Members of the St Joseph’s Green Schools Committee attended the annual Walk for Water event in Gougane Barra on March 22nd. The girls carried up to 6 litres of water on their backs in a 6km trek to the top of Gougane Barra. The recycled containers were filled from the...

    The students in St Joseph's actively partook in Global Goals Week 2024 between the dates of February 26th and March 1st 2024. Some classes were interacting with students from Kenya, South Africa, Ghana and the UAE. On day 1, the students were given a general...

A big thank you to the volunteers in Macroom Tidy Towns who we assisted on the 2nd February with a town clean-up. Ms. Dineen, Ms. O'Sullivan & Ms. Bríd were accompanied by our enthusiastic Green Schools Committee. We collected bags of rubbish and had worked up a...

The Green Schools Committee held a very successful Walk to School Week 2024 between the 15th and 19th of January. Those who participated for all 5 days were rewarded with a certificate. Mrs Cronin 3rd class and Mr O'Mahony's Senior Infants were the best performing...

The Green Schools Committee have been busy since its formation. To reduce waste even further, bins in each classroom have been relabelled with clear visual signs. Clara, Fiadh, Erin and Mai conducted a litter clean-up on the school grounds. In addition, Bláthnaid,...

Our Green School Committee did a super job yesterday on their Clean up in town. Well done to all involved!

The Green School Committee were delighted to have received our 5th Green School Flag for our work on the 'Biodiversity' Theme. We are so proud of all their hard work. The committee have worked hard over the last 2 years, installing bug hotels, bird feeders, planting...

Starting tomorrow, February 1st, Our School will take part in the Big Travel Challenge run by the Green Schools. This challenge will run for 10 days. Help us to cut down the traffic congestion and car fumes at the school gate by walking to school. Children and parents...