Green-Schools Ireland

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About Green-Schools

Green-Schools, known internationally as Eco-Schools, is an international environmental education programme, environmental management system and award scheme that promotes and acknowledges long-term, whole school action for the environment.
Unlike a once-off project, it is a long-term programme that introduces participants (students, teachers, parents and the wider community) to the concept of an environmental management system. However, Green-Schools is far more than just an environmental management system.

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Latest News

Green-Schools Awards Info

Click here for more information if you are attending this year's Green Flag Award ceremonies.

National Walk to School Week

National Walk to School Week takes place this week from May 13th to 17th. Read more here.

Green-Schools Travel Annual Report 2012

2012 proved to be another very successful year for Green-Schools Travel with large increases in the numbers of students cycling and walking to school, combined with a large reduction in car based travel to schools throughout Ireland. Read the full Annual Report here.

Secondary Schools Bike Day

Host a Bike Day in your school this month, tell us about it and enter our competition to win an iPad mini for your Green-Schools committee! Learn more and download posters here.

Deadlines

The application deadline to apply for your first Green Flag for Litter & Waste is December 1st 2013.

Best of luck with all your Green-Schools work this year!

Secondary Schools!

Are you working on a Green-Schools theme in your secondary school? Visit our new Secondary Schools Resource page for information and inspiration pertaining to Green Secondary Schools.

Learning new skills in cycle proficiency and brushing up on old ones in Sligo

Friday, 03 May 2013

Two schools in County Sligo held cycle training for pupils in April, with Kilross NS (left)arranging a six week tuition programme with Youth Sport West trainer Dara who held classes after school each Tuesday, with thanks to funding from An Taisce.

Forget Bonnets: This Easter Was All About Bikes!

Thursday, 02 May 2013

Two weeks before Easter Green-Schools Travel Officer for Clare, Róisín Ní Gháirbhith, launched a campaign to get people back on their bikes. Róisín organised a free bike fixing workshop on Easter Saturday, March 30th, with many bike mechanics on hand to help people fix their bikes and sell second hand bikes. In total 80 bikes were made road-worthy on the day.