
November 2020
Teacher Training Seminar – Cork County North
Registrations are now open for Green-Schools Cork County North teacher training seminars! The seminar will be hosted online through Zoom, with individual thematic seminars to give specific guidance for each Green-Schools theme. Each seminar will include a theme presentation and Q&A session and will last approximately 1 hour. Green-Schools delivers our seminar series in conjunction [...]
Find out more »Teacher Training Seminar – Wexford
Registrations are now open for Green-Schools Wexford teacher training seminars! The seminar will be hosted online through Zoom, with individual thematic seminars to give specific guidance for each Green-Schools theme. Each seminar will include a theme presentation and Q&A session and will last approximately 1 hour. Green-Schools delivers our seminar series in conjunction with our [...]
Find out more »Green-Schools Travel Conference
Calling all Green-Schools register for our free online sustainable travel conferences, which will take place on November 18th. The theme of the conference is Ireland’s 2040 Vision and students have an opportunity to learn about sustainable travel, the Sustainable Development Goals, air quality and many more topics. There are two conferences taking place on the [...]
Find out more »Teacher Training Seminar: Energy Theme
Registrations are now open for Green-Schools Energy Theme teacher training seminars! The seminar will be hosted online through Zoom, with specific guidance for the Energy theme. The seminar will include a theme presentation and Q&A session and will last approximately 1 hour. Green-Schools delivers our seminar series in conjunction with our Local Authority partners. To [...]
Find out more »World Toilet Day – Global Citizenship
What is World Toilet Day all About? Toilets save lives, because human waste spreads killer diseases. World Toilet Day is about inspiring action to tackle the global sanitation crisis. World Toilet Day is celebrated on 19th November every year. It’s all about inspiring action to tackle the global sanitation crisis and help achieve Sustainable Development [...]
Find out more »Clean Air Week 2020 & Poetry Competition
CLEAN AIR WEEK COMPETITION UPDATE: We will be publishing names of the winning poets in the New Year, owing to a large volume of entries. Thank you to all of the schools that entered the competition; there are a lot of talented poets out there! Green-Schools Travel are delighted to announce the second annual Clean [...]
Find out more »December 2020
World Soil Day
World Soil Day is held annually on 5 December as a means to focus attention on the importance of healthy soil and to advocate for the sustainable management of soil resources. https://youtu.be/MSbbl5lpmik
Find out more »First screening of the Marine Film Club!
Exciting times: Green-Schools is pleased to launch its first screening of the Marine Film Club! This great initiative is open to all Secondary Schools working on the Global Citizenship Marine Environment theme. The film club’s debut screening will be of A Plastic Ocean: a powerful, very informative and incredibly eye-opening documentary on the state of [...]
Find out more »March 2021
Walk for Water 2021 / World Water Day
Monday March 22nd is World Water Day. World Water Day became a UN observance day in 1993. It seeks to focus attention on the global water crisis. On 22 March every year, people and organizations mark World Water Day by taking action to tackle the water crisis. World Water Day 2021 has the theme, [...]
Find out more »Scoot to School Week 2021
Scoot to School Week will run from March 22 to 26, 2021 and National SOW Day (Scoot on Wednesdays/Weekdays) will be held on Wednesday March 24. Green-Schools would like to invite all primary schools currently on Travel and Global Citizenship Travel to participate in National Scoot to School Week - either at school or [...]
Find out more »National Tree Week: Green-Schools Biodiversity & LEAF Ireland
Green-Schools Biodiversity are teaming up with LEAF Ireland to bring you some fun ideas and activities for getting your students outdoors and celebrating National Tree Week, next week. National Tree Week runs March 21st – 27th 2021. To mark this, we have put together a selection of simple resources for teachers to use with class groups, for some guided and focused learning on the school campus or in a local green space. Click the links in [...]
Find out more »April 2021
Green-Schools Marine Week 2021
Welcome to Marine Week! Green-Schools first ever weeklong celebration of the sea! We are going to be covering so many interesting topics this week and are so excited for you to join us. You can learn about types of Jellyfish in Ireland, different hand signals divers use underwater, how an Irish student invented a solution to the microplastics problem and what you can do to be a [...]
