Tá Coiste Glas bunaithe sa scoil ó 2024 agus táimid ag tabhairt faoi Bhrat Glas a fháil don scoil. Tógann an próiséas seo dhá bhliain agus bíonn téamaí éagsúla chuile bhabhta. An téama don chéad iarratais ná Bruscar agus Athchúrsáil. Bhí an chéad chruinniú den Choiste Glas, faoi stiúir Múinteoir Orflaith agus Cúntóir Theresa sa scoil i Mí Dheireadh Fómhair 24 agus tá na baill anois ag tabhairt faoi fógraí cuí a chrochadh i chuile rang agus timpeall na scoile. Táimid ag díriú ar athchúrsáil cruinn a dhéanamh sna seomraí ranga.
Tá bosca bruscar buí do Re-Turns againn sa charrchlós don athchúrsáil ar bhuidéil plaisteach. Aon airgead a bhailítear anseo, caithfear é ar síolta nua don ghairdín scoile.
Tá bosca bruscar donn sa seomra foirne.
Tá bosca athchúrsála cadhnraí taobh amuigh dos na seomraí ranga ar fad (ar son Barretstown)
Comh maith le sin tá boscaí bruscar spesialta do duilleoga amháin sa charrclós d’éinne atá ag iarraidh málaí duilleoga a thabhairt ar scoil. Tá a fhios ag na páistí go mbíonn na duilleoga seo ag briseadh síos go cré théis tamaill agus is féidir linn an cré seo a úsaid i ngáirdín na scoile.
A Green School Committee has been established in the school since 2024 and we are in the process of applying for a Green Flag for the school. This process takes two years and each round has different themes. The theme for the first application is Rubbish and Recycling. The first meeting of the Green Committee, led by Múinteoir Orflaith and Cúntóir Theresa was held in the school in October 24 and the members are now undertaking a project to provide appropriate notices in every class and around the school. We are focusing on accurate recycling in the classrooms.
We have a yellow Re-Turn bin in the carpark for plastic bottle recycling. Families are welcome to use this and the donations will provide funds to buy seeds for the garden.
The staff use a brown composting bin.
Outside every classroom we provide battery recycling bins (in aid of Barretstown)
There are also special leaf-only bins in the car park for anyone who wants to bring bags of leaves to school. The children know that these leaves break down into clay after a while and we can use this clay in the school garden.