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... Continue reading ...
Posted by ali sheridan on Friday, May 20, 2011,
The winning schools of An Taisce Green Schools Energy Project sponsored by ESB Electric Ireland were announced at an event in Tailors Hall, Dublin today attended by Minister of State for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, Fergus O’Dowd. The overall winner was St. Catherine’s Senior Girls’ School in Cabra, who partnered with their catering company, Glanmore Foods to consider how the business could improve energy efficiency and reduce its carbon footprint.
The young students, a... Continue reading ...
Posted by ali sheridan on Friday, May 13, 2011,
Colaiste Chiarain are really shaking things up down in Croom, Co.Limerick in the lead up to National Walk to School Week. As part of their preparations for one of the most important weeks in the Green-Schools Calendar, the Green-Schools committee have organised an entire week of WOW days where raffle tickets will be given out daily to those that walk, cycle or park & stride to school. To further participation by all students, any student that travels sustainably in excess of 3 times next week... Continue reading ...
Posted by ali sheridan on Thursday, May 12, 2011,
Mullahoran NS, Kilcogy, Co Cavan had their first WOW (Walk on Wednesday) day on Wednesday 11th May, 2011 with their Green-Schools Co-ordinator Deirdre Shaughnessy. The school are currently working hard on their Green-Schools Travel theme with An Taisce Green-Schools Officer Susan Doorley.
They used the opportunity to have a WOW day on their walk to their local church for practicing before their confirmations this Friday!
Just another take on the WOW day..do what you can, when you can!!... Continue reading ...
Posted by ali sheridan on Friday, May 6, 2011,
Tallanstown National School, Dundalk, Co. Louth registered with the Green-Schools Programme in 1999 and to date have already been awarded Green Flags for the Litter and Waste, Energy and Water Themes.
They are currently working hard towards achieving their fourth Green Flag, for the Travel Theme. As part of the Travel Programme, Tallanstown National School held a WOW (Walk on Wednesday) Day on Wednesday 4th May, 2011. The day was a brilliant success and the school even organised a human ... Continue reading ...
Posted by ali sheridan on Wednesday, April 27, 2011,
Minister of State at the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport, Alan Kelly TD took the opportunity to praise the success of the Green-Schools Travel programme at the annual Travel Competition Awards ceremony held at Tailors’ Hall on the 14th April. At a special prize-giving ceremony, attended by Mr. Kelly, pupils from ten schools across the country were awarded for creating a mascot or slogan for the Green-Schools Travel Programme. The prize-winners were chosen from over two thousand e... Continue reading ...
Posted by green-schools on Wednesday, March 23, 2011,
St. Patricks Day Parades in Ireland were turned even Greener this year through the brilliant floats, costumes, banners and balloons on show from the huge amount of Green-Schools that took part in their local parades around the country!
Check out the pictures here!
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Posted by ALI SHERIDAN on Friday, March 11, 2011,
The Green-Schools success story continues this year as the coveted Green Flag Award was presented to 312 schools from across the country, at awards ceremonies in Kilkenny, Galway, Cork, Athlone and Dublin this week. 110 schools were awarded Green Flags for the first time and a further 202 schools successfully renewed their Flags. The programme, now in its fourteenth year, is operated by An Taisce, in partnership with Local Authorities.
The Green Flag is a recognised international symbol of ... Continue reading ...
Posted by catriona cunningham on Monday, February 14, 2011,
Scoil Éinne is a 5 teacher, 83 students school located in Cloughanover, Headford Co. Galway. The Green Schools committee comprises of 1 teacher (Miss Walsh) and 14 pupils, with roughly 2 pupils from each class from 1st to 6th class. Pupils interested in being on the Green Schools committee were randomly selected from each class. The committee meet on a weekly basis. The environmental coordinator sets the agendas for the meetings, and a 6th class pupil writes the minutes of the meetings. Aris... Continue reading ...
Posted by Green-Schools Ireland on Tuesday, November 9, 2010,
Welcome back to all of our Green-Schools! The Green-Schools programme has now entered into its 14th year in Ireland! There are currently 3502 schools registered on the Green-Schools programme and this number is always increasing. Since September 2010 an additional 86 schools have joined the programme. Schools are working hard on the themes of Litter and Waste, Energy, Water, Travel, Biodiversity, Global Citizenship and Climate Change. October was a busy month for Green-Schools Ireland with te... Continue reading ...
Posted by green-schools on Monday, October 11, 2010,
1st October 2010: Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, Eamon Ryan, TD today joined pupils from St. Mary’s Boys National School, Rathfarnham and staff from RTE to launch this year’s An Taisce Green-Schools ESB Independent Energy Project The An Taisce Green-Schools Energy Project supported by ESB Independent Energy encourages primary school students and businesses to partner up in order to exchange expertise and devise creative ways to conserve energy and reduce carbon... Continue reading ...
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