Find out more »May 2021
Biodiversity Week 2021
Welcome to Biodiversity Week 2021! We have an action-packed programme for the week ahead, with lots of engaging activities, competitions and online events. Why not join us for a day or two or all five! The overall aim of the week is to help you to discover: How many species can you find at [...]
Find out more »Walk to School Week 2021
National Walk to School Week takes place from May 24th and May 28th, 2021. We are delighted to be able to celebrate Walk to School Week this year and hope to celebrate the great achievements made in schools around the country that have increased the numbers of children walking to school, during this very [...]
Find out more »June 2021
World Bicycle Day
Happy World Bicycle Day! We are huge fans of the humble bicycle, for so many reasons! Not only are bicycles one of the most sustainable forms of transport, they are fun to ride, relatively cheap to acquire and - as we've seen throughout history - they are vehicles for social change. On World Bicycle [...]
Find out more »World Oceans Day
Celebrate the seas with Green-Schools on June 8th as we mark World Oceans Day. This international event aims to raise awareness of the importance of our oceans and the role they play in keeping our planet healthy. Our Oceans are vital to maintaining our planet's health. They create oxygen for us to breathe, soak up Carbon Dioxide, provide us with food and medicines and [...]
Find out more »July 2021
Green-Schools Summer Course
Calling all Primary and Secondary school teachers! The Green-Schools Summer Course is running online from July 5th-9th, 9.30am to 2.30pm daily. €50 for the week – register and pay at the link below 3 EPV days approved Virtual face-to-face, taking place on Zoom Places are limited to 25 so sign up early Green-Schools and the [...]
Find out more »‘Climate Change, Science & Action’ – Online Summer Course
The Climate Change, Science & Action online course has been fully accredited by Drumcondra Education Centre on behalf of the Department of Education and Skills and will run for 20 hours at a time of your choice from July 5th to August 20th 2021. Completion of this 20-hour Continuous Professional Development (CPD) course grants primary teachers three [...]
Find out more »Bike With Your Bestie: #andshecycles Summer Celebration
Join Green-Schools, our #andshecycles Ambassadors and besties all over Ireland for a day of celebrating cycling on Thursday, July 22. We want everyone to celebrate the joys of cycling on July 22, especially teenage girls and young people. We will be joined by some of this year's group of #andshecycles Ambassadors and members of [...]
Find out more »September 2021
International Day of Clean Air for blue skies
The 2021 theme for the International Day of Clean Air for blue skies is “Healthy Air, Healthy Planet” which emphasizes the health aspects of air pollution, especially considering the COVID-19 pandemic. This year’s focus is on prioritizing the need for healthy air for all, while keeping the conversation broad enough to encompass other critical issues such as climate [...]
Find out more »Bike Week 2021
Welcome back to the new academic year! We are very excited here at Green-Schools to start working together again and we can’t wait to put the wheels in motion – and what better way to start than by celebrating National Bike Week 2021! National Bike Week takes place this year from September [...]
Find out more »Beyond the Bike: #andshecycles Research & Ambassador Programme
Join the #andshecycles Campaign for a Bike Week 2021 event featuring the latest on our #andshecycles Research and hear from three #andshecycles Ambassadors on their experiences and plans. Event will feature: Presentation on the latest research into the cycling gender gap among young people in Ireland Panel discussion with three #andshecycles Ambassadors Q&A This [...]
Find out more »Cycle Bus Network Event
The first ever Cycle Bus Network Event is an occasion to celebrate your achievements, connect with more groups, share experiences and have fun. Who is the event for? This networking event is for parents / guardians / community members and children who participate in cycle buses or would like to participate in cycle buses. What [...]
Find out more »October 2021
Climate Action Week 2021
Ireland’s fifth Climate Action Week will run from October 11th to 17th 2021, so please mark it in your calendars now and download your poster, #ClimatePledges and other resources below. If you host an Action Day during Climate Action Week, it will count towards your Green Flag application, and there's no better way to kickstart your Green-Schools Committee than [...]
Find out more »World Food Day
Collective action across 150 countries is what makes World Food Day one of the most celebrated days of the UN calendar. Hundreds of events and outreach activities bring together governments, businesses, NGOs, the media, and general public. They promote worldwide awareness and action for those who suffer from hunger and for the need to ensure [...]
