Anne Malone As we start work on the 10th theme of the Green Schools’ Programme, the Green Schools’ Committee recently conducted an awareness survey in all classes of food and biodiversity. These were our results:
Well done to the Junior Infant children who win the Golden Boot this term. An amazing 80% of them used green modes of travel on their journey to school this term! Overall, 65% of the children took part in Walk on Wednesday since September – 15% walked to school; 41% parked and strode; 8% carpooled … Read more
Amazing news! On 4 October, National Walk to School Day, 130 (63%) of our children joined children from all over Ireland in lacing up their runners, grabbing their backpacks and taking steps toward a healthier, happier and more eco-friendly world. Another 11 (5%) carpooled or used public transport while 6 (3%) cycled or scooted to … Read more
Tom Galvin Bray People Thu 22 Jun 2023 at 11:46 The pupils and staff at St Mary’s and St Gerard’s National School, in Enniskerry, were rewarded for all their hard work in encouraging more active modes of transport to and from school, with the award of its ninth Green Flag by Higher Education and Science … Read more
Congratulations to the children in 5th Class who win the Golden Boot this term, narrowly beating 4th Class by just 1%. 58% of all the children in the school participated in Walk on Wednesday this term – 12% walked; 39% parked and strode; 7% carpooled; and less than 1% cycled or scooted to school. Do … Read more
St. Mary’s and St. Gerard’s NS is delighted to announce that its application for a Green Flag for Global Citizenship Travel has been approved. Well done to everyone! We look forward to sharing our success with you in June.
Well done to the children in 4th Class who win the Golden Boot this term. An amazing 80% of them used green modes of travel on their journey to school this term! Overall, 57% of the children took part in Walk on Wednesday since Christmas – 13% walked to school; 38% parked and strode; 5% … Read more
Well done to Conor (3rd) whose Green Code has been adopted as the school’s Green Code for the Global Citizenship Travel theme. “Walking is the solution to traffic pollution!” (Conor Harvey, 3rd Class 2023)
Our Green Codes: Green Code for Litter and Waste: “For us to keep our planet green, we must recycle, plant and clean.” (Emily Flanagan, 4th Class 2005) Green Code for Energy: “Global warming is spreading fast. We’ve got to make our energy last. Shut the door.Turn off the light. Saving energy is what’s right.” (Gabrielle O … Read more
The Big Travel Challenge 2023 results are in! On 31 January 2023, before the Big Challenge started, 35% of our children parked and strode on their journey to school. During the Big Travel Challenge, 46% of children parked and strode to school. An additional 13% of children also walked to school during the Big Travel … Read more