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The Green- Schools programme has partnered up with five organisations across Europe to pilot the Little Green Fingers project, an innovative educational program that integrates STEAM, environmental education, and design …

June is the month of Scooting! This year Scoot to School Week can take place any week of your school’s choosing, or even for the whole month of June. Celebrate …

On Monday 8th June, schools across Ireland and around the world will celebrate World Oceans Day – a day dedicated to recognising the importance of our oceans and inspiring action …

Throughout the month of May, Green-Schools awarded a whopping 667 schools with their Green Flags!! 12 ceremonies in 7 locations around the country… that’s impressive! A huge congratulations and […]

Green-Schools Energy School of the Year Awards This year saw our very first Green Schools Energy school of the year awards. We came together in Portlaoise to celebrate students, teachers, …

In May, we were delighted to celebrate students and schools from across Ireland at the Green-Schools Water Awards 2026 in Dublin, recognising the incredible work taking place to protect and …

The Portlaoise Schools Cluster Project is part of the Portlaoise Low Carbon Town Initiative. While the project was initiated by Laois Co. Co., it is run in the 10 primary …

On Friday, 15th May 2026, Green-Schools hosted the annual Green-Schools Marine Environment Awards at Hyatt Centric, Dublin 8, celebrating schools from across Ireland for their outstanding work on the eighth …

This April, the Green-Schools Water team, in partnership with Uisce Éireann brought together hundreds of students and teachers to connect them with their local water and help them better understand …

Our final Catwalk Event of the 2025-26 school year Seven secondary schools from Cork, Clare, Cavan, and Dublin were selected as finalists for the Let’s Fix Fashion catwalk on April …

This Bealtaine, we want to celebrate nature with you! We know that May is an especially busy time for schools, with standardised tests, school trips and sports days so rather …

There’s never been a better time to hop on a bike! Bike Week celebrates active travel, sustainable transport, and the simple joy of cycling! Bike Week 2026 will run from …

We were so impressed by the effort that the schools put into the first ever Daily Swaps Challenge. The Impact Stats were impressive! * Number of schools that signed […]

Our Easter Newsletter has loads of updates about the upcoming awards season, as well as news from all of our our Green-Schools themes – happy reading! READ THE EASTER NEWSLETTER …

Save the Date for the Green Flag Awards 2026! All successful schools will receive an official invitation to the Green Flag Awards ceremonies after the Easter holidays, please keep an …

Green-Schools’ #AndSheCycles programme recently teamed up with Cycling Ireland to put on a series of cycle training events for our #AndSheCycles ambassadors. #AndSheCycles encourages girls to cycle in their everyday …

Welcome to Marine Week 2026! Marine Week is coming back, for its 6th year! This exciting event will take place from 20th – 24th April, with thousands of students from …

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