Green School’s is Irelands leading environmental management and education programme for schools.
This programme promotes long-term whole-school action for the environment. It is a student led programme that encourages them to involve the wider community so everyone can reap the benefits.
There are 8 Themes under the Green Schools Initiative as follows:
Litter & Waste is the first theme. It focuses on litter and waste issues, encouraging a sense of responsibility
Energy looks at the steps which can be taken at school to reduce energy consumption and raise awareness of climate change
This theme develops awareness around water conservation and how to effectively manage this important resource in schools
This theme aims to increase the number of students walking, cycling, scooting, using public transport or carpooling to school
Biodiversity looks at increasing awareness in schools of the importance of native plants, animals and habitats
This theme enables schools to discover how work on Green-Schools has positively influenced our global community
This theme gives schools the chance to revise Energy and look at issues surrounding energy use globally
This theme gives schools the chance to revise Energy and look at issues surrounding energy use globally
For the last number of years, we have been learning about environmentally friendly actions such as
To date we are the proud owners of green flags for recycling and energy conservation.
The students and committee have been working together coming up with ideas for each theme. They have been doing excellent work to date and it shouldn’t be long until we welcome another flag into our school.
We are currently in the process of applying for our 3rd green flag. If you’d like to help us with this school initiative, please do not hesitate to contact us or any member of the Green Schools committee.
Members of the committee are as follows:
Coordinators: Ms. Cullen & Ms. De Burca
Class Representatives: Individual class representative from each class
Parent Representative: Siobhan Roche
BOM Representative: Bartle Redmond
Community Representative: Alan Kearns
If you’d like more information about Green Schools please feel free to visit https://greenschoolsireland.org/