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Green-Schools Ireland @greenschoolsire.bsky.social · 16h

October’s Book of the Month: Matilda! 📚️ This month, we’re getting lost in the wonderful world of Matilda by Roald Dahl, a story that celebrates a love of books, curiosity and learning! The story also connects beautifully with Global Goal 4: Quality Education. 🎓️ 💡

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GLOBE Ireland @globeireland.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

A teaser from yesterdays fascinating Air Quality campaign expert webinar: Forest-Fire-Air Connection We were joined by experts from NASA and the Irish forestry service. You can catch the whole thing on our YouTube channel! @greenschoolsire.bsky.social @antaisce.bsky.social @epaireland.bsky.social

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Green-Schools Ireland @greenschoolsire.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

After being such a hit amongst schools last year, our #DailySwapsChallenge is back again! One swap, one positive action, one day at a time- ARE YOU READY? 💧 💡 Register your school by 23rd October to participate! ➡️ greenschoolsireland.org/daily-swaps-...

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Green-Schools Ireland @greenschoolsire.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

As spooky season fast approaches, why not set up a costume swap shop in your school and make Halloween a little more sustainable! 🎃 It’s a brilliant way to keep costumes in circulation and stop perfectly good costumes ending up in the bin. #GreenSchools #NoWasteWednesday #SustainableLiving

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Green-Schools Ireland @greenschoolsire.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

⚡Last week, we celebrated @eirgrid.bsky.social's ongoing support for the Green-Schools Energy Theme with hands-on experiments and energy-saving tips at Holy Family NS in Ballyshannon! Many thanks to EirGrid for helping us bring the Energy Theme to schools across Ireland💡 📸: Joe Boland / NW Newspix

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Green-Schools Ireland @greenschoolsire.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

A big well done to all the schools taking action to reduce waste in their classrooms! Shout out to St Oliver Plunkett BNS who have been making some brilliant art pieces out of classroom scraps. 🗑️ 🌿 Show us how your school is cutting down waste and be sure to tag us in your #NoWasteWednesday posts.

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Green-Schools Ireland @greenschoolsire.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

CALLING AL SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS ‼️ Our #AndSheCycles, Water Ambassador Programme, Marine Ambassador Programme, and Let's Fix Fashion campaign deadlines are all fast approaching! ⏰ Be sure to get your applications in and don't miss out any great opportunities! #Deadline #RegisterNow

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Green-Schools Ireland @greenschoolsire.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Happy #SDGWeek2026! 🌍💚 We at @antaisce.bsky.social are very proud to be an #SDGAmbassador. Through education, participation & action, we ensure that our work remains strongly linked to the #GlobalGoals and their implementation. 🌿 🙌🏻 @deptcee.bsky.social

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Green-Schools Ireland @greenschoolsire.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

A fantastic day at our beach workshop at Old Head Beach in Co. Mayo yesterday! 🏖️ 🐚 🐠 We welcomed pupils from Bohola National School and Kilmurry National School for some seaside fun. The students explored and learned about our amazing coastal environment! #GreeSchools #MarineEnvironment

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Green-Schools Ireland @greenschoolsire.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

The Marine Spatial Planning Poster Competition 2026 is now open for entries! 🫍 Create a bright, bold and creative poster on the theme #SeaChangeStartsHere, showing how we can protect our oceans and make a positive change. 🌊 🪼 🪸 ↪️ greenschoolsireland.org/marine-spati... @deptcee.bsky.social

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Green-Schools Ireland @greenschoolsire.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

To celebrate the launch of our brand-new Bookworm Journey, during Global Goals Week we’re inviting children to get creative and design a bookworm of their very own! 🐛📚🌍 Full details here: greenschoolsireland.org/design-a-boo... ENTER NOW!

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Green-Schools Ireland @greenschoolsire.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Applications for the Marine Ambassador Programme are closing soon! ⏰️ It is a great opportunity for those students to take that interest one step further by becoming leaders and advocates for our oceans within their school and wider community. ↪️ greenschoolsireland.org/the-programm...

