Being a Green School
What does it mean for our school to be 'green'? Let's investigate the Green-Schools programme and discover how we can all work as a team to earn flags and make our school a better place for the environment.
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What does it mean for our school to be 'green'? Let's investigate the Green-Schools programme and discover how we can all work as a team to earn flags and make our school a better place for the environment.
Key Questions
- Identify the main goals of the Green-Schools programme in Ireland.
- Explain the role of a student committee in helping a school become 'green'.
- Evaluate one new idea our class could start to make our school more environmentally friendly.
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