Green Schools

  

Bright Sparks Schools accept their 1st Green Flag for Litter & Waste Prevention

 

 

 

Sherkin Island Environment Competition 'Focus on Environment' is currently open to all primary schools.

Contact Sherkin Island 028 20187

 

 

        

 School registrations and flags awarded in Cork County.

Total no. of schools in the County	Total no. of schools registered	No. of Flags awarded
362	236 (65%)	115

 65% of schools in Cork County are now registered to the Green Flag programme. 115 Flags for Litter & Waste and water conservation have been awarded. Scoil Eoin in Ballincolig has received a Green Flag for Transport. Many schools continue to work on energy & water conservation and travel to school themes. All schools were sent copies of a new Water Conservation Guide written especially for schools by Dr M. Stack. Several workshops have been held already this year for teacher co-ordinators. These events took place in Skibbereen, Mallow, Mitchelstown, Clonakilty. Further workshops for the green schools committees are being planned. 

Green-Schools is an international environmental education programme and award scheme that promotes and acknowledges long-term, whole-school action for the environment. The promotes environmental management and sustainable development education for schools. The approach is a combination of learning and action for improving the environments of schools and their local communities. The programme influences the lives of young people, school staff, families, NGOs.  The programme is implemented by An Taisce with the assistance and sponsorship of local authorities.

 2011 Registration & Assessments

A new system is in place this year. All registration & renewals can be done online and paper 'free'. Please visit the greenschools.org web site. New registration must be submitted by December 1st 2011. Renewals by 1st March 2012. One awards cermony will be held in May.  Assessment visits are replaced by 'a general visit' to be arrangement between now and March . Contact

Rachael O Boyle at 0863765466 or Birgit O Driscoll at 0851530064 to arrange this.

Contact Colette.Creedon@corkcoco.ie for a compost bin.

Contact donal@wastedown.com for assistance with your compost bin operation.

Visit the compost demonstration site at Inniscarra waterworks on appointment to view 10 different types of composters in operation.

For more information on Green-Schools, www.greenschoolsireland.org

For  Information on seminars and workshops and general support contact :-

Dr Mary Stack                                                                               
Environmental Awareness Officer
Cork County Council
Environmental Awareness and Research Unit   
Inniscarra
County Cork
021 4532744/22