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Win a Laptop · Eco-Flag Points · Free Competition Entry

🎖️ Your Mission, If You Choose To Accept It…
Our Eco-Hero Competition
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Our School
Eco-Heroes

Led by Max — and the Eco-Heroes Committee

Bring Down Energy!

Design a Mission Statement for Your School (below)

The Eco-Hero Mission

We switch off the lights when we leave the room, 💡

We turn down the heat to stop the planet's doom, 🌡️

We unplug our chargers at the end of the day, 🔌

We choose green energy every single way, 🌿

Together we heroes keep waste away! 🦸‍♂️🦸‍♀️

Eco-Heroes Squad
WE'RE BACK!!

⚡ Meet the Eco-Heroes

Click on each Committee hero to learn more about their energy-saving superpowers — and help bring down energy!

Electric Laoise
Electric Laoise
Light Guardian
Switches off every light in the building — and never misses one.
Water
Water
Heat Keeper
Controls the heating so not a single degree of warmth is wasted.
Veggie Man
Veggie Man
Renewable Ranger
Scouts for renewable energy sources and powers the school sustainably.
Heather O'Hare
Heather O'Hare
Plug Puller
Hunts down every standby device and pulls the plug on wasted power.
Kaizen Ken
Kaizen Ken
Energy Auditor
Tracks the school's energy use and spots where improvements can be made.

🎯 Why Enter?

Four great reasons to get your class involved

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Already an Eco-School?

This competition gives you pupil-led evidence for your Energy topic — exactly what assessors want to see.

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Not an Eco-School yet?

Your mission statement is your first step. Use it to kick off your journey toward the Green Flag.

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Win a Laptop

Win a laptop for your Eco-Committee. Every entrant gets a free certificate.

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Pupil Voice in Action

Judges want to see children leading the change. This competition puts them front and centre.

📝 Our Mission Statement Competition

Tell us about your school — we'll point you in the right direction!

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Is your school already an Eco-School?

This helps us give you the right guidance

Eco-Schools Green Flag

Have you earned your Energy Flag?

The Energy topic is one of the 11 Eco-Schools topics

🎉 Brilliant — your flag is GREEN!

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Amazing — you've got your Energy Flag!

You can still enter the competition. Here are ideas for your next Eco-Schools topic:

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Water

Audit your school's water usage and fix dripping taps.

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Transport

Encourage walking, cycling and car-sharing to school.

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Litter & Waste

Set up a recycling programme and reduce single-use plastics.

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Biodiversity

Create a wildlife garden or plant a pollinator patch.

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Healthy Living

Run a healthy eating campaign and reduce food waste.

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Global Citizenship

Link your eco-work to global sustainability goals.

You can still enter and show off your energy work! 🌟

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✨ Your Mission Statement

We are [Your School] and we pledge to reduce our energy use by 10% so that we can help fight climate change by [choose a date].

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Mission Submitted!

Your pledge has been saved. Good luck, Eco-Heroes!

⚡ Energy Savings Calculator

See how much your pledge could save your school

1 week1 termFull year
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£120
Estimated saving
over 10 weeks
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23kg
CO₂ avoided
over 10 weeks
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15
Books you could buy
with those savings

* Estimates based on typical NI primary school energy data. Actual savings will vary.

🧠 Energy Quiz

5 questions — earn your badge!

Question 1 of 5

🌟 Wall of Fame

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🏆 Prizes

A laptop, Eco-Flag points and free competition entry!

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A Laptop

Win a laptop for your school's Eco-Committee

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Eco-Flag Points

Points towards your Energy Eco-Flag award

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Free Competition Entry

Free entry to the Energy Challenge competition

📅 Key Dates

Mark these in your diary!

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Fri 15 May
Competition Opens
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Fri 5 June
Submissions Close
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17 June
Winners Announced

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▼ Click logo to see the Green Flag!

Our Mission Target

We are working hard on the "Energy" topic to achieve our Eco-Schools Green Flag in Northern Ireland!

GOAL: Reduce energy use by 10% this term!