The Roots makes a safe and stimulating location for school fieldtrips to be based. Visiting groups will enjoy the security offered by the private grounds and the inspiring feeling of being so close to nature and local culture. Ecofieldtrips, a Singapore based company has been taking school children from around the world on fieldtrips in Malaysia for over a decade, and has chosen The Roots as its base for a new Perak fieldtrip.

Perak combines limestone hills, extensive mangrove forests, thriving Orang Asli tribes and some of the most impressive cave systems in South East Asia to offer a unique and refreshing option for geography, biology or history field trips. Visiting students will be presented with an unmatched combination of adventure, history, culture and nature exploration, making for an unforgettable and inspiring educational experience.

Ecofieldtrips places great importance on raising awareness of environmental conservation and sustainability issues, particularly to young people who have the power to shape the future of our planet. As such, students on the Perak fieldtrip will have a chance to re-plant mangrove seedlings in an area which has been deforested, thus replenishing what is an important habitat for many endangered bird species and one of the fastest disappearing ecosystems on the planet.

Alongside conserving places of beauty and environmental significance, the conservation of indigenous cultures is equally vital. Students will join Ecofieldtrips in celebrating cultural traditions including food and dance with the Orang Asli people of the Kinta Hills. As a growing urban Malay population expands, the Asli find themselves at the margins of society and under pressure to abandon their deep-rooted beliefs and practices.

For more details visit www.ecofieldtrips.com.sg