Castletown N.S. proudly raised their second Green Flag on National Green Flag Raising Day on Wednesday 25th of May.
The flag was awarded for their work on the theme of ‘Water’.
The Green-Schools Committee, Green-School’s co-ordinator Miss Kilpatrick and staff and pupils from 1st to 6th class attended an online award ceremony with schools from across Ireland who were also awarded a Green Flag for different themes.
The students of Castletown N.S. dressed up in blue and green for the special occasion. The Green-Schools Committee, made up of one pupil from 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th class, made a speech and the flag was raised .
Pupils were treated to ice-cream and jelly after the ceremony!
Green-Schools is Ireland’s leading environmental management and education programme for schools. Promoting long-term, whole-school action for the environment, Green-Schools is a student-led programme with involvement from the wider community.