Green Schools Work 2020
(Picture Above) Clean up of our local stream
"Our Green School's Committee walked to a local stream and collected four sacks of litter such as plastic bottles, tin cans, glass bottles, take-away boxes, etc." Vanessa, 6th Class.
"Our Green School's Committee walked to a local stream and collected four sacks of litter such as plastic bottles, tin cans, glass bottles, take-away boxes, etc." Vanessa, 6th Class.
(Picture Above) Marine Litter Art Competition
"We held an Art competition for all the pupils in our school. Each class got a prize such as reusable bottles, bird feeders, etc." Kate, 6th Class.
"We held an Art competition for all the pupils in our school. Each class got a prize such as reusable bottles, bird feeders, etc." Kate, 6th Class.
(Picture Above) Life Below Water Workshop
"Some of our Green School's Committee attended the Life Below Water Workshop in Galway. They had a great day and brought back lots of ideas for our Green Flag" Sarah, 5th Class.
"Some of our Green School's Committee attended the Life Below Water Workshop in Galway. They had a great day and brought back lots of ideas for our Green Flag" Sarah, 5th Class.
(Picture Above) Litter in the Ocean
"We made this poster to show how long it takes for different types of litter to break down in the ocean." Róisín, 6th Class.
"We made this poster to show how long it takes for different types of litter to break down in the ocean." Róisín, 6th Class.
(Picture Above) Our Green School's Noticeboard
"We use our noticeboard to update everyone on our Green Schools activities." Kate, 6th Class.
"We use our noticeboard to update everyone on our Green Schools activities." Kate, 6th Class.
Marine Environment Conference
Our Green School's Committee represented our school at the Green School's Marine Environment Conference in the Galway Bay Hotel. We were one of only 23 schools invited to attend. We are currently in our eight Green Flag Programme with the theme of Global Citizenship and the Marine Environment.
Our Green School's Committee represented our school at the Green School's Marine Environment Conference in the Galway Bay Hotel. We were one of only 23 schools invited to attend. We are currently in our eight Green Flag Programme with the theme of Global Citizenship and the Marine Environment.
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Our 6th Green Flag: Global Citizenship - Litter and Waste
We have just been awarded our 6th Green Flag. This flag is for global citizenship. If you would like to read a little bit about what this flag entails click here!
As part of our learning experience, we completed various projects. Click here to watch our power point
As part of our learning experience, we completed various projects. Click here to watch our power point
5 Flags Flying!
Our school has been in the Green Flag Programme for over 10 years. We have been awarded six Green Flags for our efforts at
- Waste Management - segregating and reducing waste
- Conserving Energy - especially electricity
- Reducing - Water Usage
- Promoting the use of Sustainable Travel on the school run - walking, cycling, car-pooling or taking the bus
- Biodiversity - caring for our environment
- Global Citizenship
