St. Joseph’s Achieves Eco Award

We are delighted to announce that St. Joseph’s R.C. has been awarded it’s first Eco Schools flag in recognition of our great environmental work.

Eco-Schools is the largest sustainable schools programme in the world with 19.5 million children, young people and educators engaged worldwide in 74 different countries.

Completing a Green Flag Application is recognised by the Green Flag Award which is a visible indication of a school’s commitment to Learning for Sustainability and is an internationally recognised accreditation for excellence in sustainable education.

This has been a team effort in collaboration with our families, Parent Council, staff and local partners with Miss Scott taking the lead for the Eco Committee. The children have taken the lead in driving forward our action plan since January 2024 for the key target areas of:

Litter and Waste – Improving our School Grounds – Climate Action

We are proud of our pupils taking positive action as Responsible Citizens and Effective Contributors!

Thank you to everyone who has supported us on this journey.

Click here Click here to see what we’ve been up to.

St Josephs Eco Schools Submission 2024-2025_final.ppsx

Please have a read of our Award feedback:

This Is Our Faith

Mystery of God – 01a, Image of God – 02a, Reign of God – 24a

UNCRC Rights of the Child:

Article 24 – Health, Water, Food & Environment, Article 15 – Setting up and joining groups (Eco Committee), Article 29 – Aims of Education

Sustainable Development Goals

4 – Quality Education, 12 – Responsible Consumption, 13 – Climate Action, 14 – Life below Water, 15 – Life on Land, 17- Partnerships for the Goals

Metaskills

Collaborating, Leading, Initiative

SHANARRI

Active, Included, Respected, Responsible