The staff and Pupils of St. Catherines N.S Conna
are thrilled to be Overall Winners at the Cork County Federation Muintir ná Tíre
Pride in our Community School Garden Awards 2019 which were held in County Hall
on Monday June 24th 2019.
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St Catherine's NS Conna winners of the Muintir na Tires School Garden of the Year
Mrs Mary Barry, Joanna Carr, Isabelle Coyle, Eoghan O’Mahony & Lisa O’Mahony. with Conor Nelligan Katherine Corkery, Michelle Green and Trevor Dineen of Cork County Council.
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The Competition is in its seventh year and
this year saw a record amount of entries. The enthusiasm and high standard and
quality shown from all the schools proved to to the Judges that the project
continues to be a huge success. The competition involves each school
developing/planning a garden in their own way. Both adults and students work together to
decide what type of garden they want to create. The competition encourages all
students to get involved in working in the garden and the competition also
promotes sustainability and biodiversity.
Mr Sean Murphy welcomed the schools involved and congratulated
each school on their efforts. This was then followed by an audio visual
presentation that showcased all of the schools hard work. Sean then thanked the Muintir ná Tíre sub group for all their
hard work in making the Pride in the Community School Garden’s Awards a huge
success. He also thanked Cork County Council for their huge support.
Sean Holland Chair
of the sub group of Cork County Federation Muintir ná Tíre was highly impressed
with the standard of the gardens entered and spoke about the importance of
getting into the garden and “getting your hands dirty.” He asked pupils to
think outside the box and to include lots of colour in their gardens. He also
thought that the Video on the gardens was a good way for new entrants to see
other school’s work and come up with new ideas.
Mayor
Christopher O’ Sullivan was highly impressed with
the response to the School Garden Awards and encouraged everyone to get
involved. He congratulated all the schools and said they were all winners. He
hoped next year’s competition would be even bigger and better. Trevor Dinneen of the Environment Directorate, Cork County Council was very
impressed with the huge involvement from all the schools and congratulated all
the schools on their huge contribution and the amount of work that was done by
both students and pupils. Conor Nelligan
Heritage Officer of Cork County Council thanked everyone for partaking and
attending the Awards Ceremony. He said the competition was a huge success and
congratulated all involved. Brendan
Scahill HSE was highly impressed with the commitment of all the pupils
involved and said that pupils would develop life skills by getting out and
enjoying the garden.
St Catherine's NS Conna winners of the Muintir na Tires School Garden of theYear
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| Isabelle Coyle, Eoghan O’Mahony & Lisa O’Mahony |
Organised
by Cork County Federation Muintir na Tire and Cork County Council
8 Sidney Place,
Wellington Road Cork
Phone:0214500688
Fax: 021450053
website: Muintircork.com
About
the Competition:
The competition is run in conjunction with Cork County Council,
Environment directorate and Heritage Section and Griffins Garden Centre. The aim of the “Pride in the Community
Schools Competition” is to support pupils, teachers in County Cork,
to bring nature, wildlife, plants and colours into their school grounds, to
promote horticulture and biodiversity to give students a chance to interact
with the environment and nature in a positive way. Studies have shown that
school gardens promote positive environmental attitudes and provide an
excellent opportunity to develop more positive attitudes towards science at an
early age.