30 August 2023

Walk to School Week 2023

2023-09-22T09:14:48+00:00By |Global Citizenship Travel, Uncategorized, Travel theme|

National Walk to School Week takes place this year from October 2nd-6th, 2023. 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 most inclusive walk to school week yet!  Walk on Wednesdays are days where [...]

13 May 2023

Bike Week 2023

2023-04-20T15:20:51+00:00By |

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.

26 April 2023

Big Travel Challenge Awards 2023

2023-05-03T11:27:09+00:00By |Global Citizenship Travel, Travel theme|

And the winner is...   Ireland’s new Travel School of the Year for 2023 is St Brigid's National Junior School from Meath Hill. At a ceremony in Dublin Zoo on Tuesday, St. Brigid’s National School were named Ireland’s Travel School of the Year by the Green-Schools Travel Programme following their participation in the programme’s Big Travel [...]

4 April 2023

Bike Week 2023

2023-06-02T14:35:37+00:00By |Uncategorized, Travel theme|

DEADLINE APPROACHING! GET YOUR C.O.W. RESULTS IN BY WEDNESDAY, THE 7TH OF JUNE Click Here for the COW Entry Form 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 from [...]

30 March 2023

Our Race Around Ireland

2023-08-31T09:42:28+00:00By |Uncategorized|

Green-Schools have begun our race around Ireland! To celebrate our 25th Anniversary, we are putting together a time capsule of hopes and wishes for the next 25 years. We have chosen 25 schools around the country for their dedication to the Green-Schools programme, as well as for time served, and have asked them, 'What [...]

18 May 2022

Safe Routes to School – helping students to cycle to school

2022-07-05T09:26:58+00:00By |Uncategorized|

The Safe Routes to School programme (SRTS) is helping students to cycle to school by providing bike parking spaces and shelters to 283 schools nationwide in 2022. Of the schools who will receive the new infrastructure, 46 schools are Round 1 on the SRTS programme. To celebrate, SRTS visited a diverse range of schools [...]

1 February 2022

The Big Travel Challenge 2022

2022-01-10T11:29:51+00:00By |

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 [...]

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