Green Flag

Green-Schools is Ireland’s leading environmental management and education programme for schools.It promotes long-term, whole-school action for the environment. Green-Schools is a student-led programme with involvement from the wider community. The programme is operated and co-ordinated by the Environmental Education Unit of An Taisce (FEE member for Ireland).

There are 9 key themes, which schools work towards to achieving a Green Flag in each.

1.Litter and Waste

2.Energy

3.Water

4.Travel

5.Biodiversity

6.Global Citizenship – Litter & Waste

7.Global Citizenship – Energy

8.Global Citizenship – Marine Environment

9.Global Citizenship – Travel

Our school is currently working on the 9^th theme, global citizenship - travel