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Browsing Archive: September, 2011

WELCOME BACK TO ALL GREEN-SCHOOLS

Posted by ali sheridan on Wednesday, September 14, 2011,

Welcome back!

Green-Schools Ireland would like to welcome back all Green-Schools! The An Taisce Green-Schools programme is now entering into its 15th year in Ireland, and the programme continues to grow from strength to strength! There are currently 3,560 schools registered on the Green-Schools programme and 2,310 are flying the Green Flag! Schools are currently working hard on the seven different themes of the programme; Litter and Waster, Energy, Water, Travel, Biodiversity, Global Citizen...

GIVE A TREE ROOTS - GREEN-SCHOOLS WOODLAND DAY

Posted by ali sheridan on Wednesday, September 14, 2011,

To celebrate the success of the Green-Schools programme and International Year of the Forests, a Green-Schools woodland will be planted on the 17th November at Ballinreeshig Nature Farm, Co. Cork in conjunction with Will and Away. 3,560 trees will be planted to represent each school in the Green-Schools programme!

The An Taisce Green-Schools programme is now entering into its 15th year in Ireland, and the programme continues to grow from strength to strength! There are currently 3,560 school...

GREEN-SCHOOLS SEMINARS 2011

Posted by ali sheridan on Thursday, September 8, 2011,

Every year the Green-Schools programme, in conjunction with Local Authorities, hold seminars around Ireland in late September/early October. The aim of these seminars is both to introduce new schools to the programme as well as to offer schools who are working on achieving their first or subsequent flags guidance and advice on the different themes of the programme.

The seminars comprise of a presentation by an An Taisce Education Officer followed by discussion time where schools can preset ...