🌍✨ We are delighted to announce that our school has been awarded the Global Citizenship Travel Flag by An Taisce! ✨🌍   This achievement reflects the fantastic effort and commitment of our whole school community. Over the past two years, we have taken part in a wide range of initiatives, including: 🚶‍♂️ An environmental audit of our walking routes to school 🚗 A No Idling Campaign 👟 Walk on Wednesdays … and many more activities promoting sustainable travel and global citizenship!   A huge thank you to our amazing Green Schools Committee, whose hard work and dedication made this possible, and to Mrs Norton and Ms Meade for their guidance and support throughout the journey.   We are very proud of this achievement and look forward to being presented with our Green Schools Flag at the awards ceremony in Athlone on May 21st. 🎉   Well done to everyone involved! 💚

 

 

SEAI Energy workshops 

Our 5th classes participated in an SEAI energy workshop with Friederike Eimer in January 2026 where they were learning about sustainable energy and how we can use our energy more efficiently

Bike green with 6th class  Our two 6th classes completed cycling training with Bike Green for 6 weeks beginning on January 7th. Each class had a classroom learning session weekly to learn about road safety, bike safety and the theory of cycling skills. They then got to practice their practical skills with an instructor in our school grounds in preparation for their final cycle in our local community. Thank you to Bike Green for facilitating these classes!

 

Marine week April 20th-24th  We have been participating in Marine week to learn about extraordinary sea animals such as a sailfish, sea otter, pygmy seahorse, sperm whale and a snailfish. We watched a video with information about each one and solved a riddle daily along with some sea themed jokes! If you want to learn more about Marine week it can be found on this website: Welcome to Marine Week 2026 | Green-Schools   

 

Cycling with our Green Schools officer- Rory Maguire  Our An Taisce Green schools officer came to our school to provide some additional bike safety skills workshops to our 4th and 5th classes. They learning about the parts of their bicycle, how to make sure their bike is working safely and some tips and tricks for safe cycling in our community! He also carried out maintenance workshops with some pupils and parents after school also. Thank you to Rory for facilitating these invaluable workshops. It was great to see our Green schools bike shelter full of bicycles ahead of Bike Week! 

 

 

 

 

Green Schools Update: Working Towards Our Global Citizenship – Travel Flag

Our Green Schools Committee has been busy working towards achieving the Global Citizenship – Travel Flag. As part of this initiative, the committee recently carried out a No Idling Survey around our school to see how many cars were leaving their engines running while waiting outside.

After reviewing the results, the students recognised that engine idling can contribute to air pollution and harm our environment. To help raise awareness, the committee designed a series of eye-catching posters encouraging everyone to switch off their engines while waiting.

By simply turning off car engines when parked or waiting at the school gates, we can reduce unnecessary emissions, improve air quality, and play our part in protecting the environment.

The Green Schools Committee would like to thank our school community for supporting this important initiative. Small actions can make a big difference!