Green Schools

The Green Schools Committee in Scoil na gCailini is a very active one. To become involved  each girl must  present her reasons why she would like to be on this committee and  she is then nominated and voted by her class members based on this presentation. To date there are four green flags flying high at Scoil na gCailini. The first for Litter and Waste reduction (Recycling) , the 2nd was for Energy Reduction and overall spend,  the 3rd was for Water Reduction, the 4th for Travel and  each of these flags have to be maintained on an annual basis in order to proceed in the programme. This is a fantastic achievement for Scoil na gCailini and  is testament to the hard work and dedication of the Green Schools Committees over the past number of years and indeed to Mrs Duffy  who  guides,  advises and oversees the  meetings.

The girls take part in WOW  (Walk on Wednesday) every week. They carpool, walk and stride or walk to school if at all possible.  There is also SOW ( Scoot on Wednesday) where they can  bring their scooters and flickers to school and under supervision use these at breaktimes.  The Green Schools Committee conduct a survey every Wednesday  on how the girls come/ travel  to school. Based on the results of this survey , the ‘greenest’ class  receives the GOLDEN BOOT  award.

A new Green Schools Committee  has been formed for this year and these girls are eager to get involved in projects on Biodiversity – which will hopefully culminate in a 5th Green Flag  for the school.