Informing and Involving

Step 6: Informing and Involving 

Our Green Schools Committee were hugely involved in promoting ‘walking to school’ as method to travel to school among our staff community including informing teachers, parents and students. Our Green Schools Committee made announcements on the school intercom to inform others of the BIG TRAVEL Challenge and reminded classes to make special efforts to walk to school. They made announcements in school assemblies telling the children about our Action Day activities of ‘The Walking Bus’ and poster competition. We also use letters and newsletters to inform parents of Green Schools Activities throughout the school year, sometimes asking parents for support to participate in activities i.e. Walking Bus, Spring Clean and sending recyclable materials into school for art . The whole school community is also informed of Green School Activities through constant updates on our Green Schools noticeboard in the school corridor and through updates in the school website.

Our Green School Committee are actively involved in encouraging their peers to be environmentally aware. They are highly motivated and eager to make a difference. Their enthusiasm for making a real change to protect our environment was evident on the day they spoke to Hildegarde Naughton (TD) about the things they would like to see our government doing to promote sustainable living to our nation.