Green-Schools is Ireland's leading environmental management and education programme for schools. Promoting long-term, whole-school action for the environment Green-Schools is a student-led programme with involvement from the wider community.
St. Mary's College Junior School has a very proactive Green-Schools committee who meet regularly and work together to ensure that our school cares for and respects our environment. We are delighted to have been awarded our first green flag in May 2022 and our second Green-Schools flag (the blue flag) in May 2023 at an award ceremony in the Helix, DCU, Dublin. The flags were achieved by the Green-School committee by examining the impact of litter and waste on the environment and exploring practical means for reducing the amount of litter and waste produced by the school. The committee has worked tirelessly for over two years holding such events as recycling week, spring cleans, ensuring all students are knowledgeable of the benefits of reducing, reusing and recycling. The Green-Schools committee are delighted to have generated a culture of environmental awareness within the school and look forward to obtaining their next flag which concentrates on supporting mental health.
The school would like to take this opportunity to thank Mr. Owen and Mr. Agnew along with the students, teachers and County Council members who helped in this rewarding process.
For the academic year (2024-2025), Ms. Hogan and Ms. Healy and the Green-School committee were working towards achieving the Travel Flag. In May 2025, the School was awarded its third green flag. We are so proud of the work that the boys and staff have put into making our school and world more sustainable.