1. Green-Schools Committee
This directs the school's involvement in the project. Ideally, the committee includes pupils, teachers, non-teaching staff, management and parents.

 

2. Environmental Review
A process of examining the schools environmental impacts in order to identify targets for action and improvement.

 

3. Action Plan
This gives specific and achievable targets with proposed completion dates that will show real success.

 

4. Monitoring & Evaluation
This will ensure that progress towards targets is checked, amendments made when necessary and success celebrated.

 

5. Curriculum Work
Curriculum materials are provided that give ideas on how to integrate environmental issues into lessons.

 

6. Informing & Involving
A publicity programme keeps the school and wider community involved and informed through displays, assemblies and press coverage. A Day of Action involves the whole school and wider community in meeting your targets.

 

7. Green Code
This is a statement of the schools commitment to environmental good habits

"Green-Schools is a long-term programme, the award needs to be renewed every two years. The award is in the form of a Green Flag that can be flown outside the school or displayed in a foyer. Award winners will also receive a certificate, a logo to display on headed notepaper, and other publicity material."

 

An Taisce provides support materials to each school that registers for the Green-Schools programme.

For more information on Ireland's Green-Schools Programme, please contact:

Jane Helps, Green-Schools Manager,
An Taisce, 5A Swift’s Alley, Francis Street, Dublin 8
Tel: 01 400 2222 Fax: 01 454 1802 E-mail: greenschools@antaisce.org

Click here to go to the International Eco-Schools Programme web site
(www.eco-schools.org).