Groups in Action

A Roots and Shoots project:

• ........Is not an extra task.
• It works best when it is an integral part of the School curriculum.
• It is an important and effective way to encourage team work, discussions, group presentations, leadership, commitment and reliability, and report writing.

Jane Goodall's Roots & Shoots Radio Segment - From Little Things Big Things Grow

Listen to Jane Goodall's Roots & Shoots groups share their projects and success stories on Primary Perspectives. This radio show for kids, by kids, runs a monthly segment for Jane Goodall's Roots & Shoots called "From Little things Big things Grow"

Click Here to listen to past segments

Examples of school based R&S projects:

• Make a vegetable garden - Councils can assist with resources and advice.
• Composting.
• Recycling paper and buying recycled paper for school printers.
• Sustainable Art Programs eg. making stationery out of old magazines/calendars or making cloth bags.
• A module on 'Rainforests' can lead to the adoption of an endangered rainforest animal.
• A module on 'coastal landscapes' could encourage ways to take care of what goes into storm water drains.
• Rubbish free lunch days.
• Record, document and improve home water usage.
• Include the environment in leadership portfolios and encourage members to take on a specific project for the term.
• Public speaking competition with an environment/conservation theme.
   

Groups in Action

Family Groups

The 'Huxtable family Group' and the 'Garden Suburb School' created this giant peace dove for World Peace Day. They also made an organic garden and a frog pond.

Primary Schools

Ferncourt Public School

Have now completed their Gully Garden.

Marree Aboriginal School

Have channeled storm water to create a vegetable garden in remote SA.

Hawker Aboriginal School

Created a vegetable garden and collected bottles/cans to raise money to buy a goat for a struggling community in Asia.

Milang School

Are saving the turtles in the Murray River - an ongoing project that they applied and received funding for.

Avalon Primary School

The year four class is incorporating R&S into their Science & Technology Curriculum.

Castle Cove Earth Kids

Compost their morning tea and lunch waste and use the compost as fertiliser for their vegetable garden.

Rainbow Ridge Steiner School

Have established a Partnership with a primary school in Uganda

Blue Gum Montessori

Made a Giant Peace Dove which they flew at Dr Goodall's lecture in Perth.

Radford College

Built a frog pond.

Secondary Schools

Pembroke School

Have a team of capable students redesigning our R&S web page which frees up funds for needy projects.

Annesley College

Have appointed a student Environment Prefect. They are working on a solar energy project and continue to recycle.

Seaton High School

Student representatives are liaising with Westfield at West Lakes to get them to reduce their carbon footprint . Students also visit Monarto Zoo and volunteer their services.

St Brigids College

Work with AOS ( Australian Orangutan Society).

John Curtin School of Performing Arts Western Australia