This is Communergys - Green schools in the heart of the community entry to the LEAF Green Communities award 2014

2. 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”

3. Environmentally Stable Projects
We 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 

4. 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!!

5. TEACHERS ENCOURAGING
SUSTAINABLE LIVING Since 2000
2000-2002
Ms McCarthy Ms Wafer
Ms Leonard Ms O’Connor
2002-2014
Ms Gallagher
Ms Behan
Ms Coleman
Mr Heavey

7. 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 Mountmellick
Environment 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 Mountmellick
Community 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.

8. FROM MOUNTMELLICK TO THE
WORLD
Our flash mob in 2012 to raise ‘Save Energy’ awareness
in our Community.

9. Midlands 103 interview 2012

11. 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.

12. 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.

13. 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.”

14. Flag Raising Throughout the Years

15. Support from the Wider
Community

16. Support from The
Wider Community
and Beyond
Mr Pat Kenny and Ms
O’Connor

17. Spreading the Word
On Midlands 103

18. Spreading our
Sustainable Living
Knowledge with the
Elderly in Our
Community

19. Sharing our
Sustainable
knowledge with the
Local Primary School

20. Communergy
Winning the Green
Schools Award.

21. Hitting The Headlines Since 2000

22. 2014 Our Quest For our 4th Flag
Sustainable Travel Continues...

23. 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.