Past Events

Scoot to School Week will run from Monday 7th - Friday 11th, 2022 and National SOW Day (Scoot on Wednesdays/Weekdays) will be held on Wednesday March 9th. Green-Schools would like to invite all primary schools currently on Travel and Global Citizenship Travel to participate in National Scoot to School Week. Schools who have already [...]

National Tree Week takes place from Sunday, 20th March to Saturday, 26th March. Green-Schools in partnership with LEAF Ireland will provide a range of activities, presentations, a live webinar and more, to mark this week and celebrate the importance of trees!   #TreeWeek #GreenSchools Celebrate each day of Tree Week [...]

Welcome to Green-Schools Marine Week! Join us as we celebrate all things marine for a week of live talks and new education resources. We are going to be covering lots of interesting topics this week and are so excited for you to join us. Each day, there will be new activities uploaded to this [...]

The Green-Schools Biodiversity Team is delighted to invite you to a week-long celebration of biodiversity, taking place from Monday 23rd May to Friday 27th May. We have an exciting line-up of talks, presentations, discussions, and activities, taking place.  Scroll down to access videos for all age groups, and activities.   The Live Talks The Live [...]

The Green-Schools Food and Biodiversity Team is delighted to invite you to a week-long Harvest celebration, taking place from Monday 13rd June to Friday 17th June. We have an exciting line-up of talks, workshops, discussions, and cook-alongs, taking place.  Scroll down to access resources for all age groups, and activities.    The Competitions This week we want [...]

National Walk to School Week takes place this year from September 19th – 23rd 2022. This week is all about celebrating walking as a positive mode for school journeys. We are asking schools to celebrate with us and try to make this the best most inclusive walk to school week yet!  Walk on Wednesdays [...]

Green-Schools Travel are happy to announce the return of Clean Air Week for the fourth year in a row. This year the campaign will run from 21 - 25 November 2022. During this week we will discover exactly what we mean when we talk about “clean” air and we will explore ways in which you can monitor [...]

The Green-Schools Travel Competition is now open and we would like to invite your school to take part in The Big Travel Challenge by promoting a sustainable mode of transport of your choice in the month of February. If your school is up for the challenge, we want to hear from you! What are we [...]

STEPS Engineers Week takes place nationwide from Saturday, 4 - Friday, 10 March 2023. Safe Routes to School have a compiled a resource pack of activities to celebrate the week and help you get involved! https://youtu.be/nIfNrMyNKWw English Gaeilge Guidance Note for Teachers  Treoirnóta don Múinteoirí  Travelling to School  Worksheet Bileog Oibre [...]

National Tree Week takes place from Sunday, 20th March to Saturday, 26th March. Green-Schools  will provide a range of activities, presentations, and more, to mark this week and celebrate the importance of trees! Head on over to https://greenschoolsireland.org/tree-week-2023/ to register and get your resources!

We are looking forward to a fun and engaging Scoot to School Week 2023! Our team have come up with loads of activities to help schools get involved, and they can all be found here: Scoot to School Week 2023 – Green-Schools (greenschoolsireland.org)

A fun event for Cork County Secondary Schools to come together and discuss fast fashion while picking up some useful clothes mending skills! Vertigo, Cork County Council Headquarters, County Hall, Carrigrohane Road Thursday April 20th 10:00 – 14:00 Contact : dmacilwraith@eeu.antaisce.ie if you have any questions Please register your interest at the link below. [...]

Great events happening over #BioWeek23! Find out more and register at https://greenschoolsireland.org/biodiversity-week-2023/

Join Green-Schools Food and Biodiversity Officer Clare Patten for a fabulous Food Waste webinar featuring Breanne Ayala from FoodCloud and special guests from Carysfort National School. Learn about the impact that wasting food has on our environment and get some ideas on projects and initiatives your school can get involved in. Monday, October 16th [...]

Calling all Secondary School Green-Schools Committee Members! Join us the week of the 13th November for our Green Skills Week, a skills training week for committee members in the format of a 30 minute webinar each day of the week where we will share our tips to improve your skills in the following areas: How to [...]

Running from 20-24 November this year! Head on over to Clean Air Week 2023 - Green-Schools (greenschoolsireland.org) for loads of resources and ideas. Also, check out our Clean Air Toolkits in English and Irish. 

Head on over to https://greenschoolsireland.org/global-goals-week-2024/ for more information!

Tree Week will be celebrated from the 4th – 8th of March. Head over to Tree Week 2024 - Green-Schools (greenschoolsireland.org) for the full details, resources and registration links!

Marine Week is back from the 15th - 19th of April! Head to https://www.greenschoolsireland.org/marine-week-2024 for full details.

Bike Week 2024 is a work in progress, but we know it will be from the 11th - 19th of May, so check back for more information in the spring time!  

Scoot to School Week has moved! This year we are moving Scoot to School Week to JUNE to make the most of our glorious Irish summer and get as many children out scooting! Check back for more details.