Roots & Shoots Adult Champions Inspire young people to make a difference with youth-led, curriculum-inspired conservation projects. Become a Member Now Roots & Shoots projects are guided by adult allies (like you) in classrooms, youth groups, community centres, family homes – everywhere youth gather. Use our online guide to teach young people how to design their own projects. Work with them to tackle the intersection of biodiversity loss, climate change, and environmental inequity through a 4-step system. Celebrate their successes and help them make a visible impact. There are 4 steps to every Roots & Shoots project: Get Inspired Map Your Community Take Action Celebrate Your Impact! As an adult champion, thank you for your interest in helping young people make a meaningful difference. How It Works Become a Roots & Shoots member (it’s free!) using the form below. You’ll receive a welcome package with a link to our Roots & Shoots online guide. Work with your group to complete the 4 steps at your own pace. We’re available every step of the way to answer questions and provide guidance. Share your Roots & Shoots story with us to inspire other groups across the country. Watch your young people become the compassionate citizens that Canada needs. Questions? Email rootsandshoots@janegoodall.ca. Young People Have the Power to Make a Difference Hear Jane speak about the difference we all make every day, and how we can harness that influence for good. Resources Our Resource section includes things like our Climate Change Curriculum Guide and our Biodiversity Guide. These can be helpful tools for any Roots & Shoots project! Discover Resources Current Projects Climate Change (Environment), Environmental Inequity (People) Establish, a podcast by Shake Up The Establishment A podcast by Shake Up The Establishment. Hosted by youth, reclaiming their spaces and establishing new ones. They stand to make climate and social justice conversations accessible to all. They will hold our governments accountable, and provide you with the tools to do the same. Environmental Inequity (People) Get Outdoors Through this project, we will host a hike and community circle outdoors to promote access and inclusion to green spaces; and challenge the narratives and barriers that BIWOC face in outdoor spaces to address environmental inequity. Environmental Inequity (People) Give Balance Having youth think about what opportunities there are for education once high school is done as many will be or are at that age and what they know about student loans or internships, what skills have they been taught and how do they see their opportunities compared to non First Nations people. Environmental Inequity (People) GIY: Grow It Yourself Through this project, students will learn how to grow their own food (fruits/vegetables) indoors as the arctic climates do not allow for much food growth outside. Environmental Inequity (People) Growing traditional Chinese medicinal herbs & Coast Salish medicinal herbs in the Orchard Garden food forest A student-initiated experimental project to grow Chinese traditional medicinal herbs and Coast Salish Indigenous medicinal herbs as part of the understory of the Orchard Garden food forest, in collaboration with UBC faculty and community experts in medicinal herbs in these two local communities. Environmental Inequity (People) Hay’sxw’qa si’em Indigenous Plant Garden The Hay’sxw’qa si’em Indigenous Plant Garden at Lambrick Park Secondary School in Victoria, BC, is a dynamic and engaging project spearheaded by students who self-identify as Indigenous. Their goal is to develop a meaningful, accessible space to share their Indigenous ways of knowing. Biodiversity Loss (Animals), Climate Change (Environment), Environmental Inequity (People) HWW Medicine/Wellness Garden The medicine garden will bring all members of Treaty 7 together. Research indicates that land-based learning opportunities and other Indigenous ways of knowing have a significant impact on student’s wellbeing, sense of self and fosters a respectful relationships with the Earth. Environmental Inequity (People) Indigenous Welcome and Learning Garden The goal of this project is to provide the students at Craigflower an Indigenous garden to learn about Indigenous plants and their uses. They also have two Welcome planters that we will have four seasons of plants in them so every season will have an Indigenous plant blooming. Environmental Inequity (People) Iroquoien Garden and Pine Peace Tree Planting In grade 3/4, students studied the First Nations. They are going to visit Le Site Archéologique Droulers/Tsiionhiakwatha in the spring. After watching Dr. Jane Goodall in a Take Me Outside special presentation, the students were inspired and they wanted to make a garden and plant many trees. « 1 2 3 4 … 6 »
