S1 residential

Well done to our S1and accompanying staff who spent the first three days of this week at Broomlee outdoor education centre in West Linton. A third of our S1 (Kyi Community) spent Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday getting to know each other in this beautiful country setting in the conservation village of West Linton. This is the first of three residential experiences that we have organised for our new S1. I spent Monday evening with the group and I was delighted to see how well they were entering into the spirit of the excursion and how much they were enjoying themselves.

As many will know outdoor education was removed from the curriculum in most Edinburgh schools by the early 90s. It's great to now see schools returning to this very exciting and stimulating mode of learning.