Find out more »November 2021
Clean Air Week 2021
Green-Schools Travel are delighted to announce the third annual Clean Air Week. The campaign which runs from Monday, November 15 to Friday, November 19 inclusive will launch in timing with The European Commission’s third EU Clean Air Forum. The EU Clean Air Forum is an initiative which centers around the development and implementation of effective European, national and local air policies, projects and programmes. The Forum conference will bring together decision-makers, stakeholders and experts to inform the ongoing revision of EU rules relating to air quality. However, it will be the everyday people like families, students and community members who take individual action to #BeatAirPollution by choosing to travel actively and make fewer journeys by car.
Find out more »World Toilet Day
World Toilet Day celebrates toilets and raises awareness of the 4.2 billion people living without access to safely managed sanitation. It is about taking action to tackle the global sanitation crisis and achieve Sustainable Development Goal 6: water and sanitation for all by 2030. This year the theme remarks the importance of "Sustainable sanitation and climate change". Climate [...]
Find out more »February 2022
The Big Travel Challenge 2022
The Green-Schools Travel team is inviting schools to take part in the big TRAVEL CHALLENGE 2022. For full details visit: The Big Travel Challenge 2022 – Green-Schools (greenschoolsireland.org) Key details: When: Any 10 days in the month of February Top prize for Ireland's Travel School of the Year: €1,000. Runners up prize for walking, cycling, scooting [...]
Find out more »March 2022
Scoot to School Week 2022
Scoot to School Week will run from Monday 7th - Friday 11th, 2022 and National SOW Day (Scoot on Wednesdays/Weekdays) will be held on Wednesday March 9th. Green-Schools would like to invite all primary schools currently on Travel and Global Citizenship Travel to participate in National Scoot to School Week. Schools who have already [...]
Find out more »National Tree Week 2022
National Tree Week takes place from Sunday, 20th March to Saturday, 26th March. Green-Schools in partnership with LEAF Ireland will provide a range of activities, presentations, a live webinar and more, to mark this week and celebrate the importance of trees! #TreeWeek #GreenSchools Celebrate each day of Tree Week [...]
Find out more »April 2022
Marine Week 2022
Welcome to Green-Schools Marine Week! Join us as we celebrate all things marine for a week of live talks and new education resources. We are going to be covering lots of interesting topics this week and are so excited for you to join us. Each day, there will be new activities uploaded to this [...]
Find out more »May 2022
Bike Week 2022
Bike Week is a celebration of active travel, sustainable transport and simply the joys of cycling a bike! In partnership with the National Transport Authority, this year Green-Schools will celebrate Bike Week in May on Saturday 14th and will run through to Sunday 22nd. National COW Day (Cycle on Wednesdays/Weekdays) will be held on [...]
Find out more »Green-Schools Biodiversity Week 2022
The Green-Schools Biodiversity Team is delighted to invite you to a week-long celebration of biodiversity, taking place from Monday 23rd May to Friday 27th May. We have an exciting line-up of talks, presentations, discussions, and activities, taking place. Scroll down to access videos for all age groups, and activities. The Live Talks The Live [...]
Find out more »June 2022
Primary Harvest Week – June 2022
The Green-Schools Food and Biodiversity Team is delighted to invite you to a week-long Harvest celebration, taking place from Monday 13rd June to Friday 17th June. We have an exciting line-up of talks, workshops, discussions, and cook-alongs, taking place. Scroll down to access resources for all age groups, and activities. The Competitions This week we want [...]
Find out more »July 2022
Summer Course: Climate Change Science and Action (ONLINE)
Climate Change, Science & Action Registrations for this course have closed, thank you for your interest. The aim of this online course is to empower primary teachers to confidently explore climate change as part of the curriculum and encourage climate action in school communities. Course Content Introduction to Climate Change Climate Science Climate Solutions [...]
Find out more »Green-Schools & The Global Goals Course (IN PERSON)
Green-Schools and the Global Goals Registrations for the course have now closed, thank you for your interest. The EPV Approved Green-Schools Summer Course, entitled “Green-Schools and the Global Goals” is happy to announce that we are running the course in person (face-to-face) this year from July 4th-8th 9.30am to 2.30pm daily. Each day focuses [...]
Find out more »September 2022
Walk to School Week 2022
National Walk to School Week takes place this year from September 19th – 23rd 2022. This week is all about celebrating walking as a positive mode for school journeys. We are asking schools to celebrate with us and try to make this the best most inclusive walk to school week yet! Walk on Wednesdays [...]
