When Our Sustainable Journey Began... “ Mountmellick Community School officially

launched its participation in the Green Schools Awareness campaign during National Energy Awareness Week in 2000. A student committee co-ordinated a number of themed events about ‘energy conservation’. The week marks the start of the schools action programme to become Environmentally Friendly”

Environmentally Stable ProjectsWe have completed many Ecologically sound and

Environmentally Friendly Projects in the Following areas throughout the Years in:

Waste

Energy

Water

We are currently working on Sustainable Transport

Students Involved Throughout the Years

Over the Past 14 Years almost 350 Students have been involved in our Green Schools Programme Encouraging Sustainable Living in Laois and Beyond for Years to come!!

TEACHERS ENCOURAGING SUSTAINABLE LIVING Since 2000

2000-2002

2002-2014

Ms WaferMs McCarthy

Ms O’ConnorMs Leonard

Ms Gallagher

Ms Behan

Ms Coleman

Mr Heavey

Wider Community Involvement“Mountmellick Environmental Group (MEG) present certificates to

winners of anti-litter project” Over 100 people attended the presentation of certificates to winners of

a poster competition to raise awareness of a new anti litter project which is being run throughout Mountmellick by MountmellickEnvironment Group(MEG). As part of the project, local schools were invited to take part in the competition to raise awareness on the need for action. There was a tremendous response and three local schools, St Pauls NS, St Joseph’s Girls NS and MountmellickCommunity School, took part.

MEG, originally set up in 2001, by members of residents associations in Mountmellick to highlight the need for good environmental living. The present focus of the group is taking up the challenge of becoming a more sustainable town and within this addressing the litter problem.

FROM MOUNTMELLICK TO THE WORLD

Our flash mob in 2012 to raise ‘Save Energy’ awareness in our Community.

Midlands 103 interview 2012

New Communergy committee formed 2012“The Mountmellick Community School Communergy green

schools committee had their second meeting of the year”

We then discussed what our plans for the year of 2012-2013 are for the Green Schools Committee. The senior students then spoke to the committee about how we aim to get the schools third green school flag which is based on the theme of water. The whole community got involved to raise awareness.

Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland, May 2012.

One Good Idea Campaign award went to “Communergy” from Mountmellick Community School, Co Laois. Both teams were awarded €500 for their school and iPods and iTunes vouchers for their team. Almost 1,500 students from 85 schools submitted campaigns to this year’s One Good Idea competition.

Young Environmentalists Recognised and Rewarded at Ireland's Biggest Celebration of ECO-Action! May 2013

“Green teens from Mountmellick Community School, Laois were crowed joint Overall Senior Winners at ECO-UNESCO’s 14th annual Young Environmentalist Showcase and Awards Ceremony held in the Round Room of the Mansion House, on May 22nd.”

“Communergy from Mountmellick Community School (who also won the Senior Climate Change award) ran several conservation workshops in primary and secondary schools as well as a third level college;

encouraging people to conserve water and energy.”

Flag Raising Throughout the Years

Support from the Wider Community

Support from The Wider Community and Beyond

Mr Pat Kenny and Ms O’Connor

Spreading the Word On Midlands 103

Spreading our Sustainable Living Knowledge with the Elderly in Our Community

Sharing our Sustainable knowledge with the Local Primary School

CommunergyWinning the Green Schools Award.

Hitting The Headlines Since 2000

2014 Our Quest For our 4th Flag Sustainable Travel Continues...

TO CONCLUDE All in all we had a bit of fun throughout the years from

energy saving bingo to pimping high nellies.

This presentation shows that for 14 years we have encouraged sustainable living in our school, in our community and in laois and beyond.