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Dear Parent/Guardian, Malahide CS Green Schools Committee are currently on a campaign to increase the number of students cycling to and from school and just cycling in general. They have taken on The Big Travel Challenge as part of their campaign. https://greenschoolsireland.org/the-big-travel-challenge-2022/

Please see the timetable of events (attached) of the different events the Green Schools committee will be hosting to promote cycling for The Big Travel Challenge next week. Make sure to encourage your son/daughter to check it out!

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Tallaght Pupils Feature In Green Schools Big Travel Challenge Awards 2023

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• May 1, 2023
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Tallaght school St Mark’s Junior National School was named one of Ireland’s Travel Schools of the Year (Walking Mode) at a ceremony in Dublin on recently. An Taisce Green-Schools presented the school with their award at the event honouring the winners of this year’s Green-Schools BIG Travel Challenge 2023 in Haughton House of Dublin Zoo. Eleven other schools were also awarded on the day for their efforts promoting sustainable and active travel modes to school.

During February schools undertook the Big Travel Challenge, which asked them to concentrate on one sustainable transport mode for two weeks to see if they could achieve real, lasting change in the travel behaviour of their staff and students. The Challenge is an initiative of the Green-Schools Travel theme, which is supported by the NTA and the Department of Transport.

St Mark’s, a school of just under 500 pupils, excelled and embraced the challenge. They concentrated on encouraging students to walk to school, and saw the number of students opting to travel to school on foot nearly double over the two week period. Students from the school’s committee held three big events to keep up momentum throughout the challenge, including a Sock Parade, Be Green-Be Seen walk and Superhero day of walking.

Congratulating  St Mark’s and the other awarded schools on their achievements, Green-Schools Travel Manager Ciara Norton said: “My team and I have been so inspired by the many ways schools approached the Big Travel Challenge this year. The winning schools created incredible change in a short period of time, showing the desire among young people to travel to school independently, actively and in a mode that is mindful of our climate and local environment. Well done to all!”

Pictured: Ireland’s Walking School of the Year 2023 St. Marks Junior School, Tallaght.  L-R Harper Kavanagh (8) Scott McMahon (8) Enilka Zgraja (9) and Eugenie Kabeya (7) pictured at the awards ceremony. Pic credit: 1IMAGE/Bryan Brophy

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Which school will be the Travel School of the Year?

Schools nationwide have kicked off the month of March with a plan to change their travel habits for good. An initiative of the Green-Schools Programme, the Big Travel Challenge 2024 asks school communities to focus on modes of active travel like walking, cycling or scooting, and try to get as many people using that mode as possible over a period of 10 school days. Schools can also promote a range of awareness initiatives in their school communities where active travel is less practical.

48 Cork schools are currently working on the Travel theme of the Green-Schools Programme with the challenge being awarded a Green Flag for Travel. To date, more than 2,400 schools nationwide have been awarded a Travel flag.

This year’s challenge is celebrating seven years of successfully encouraging more students to enjoy the benefits of getting to school on foot, on wheels or by public transport. Walking, cycling and scooting to school are all beneficial to students’ physical and mental health, and can help reduce emissions from the cars on the road.

The overall winning school in 2024 will receive a cash prize of €1,000 to be used for their Green-Schools Travel programme, with four runners up each receiving prize of €500.

In 2023 St Brigid’s National Junior School from Meath Hill were named ‘Ireland’s Travel School of the Year’ following their efforts to increase the numbers of staff and students walking to school.

This year, county winners are being sought to make up the short list for selection of the national winners. Schools that take the top prize for their county will win €200 towards a pizza party, ice cream van, or other celebration of their choice.

Green-Schools are looking for all schools big and small, rural and urban, primary, secondary and education centres that will take on the challenge of achieving a measurable increase in sustainable modes of travel, or even an increase of awareness around issues connected to sustainable travel. Schools are asked to promote their initiatives and record their results to form an application to win the Big Travel Challenge. 

BREAKING A HABIT

Speaking about the change of the competition’s format this year, Ciara Norton, Green-Schools Travel Manager, said, “Every year our Big Travel Challenge asks school communities to try new habits out and break old ones. This year I’m delighted that we have added county level prizes, so schools across Ireland can aim towards being their county’s Travel School of the Year. I can’t wait to see who wins in each county and look forward to a full two weeks of creativity and activity ahead!”