Find out more »October 2022
Climate Action Week 2022
Ireland’s sixth Climate Action Week will run from October 10th to 16th 2022; download your poster, #ClimatePledges and other resources below. If you host an Action Day during Climate Action Week, it will count towards your Green Flag application, and there's no better way to kickstart your Green-Schools Committee than celebrating #ClimateActionWeek! Download an Event [...]
Find out more »November 2022
Clean Air Week 2022
Green-Schools Travel are happy to announce the return of Clean Air Week for the fourth year in a row. This year the campaign will run from 21 - 25 November 2022. During this week we will discover exactly what we mean when we talk about “clean” air and we will explore ways in which you can monitor [...]
Find out more »February 2023
Big Travel Challenge 2023
The Green-Schools Travel Competition is now open and we would like to invite your school to take part in The Big Travel Challenge by promoting a sustainable mode of transport of your choice in the month of February. If your school is up for the challenge, we want to hear from you! What are we [...]
Find out more »Global Goals Week 2023
Green-Schools Ireland's Global Goals week 2023 will take place the week starting the 20th of February. Through our ever-growing Global Classroom programme you will hear from students from Ireland, Kenya, South Africa and Dubai for one hour each day throughout the week and learn about the Sustainable Development Goals from each other and what actions [...]
Find out more »March 2023
STEPS Engineers Week
STEPS Engineers Week takes place nationwide from Saturday, 4 - Friday, 10 March 2023. Safe Routes to School have a compiled a resource pack of activities to celebrate the week and help you get involved! https://youtu.be/nIfNrMyNKWw English Gaeilge Guidance Note for Teachers Treoirnóta don Múinteoirí Travelling to School Worksheet Bileog Oibre [...]
Find out more »National Tree Week 2023
National Tree Week takes place from Sunday, 20th March to Saturday, 26th March. Green-Schools will provide a range of activities, presentations, and more, to mark this week and celebrate the importance of trees! Head on over to https://greenschoolsireland.org/tree-week-2023/ to register and get your resources!
Find out more »Walk for Water – Glendalough, Sligo and Killarney
Green-Schools are delighted to host our fun and educational ‘Walk for Water’ events in 3 locations across Ireland this March: Glendalough National Park, Wicklow on Tuesday the 21st of March - see information here Hazelwood Forest Trail, Sligo on Wednesday the 22nd of March - see information here Killarney National Park, Kerry on Thursday the 23rd of March - [...]
Find out more »Scoot to School Week 2023
We are looking forward to a fun and engaging Scoot to School Week 2023! Our team have come up with loads of activities to help schools get involved, and they can all be found here: Scoot to School Week 2023 – Green-Schools (greenschoolsireland.org)
Find out more »April 2023
Food and Biodiversity Week 2023
Food and Biodiversity Week will run from the 17th through the 21st of April. There will be lots of resources for classes and engaging talks to join in. Keep an eye on the event page at https://greenschoolsireland.org/food-and-biodiversity-week-2023/ for resource and registration links.
Find out more »Cork Fast Fashion Event
A fun event for Cork County Secondary Schools to come together and discuss fast fashion while picking up some useful clothes mending skills! Vertigo, Cork County Council Headquarters, County Hall, Carrigrohane Road Thursday April 20th 10:00 – 14:00 Contact : dmacilwraith@eeu.antaisce.ie if you have any questions Please register your interest at the link below. [...]
Find out more »Marine Week 2023
A highlight of the year for the Global Citizenship Marine Environment theme, Marine Week consists of a week of fun, interactive online engagement with our Marine schools, as well as the National Marine Environment Conference in Athlone on the 27th. Head on over to https://greenschoolsireland.org/marine-week-2023/ for the full lineup and posters for your school!
Find out more »May 2023
Bike Week 2023
We are excited to celebrate Bike Week from 13-21 May this year, with National COW Day on Wednesday the 17th. Head on over to Bike Week 2023 – Green-Schools (greenschoolsireland.org) for more information or to National Bike Week 13th – 21st May 2023 - Transport for Ireland for information on Bike Week in your area.
Find out more »Biodiversity Week
Great events happening over #BioWeek23! Find out more and register at https://greenschoolsireland.org/biodiversity-week-2023/
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