The following is an excerpt of the foreword written by Jane Goodall for Perspectives of San Diego Bay: A Field Guide... "One of the primary goals of Roots & Shoots is to help young people better understand the environment around them and to use this knowledge to take positive action to make the world a better place for all living things. Perspectives is a superb example of the kind of work that motivated and environmentally aware high school students can do when empowered to act. High Tech High has proved its ability to deliver a very high standard of environmental education, and the Roots & Shoots program requires that students pursue their interests outside the classroom. This particular group of HTH students, by integrating rigorous science with humanitarian principles, are learning to understand their community and their environment from a whole variety of perspectives. This has fostered in many of them a desire for action. The result of all this is that they have produced this incredibly well researched, informative and sensitive book. It will be useful for the people who live, work, and play in the bay area – a place of great natural beauty that has been extensively developed, too often at the expense of its wildlife. " -- Dr. Jane Goodall, DBE |