Find out more at  www.greenschoolsireland.org  and check out your local school’s progress on social media by searching #BigTravelChallenge

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From the 4th of March to the 15th of March, we want to encourage students and staff to pledge to take a more environmentally friendly journey to school. Such as walking to school if you are from Lismore, or ‘Park & Stride’ from the Community Centre, make a plan to carpool or catch the Local Link! You may not be able to commit to the 10 days but any few days or just one day would have a positive effect. 

If you are interested and want to make a pledge please Email Mr Joyce at  [email protected] . 

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After the two week with our pledges and pictures we will then be able to enter the national competition.

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The travel flag aims to see pupils walking, cycling, scooting or carpooling to school where possible. The school has participated in The BIG Travel Challenge during the month of February which saw 80% of the pupils traveling to school without the use of the car most days! The pupils have had cycling lessons from Chiara Hanrahan the Green Schools Travel Officer. We have also begun or no IDLING campaign which aims to bring about changes in community practices in relation to idling our cars. The children have learned about the negative effects of idling on the environment, air quality and their parents pockets! Take a look below at some of the image from our work so far this year. 

The Big Travel Challenge 

Our Big Travel Challenge was a huge success. There was a significant increase in the number of children cycling to school over the ten day period. Our numbers rose from 0-2 pupils cycling to 20/25 cycling on some days. Well done to all the children, parents and teachers who took part in the initiative.  

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Not only did we achieve the Travel Flag for our little school, we also got awarded one of only three Cycle School of the Year awards for taking part in the Green Schools Big Travel Challenge.

Our four 6th class pupils along with Ms. Brennan and Ms. McCabe travelled to Dublin to collect the award. 

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A bright and sunny day on the 25th of May allowed us to raise our newest green flag. Ms. Brennan along with councillor Tommy Kinsella raised it with great pride. As a special treat for all the hard work put in to earn the flag, our brilliant parents association organised an ice cream van to come. As you can see from the pictures below, it was thoroughly enjoyed!!

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Mayo school named Northwestern Region’s Travel School of the Year

Tooreen ns near ballyhaunis took part in green-schools big travel challenge.

Tooreen NS was named Northwestern Travel School of the Year. Pictured from left: Karl Grealy, Oisin Nolan, Seán Cassidy, Teacher, Siobhán Conboy, Katie Mae Gavin, Emily Cribben, Sylvie Mulrennan.

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East Mayo school, Tooreen National School was named the Northwestern Region’s Travel School of the Year at a ceremony in Dublin on Thursday.

An Taisce Green-Schools presented the school with their award at the event honouring the winners of this year’s Green-Schools Big Travel Challenge 2024 in Haughton House of Dublin Zoo. Four other schools were also awarded on the day for their efforts promoting sustainable and active travel modes to school.

Schools took on the Big Travel Challenge from March 4 to 15, during which they were asked to concentrate on one or more sustainable transport modes for two weeks to see if they could achieve real, lasting change in the travel behaviour of their staff and students. The Challenge is an initiative of the Green-Schools Travel theme, which is supported by the NTA and the Department of Transport.

Tooreen NS, a school of 114 pupils near Ballyhaunis excelled and embraced the challenge by promoting multiple forms of sustainable travel, such as walking/wheeling, cycling or carpooling, to suit different members of the school community, with a main focus on Park n Stride to reduce the number of cars idling at the school gate.

The initiative was such a success that the school saw their number of families leaving the car behind nearly double from day one to day ten.

Congratulating Tooreen NS and the other awarded schools on their achievements, An Taisce Education Unit Director Cathy Baxter said: “It's so uplifting to see such enthusiasm and creativity in making the journey to school sustainable! Initiatives like these, as part of Green-Schools Travel programme, are so important in creating real sustainable behaviour change and are testament to the work of the students, teachers and whole school community, as well as our partnerships with Local Authorities, the National Transport Authority and Department of Transport.”

The top schools from each county were awarded for their part in promoting green travel modes to school as part of the BIG Travel Challenge, with a regional winner chosen from them. The Staffroom Challenge was back by popular demand as well, extending the competition to school teachers and staff to travel more sustainably, and get creative doing so.

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Sir Keir Starmer has said repeatedly through the general election campaign that he will not be able to give the 35% pay rise the junior doctors are asking for because it is unaffordable.

In reaction to that, co-chair of the BMA junior doctors committee, Dr Rob Laurenson, told Sky News the Labour leader "would do well not to repeat the mistakes of Rishi Sunak and to empower his health secretary to negotiate in good faith".

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