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This
project was initiated by the Skerries Development and Community
Association (SDCA) in April of 2003. The objectives of the project
are to:
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Improve
the beauty and cleanliness of the town |
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Foster
a greater sense of responsibility for and pride in their environment
on the part of young citizens of the town |
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Encourage
other citizens to adopt and practise these values from the
example of our young people |
As
of Sept 2005, Skerries Schools participating in the programme
are:
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St
Patrick's Junior |
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St
Patrick's Senior |
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Milverton
NS |
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Scoil
Réalt na Mara |
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Holmpatrick
NS (Received Green Flag in Spring 2004) |
We
are delighted to welcome Skerries Community College who are going
to introduce the programme there this term. We are also fortunate
to have St Brendan's NS, Loughshinny as a member of our Green
Schools network.
Thanks
to €1500 funding from Fingal County Council via Local Agenda
21 Partnership, we have been able to support participating schools.
This involves visiting schools and developing a green schools
network in Skerries.
Last
May we held an information morning for schools at Skerries Mills
and organised an exhibition of all the work done by each school
on the programme. Crann Phádraig supported our efforts
by helping out both practically and financially. This year we
hope to publish a newsletter, hold a briefing to help schools
fill in their application for the Green Flag, provide support
visits and hold a spring time event. We will be applying for more
Local Agenda 21 funding too. We hope to have some web pages showing
photos and giving details of each schools efforts.
Our new SCA Green Schools Coordinator is Niamh Quigley, contact her on nqfint@o2.ie or on 01 849 6748.
A huge thank you to Liz Thompson our outgoing coordinator for all her hard work and boundless enthusiasm over the past year.
Holmpatrick National School are awarded their renewed Green Flag for Energy Awareness
If
you are a parent of a child attending one of the schools above
and would like to get involved, contact us on info@skerriesca.com
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