Category Archives: Green Schools

We worked very hard on our Young Scientist project during November and December. The research topic was Are Nettles Good for You? Please find our project below. Stripe Young Scientist Nettles Sincere thanks to Janet Meade and Owen Murphy for visiting our school to help with our research. We had a brilliant day in the RDS […]

Thank you sincerely to the Westmeath Independent for the great coverage of our Young Scientists project. link to our project below Stripe Young Scientist Nettles

To celebrate our last full day in school and to enjoy the fabulous weather all our pupils went on the Viking Boat. We boarded at Hodson Bay and disembarked at the Castle. We had a fabulous day.

Well done to the pupils of Clonown N.S. on their recent success in the Credit Union Green Schools Sustainability Awards. The children came in 2nd place and won €250 for our school. Well done everyone.

Well done to Clonown NS for today’s Green School An Taisce Award for their Climate Ambassadors Project. The children came 3rd Place in Ireland and they won a series of Leaf Forestry Workshops for our school to the value of €1000. Well done everyone. PCA Leaderboard 24-25 – Google Slides  

The children visited Corlea Bog Visitor Centre today to complement the Bog Academy Programme which they are working on at the moment. They had a great day and learned a great deal. They made a bog in a bottle. They learned about the layers of a bog. They enjoyed a nature walk, looking for insects […]

Please join us on Sunday at 12pm for our Clonown Herb Walk. Help us spread the word, everyone is welcome! We really appreciate your support. Thanks sincerely to Janet Meade for organising this lovely event. Donation based; all proceeds go to Clonown N.S.

As our Forest School comes to a close, we would like to sincerely thank Emily for all her hard work and kindness to the children in our school. They thoroughly enjoyed her classes on a Tuesday morning. This week the children made butterflies out of cardboard and items from their natural surroundings. They also planted […]

We learned about the river Shannon. On a blank map of Ireland we drew the Cuilcagh mountains, the river Shannon, its tributaries, the Shannon estuary and lakes Lough Allen, Lough Ree and Lough Derg. We explored other Irish rivers and the journey a river makes. We learned about the Water Cycle. Janet, Community Water Officer […]

In Forest School with Emily this morning, we planted some marigolds and wove some willow to create bird feeders. We learned so much and had great fun outside. Emily is completing a six week programme with pupils in the Junior Room which ties in perfectly with our Green School Project. Thank you Emily.