Cappawhite National School 2024 Winners – Credit Green Schools Programme
Twenty-seven schools across County Tipperary have started the month of February with a plan to change their travel habits for good.
An initiative of the Green-Schools Programme, the Big Travel Challenge asks school communities to focus on modes of active travel such as walking, cycling or scooting, and try to get as many people using that mode as possible over a period of 9 school days. Schools can also promote a range of awareness initiatives in their school communities where active travel may be less practical.
The competition was won by Cappawhite National School last year following their efforts to increase the numbers of staff and students walking to school
The 27 Tipperary schools are among 477 schools nationwide currently working on the Travel theme of the Green-Schools Programme with the aim of being awarded a Green Flag for Travel. More than 2,400 schools nationwide have been awarded a Travel flag since the programme began.
Winning schools in 2025 will receive cash prizes to be used for their Green-Schools Travel Programme.
