Green Schools is Ireland’s leading environmental education programme.  It promotes long term, whole school action for the environment. It is a student led initiative that gives children the opportunity to learn about environmental issues and apply them in their own school context.

Our Green School Committee is made up of representatives from each class, from 1^st class to 6^th class and from our Coiscéimeanna classes. The committee meet regularly and spread the green school message in their class, promoting whole-school actions to improve the environment and the wider community of Kilbride.  Our committee also works closely with local groups, such as the Kilbride Tidy Towns and the Men’s Sheds.

Our school is currently revisiting the theme of Litter and Waste.  We are focusing on greatly reducing our general waste and increasing awareness on what can now go into our recycling bins, based on the new guidelines.  We are also linking in with the Kilbride Tidy Town Committee as we begin to prepare for our next Green Schools theme on Biodiversity.

In Scoil Bhríde, we ensure our students are afforded with opportunities to exercise their social conscience and leadership skills. The Green Schools programme encourages and supports student development in these areas. Implementing the Green Schools programme fosters environmental awareness, problem solving and action planning, which is an intrinsic part of the vision and ethos of our school. Looking to the future, this is more important than ever for our students.