The Green school committee at Merlin College aims to create environmental awareness and take action to develop responsible attitudes to care for the environment 🌱🌎♻️

Well done to some TYs who attended the Design Sprint for Sustainability in ATU. Students came up with ideas and then an action that related to sustainability and the SDGs. Students received a certificate and One4All voucher. Thanks to Mark Kelly @ATU_GalwayCity for organising.

As part of #TreeWeek members of our Green Schools Committee planted some bare root apple trees and flowering bulbs in the Community garden with @FriendsMerlinWD and Biodiversity Officer Paula @GalwayCityCo. Great learning took place on the day. @GreenSchoolsIre #Biodiversity

🌱Growing a Greener Future at Oaks! Some of our Oaks students have been busy planting seeds and working on our @GreenSchoolsIre initiative!🌎 With every seed they sow, they’re helping to create a more sustainable future and learning valuable lessons about nature! #biodiversity

Students from Willow had a great day out to McGaughs Garden Centre shopping for lots of nice bits for the polytunnel! Happy Gardening @GreenSchoolsIre #Biodiversity #Gardening

Our TY Green Schools class took part in a wreath making workshop with Caroline and Debbie from @FriendsMerlinWD last week. Students also made some bird feeders which were hung in the woods as part of #TheHearthofWinter event yesterday in Merlin Woods #Community @GreenSchoolsIre

Mr O Dowd and Mr O Goill took the Green Schools Committee to McGaughs Garden Centre today to learn about trees, shrubs and flowers, growing them from seed to plant, how bark mulch is made and rainwater harvesting. Well done everyone 👏 @GreenSchoolsIre

The Green Schools Committee are running the WEEE Ireland battery collection throughout the year. Please bring in your old batteries to be recycled and give them to any student or teacher on the Green Schools Committee. ♻️ 🔋 @GreenSchoolsIre @WEEEIreland @CollegeMerlin

Well done to the 3rd year students who were involved in the initiative of diverting recyclables ♻️ collected from waste bins around the school over a two week period. This project took place during our Green Schools Week with Mr. O Dowd. 👏 @GreenSchoolsIre @Take1_Programme

Huge thanks to @KirbyGroupEng for donating 5 packs of bulbs to Green Schools as part of the 'Bulbs in the Community' initiative. Students from our Gardening class along with Mr. Freaney will be planting the bulbs around our orchards previously donated by Kirby @GreenSchoolsIre

TYB have finished their biodiversity module as part of their Green Schools class. Thanks to @FriendsMerlinWD for working on this project each week in Merlin Woods. #Biodiversity @GreenSchoolsIre @Take1_Programme @GalwayNPC

Our Green Schools Committee came together today to take part in the @TeamHopeIreland Shoe Box Appeal. Students included many pre loved items in the boxes! Remember you still have time to bring in your boxes after midterm! @CollegeMerlin #TeamWork #Respect #ETBICoreValues

Our TY Green School leaders are running a Biodiversity photography competition. Send a photo on Teams to Ms. Stenson that you feel best represents Biodiversity! Competition open to all year groups! #GetInvolved #Photography @GreenSchoolsIre @FriendsMerlinWD

Despite the rain, we managed a quick 20-minute litter pick today! Thanks to the members of the Green Schools Committee for taking part! #ClimateActionWeek @GreenSchoolsIre @CollegeMerlin

Our Green Schools Awareness Week Biodiversity poster and slogan competition is open to all year groups! Send your entries on Teams to Ms. Stenson #Creativity #RaiseAwareness @CollegeMerlin @GreenSchoolsIre

A great start to our Green Schools Week! A number of our students enjoyed a Dry Stone Walling workshop today in Merlin Woods. Thanks to @FriendsMerlinWD for organising and to Mr. Ó Goill and Mr. MacAoidh for working with the students on this project. @GreenSchoolsIre @GalwayNPC

Green Schools Awareness Week started today linking in with #ClimateAction week. Lots of competitions to get involved in throughout the week! #GetInvolved @GreenSchoolsIre @FriendsMerlinWD @CollegeMerlin