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Celebrating Our Green Schools Award in Kilkenny

14-May-2025

Celebrating Our Green Schools Award in Kilkenny

What an exciting day we had at the Green Schools Award ceremony in Kilkenny! We were over the moon to hear that our application for the 7th Green Flag award had been successful. It’s a fantastic occasion to celebrate all the hard work and learning th

Engineering and Wind Energy Workshop

12-Mar-2025

Engineering and Wind Energy Workshop

On Wednesday, the 12th of March, we were thrilled to welcome Criodán from Midlands Science to our school for an engaging workshop focused on engineering and wind energy.

Green Schools - Energy Workshop - 5th & 6th Class

05-Mar-2025

Green Schools - Energy Workshop - 5th & 6th Class

On Wednesday, 5th March, Robert Nelson from Green Schools invited our 5th and 6th classes down to Carlow for an engaging Energy Workshop. It was a fantastic opportunity for the students to learn about the importance of energy in our daily lives and h

GOAL - "Changemaker" Workshop

25-Feb-2025

GOAL - "Changemaker" Workshop

On Tuesday, the 25th of February, we were thrilled to host Aisling Halligan from GOAL at our school, who led a fantastic workshop for the Senior room centred around the theme of being a "Changemaker."

New Bottle Recycling Bin at Rushall NS!

06-Feb-2025

New Bottle Recycling Bin at Rushall NS!

From today, you might have noticed that we have a NEW bottle recycling bin located at the entrance of the school car park! The children are thrilled to have this initiative, which is managed by our dedicated green school teams. One team, in particula

Energy Workshop from SEAI

10-Dec-2024

Energy Workshop from SEAI

On Tuesday, December 10th, the school held an engaging workshop on the theme of Energy from Una at the SEAI.

Exciting Green School Initiative Update!

09-Sep-2024

Exciting Green School Initiative Update!

We’re thrilled to share some fantastic news from our Green Schools initiative! We’ve recently kicked off a project focusing on collecting plastic bottles and cans for recycling. It’s not just about getting our recycling game on point; we’re also aimi

Ready, Steady, Grow

26-Apr-2024

Ready, Steady, Grow

Our Junior room very busy preparing and planting seeds for our school garden.

Planting New Flowers for Bees and Butterflies

19-Mar-2024

Planting New Flowers for Bees and Butterflies

We are excited to announce that we have just planted new flowers on our newly constructed bin cover. Daire, our new part-time caretaker this year, built the bin cover using old pallets. He did a wonderful job. Thanks to the support of the tidy Tow

Flag Raising and School BBQ

19-Jun-2023

Flag Raising and School BBQ

School days are the best days! How true these words are, as the children of Rushall NS created a wonderful atmosphere in school today.

25-Apr-2023

GREEN FLAG

We are very proud of our Green School status here at Rushall NS and we are delighted to achieve our sixth green flag on the theme of Global Citizenship/Litter and Waste this year. It was as a result of very hard work by the children and staff.

Our New Wormery!

25-Apr-2023

Our New Wormery!

Last week, we were very lucky to have Craig, "the Worm Expert", come and visit our school and help us set up our brand new WORMERY! We learned so much from Craig about worms, composting and how to take care of our new school pets!! We are enjoying us

No.4 “Walk to School, Slow but Cool”

25-Apr-2023

No.4 “Walk to School, Slow but Cool”

The following are some of the projects undertaken to achieve green Flag No. 4:

No.3 “Do the Earth a Favour, Be a Water Saver”

25-Apr-2023

No.3 “Do the Earth a Favour, Be a Water Saver”

Rainwater is collected and used to water the school garden. Hippo bags have been placed in toilet cisterns to save water.

No.2 “Make the World a Better Place, and don’t destroy the Human Race”

25-Apr-2023

No.2 “Make the World a Better Place, and don’t destroy the Human Race”

The following steps have been taken to conserve Energy and to achieve our second flag.

No.1 “Chase the Waste and the World will be a better Place”

25-Apr-2023

No.1 “Chase the Waste and the World will be a better Place”

The following Recycling/Reuse projects were put in place to achieve Green Flag No. 1 and have been maintained at Rushall N.S.

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2025

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