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ACTION NOTES: WATER
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Does the school have a policy on water and water conservation: NO
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Does the School have a water meter: NO
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There is a water meter for the whole clinic complex out on the footpath on the main road.
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If so, is the water meter read regularly? YES
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The Clinic is charged at a non domestic rate for water usage.
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Have you reviewed the number of taps/urinals/toilets in the school: YES
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Pre Schools 1 and 2 have a separate changing/toilet area. The remaining 12 classrooms each have an adjoining toilet area.
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Does the school have an estimate of the breakdown of water usage for the whole building: NO
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The Clinic gets a bill each month for non domestic water usage. This is in the region of 1,000 euro per month.
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Do you know where the school’s water comes from? Do you know where the wastewater goes? NO
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Are dripping taps reported and repaired quickly: YES
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Members of the staff of the school regularly make use of the Clinic’s intranet for sending and receiving e-mails. The Clinic’s Project Manager, Jane Mitchell on a frequent basis sends e-mails to Clinic staff asking them to report faults. In addition, the Schools caretaker, is in liason with teachers on a daily basis and is in a position to report dripping taps etc.. to the Clinic’s Project Manager.
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Is the water pressure adjusted to be enough without being excessive? DON’T KNOW
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Have students visited the local water treatment facility? NO
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Is the School near a beach or Marina? YES
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Dollymount
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If so, has the beach/marina got a blue flag? NOT SURE
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While Dollymount had retained its Blue Flag and Green Coast award in 2009, it is no longer listed on the www.blueflag.org website. However, it is listed as a blue flag beach for 2010 on the An Taisce website.
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Is your Community involved in Clean Coast? NO
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Does the school ever visit the local beach/marina?
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Some classes have visited the beach in the past however, there is a difficulty as the beach is not too wheelchair accessible. Each year however, Clontarf Yacht and Boat Club take children from the CRC out sailing so there is an awareness of the needs of pupils in the school among the local seafaring community.
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Is there a pond/lake near the school suitable for school visits and/or study? NOT SURE
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Do the students know where their water comes from at home? NO
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Could a survey be carried out? YES
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Does the school have a policy for the use of non-hazardous cleaning products? NOT SURE
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Is rainwater collected for watering plants? YES
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Pupils in Transition class have been involved in the Crocus Project led by teacher Sean Morrisroe. Holocaust Education Trust Ireland provides schools with yellow crocus bulbs to plant in autumn in memory of the one and a half million Jewish children and thousands of other children who died in the Holocaust.
The yellow flowers recall the yellow Stars of David all Jews were forced to wear under Nazi rule.
Transition Pupils have planted these crocus bulbs. They have followed the steps outlined for making a rain gauge in worksheect 2 of the Green School’s Water Manual (p.21). Water collected is being used to water the crocuses.
In addition plans are afoot to place a water butt in the school’s recently created award winning garden.
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