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St Clare's Abbey Primary School in Newry have qualified for the Final of 'Young Environmentalist Awards' with their work on biodiversity and their St. Francis' Garden to the fore.
The award final is on Friday 26 May and as part of the awards, there is a People's Choice Award which is for the entrant that has the most votes . Vote for them at ecounesco.ie
Their entry is named 'St. Francis' Garden'. Entrant number is 089 - if you scroll down you will see 'St Francis Garden' - St Clare's Abbey. You can vote twice, once with Wi-Fi and the other with 3G.
Justin McNulty MLA and newly elected party colleague Doire Finn visited the school recently to see first-hand the pupils’ project.
Speaking after the visit to St. Clare’s Abbey Mr. McNulty said “We were absolutely blown away by the children’s environmental knowledge, passion and ambition. They have worked tirelessly together along with their teacher Mr. Fitzpatrick to create a beautiful haven of biodiversity on the edge of our city!
"The fact that out of 290 entries from 28 counties across the Island of Ireland their school project, ‘2023-089 St. Francis’ Garden’ has been shortlisted for the finals of the Young Environmentalist Awards 2023 is incredibly positive and is testament to their inspiring imagination and hard work.
Ms. Finn added “We would like to say a huge well done to Daire, Lexi, Lottie, Oliver, Adomas, Grace and Laoimh for all the hard work they have put in over the past few months and we congratulate them on such an excellent, FINALIST environmental action project. We wish the children a hearty good luck in Final Showcase and Awards ceremony of the Young Environmentalist Awards 2023 in the National Convention Centre in Dublin on the 26th of May 2023.”
