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Green schools is an international project designed to encourage and acknowledge whole school action for the environment. Green schools offers a well defined controllable way for pupils to take environmental issues from the curriculum and apply them to the day to day running of the school. This process will help your pupils recognise the importance of environmental issues and take them more seriously in their personal and home lives. Green schools is both a programme and an awards scheme. The programme can be adopted by any school using the guidelines given in the Green Schools Handbook. The award will be given to schools which complete the seven steps of the programme. The Green Schools Awards Schemes helps schools to:
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Improve the school environment
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Reduce litter & waste
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Reduce energy bills
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Increase environmental awareness
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Foster links with the local community
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Gain local publicity
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Create links with other schools in Ireland and internationally.
The programme is managed by An Taisce - The National Trust for Ireland and is run in co-operation with Limerick County Council in County Limerick. Over 115 schools in County Limerick are now registered with the programme, and to date, approx. 80 flags have been awarded across the county.
Further information can be found at the Green Schools web site - www.greenschoolsireland.org
Register your school and receive your free 'Green Schools Pack':
1. Green Schools Litter & Waste Application Form
1a.Litter & Waste Form Guide
2. Green Schools Energy Application Form
2a.Energy Form Guide
3. Green Schools Water Application Form
3a.Water Form Guide
4. Green Schools Travel Application Form
4a.Travel Form Guide
School Environmental Awareness Initiatives
• Green Flag Renewals & Applications - If your school is renewing your green flag this year, please contact Helen Keays to make an appointment for assessment. If your school is getting ready to apply for your first green flag, remember the next deadline is December 1st so get those applications into An Taisce! If you need help with your application, please contact Helen directly.
• Schools Battery Collection Scheme - If your battery box needs collection please contact the European Recycling Platform at 0818 332 757.
• Environmental Games available for Loan - The Council has the ‘Giant Waste Challenge’ and ‘Energy Guzzler’ games available for loan to schools. They are most suitable for senior primary level and can be used to tie in with your green schools actions.
• School Tours to Mungret Recycling Centre – The Council and Indaver Ireland Ltd are happy to invite school groups to visit Mungret Recycling Centre for a tour of the facility. Own transport required. For further information, please contact Helen.
• School Book Exchange.ie - This is a school book recycling website especially designed to assist parents and schools to sell, buy or exchange unwanted school books at a fraction of the normal retail cost. For further information, please visit www.schoolbookexchange.ie
• Free Environmental Awareness resources for schools - There are lots of free resources (posters, worksheets, books, games, etc) available to order on www.seai.ie (energy) and www.epa.ie (litter/waste/energy/water).
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