Galway students prove themselves busy bees!
Thirteen schools across Galway have been selected to take part in this year’s Biodiversity in School’s Pollinator Project – a nationwide initiative helping students transform their school grounds into pollinator-friendly habitats.
The Galway schools include Barnaderg NS; Cairde Early Learning Centre; Clifden Community Playschool; Coláiste Cholmcille; Cuan na Gaillimhe CNS; Eyrecourt NS and Gort Community School.
Thry also include SN Chláir na Gaillimhe, Scoil Chaitríona Junior, Scoil Chuimin agus Caitriona in Oughterard; Scoil Íosa, Oranmore; Scoil Mhuire, and St Jarlath’s College.
Each school will receive free biodiversity kits and expert-led educational supports as part of the programme, enabling students to become Pollinator Ambassadors and take practical action to protect bees and other pollinating species.
Each school will receive a range of biodiversity supports to get them started on developing pollinator-friendly school environments, including biodiversity kits and access to expert-led workshops.
The objective is to empower students who complete the programme to become Pollinator Ambassadors and enabling them practical actions to protect bees and other pollinating species within the school environment and their wider communities.
The Pollinator Project, delivered by Biodiversity in Schools in partnership with SIRO, was launched by Minister for Education and Youth Hildegarde Naughton.
The initiative supports schools across Ireland, not just by increasing awareness of the importance of biodiversity amongst school children, but by promoting pollinator friendly habitats encouraged to create ‘no-mow’ meadows, planting pollinator-friendly flowers, and reducing the use of chemical sprays on school grounds.
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The aim is to help students better understand the role pollinators play in ecosystems and food production, while creating lasting habitats on their own school grounds.
Schools can enter by sharing details of their activities on social media or by submitting their work directly to Biodiversity in Schools. One overall winner will receive the Golden Bee Trophy along with a biodiversity hamper valued at €1,000.
Further details from https://www.biodiversityinschools.com/pollinator-project.html