Scoil Mhuire
Ireland’s First
Passive House School
In March 2012, Scoil Mhuire National School Moynalty became the first Passive House standard school in Ireland. It also has the honour of the lowest ever air-tightness rating for a non-domestic building in Ireland achieving a result of .54 (M3/hr) M3@50pa.
School Information
Scoil Mhuire is a four classroom rural school in Moynalty village in North Meath. The old National School was a 1938 mass concrete building with issues around heating, light, space, safety and parking. The new school however has classrooms of 70m2 each with independent access to an external teaching space and 10m of sliding wall storage. The school has a GP hall of 140m2, a wonderful library, large rooms for Support Teaching, separate staff room, kitchen and offices
School Life
Scoil Mhuire is a four classroom rural school in Moynalty village in North Meath. The old National School was a 1938 mass concrete building with issues around heating, light, space, safety and parking. The new school however has classrooms of 70m2 each with independent access to an external teaching space and 10m of sliding wall storage. The school has a GP hall of 140m2, a wonderful library, large rooms for Support Teaching, separate staff room, kitchen and offices
Green Flag Programme
Health Promoting School
- We use regular hand towels in all toilets.
- We always double side photocopies and notes.
- We always re-use scrap paper in the class rooms.
- We have bins in every room.
- We promote reusable lunch & drink containers.
- We have a compost heap.
- We use recycled containers in the garden.
- We use recycled egg cartons to chit potatoes.
- We make homemade decorations, cards, dress-up & Easter Bonnets from recycled materials.
Active Schools programme
- We use regular hand towels in all toilets.
- We always double side photocopies and notes.
- We always re-use scrap paper in the class rooms.
- We have bins in every room.
- We promote reusable lunch & drink containers.
- We have a compost heap.
- We use recycled containers in the garden.
- We use recycled egg cartons to chit potatoes.
- We make homemade decorations, cards, dress-up & Easter Bonnets from recycled materials.
Gaelbhratach
- We use regular hand towels in all toilets.
- We always double side photocopies and notes.
- We always re-use scrap paper in the class rooms.
- We have bins in every room.
- We promote reusable lunch & drink containers.
- We have a compost heap.
- We use recycled containers in the garden.
- We use recycled egg cartons to chit potatoes.
- We make homemade decorations, cards, dress-up & Easter Bonnets from recycled materials.
Wellbeing
- We use regular hand towels in all toilets.
- We always double side photocopies and notes.
- We always re-use scrap paper in the class rooms.
- We have bins in every room.
- We promote reusable lunch & drink containers.
- We have a compost heap.
- We use recycled containers in the garden.
- We use recycled egg cartons to chit potatoes.
- We make homemade decorations, cards, dress-up & Easter Bonnets from recycled materials.