Green-Schools and Resources
Green Schools
Green-Schools, known internationally as Eco-Schools, is an environmental education programme run by An Taisce and local authorities, designed to promote and acknowledge whole school action for the environment.
Schools undertake long term projects on environmental issues such as waste and litter management, energy, water, sustainable transport and biodiversity. On a practical front the Green-Schools programme helps schools to reduce waste and save money on waste charges and it also helps schools to conserve energy and water, therefore saving on utility bills. There are approximately 100 schools in the Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council area registered with An Taisce Green-Schools. Many of these schools have achieved Green-Schools status and proudly fly the internationally recognised Green Flag. Following the award of their first Green Flag for the Litter & Waste theme schools renew their Green Flag award every two years by working on a new theme: Energy, Water, Travel, Biodiversity and Global Citizenship.
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council provides support to schools at all stages of the Green-Schools programme. Please contact info@dlrcoco.ie for more information
If you would like to know more about Green-Schools, please visit https://greenschoolsireland.org/
Resources
A variety of resources are available below to assist with green school actions for various flags. Click on the links below to view the resources as a flipping book
- Environmental Awareness Junior Activity Book
- Wildflower Guide
- Tree Guide
- Creative Projects to do at Home Guide 2020
- Patricia the Painted Lady Butterfly by Dale Treadwell
Picker Pals
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown have partnered with Picker Pals again this year to provide workshops to primary schools in dlr working on reducing litter and waste in their school.
Picker Pals is an environmental education programme for primary schools. Through stories, songs and an educational picker pack, Picker Pals provides children and their families with an opportunity to engage in a variety of environmental actions, particularly litter picking. The programme is operated by VOICE Ireland. If you know, or work within, a primary school that may be interested in this programme, please ask the school to email envaware@dlrcoco.ie