Education
Glenalmond College invests £2 million in facilities
The construction of a range of new, state-of-the-art sports facilities at Glenalmond College is one of the highlights of a recent multi-million pound programme of investment at the school. Almost £2 million pounds of investment has been undertaken over the past two years, as part of an ambitious, on-going programme to grow the leading Perthshire…
Read MoreRaising concerns over pollution near schools
Children at Lomond School are at ‘low-risk’ to the effects of air pollution according to primary five pupils who found that the surrounding streets contain low levels of nitrogen dioxide. After learning that one third of children in Britain are living in areas which have unsafe levels of air pollution, Lomond pupils aged between eight…
Read MoreDollar Academy make shortlist for Scottish music awards
Dollar Academy’s award-winning pipe band has been nominated as a contender for Pipe Band of the Year in MG Alba Scots Trad Music Awards 2019. More than 210 pupils take part in the Dollar Academy Pipe Band programme which has been a fixture of life at the school since 1912. The band has won numerous…
Read MoreSchool remembers former pupils’ sacrifice
Lomond School has commemorated the former Larchfield pupils who lost their lives in World War One through an installation of silhouettes. Alongside this, an assembly led by primary six pupils focused on the outbreak of WW2 and the experiences of the children who were evacuated. Throughout the school, Perspex silhouettes, donated by former pupil Ross…
Read MorePupils take part in the Wee Sleep Out for charity
Pupils from Belhaven Hill School have done their bit to raise money and help end homelessness. Earlier this term, co-founder of Edinburgh-based charity Social Bite, Alice Thompson, visited Belhaven Hill School, the boarding and day school in Dunbar, to talk about their goal of ending homelessness in Scotland. Alice also spoke about their new fundraising…
Read MoreScots school set to host UK climate change summit
Dollar Academy is set to host the first ever UK summit tackling sustainability and education, inviting delegates to discuss how schools across Europe can address the climate crisis. The leading Scottish independent school is running the event in conjunction with The University of Cambridge and Sustainability Education. Designed for school leaders (both pupils and staff),…
Read MorePupils learn of the sacrifices made during wartime
Junior school pupils from Kelvinside Academy reflected on the sacrifices made by veterans during a visit from Poppyscotland’s latest inspiring exhibition. ‘Bud’ – an 18 tonne lorry and learning space – is travelling across Scotland to encourage a deeper understanding of Remembrance. The interactive exhibition stopped by the leading independent school last week, giving Kelvinside…
Read MoreMerchiston Castle pupils visit Lady Haig’s Poppy Factory
Ahead of Remembrance Sunday, junior pupils at Merchiston visited Lady Haig’s Poppy Factory to learn more about its history and understand its important wartime contribution. The leading independent school for boys based near Edinburgh, which has 440 boarder and day pupils combined, has been educating pupils through special assemblies, academic lessons and co-curricular activities about…
Read MoreMerchiston Castle pupils take lessons outdoors
Junior pupils at Merchiston Castle swapped their desks for learning in the great outdoors to support National Outdoor Classroom day, an initiative the school promotes regularly. The leading independent school for boys based near Edinburgh, which has 440 boarder and day pupils combined, promotes an array of wellbeing initiatives across its academic curriculum as it…
Read MoreAnything Goes for Glenalmond College pupils
A West Highland Terrier named Lottie has been offering support to Glenalmond College pupils and joining in with rehearsals for the school’s senior musical Anything Goes which will be staged at the end of this month. The friendly terrier has been enjoying accompanying her owner, Glenalmond’s musical director Tim Ridley, and the 34-strong cast during…
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