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Green-Schools Ireland @greenschoolsire.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

The clock is ticking .. ⏰ 👀 The applications for the Water Ambassador Programme close in just 7 days! Don’t miss the chance to become Water Ambassadors with expert-led training, in-person meet-ups & real impact in your school and community. 🌍💧 APPLY TODAY: greenschoolsireland.org/.../water-am...

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Green-Schools Ireland @greenschoolsire.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

This #NoWasteWednesday, we want to give a huge shout out to St. Coleman’s National School for composting their lunch scraps every day! By using a compost bin, they’re turning food waste into super nutrient-dense soil, perfect for sprinkling over their school garden. 🌱 🍎 🌿

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Green-Schools Ireland @greenschoolsire.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

The next few weeks are packed with opportunities for Secondary School students! 📝 ‼️ Save this post, keep these dates on your radar and head to our link in bio to get involved today! ↪️ greenschoolsireland.org/the-programm... #GreenSchools #Deadline #ApplyNow #SecondarySchools #LastCall

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Green-Schools Ireland @greenschoolsire.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Introducing the #GlobalGoalsBookClub Bookworm Journey! 🐛📚 This helps students move from reading and wondering to learning, taking action & making a difference. Use the Book Club as a pathway into your theme, explore here: l1nq.com/15qp0fp Download your teacher resource pack here: l1nq.com/nxykrd3

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Green-Schools Ireland @greenschoolsire.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

TLDR: Global Goals Bookless Club competition is now live! We invite secondary school students to engage with SDG 11: #SustainableCitiesAndCommunities through artistic medium of your choice! 📸 🎨 🎶 ✍️ Full competition details here: greenschoolsireland.org/global-goals...

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Green-Schools Ireland @greenschoolsire.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

CALLING ALL SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS! Looking to be a part of something bigger? Check out our suite of initiatives, all designed to equip students with knowledge, skills and opportunities to take meaningful actions. 🌱🌍 🤝 Check them out here: greenschoolsireland.org/the-programm...

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Green-Schools Ireland @greenschoolsire.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Join us for a FREE beach workshop to explore the coast and learn about the marine environment through hands-on activities. Activities will include beach cleaning, rockpool exploration, beach combing and more! 🌊🐚 📍 Register for Mayo here: l1nq.com/0bzsz0h 📍Register for Dublin here: l1nq.com/gucnxvq

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An Taisce @antaisce.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Join our great team! An Taisce is now hiring a Green-Schools Administrator! This role will be three days per week, working on a hybrid basis from our Dublin office. For more: www.antaisce.org/vacancies #jobfairy #greenjobs #administratorjobs #environmentaleducation @greenschoolsire.bsky.social

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Green-Schools Ireland @greenschoolsire.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Our 'Welcome Back' mailouts have officially landed in your inboxes! 📮 If your schools is getting ready to start their journey on a new theme or continuing to work on the same theme- the mailout has everything you need! Here's to a fantastic year of learning, exploring and discovering together! 🌿💚

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Green-Schools Ireland @greenschoolsire.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

It's Invasive Species Week! Schools can play an important role in protecting our environment by helping students learn about invasive species and the impact they have on native wildlife, habitats, & biodiversity. #InvasiveSpeciesWeek2026 #EnvironmentalEducation

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Green-Schools Ireland @greenschoolsire.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Is your school raising its #GreenFlag next week? Make us a part of your special celebrations! 💚 Make sure to tag us in your photos and videos so we can can see your Green Flag flying high and share in your success! 🙌 💫 #GreenSchools #FlagRaising #PositiveActions

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Green-Schools Ireland @greenschoolsire.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Huge congratulations to Grace Cunnane from St Mary's Secondary School in Ballina who won 2nd place in YRE International Video Category! 👏 Check out her video here: yrecompetition.exposure.co/ireland-28 #YRE #YREInternational #EnvironmentalJournalism #AnimalAgriculture #VideoCompetition

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Green-Schools Ireland @greenschoolsire.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

June is the month of Scooting! 🐌 🛴 This year #ScootToSchoolWeek can take place any week of your school’s choosing, or even for the whole month of June. Check out our website for scooting resources, activities & posters here: greenschoolsireland.org/scoot-to-sch... Have a great scooting month!

