The Green-Schools team would like to wish you and yours a very happy Christmas and a peaceful New Year. Our offices close on Friday, December 22nd and will reopen on Tuesday, January 2nd at 9.15am. We're looking forward to 2018 and working with the amazing students and teachers who have made the past year so [...]
Students from 15 schools celebrated Ireland's marine environment and drove awareness of the challenges it faces at two recent Green-Schools Marine Environment Conferences in Limerick on Tuesday and Wednesday, December 5 and 6. Picking up where this year's Late Late Toy Show left off, 455 students and teachers who have been working on the Green-Schools Marine Environment [...]
The Foundation for Environmental Education (FEE) (which operates Eco-Schools/Green-Schools internationally) is once again inviting everyone around the world to participate in promoting their work through their Global Action Days: a week-long showcasing of the amazing work carried out by FEE members such as Green-Schools in Ireland, which culminates in Global Action Days taking place this [...]
Green-Schools would like to thank all of the schools and community groups that made Climate Action Week their business, despite the difficult start to the week due to Storm Ophelia. Many more of you have gotten in touch to say you have Climate Action activities planned this week too, which is fantastic. If you missed [...]
We are delighted to invite primary schools working on the Biodiversity theme to participate in ‘The Great Plant Hunt’ as part of the Green-Schools programme. This is the second year this exciting project has been available across Ireland (check out images and updates from last year's participants here) and we would love for your school [...]
We're looking forward to the new school year here in the Green-Schools Office! Each year our local authority partners organise seminars to introduce teachers to the new themes they'll be working on this academic year. The seminars will be delivered by Green-Schools staff and will talk you through all aspects of the new themes and [...]
*Deadline extended to Friday, October 20* We are pleased to announce the third year of our Water Ambassador Programme for secondary school students (from schools who are working on, or have already completed, the Water theme). In partnership with Irish Water this free programme will focus on the Green-Schools Water theme. Secondary school students are asked [...]
We've published our infographic of results from the 2016/2017 academic year. You can download copies of it in pdf below - please share with your Green-Schools committee and everyone in your school's community that helped us - and you - achieve these amazing results. Green-Schools Infographic PDF Green-Schools Infographic PDF (split into A4 pages) Don't [...]
Green-Schools are excited to announce the launch of the brand new Climate Action Programme in partnership with the Department of Climate Action, Communications and Environment. The programme this year includes Climate Change Teacher Training; the Climate Ambassador Programme and Climate Action Week. Climate Change Teacher Training Join us for a cuppa tea, a slice of [...]
We're looking forward to getting started on another year of Green-Schools activities soon! In the meantime we have set the dates for applications for the first Green Flag award (Litter & Waste theme) and the deadline for renewal of the Green Flag award (all subsequent themes). Application deadline for Green Flag award (Litter & Waste [...]
