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Ethos

We think that ‘Roots to grow and wings to fly’ sums up everything we all want for Green Lane – giving children the basic roots of both learning and social skills and the wings of encouraging them to think for themselves and increase their independence and confidence.

The following poem is where the saying comes from – 

 

If I had two wishes, I know what they would be

I’d wish for Roots to cling to, and Wings to set me free;

Roots of inner values, like rings within a tree;

and Wings of independence to seek my destiny.

Roots to hold forever to keep me safe and strong,

To let me know you love me, when I’ve done something wrong;

To show me by example, and helps me learn to choose,

To take those actions every day to win instead of lose.

Just be there when I need you, to tell me it’s all right,

To face my fear of falling when I test my wings in  flight;

Don’t make my life too easy, it’s better if I try,

And fail and get back up myself, so I can learn to fly.

If I had two wishes, and two were all I had,

And they could just be granted, by my Mum and Dad;

I wouldn’t ask for money or any store-bought things.

The greatest gifts I’d ask for are simply Roots and Wings.

By Denis Waitley

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