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Green-Schools Ireland @greenschoolsire.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Happy World Ocean Day! 🩵 🌊 🪸 🪼 Tell us how you celebrated World Oceans Day today- we'd love to know! Didn't get to it? There's still time! Check out our website for some ocean-themed ideas and inspiration, here: greenschoolsireland.org/world-oceans... #WorldOceanDay #MarineAction

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Green-Schools Ireland @greenschoolsire.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Delighted to announce that the #GreenFingersProject is culminating in a final, online conference on Thursday, June 18th from 9am to 10am, where we will hear from teachers around Europe who will share their experiences of the project. Register here: tinyurl.com/bdhsecwc Hope to see you there! 🌿

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Green-Schools Ireland @greenschoolsire.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Green-Schools Marine team were delighted to welcome 5th and 6th class from Scoil an Linbh Íosa who were the lucky winners of a free beach exploration workshop at at Rathmullan beach as part of the SeaKeepers Project. 🏖️ 🌊 🐠 🦞

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Green-Schools Ireland @greenschoolsire.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Thank you to everyone who joined us for #BioBealtaine last month! We hope you enjoyed celebrating the nature around you! 💚 You can now watch back all the recordings from the webinar last month on our YT channel: www.youtube.com/watch?v=sKJi... #GreenSchools #Biodiversity #Wildlife #Webinars

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Green-Schools Ireland @greenschoolsire.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Our final newsletter of the 2025-26 school year is now out! 📨 💫 Check out the news here: mailchi.mp/eeu/summer-n... From all of us at Green-Schools, thank you for your great work this year. Your efforts continue to make a real difference. 💚 Wishing everyone a well-deserved summer break! 🌞

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Green-Schools Ireland @greenschoolsire.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Last week #BioBealtaine Photo Competition highlights! For the final week, since nature is more that just the 7 species we had selected- we wanted to include a wider selection of plants and animals photos that we received. We hope you enjoyed taking part and celebrating the nature around you! 💚

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Green-Schools Ireland @greenschoolsire.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

Since mammals can be hard to spot, we will give you some tips on what to look out for! Join us for our last #BioBealtaine webinar this Thursday at 11.30am where you will learn all about Bats & Old Irish Goats!🦇 🐐 Register your class now: tinyurl.com/4mj6fmy5 #Biodiversity #Wildlife #IrishMammals

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Green-Schools Ireland @greenschoolsire.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

Week 3 of #BioBealtaine Photo Competition highlights! 🦦 🐝 🌿 🦊 🌳 Thanks to all the schools who have sent in pictures so far! We have selected two weekly winners so far- St Mologna's SNS and St Josephs Secondary School who will be sent a Nature Prize shortly. A massive well done! 👏🏻

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Green-Schools Ireland @greenschoolsire.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Well done to all of our amazing schools that took part in #BikeWeek! We hope you had as much fun as we did! 🚴 🧡🚴‍♀️ #GreenSchools #BikeWeek2026 #ActiveTravel #SustainableTravel

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Green-Schools Ireland @greenschoolsire.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

Since mammals can be hard to spot, we will give you some tips on what to look out for! Join us for a weekly 20 minute #BioBealtaine webinar every Thursday this month at 11.30. Join us on May 21st to learn all about Hare and Pine Marten! 🐇 🙌 Book your spot here: tinyurl.com/4mj6fmy5

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Green-Schools Ireland @greenschoolsire.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

Presenting Week 2 of #BioBealtaine Photo Competition highlights! 🐝🌳 🦔 Huge shout out to St. Joseph's Secondary School and St. Mologna's SNS for their wonderful submissions! Don't forget to send us your pictures this week to enter into a weekly draw to win a bug spotting kit!

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Green-Schools Ireland @greenschoolsire.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

As we reach the end of the #LittleGreenFingers project, we’re incredibly impressed by the work across our pilot schools. These photos showcase students from Ireland, Serbia & Cyprus presenting prototypes to improve local habitats. Their understanding of the environment has been inspiring!

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Green-Schools Ireland @greenschoolsire.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

Congratulations to our Global Citizenship School of the Year Awardees! It was so inspiring to see students across Ireland taking real action in their schools & communities. Huge congratulations to everyone, especially our national winners: Mid West School for the Deaf & St. Joseph’s CBS Drogheda!

