Background

Green-Schools is an international environmental education programme, environmental management system and award scheme that promotes and acknowledges long-term, whole school action for the environment.

It is a long-term programme that introduces pupils, teachers, parents and the wider community to the concept of an environmental management system. It fosters a strong sense of citizenship and leadership among participants that spreads far outside the school into the wider community. It brings children into the decision-making process and makes them responsible for their decisions and actions.

The Green Flag

A Green Flag is awarded to a school every two years and Ransboro National School were awarded their 8th Green Flag in June 2023. This flag was awarded for all the work completed in the school on the theme of Marine Environment.

Previously our school had been awarded Green Flags for Recycling, Energy Conservation and Water Conservation. Since then, the school has also achieved Green Flag status for Travel and Biodiversity. All of these projects had a direct positive impact on creating a more environmentally sustainable school.

Committee

A Green School Committee, consisting of elected pupils, a co-ordinating teacher and a parent, run the programme in the school. A new Green School Committee is elected biennially. The most recent committee was elected in September 2023.

Current Flag - Global Citizenship Travel

We are currently working on attaining our ninth Green Flag which is on the theme of Global Citizenship Travel.