44 schools from across County Limerick this week received the prestigious “Green Flag Award” at the An Taisce Green Schools Awards ceremony held in The Silver Springs Hotel in Cork.
Green-Schools, known internationally as Eco-Schools, is an international environmental education programme, environmental management system and award scheme which promotes and acknowledges long-term, whole school action for the environment. It is promoted nationally by An Taisce in tandem with local authorities.
Schools from Limerick, Clare, Cork and Tipperary were represented at the ceremony.
Nine County Limerick schools received their 1st Green Flag for Litter and Waste and a further thirty five schools successfully renewed flags for the Energy, Water, Travel and Biodiversity themes in the programme.
According to Ms. Helen Keays, Assistant Staff Officer, Environment Section: “Limerick County Council would like to congratulate all schools who were successful in the Green Schools Programme in the current academic year and looks forward to working with current and new participants in the future.”
Commenting on the awards scheme, Ms. Keays said: “The programme is a practical seven step process that allows schools to help the environment across a variety of themes. It empowers young people to act positively on behalf of the environment and uses peer modelling and role modelling to assist with improving environmental behaviour. Implementing the Green Schools Programme normally results in costs savings for the school on waste, water and energy bills.”
“I am delighted with the enthusiasm and commitment shown by County Limerick students for the Green Schools Programme which is reflected in the number of flags awarded each year to schools around the County,” added Josephine Cotter Coughlan, Director of Services, Environment, Community and Enterprise.
Additional information on the Green Flag Award” is available from www.greenschools.org.
The following is a list of the successful schools that received awards:
Litter & Waste Flag
Athlacca National School
Ballyguilteanane N.S.
Banogue N.S.
Killoughteen N.S.
Knockainey National School
Limerick Educate Together
Scoil Mocheallóg
SN Lochguir
St. John the Baptist Community College
Energy Flag
Croagh National School
Effin National School
Glenbrohane National School
Hazelwood College
Lisnagry N.S.
Salesian College Copsewood
Scoil Gearoid Ui Ghriofa
St. Paul's NS
Water Flag
Ballylanders N.S.
Cloverfield N.S.
Courtenay Primary School
Monaleen N.S.
Pallaskenry NS
Scoil Dean Cussen
Scoil na mBraithe
Scoil Pol
Shanagolden N.S.
St. Ailbie's NS
Travel Flag
Ballysteen National School
Bilboa N.S.
Caherline N.S.
Kildimo National School
Monagea N.S.
Scoil Mhathair Na Trocaire
Biodiversity Flag
Ardpatrick N.S.
Caherconlish N.S.
Feenagh N.S.
Kilbehenny N.S.
Kilcornan National School
Meenkilly N.S.
Milford N.S.
Scoil an Spioraid Naoimh
Scoil Chaitriona
St. Ann's Primary School
Green-Schools, known internationally as Eco-Schools, is an international environmental education programme, environmental management system and award scheme which promotes and acknowledges long-term, whole school action for the environment. It is promoted nationally by An Taisce in tandem with local authorities.
Schools from Limerick, Clare, Cork and Tipperary were represented at the ceremony.
Nine County Limerick schools received their 1st Green Flag for Litter and Waste and a further thirty five schools successfully renewed flags for the Energy, Water, Travel and Biodiversity themes in the programme.
According to Ms. Helen Keays, Assistant Staff Officer, Environment Section: “Limerick County Council would like to congratulate all schools who were successful in the Green Schools Programme in the current academic year and looks forward to working with current and new participants in the future.”
Commenting on the awards scheme, Ms. Keays said: “The programme is a practical seven step process that allows schools to help the environment across a variety of themes. It empowers young people to act positively on behalf of the environment and uses peer modelling and role modelling to assist with improving environmental behaviour. Implementing the Green Schools Programme normally results in costs savings for the school on waste, water and energy bills.”
“I am delighted with the enthusiasm and commitment shown by County Limerick students for the Green Schools Programme which is reflected in the number of flags awarded each year to schools around the County,” added Josephine Cotter Coughlan, Director of Services, Environment, Community and Enterprise.
Additional information on the Green Flag Award” is available from www.greenschools.org.
The following is a list of the successful schools that received awards:
Litter & Waste Flag
Athlacca National School
Ballyguilteanane N.S.
Banogue N.S.
Killoughteen N.S.
Knockainey National School
Limerick Educate Together
Scoil Mocheallóg
SN Lochguir
St. John the Baptist Community College
Energy Flag
Croagh National School
Effin National School
Glenbrohane National School
Hazelwood College
Lisnagry N.S.
Salesian College Copsewood
Scoil Gearoid Ui Ghriofa
St. Paul's NS
Water Flag
Ballylanders N.S.
Cloverfield N.S.
Courtenay Primary School
Monaleen N.S.
Pallaskenry NS
Scoil Dean Cussen
Scoil na mBraithe
Scoil Pol
Shanagolden N.S.
St. Ailbie's NS
Travel Flag
Ballysteen National School
Bilboa N.S.
Caherline N.S.
Kildimo National School
Monagea N.S.
Scoil Mhathair Na Trocaire
Biodiversity Flag
Ardpatrick N.S.
Caherconlish N.S.
Feenagh N.S.
Kilbehenny N.S.
Kilcornan National School
Meenkilly N.S.
Milford N.S.
Scoil an Spioraid Naoimh
Scoil Chaitriona
St. Ann's Primary School
