Jane Goodall’s Roots & Shoots
$157.07
“Most adults think that kids can’t do much because they are “Too young to understand”. Kids are important, and if they’re taught how important they are and how much they can do, there’s no telling what they can accomplish! There’s no reason we can’t speak up. We have a voice, and if enough of us are trying, we can really do something! About a quarter of the world population is composed of children. Who’s to say only adults matter? We can do just as much as adults, if we just try.”
~ Student O.B.
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| Instructor | Dr. Monita Leavitt |
| Content Levels | Grades 7-8 • Junior High Grades 9-10 • Lower High School Grades 11-12 • Upper High School |
| Course Length | 8 Weeks |
| Live Webinars Held On | Thursdays, 9:00 - 9:50 AM Pacific - 8/14/25 - 10/11/25 |
If you love our planet, the environment, people, and animals, this course is for you!
Roots & Shoots is an eight-week class designed for Junior High – High School, Grades 7 – 12 level students. The culminating project is an action plan explaining a service-learning project based upon the identification of a local or global community problem involving animals, people, and/or the environment. Student may choose to independently continue the course by following through to take action and perform their service-learning activity to make a difference in the world. If they accomplish their service-learning project, students are encouraged to submit their project to the Jane Goodall Roots & Shoots online newsletter to share their work with other students around the world.
Roots & Shoots includes the website URLs as resources for the course: RootsAndShoots.org and JaneGoodall.org. Signing up for a membership on the website is free. Once there, you can create project profiles, invite other users to join the project, and collaboratively share updates and photos on the project page. You can also browse other Roots & Shoots projects for inspiration, earn achievement badges for your work, and share your projects on social media!
- “I loved making a plan to help the environment. It made me feel like I could do something to help the planet.” ~ Student S.L.
Taught by Dr. Monita Leavitt
What to Expect during the Course:
- Students will map out and put into action a real-world project that aims to address a problem.
What to Expect in the Webinar:
- Weekly webinars are 50 minutes long. Recorded sessions are available for students with schedule conflicts.
Prerequisites:
- To complete the final project, students should possess the skills needed to write in Word, create a concept map or Mind Map, and create a chart using Excel or Word.
Required text and materials:
- Roots & Shoots includes the website URLs as resources for the course: http://rootsandshoots.org/ and http://www.janegoodall.org/programs/rootsandshoots/about. Signing up for a membership on the website is free. Once there, you can create project profiles, invite other users to “join” the project, and collaboratively share updates and photos on the project page. You can also browse other Roots & Shoots projects for inspiration, earn achievement badges for your work, and share your projects on social media!