By Dan Walsh
Two talented students from Selskar College, Wexford – Ellie Furlong and Aoife Davis – were among the inspirational prize-winners at the annual An Taisce Green Schools Water Awards and were crowned the Water Ambassador Regional winners at the Dublin ceremony.
Uisce Éireann’s Geoffrey Bourke, who presented the awards alongside An Taisce’s Cathy Baxer was in awe of the students’ creativity and imagination. “Those of us lucky enough to be in attendance could not help but be inspired by the children’s stories of how they worked together to protect the valuable water resource and how they inspired their communities to use less water. They are a great example to us all.”
Cathy Baxter said; “It’s a privilege to be involved in these awards as they celebrate so much creativity and highlight the wide variety of ways, we can create awareness and take action. Huge credit and thanks to all the participating students, teachers and schools.”
The annual event marks the 11th year of Uisce Éireann’s sponsorship of An Taisce’s Green Schools programme which supports schools working to gain a Green Flag under the water theme. Throughout the current academic year, An Taisce has been engaging directly with 519 schools on the Water Flag, working with 142,820 students and 12,857 teachers across the country.
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