Green Schools

 

GC Travel Flag 2023-2025

Big Travel Challenge February 2025

Our students took part in the Big Travel Challenge recently, making a fantastic effort to walk, cycle, or use Park & Stride to school as part of our journey towards earning the Green School Travel Flag. We enjoyed the morning fresh air and chat with our friends on the way! Let’s keep up the momentum by choosing greener ways to travel whenever possible. Well done & thank you to everyone who took part! 

We also held a poster competiton with the classes using the theme 'Love our Health, Love our Planet'. 

Walk To School Week October 2024

The children participated in Walk to School Week as part of our GC Travel flag. Everyone enjoyed the morning walk to school. Aengus Kennedy visited us that week and we went on a local walk to explore local plants, fauna and hedgerow and make nature crowns. We also played the Catwalk Challenge game.

Action Day + Bike Week 2024

Green Schools Bike Week – we had a successful Action Day during bike week in May as part of our current Travel Flag theme. This comprised of the junior room participating in a cycling workshop with Aengus Kennedy then rang 3-6 went for a road cycle of 2k and 7k. On the same day we used no electricity within the school. 

 

Helmet Fitting Demonstration!

Aengus kindly demonstrated how we should wear our helmet correctly to protect us best

Bike Mechanic

Prior to the Action Day a bike mechanic visited the school funded by Donegal Sports Partnership, children’s bikes received lots of repairs before our big cycle! 

Cycle Right Training

The students of the middle and senior room completed a 4 week “Cycle right” training programme with Fergus and Gemma. All of the students successfully passed the training and were awarded their certs. We are very proud of you all.

Road Safety Poster Competition Winner!

Well done to Aibhlinn  (Rang 6) who was the overall winner of the Donegal Road Safety Working Group, Finn Harps Football Club and iMotors. There was great excitement in the school on Wednesday 17th April when she was announced as the overall winner. Chris Harley (Road Safety Engineer), Pamela Smullen (Road Safety Active Travel Officer, Donegal Co. Council) and Kevin Mc Hugh ( Finn Harps) presented Aibhlinn with a basket of prizes including a tablet and the school also received a range of sports equipment and stationery. The whole school was also invited to a Finn Harps game which took place on Friday 26th April.

Our new Bike Shelter from An Taisce

As part of An Taisce funding for the Travel flag we received our second 10 rack bike shelter which was installed at the front of the school before the holidays.

Run around Europe

The whole school have been participating in the “Run Around Europe” challenge for the last 4 weeks. All students and staff have been running laps each day and have clocked up a total of 5,077 laps. Well done to all. 

Picker Pals 2024

Our pupils and families actively participated in litter-picking activities for the summer term. Schools receive Picker Pals packs, which include fun storybooks and a litter-picking kit. Each week, a different student takes the pack home, involving their family in a local cleanup. This hands-on experience helps children and parents develop a sense of responsibility for their environment while promoting teamwork and sustainability in the community.

Our School Garden / daily compost collection

Our pupils actively work in our school garden, planting and caring for a variety of vegetables and flowers. Through hands-on learning, they develop gardening skills, understand the importance of nature, and take pride in nurturing plants from seed to harvest. This fosters teamwork, responsibility, and a love for the environment.

 

 

recycle clothes bank & battery collection point

Our school has a clothing bank and promote battery recycling. Here is a picture of the children preparing packs containing a clothes bag and battery box for each family. We received a certificate from WEEE Battery recycling this year recognising our efforts.

 

School Roadside Clean Up after Storm Isha January 2024

After storms we do a clean up of rubbish around school grounds and along the roadside.

 Walkability Audit

To begin our Travel theme the Green School Committee completed a Walkability Audit with Aengus.

The main issue identified is lack of signage on approach to our school to make drivers aware of school ahead. 

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Global Citizenship Marine Flag completed  2021-2023

Recycled Batteried 2022-23

The SeaKeepers Project

 

Plastic Free School

Feeding our garden birds

We have compost duties every day!

We recycle clothes in our 'Cash for Clobber Bin'

and all the families participate in our WEEE Ireland Batterly Pledge

Our School Ground, pond and garden clean up - preparing for Spring!

Science Fun wth Benny - The Marine Theme

Coral 

  crabs body after being immersed in vinegar - like rubber      shells turned to powder after 7 weeks

We are Global Citizens helping people around the world

Christmas Shoebox Appeal 2022

Goal Jersey Day 2022

No Uniform Day in support of Ukraine War 

Climate Action Week - Wonderful ideas and posters created and displayed by the senior room

We were learning about Tidal Zones with Aengus and here are some of our wonderful posters

Experiment!

Great fun with our stuffed animals

The Green School Committee

Planting our flowers and vegetables in the school garden

Growing our own Butterflies was fantastic fun!

Glenveagh Visit - Senior Room

Marine Web Posters

Beach Day Exploration in Marble Hill Dunfanaghy

Picker Pals

Junior Room Visit to Glenveagh

Green Flag Online Ceremony for our 7th Flag GC Energy

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Bord Scoil Ghlas - GC Energy 7th Flag theme 2019-2021

We have been learning about Renewable Energy types

Planting Our Vegetable Raised Beds

   

Feeding our Garden Birds in the cold weather

Compost Rota & Watering the plants 

We are all very good at walking & cycling to school in the dry weather, our bike shelter gets lots of use

Great Recycling with Batteries & Cash for Clobber Clothes

Litter Clean Up around our school :)

Energy SEAI Workshop with Aengus Kennedy.

We had so much fun learning about energy!

Recycled costumes as part of Halloween Fancy Dress

Christmas Shoebox Appeal - Identifying ourselves as being a Global Citizen

Goal Jersey Day - Identifying ourselves as being a Global Citizen

Bike Shelter

We got some really good news! We have being provided with a Bike Shelter in Murroe N.S because of all our hard work on the Travel Theme. We can now continue to enjoy cycling to and from school and will be happy to know our bikes will be dry everyday!!

 

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