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Green-Schools Ireland @greenschoolsire.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

Since mammals can be hard to spot, we will give you some tips on what to look out for! Join us for a #BioBealtaine webinar this week on May 14th at 11.30 where you will get to learn all about Otter and Fox. 🦦 🦊 REGISTER HERE: tinyurl.com/4mj6fmy5

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Green-Schools Ireland @greenschoolsire.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

It's World Migratory Bird Day! Every summer, birds like swifts, house martins and swallows fly 1000s of miles from Africa to Ireland to spend a few months here. Learn more about the swallow and its journey with our Swallow Card here: greenschoolsireland.org/bio-bealtain...

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Green-Schools Ireland @greenschoolsire.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

Week 1 of our #BioBealtaine Photo Competition highlights! 🐝 🌿 🦋 🌳 These wonderful photos were captured by our staff, and you can send us your pictures of any of the 7 selected species that you spot next week to enter into a weekly draw! greenschoolsireland.org/bio-bealtain...

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Green-Schools Ireland @greenschoolsire.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

This April, the GS Water team, in partnership with @uisce-eireann.bsky.social hosted three #WalkForWater events and brought together hundreds of students to connect them with their local water and help them better understand how they can protect it. 💦 greenschoolsireland.org/walk-for-wat...

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Green-Schools Ireland @greenschoolsire.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

We’re delighted to officially launch the #GlobalGoalsBookClub in Cork County Libraries. The full collection is now available to borrow in all 30 libraries, giving schools free access to books that bring the Global Goals to life. ➡️ greenschoolsireland.org/the-programm...

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Green-Schools Ireland @greenschoolsire.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

It's #BioBealtaine and we're so excited to celebrate nature with you! 🐝 🌿 🦋 🌳 We have tons of resources and activities to help get you outside with your class and explore the wildlife all around you. ➡️ greenschoolsireland.org/bio-bealtain... #GreenSchools #Biodiversity #Wildlife

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Green-Schools Ireland @greenschoolsire.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

Looking for ways to get involved in #BikeWeek26? 🚲️ Calling all young artists to take part in the Bike Week art competition. It closes next Wednesday, May 6th, so get in those entries now. Full details here: greenschoolsireland.org/bike-week-20...

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Green-Schools Ireland @greenschoolsire.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

This Bealtaine, we want to celebrate nature with you! 🐝 🌿 🐞 From live events and nature spotter sheets to arts and crafts videos, quizzes and competitions- there's something for every classroom! Discover everything here: greenschoolsireland.org/bio-bealtain... #BioBealtaine #Biodiversity

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Green-Schools Ireland @greenschoolsire.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

Thank you for tuning into #MarineWeek last week! 🪼 🪸 🌊 We were thrilled to see so many schools engage throughout the week. We hope you enjoyed being a part of it. If you missed anything, you can now watch back all the recordings here: greenschoolsireland.org/marine-week-...

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Green-Schools Ireland @greenschoolsire.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

To celebrate #EarthDay, why not get outside and give back to nature! 🌿 🌳 💚 Check out what St. Pius X have been up to, their committee has been carrying out litter picks around their school garden. A quick litter pick to reduce rubbish might seem small, but it can have a huge impact!

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Green-Schools Ireland @greenschoolsire.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

Happy Earth Day! 🌏 💚 🌿 Together, we can make a real difference for our planet- and we’re already seeing it happen every day through the incredible work of our schools that go beyond the classroom to take real, meaningful action for our planet and inspiring lasting change in the communities. 🙌

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Green-Schools Ireland @greenschoolsire.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

Sí aimsir na rothaíochta! 🚴‍♀️ 🌳 ⛅️ 🚴‍♂️ Beidh #BikeWeek nó #SeachtainNaRothar ar siúl ón 9ú lá go dtí an 17ú Bealtaine 2026, ag ceiliúradh an taisteal gníomhach, iompar inbhuanaithe agus an sonas simplí a bhaineann le rothaíocht! ➡️ greenschoolsireland.org/bike-week-20...

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