Achievements
About
We received a permanent Eco-Schools flag, the first in the Coleraine Borough Council area to do so. Mayor Mr Timothy Deans visited at the end of May 2006 to present our flag.
Eco-Schools links
Eco-Schools is an international programme of environmental and
sustainable developmental education for schools.
Projects
- Litter
We had a daily tidy up of the schools grounds, we also collected litter in and around Kilrea and put up notices about litter. - Waste We have been spending time collecting and recycling textiles, Yellow Pages and Christmas cards. We also had a visit from Bryson Recycling.
- Energy
We put up signs to remind people to switch off lights and read electricity meters. - Water
We collected rain water and had a visit from Water Aid. - School Grounds
In our school grounds we have been planting and looking after our environment:
– herb bed,
– rock bed,
– wild flower meadow,
– pond,
– tree and hedge planting,
– gardening in beds at the front of the school,
– growing potatoes and other vegetables.
* The Bronze and Silver awards did not exist when we started on the Eco Schools programme.