Posts Tagged ‘School’
Princess Anne learns about Prince Philip’s school days
Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal viewed archive material relating to her late father’s school days on a visit to Gordonstoun last week. Gordonstoun Guardian Erin Bell (Head Student) showed The Princess examples of the original Moray Badge which HRH The Prince Philip won at school and which inspired The Duke of Edinburgh’s Awards. Erin…
Read MoreShining a spotlight on Scotland’s artistic excellence
Borders Art Fair has teamed up with the Society of Scottish Artists to showcase four of its diverse and richly-talented members at this month’s event in Kelso. Artists and makers from across Scotland will also be bringing a digital dimension to BAF with online talks and workshops exploring everything from composition and lino printing to…
Read MoreWinners of Gaelic film competition FilmG revealed
The winners of this year’s prestigious Gaelic short film competition FilmG 2022 have been announced. Many of the winners across the 17 prize categories were brought into the FilmG studio by video link to accept their award and chat with programme hosts and competition stalwarts Fiona MacKenzie and Niall Iain MacDonald. Films followed this year’s…
Read MoreDistillers’ Charity starts £2.5 million work with Youth Action Fund
An ambitious new charity initiative from the Scotch Whisky industry was launched this week, driven by a commitment to make a positive impact on the lives of young people across Scotland for the long term. Founded by the Distillers’ Charity, the Youth Action Fund has been set up to distribute an initial £2.5 million raised…
Read MoreBright spark runs in the family with Oxford offer
Strathallan School student Vanja Zdravković has been offered a place to read Electrical Engineering at New College, University of Oxford, from September. The sixth form student from Serbia could join his older brother Mateja at Oxford, as the former Strathallan student and HMC Scholar also got into the prestigious university, heading to Jesus College to…
Read MoreBallet partnership for International Women’s Day 2022
FIDA, the Futures Institute at Dollar Academy, has teamed up with Scottish Ballet to offer a one-day workshop for children. Entitled See Me, it will be open to boys and girls aged 10-12 across Central Scotland. Children attending the workshop, which will take place in the Alva Academy dance studio on Wednesday 6 April, will…
Read MoreScotland’s moorland groups in Eat Game finals
Scotland’s regional moorland groups have been shortlisted in the Best Game Educator category of the prestigious Eat Game Awards 2022. Now in their fourth year, the awards celebrate businesses and individuals that go the extra mile to promote and celebrate game. Lianne MacLennan is the national coordinator of Scotland’s regional moorland groups. She said: ‘We…
Read MoreStrathallan pupil Dan debates for Scotland
Strathallan School student Dan De Luca, who started debating a year ago, represented Scotland in his first ever international debating tournament. The 17-year-old from Crieff was awarded the highest individual score for a debate out of the 138 participants attending the prestigious Vilnius Open 2022. Dan, who was selected to the Scottish debating team in…
Read MoreCreativity in the UK ready to be Unboxed in Scotland
Creativity in the UK, a once-in-a-lifetime celebration of creativity taking place across the UK in 2022, launches today, 1 March, with About Us. This is a spectacular, free open-air event created by 59 Productions, The Poetry Society and Stemettes exploring 13.8 billion years of history through the infinite ways in which humans are connected to…
Read MoreJustin recognised as a Master of Wine
An Edinburgh man has been crowned as a new Master of Wine. The news was announced by the Institute of Masters of Wine, as he is one of two new members of the IMW. Justin Martindale is based in Scotland and Jonny Orton is south of the border. There are now 420 MWs globally –…
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