Green School Gardening

Pupils from 3rd - 6th class planting in our garden this week.

Green Schools

Our Green School Committee and members of rang a ceathair planting beautiful flowers in our window boxes this week.

Obair mhaith gach duine!


Green Flag Project


The Green School Committee raised our brand new green flag this week. 

A well deserved conclusion to almost two years of hard work and collaboration.

Well done Gloria, Cathal, Sean, Amy, Kyle, Kate, Sophie & Aaron.

 OBAIR IONTACH!


Green School Litter Collection

Students from 6th Class and the Green School Committee participated in a hugely successful litter collection on the road outside Ballyglass NS today.

They collected several kilos of plastic and litter along the roadside. This is part of the ongoing Green Flag project based around Litter & Waste.

Well done everybody! And thanks to our SNA Aisling for helping to supervise as well.



Litter Wardens

Some of our recent litter wardens hard at work keeping Ballyglass spick and span this autumn/winter. 

Keep up the great work guys.  


Green-Schools-Action-Plan 2022.docx.pdf

Green School Project 2022-2023

Action Plan

This action plan sets out the objectives and targets of our Global Citizenship - Litter & Waste project. 

Co-Ordinator: Mr. Healy

Green School Project 2022-2023

Light Monitors

As part of our ongoing Green Schools Project - Litter & Waste we have launched a new initiative whereby two pupils from each class will act as light monitors to ensure that energy is being conserved in Ballyglass NS.

Well done to our first group of monitors.

Kyle Whirskey (2nd), Chloe Carroll (3rd) and Kian Fahey & Caoimhe Mortimer (both in 5th).

This project is coordinated by Mr. Healy

Green Schools

Green Schools in our School

Ballyglass Primary School has been actively involved in Green School’s since the Green School’s Project began in 2001.  Over the years we have achieved Green Flags in the following areas:


We are currently working towards our sixth Green Flag on the theme of Global Citizenship-Litter and Waste. The work for this flag began in September 2021 and we hope to achieve our next flag in March 2023. 

What is Green Schools?

Green Schools is a Europe-wide project designed to encourage and acknowledge whole school action for the environment – at all scales from local to global. Green Schools is both a programme and an award scheme. The aim of the programme is to move from environmental awareness in the curriculum to environmental action in the school and wider community.  

Green School’s Committee

The Green School’s Committee is the driving force of the project.  It strives to ensure that all the elements of the programme are adopted throughout the school. One representative from each class makes up the Green School’s Committee.  The students on the committee were democratically elected by their peers and any child who expressed an interest in the area were invited to put their names forward. They all feel a sense of involvement in the decision-making process and have a shared responsibility in what is brought forward for discussion at our monthly meetings.

Action Plan

The Action Plan is at the core of the entire project.  It is linked to the school curriculum work.  It has realistic and achievable goals.

Our Global Citizenship- Litter and Waste Plan will be available to view shortly. 

This project is coordinated by Mr. Healy




Green School Project 2022-2023

Litter Wardens

As part of out Green School Project - Litter & Waste, we have created a new initiative whereby two pupils from Ms. Kelleher and Ms. Lynskey's rooms have been selected to act as litter wardens for our schoolyard. They must patrol the yard after lunch each day and collect as much litter as possible. They will carry out this duty for two weeks at a time. The first four pupils selected are pictured here. Kyle Whirskey (2nd), Chloe Carroll (3rd) and Kian Fahey & Caoimhe Mortimer (both in 5th).

This project is coordinated by Mr. Healy


Green School Committee 2022/2023

Introducing our brand new Green School Committee.

Back Row: Amy Stankard (5th), Cathal Morris (6th), Sean Flynn (3rd) & Gloria Kaminska (6th).

Front Row: Kate Whirskey (3rd), Aaron Keane (5th), Kyle Linnane (4th) & Sophie Whirskey (4th).

This project is coordinated by Mr. Healy



Green School - 'Save the Bees'

The Green School Committee have been brilliant  helping out with our Super Valu 'Save the Bees' competition since March. The school has been busy collecting over 300 bee cards to fill up our bee chart. Hopefully Ballyglass NS will bee successful in winning some of the prize money in two weeks time. 

This project is coordinated by Mr. Healy



Green School Project

The Green School Committee working hard before the Easter break to record the progress of their ongoing project. They have been hitting their targets in aiming to reduce the amount  of litter, plastic being generated in Ballyglass NS.

Keep up the green work guys!

This project is coordinated by Mr. Healy



Green School

Ballyglass NS has achieved four Green Flags and is working towards it's fifth in 2023.  

Each year the school elects a new committee who work on Green School Initiatives such as water and electricity conservation, recycling, the school garden, WOW(Walk On Wednesday) and COW (Cycle On Wednesday) days.

Green School Committee 2021-2022

Co-ordinator: Mr Healy

Pupil Members:  Amy Keane, Ryan Mullen, Kerrie O'Neill, Breen Gilmore, Luke Kavanagh, Evanne Hynes, Jonathan Barry and Sophie Callanan.



Green School Gardening

The Green School Committee began their Gardening Project on Friday, February 18th. They dug out and weeded one of the raised beds and will begin planting as soon as the weather improves. It was gusty and cold on Friday so well done to all of them for getting stuck in.

This project is coordinated by Mr. Healy




Green School Committee 2021/2022

Back Row: Ryan Mullen, Breen Gilmore, Kerrie O'Neill & Amy Keane (5th & 6th)

Front Row: Evanne Hynes, Jonathan Barry, Sophie Callanan & Luke Kavanagh (3rd & 4th).


 

Green School Project

The GSC address 5th/6th class to announce the launch of their Global Citizenship - Litter & Waste project on Friday, March 4th. The aim of their project is to substantially reduce the amount of litter and waste that is generated by pupils of Ballyglass NS and to also raise awareness of global issues surrounding litter, pollution etc. They set out specific targets for their peers to achieve in the coming weeks/months.

This project is coordinated by Mr. Healy