Jane Goodall

Today, in Year 5, we have been learning about Jane Goodall. We learnt that she is a lover of chimpanzees. At a young age, her father gave her a chimpanzee toy. She travelled to Africa to learn more about these marvellous animals. After a while, Goodall gained the chimpanzee's trust. Jane created an institute to help the locals so that they did not have to cut down so many of the chimpanzee's precious trees. During her visit, she created a company called Roots and Shoots. She discovered that chimpanzees are similar to humans as they care for each other and even wage wars. Unlike other scientists, Goodall even named her chimpanzees!

Mallory Class have had a great discussion this afternoon about Jane Goodall and her chimpanzees, discussing why they are endangered and how the institute is trying to improve their wellbeing.

In Hargreaves class, we have created posters to advertise Jane Goodall's amazing conservation work.