On Thursday the 6th of February, children are invited to walk to school with our ‘Walking Buses’. WEATHER PERMITTING There will be three meeting points where the ‘buses’ will leave. Point 1: (for children living in Pairc na Habhainn estates, Cois na Crainn or Ballinacurra direction) The Great Wall Restaurant @ 8.40 am Contact person leading the bus: Maria O’Brien. Point 2: […]
Cork Food Policy Council Awards
St. Colman’s National School have been invited to 2019 Cork Food Policy Council Sustainable Food Awards on Tuesday evening February 12th 2019 at St. Peter’s, North Main Street, Cork City. The CFPC believe there are many people who go that extra mile when it comes to sustainable food practices, who don’t get the recognition they deserve. This awards program is […]
Green Schools
The Green Schools will be working on the Biodiversity theme for the next two years. Biodiversity is the huge variety & variation of life that surrounds us, from the tiniest flower in your garden to the biggest whales in the sea. As part of this flag, we will be studying and improving the biodiversity on our school grounds. Gardening will […]
WOW Walk
On Wednesday 06th of June we are going to “Walk on Wednesday” to school (weather permitting). There will be three meeting points where the ‘buses’ will leave from. Point 1: (for children living in Pairc na Habhainn estates, Cois na Crainn or Ballinacurra direction) The Great Wall Restaurant @ 8.40am Contact person leading the bus: Maria O’Brien Point 2: […]
WOW Walk on Wednesday
On Wednesday 09th of May we are going to “Walk on Wednesday” to school (weather permitting). There will be three meeting points where the ‘buses’ will leave from. Point 1: (for children living in Pairc na Habhainn estates, Cois na Crainn or Ballinacurra direction) The Great Wall Restaurant @ 8.40am Contact person leading the bus: Maria O’Brien Point 2: […]
The Big Travel Challenge
Our school will be taking part in The Big Travel Challenge. This is a nationwide competition that we will be running from the 1st – 14th of February. We are looking to increase the amount of people walking or parking ’n striding to school every morning over the two weeks. During the time we will continue to record how many […]
Green Schools New Travel Code
“Our Travel Green Code” Don’t use your car, If you don’t have to walk far. Let’s keep the Earth cool, By walking to school! Written by Annie O’Keeffe (6th Class) and Fionn Wenham (2nd Class)
Green School
Dear parents, The Green School committee is currently working to get our Travel flag. We have been invited to part take in the “The Travel Challenge” in February where we have to increase one mode of getting to school. We are currently doing a walk-ability survey on Cloyne to try to start Walking buses to school but this will not […]