The Green schools committee members in conjunction with Leaving Cert mentors held a biodiversity seminar for all 1st year students today. Students engaged in a fun activity sheet designed to inform, quiz and provoke discussion about biodiversity culminating in students taking a pledge to do ‘one thing’ to protect biodiversity. @AICBRN @LEAFIreland @GLOBEIreland @IrishSchSusty @GreenSchoolsIre …
Read MoreAs part of National Biodiversity Week 2022 the Green Schools committee took part in an ‘Investigative Woodlands Workshop’ with Robert Nelson from An Taisce. Robert was very informative and helped us to discover the rich biodiversity present in our school grounds. It was a lovely way to finish our Green School year in keeping with …
Read MoreThis week some of our 5th yr and TY students under the guidance of Ms Munnelly were involved in planting a variety of native Irish trees including Alder, Birch, Hawthorn & Rowan which were generously gifted from Connaught Gold as part of their native tree planting initiative to protect and support our ecosystem for future …
Read MoreWell done to all the students that took part in the Green Schools – Biodiversity Art Competition. There were some fantastic entries but winners had to be chosen and the successful students were, Renate – 1st place, Hamna – 2nd place , Anna Mai and Coleen joint 3rd place. The winning entries are on …
Read MoreIn 2019 Irish Seed Savers Received the Syrian small broad bean seed from Liam Gaffney, a long-term supporter and collaborator from Nairn Scotland. In his words “The conflict in Syria has been devastating for farmers and the country’s position as “the breadbasket of the Middle East”. It is important to conserve as much as we …
Read MoreTY students planting a native wild cherry tree kindly donated by the tree council of Ireland #trees #sustainability #native #biodiversity
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