Olympian, Pupils and Teachers Raise Green Flag Over Scoil Íde

Pupils from Scoil Íde showing concern for their immediate environment and how they earned the Green Flag status for their school. Photograph: Scoil Íde.

Scoil Íde pupils displaying an awareness of the needs of the planet in the run-up to the granting, by An Taisce, of the school’s Green Flag. Photograph: Scoil Íde.

Scoil Íde Green School Officers 2018/19 are front: Junior Infants, Emily Murphy; Senior Infants, Alana Walmsley; 1st Class, Michael O’Connell; 2nd, Class Aaron Horan; 4th Class, Chloe O’Donighue; 5th Class Zara McAuliffe; 6th Class, Eoghan O’Sullivan; 3rd Class, Sean Walsh. Photograph: Scoil Íde.

A great occasion being celebrated at Scoil Íde, Curranes on Tuesday morning. Front from left: Sarah Collins, Róisín Bell, Rosie Douglas, Rose Ellis, Lynsey Burke, Darcie Brook, Kalem Egan, Jamie Kerins, Neil Reidy, Harry O’Donoghue, Darragh Horan, Alex Barrett and Kuba Marut. Back from left: Julie McAuliffe, Maeve Ellis, Alana O’Mahony, Emer Nelligan, Moya McAuliffe, Eoghan O’Sullivan, Chole O’Donoghue, Zara McAuliffe, Seán Walsh, Michael O’Connell, Gary O’Sullivan, Gráinne Courtney, Katie Griffin, Ruby O’Connell, Emma Twomey, Caoimhe O’Mahony, Ben Brosnan, Caoimhe Reidy, Charlie Tarrant, Cadhla O’Connell, Oisín McKenna, Ruby Walmsley, Darren McAuliffe and Alex Guerin-Ryan. ©Photograph: John Reidy

Abu Dhabi Olympics double medalist, Gary O’Sullivan pictured with current and former teachers and principals of Scoil Íde, Curranes on the occasion of the raising of the Green Flag on Tuesday morning. Included are: Micheál Mangan, Cáit Daly, Emer Nelligan, principal; Orla O’Donoghue, Terence McQuinn, Elizabeth Sweeney, James O’Connell, Ann Sugrue and Elizabeth Carmody. ©Photograph: John Reidy

Olympian Gary O’Sullivan raised a well merited Green Flag over Scoil Íde, Curranes National School on Tuesday morning at 9.30am.

The ceremony was attended by pupils, teachers, current and former and parents and it marked the culmination of the efforts made by the pupils to achieve Green Flag status for litter and waste management. The flag was awarded by An Taisce.

Green School Committee

Eight pupils at the school made up the Green School Committee There was a committee member from each class.

These pupils met with Principal Emer Nelligan on a regular basis to discuss issues in relation to litter and waste management at the school.

They conveyed messages from their meetings back to the pupils in their classes.

Waste Minimised

Litter bins, paper towel bins and compost bins were regularly weighed at the school. The pupils monitored and compared the weight of each of the bin types over a period of time, ensuring that waste was kept to a minimum.

The pupils participated in the Kerry County Clean Up in the Laccabawn area and they held clothes and battery recycling events at the school.

Green Flag Initiative

A representative from An Taisce made an assessment visit to the school and teachers and pupils were interviewed about their involvement in the Green Flag Initiative.

A report on the visit was submitted by the assessor and An Taisce deemed it appropriate to grant the school the prestigious Green Flag following their assessment.

Ms.Nelligan and pupils from 4th, 5th and 6th classes travelled to a special awards ceremony in Cork in May and they were presented with the Green Flag.

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