Drimoleague National School has been involved in the Green School Programme since November 2016, with the whole school community dedicated to making our school and grounds a beautiful and environmentally friendly place to learn.
We have successfully been rewarded the Litter and Waste, Energy, Water and Transport flags. Each flag takes two years to complete and this year we are currently in our second year working on the Biodiversity flag. We hope to submit our completed application at the end of school year 2020-2021, with the possibility of being rewarded our fifth flag before the end of June
Green-Schools is Ireland’s leading environmental management and education programme for schools. Promoting long-term, whole-school action for the environment Green-Schools is a student-led programme with involvement from the wider community.
Some Green School Programme facts:
| Our flags: | 1. Litter and Waste 2. Energy, Water and Transport |
| Green School Committee | 8 pupils are selected from different classes to form our Green School’s Committee |
| Environmental Review | We carried out surveys and questionnaires on energy use in school and at home |
| Action Plan | Energy wardens are in charge of turning off lights and O.H.P. Signs were put up around the school to remind children to turn off lights and to keep the doors closed. |
| Monitor and Evaluate | We carried out more surveys to find out if our oil and electricity usage was reduced. We managed to reduce our electricity and oil use from 2016 to 2018. |
| Curriculum Work | S.E.S.E. Deforestation, Renewable Energy, Art: Poster competition, English: The Tundra |
| Inform and Involve | We sent out a survey to each family to raise awareness of our aim to reduce the use of electricity and oil at school. We displayed our graphs on the notice board. We made powerpoints and videos on recycling and energy saving. |
| Green Code | 1. Be very neat and turn down the heat 2. Do what’s right and turn off the light |
| Activities | See more in our posts below |
Editions and Events
Find the latest information about this initiative in the posts below.
School garden 2018
Planting pumpkins, curly kale, red and white onions – June 2018! The Garden Committee
Drimoleague National School 