Poster Competition Gallery
The annual poster competition, run by An Taisce Green Schools in partnership with Uisce Éireann, is open to all schools currently participating in the Water Theme of the Green Schools Programme.
Twelve regional winners will be invited to a prize-giving ceremony in Dublin in May 2025. They will each win a €100 voucher and will receive their winning poster professionally framed. Three national winners will be announced at the same prize-giving ceremony and will receive additional prizes.
Theme
This year's poster theme is ‘Water is Life’ and the competition is open to all primary and secondary schools working towards, or have already completed, the Water theme. Green Schools are looking for innovative and creative designs which promote, inspire and identify ideas around water conservation.
Submission and Closing Date: Original entries must be posted to:
Green-Schools Water Competition, An Taisce, 5 Foster Place, Temple Bar, Dublin 2, D02V0P9
Entries must be received by Friday, 14th February, 2025.
Posters must include the following information on the reverse side of the poster:
Personal Details: All entries must include the following information printed clearly on the reverse of each poster:
• Student’s name
• Student’s class or year (e.g. 1st class, TY etc.)
• School’s Details:
• School’s full address including county and Eircode.
• Green-Schools coordinator’s details (name, phone number and email address) for correspondence purposes
Secondary Schools Video Competition:
The Video competition is for secondary schools only. We are looking for individual students or a group of a maximum of five people to produce a video inspired by this year’s theme: Water is Life.
The prize for the winning video(s) will be a €200 voucher and an invitation to a prize-giving ceremony in Dublin in May 2025.
Closing date: Entries must be received by midnight Monday, 10th March, 2025.
Video specs and submission information:
Videos can be produced in landscape or portrait orientation and should be between 1 to 3 minutes long. Videos can be hosted on any platform and should be shared as links (i.e., a YouTube link or similar); and submitted through the official online entry form. Entrants should note that videos should not be in the public realm prior to submission.
On the entry form, please insert the link to your video and other information we may need to access it. Videos should be the original work of the entrants, should not infringe on copyright, and permission should be granted by anyone appearing in the video for it to be entered into the competition.
Share your ideas!
Don’t forget to share your school’s poster and video ideas and inspiration with @greenschoolsire_water on Instagram using #WaterIsLife. If you have any questions related to the competition, please email our team at: water@greenschoolsireland.org
