🪴Eco-Schools is an international programme with a community of schools all committed to Environmental Education and Sustainable Development. It aims to make environmental awareness and action an intrinsic part of the life and ethos of a school. Garden 🪴 

👨‍🌾 Eco-Schools endeavours to extend learning beyond the classroom and develop responsible attitudes and commitment, both at home and in the wider community. Home 🏡 

This term, the children of Saint Patrick’s Primary school are looking forward to embracing one of the Eco-Schools topics. Improving the school grounds to create a more stimulating environment encourages the school to facilitate outdoor learning for pupils. 🌺

 👦🏻 Today, our Eco-Schools Committee met to ensure the Eco-Schools steps are successfully adopted and implemented. During our meeting today, we discussed the 10 topics outlined in the Eco-Schools Programme.

The committee voted to work on the following areas;

Major 

1. School Grounds/Outdoor Learning.

Minor

2. Waste Resource Efficiency 🗑️ 

3. Energy 💡