more: https://www.rootsnshoots.org.uk/?p=23136
Damers First School: Our gardening volunteers worked really hard over half term to transform our gardens so the children can plant winter crops that hopefully will be ready to harvest in March and April. Our allotment patch has had a makeover during the holidays. A team that included Mr Davis, Marcus Foice and Ian Brown from Poundbury Rotary who delivered gravel and rotavated the soil, Mr Moore and his…
Read more: https://www.rootsnshoots.org.uk/?p=16604
Wirral Home Educators: Halloween is getting increasingly popular in the UK and an estimated 10 million pumpkins are being grown for carving. Unfortunately half of these pumpkins end on landfills on the 1st November without their flesh cooked or at least being composted. This year we wanted the children to experience how pumpkins can be given back to nature.
A home educating mum who has been…
Read more: https://www.rootsnshoots.org.uk/?p=19515
Damers First School: The chickens arrived and are getting use to their new home in Hensington Palace! The children are coming up with names for the chickens and these will be selected after Half Term. Each Year group have a different coloured chicken to look after.
Read more: https://www.rootsnshoots.org.uk/?p=18854
Applemore College: Year 7 Science students are excited about a special mission that they will take part in next term - the Rocket Science project and they have been finding out about life on the International Space Station (ISS).
As part of a homework activity, students worked hard to investigate what British ESA astronaut Tim Peake, has been up to on the ISS and all about the rocket seeds. They…
Read more: https://www.rootsnshoots.org.uk/?p=13827
Grove Church of England School: Here are some pictures of our garden this year.
The weeds have had a great year, but we have also grown peas, potatoes and a massive pumpkin plant. Most of our Eco Club membeds are year 1s so we have done plenty of digging and watering as well as weeding. Our potatoes weighed 1.6 kg and we cooked them and ate them as soon as we had dug them up, then sent our weight result…
Read more: https://www.rootsnshoots.org.uk/?p=8211
Sandfield Close Primary School:
Read more: https://www.rootsnshoots.org.uk/?p=14094
New post on Roots & Shoots UAE: Growing sunflowers – by Isaac
https://uae.rootsandshoots.community/clarion/2024/02/02/growing-sunflowers-by-isaac/
Ringwood School: One World - People in a Global Village
This report describes the small and local actions that we have taken as citizens of a global village. We hope that by acting locally we can help to effect some global changes. It is the 'People' section of our Roots & Shoots mission.
Students are aware that global warming underpins much of the world's problems, and have thus signed the school up to…
Read more: https://www.rootsnshoots.org.uk/?p=2317
Damers First School: Over the Easter Holidays a chicken coop and run was built read for five different coloured chickens that will be arriving over the bank holiday weekend. Each year group will look after their own chicken. The whole school is very excited to meet their new feathered friends! The chicken coop and run was partly funded by the Dorset County Show 1840 Fund.
Before
After
Read more: https://www.rootsnshoots.org.uk/?p=18804
Tasis: Wendy has been taking students to Romania, with her to help with Romanian Children's Relief. Two of the students that she took in June, helped care for abandoned babies and a group of Romanian children. The project had been started by a former Tasis student.
The school has done charitable work for Redwings Horse Sanctuary.
The school has linked up with Richard Dunne at Ashley to see what work…
Read more: https://www.rootsnshoots.org.uk/?p=573
Penryn College: Something that our Green Team has been waiting for a long time for are our new editions to the school farm. Three weeks ago two chickens, Victoria and Betty, and two rabbits, Rhubarb and Custard, came to stay.
The two light Sussex chickens have already started laying eggs, which are now being sold to the staff and the rabbits are creating a real buzz around the farm. The idea of having…
Read more: https://www.rootsnshoots.org.uk/?p=6918
Dingwall Academy: In our project we researched about red squirrels, we learned that the grey squirrel is taking over the UK and killing of the red squirrel with diseases. Red squirrels love their nuts! They even eat fruit, acorns, seeds and eggs.
Red squirrels live in Dingwall, Maryburgh and Contin, and around the highlands of Scotland. Red squirrels sleep in trees and their nests are called a…
Read more: https://www.rootsnshoots.org.uk/?p=5204
St Mary's School Ascot: Members of the Eco Committee at St Mary's School Ascot constantly discuss ways in which students might reduce the use of plastic in their daily life at school. Over the last year all plastic cups in the student refectory have been replaced by water glasses and polystyrene lunch boxes have been replaced by reusable Tupperware style boxes. Most students have started to bring in…
Read more: https://www.rootsnshoots.org.uk/?p=18955
Blog: Dara McAnulty is a 14-year-old naturalist, conservationist and activist living in Northern Ireland. He is the author of youngfermanaghnaturalist.com and the recipient of the BBC Springwatch 'Unsprung Hero', Birdwatch Magazine 'Local Hero' and the Animal Hero 'Young Animal Hero' awards. He is writing his first book 'The Diary of a Young Naturalist' which will be published by Little Toller Books in…
Read more: https://www.rootsnshoots.org.uk/?p=17974
The Long Eaton School: Potato Growers
A group of 10 pupils in year 8 planted 2 varieties of potato sent to us by the potato council as part of a greenfingers gardening programme, incorporated into their science studies. They took soft and hardwood cuttings, planted potatoes and onions and learnt how to prune and weed flower borders in the school sensory garden. They also transplanted wildflower…
Read more: https://www.rootsnshoots.org.uk/?p=8178