Welcome to Maynooth Educate Together Green School Update
Maynooth Educate Together National School is currently participating in the Green Schools programme. The programme is an international environmental education programme and award scheme that promotes and acknowledges long term, whole school action for the environment. In Ireland the programme is run by An Taisce and schools are assisted locally by the Environmental Awareness Officer in Kildare County Council. The Green Flag is awarded to schools upon completion of all elements of the programme. The focus for our first flag will be on Litter and Waste.
Our Committee:
Our Green Schools Committee was established in March of this year. The committee consists of children from 3rd & 4th class and a teacher representative - Ingrid, Heather, Lauren, Mirian, Óisín, Grezegorz, Scott and Paul. Angela is the Green School Co-ordinator and Joan is the parent representative. The committee meets on a regular basis to discuss ideas, progress and drive initiatives to help achieve green flag status.
Our green school notice board is located at the main entrance of the school and parents and pupils can keep up to date on upcoming events and activities in progress here as well as on our school website.
What’s next??
Environmental Audit:
Over the coming weeks we will examine the impact of litter and waste in our school, by going on a school walkabout with a camera, recording areas of the school grounds where litter are a particular problem. We will examine classrooms during the day and also take note of the types of waste being produced in class. Based on these findings we hope to come up with practical ideas for reducing and minimizing the amount of litter and waste produced by the school. We will then formulate our action plan.
Further information:
To find out more about the Green School programme please click on the following link: 7 Steps
If you have any great ideas you would like to share and indeed help us make this school and the world a greener place please contact the Green School Committee.
Stay tuned!
The Green School Committee