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Green-Schools, the hugely successful international environmental
education programme administered in Ireland by An Taisce,
has launched a brand new website in Larkin Community College,
which was awarded their first Green Flag last year.
greenschoolsireland.org
features a new design and layout, improved navigation, specialised
information and rich content - making the website more effective
and user friendly. It has been redesigned to give users an
improved sense of what Green-Schools is about, as well as
developing the website’s role as a primary source of information
about the programme.
Cathy Baxter, Green-Schools manager says - “We are always
impressed by the innovative and creative approaches schools
employ when undertaking the programme and are delighted to
have a new platform to display these accomplishments. We envisage
the site will develop as the programme has - growing stronger
every year.”
The Green-Schools programme has experienced phenomenal growth
since it’s inception in Ireland in 1997. Now in its 15th year,
there are over 3,600 schools registered, with 2,309 proudly
flying the Green flag. The programme has grown both in size
and scope to include primary, secondary and third level colleges.
The new site incorporates many new features including -
a resources section; useful links; media gallery; case studies;
upcoming events; integrated Twitter and Flickr and a news
blog. Another major new feature is the online application
facility where schools can submit their Green Flag applications
online, allowing applications to be processed efficiently
as well as reducing the programme's overall paper consumption.
The Green-Schools programme is operated in partnership with
Local Authorities and is supported by the Department of Environment,
Community & Local Government, Department of Transport,
National Transport Authority and NPWS. The programme is sponsored
by Repak, the Wrigley Company Limited and HSBC.
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