GREEN SCHOOLS

Green Schools is a student led environmental & educational programme.

It encourages children to be aware of environmental issues and tackle them on a daily basis in school.

The programme promotes and acknowledges long-term and whole school environmental management and action. It also builds a strong sense of teamwork within the school and community to reach a common goal.

Working together for a sustainable future.

Our Green School’s Programme began in September 2011 and since then we have been awarded four green flags; for Litter & Waste, Energy, Water and Travel. We are currently working towards our fifth flag, for Biodiversity.

Our Green School’s Committee meet once a month and are made up of both staff and students. The committee are responsible for implementing Ardtona House School’s Green Code. They carry out environmental reviews and in doing so highlight areas that may need action and improvement.

Some of the measures that we have implemented in our school include recycling all paper, plastic, batteries, cardboard etc. We have compost bins in every classroom for pencil pairings and compostable waste. Children are involved in litter picking to ensure a litter-free zone. As well as this, both teachers and children have become more mindful of not wasting paper/materials and finding new ways to reuse them on a daily basis.

We were delighted to receive our first Green Flag in Croke Park in 2013. Since then, we have been awarded three more flags. The whole school joins in on the excitement of raising each new flag and the children are always super proud of their hard work in reaching our ‘Green Goals’!

Dun Laoghaire/Rathdown Tidy Schools have also acknowledged our efforts and awarded us with a certificate in pioneering for a clean local environment.

We are currently working towards our fifth flag for Biodiversity. Our whole school is working hard to improve biodiversity in our school garden.

We are busy planting bee & butterfly friendly flowers, constructing bug hotels, making bird feeders, planting vegetables and herbs in our raised beds and conserving water in our water butt to use for watering.

Admissions

Our friendly school team is ready to give you a warm welcome. For information on places in any class from Montessori to 2nd Class, please do not hesitate to contact us and arrange a visit.

Admissions