New Park Day Schedule

Hi everyone, Hope you are having a great holiday season! We are starting to think about getting back into the school year and the new year to come. We will be meeting at the Santa Fe Children’s Museum on Fridays from 2:00 to 4:00. We will keep this schedule until the weather starts to warm and we can head back to the park. Memberships to the museum are $75 for the year per family. If you cannot afford a membership at this time, you might contact the office to inquire about a sponsored membership.

If you need directions to the museum please see here Map of Santa Fe Children’s Museum:505-989-8359 1050 Old Pecos Trl Santa Fe, NM 87505, US

4H Start Up Meeting

We would like to hold an information start up meeting in January. Please post a comment to let me know if you are interested and would like to be added to the email list and if there is a day during the week of 14th-18th that would work for you. I will reserve a meeting room at the main library. We could meet during the day between 1:00pm and 3:00pm? Suggestions are welcome.

Roots and Shoots

We have decided that it will be $5 for each family wanting to join Roots and Shoots. This will help cover leaders cost and any supplies we need. After that if we need money for projects each family wanting to participate in that particular project will split the cost.

I would like people to comment as to which day of the week would work best for them. We would like to start meeting once a month for activities in January. In order to accommodate the most people I need to know what works for you. If you have no preference and any day is good please let me know that too.

Please leave comments below so everyone can see. You commments will not appear until I approve them so please don’t submit the same comment multiple times.

Thanks and have a great holiday season.

Park Days

Due to weather, sicknesses and holidays, we are not planning any more park days until after Christmas. Some members of the group have expresses interest in meeting at the Santa Fe Children’s Museum during the winter months. Any plans and updates will be listed here. Please check back. Happy Holidays.

Roots and Shoots Meeting Summary

I our attendance at the meeting was small, but I have had several emails from people wanting to be involved but unable to attend the meeting. So here is a summary of what we covered and what still needs to be decided.

First a little background information about the organization. Roots & Shoots, a program of the Jane Goodall Institute, it is a powerful, youth-driven, global network of more than 8,000 groups in almost 100 countries. Together, youth of all ages are taking action to improve our world through service learning projects that promote care and concern for animals, the environment and the human community.

The group we are starting is specifically geared towards homeschoolers as we will be doing most of our activities in the daytime during the week. The group is open to all ages. Projects for the younger members will be on a local scale so that they are able to see the results of their action. Global type projects will be available for teens. Of course anyone of any age will be free to join in where ever they wish.

The Current campaigns that are going on through Roots and Shoots are: the Giant Peace Dove, Rebirth the Earth, Trees for tomorrow, and Reusable Bags. For more information on these projects see the Roots and Shoots site. Groups can choose which campaigns they want to participate.

Other activities suggested for our group are: Christmas Bird Count, a pet food drive for the local animal shelter, helping at the local animal shelter, river and/or trail clean ups, nursing home visits, helping/visiting a local CSA, and worm composting. Of course there are many more things we could do. All and any ideas that meet the mission of Roots and Shoots are welcome.

Other activities our group could do might include local hikes and birding.

Things that still need to be decided.

1. What day do we want to meet and how often. It has been suggested we meet once a month to start and add a hiking day and possibly a birding day as the group grows.

2. Leadership dues are $50 for the year. Do we want to charge a small member fee to help cover these cost? Also some projects like the Peace Dove require supplies. How do we want to pay for things?

Due to the busy holiday season we will not be having a meeting in December. However we may meet up if we decide to do the Christmas Bird Count. I will post any information and updates here, so check back.

Roots and Shoots Meeting Reminder

Thank you to everyone who has taken time to check out our new web site. This is just a quick reminder that we will be having an informational meeting about the formation of our new Roots and Shoots group. We will be meeting tomorrow, Wednesday, Nov. 28th, at the Santa Fe Main Library in a meeting room upstairs at 6:00 PM. The library is located at 145 Washing Ave in Santa Fe. Map This Location
We look forward to meeting you. Please email us if you have questions.

Friday After Thanksgiving Park Day

From approximately 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM, we will be meeting at Salvador Perez Park, which is on Alta Vista Street near the norhteast corner of St.Francis Drive and Alta Vista St. Family and relatives are welcome.

Park Days

We will not be holding a park day next week due to the Thanksgiving Holiday. Happy Turkey day!

Do You Have a Great HS Link?

If you know of a great homeschool link that we should have on our web site please leave the link in a comment below. Thanks!

Roots and Shoots Group

There will be an informational meeting about the formation of our Roots and Shoots Group. The meeting is scheduled for Nov. 28th at 6:00pm at the Main Library. Everyone who is interested is welcome to attend. If you are interested in being involved in the group but cannot attend the meeting please email me at shelby at modern organic mama dot com.