by The Editor | May 28, 2015
Over 600 pupils took part in the recent Orienteering Festival at Vogrie Country House. An amazing turnout to a fantastic event using this superb venue.
A huge thank you to the staff at Vogrie, the Active Schools team and all the staff in the Primary Schools who entered their enthusiastic pupils and made the event possible.
The event was organised by Midlothian and East Lothian Outdoor Learning Services and has been a great success and we hope to run again in 2017.
Three linear courses were set out for P5, P6 and P7 that challenged their navigational abilities.
Despite the mixed weather all young people appeared to enjoy the opportunity to partake in this event. It was great to see so many enthused pupils and staff. With course times ranging from 9 minutes to almost an hour it certainly appeared to challenge all pupils. Plenty of smiles from our confident,successful learners. Click here for more information.
by The Editor | May 19, 2015
Congratulations to Dana Purves (S1) who has followed her Penrith Junior Open individual and team Gold medals in March with an individual gold medal in the Scottish International Championship. Dana competes in Karate in the 12-13 year old and -40kg classifications. She is looking forward to competing in the Meadowbank junior open on the 10th May and the British 4 Nations competition on the 26th May. Good Luck!
Three Penicuik High School pupils who play for Murrayfield Wanderers have won the Brewn Dolphin u18 Scottish Cup. Congratulations to Rachel Law (S5), Heather Reid and Kirsten Watret (both S4) for their performances throughout the season and in the final.
Young Ambassador Rachel Law (S5) has represented Penicuik High School at a range of events this year. Rachel is a member of the Young Ambassador Steering Group and the Young Peoples’ Sports Panel. She has ran workshops at four Young Ambassador conferences in Glasgow throughout the year, presented at both the Children in Sport Conference at Hampden Park and the Women in Sport conference at Murrayfield Stadium, and delivered a talk for Legacy 2014 to Primary Schools in Glasgow City Chambers. Rachel was also Chairperson of the Young Scot judging panel and gave the opening speech at the Young Scot Awards 2015 at the Usher Hall in Edinburgh. Congratulations on a busy and valuable year for Rachel and good luck carrying these responsibilities forward next year.
by The Editor | May 13, 2015
What a tremendous series of come and try bike (CATB) events we have had this year. There were close to 300 pupils from 7 different Midlothian primary schools taking part in 16 events. Through working with schools the events have linked closely to the curriculum in areas such as health and wellbeing, languages, mathematics and technologies amongst others. This fits well with our planning model which we are using in the Outdoor Learning Service. Click here to access the full article.
by The Editor | Apr 29, 2015
Penicuik High School made history on Monday night as they became the first ever school from Midlothian to win the Scottish Senior Shield. Penicuik defeated Notre Dame HS on penalties after a 1-1 draw at the Excelsior stadium, Airdrie.
Penicuik had two goals disallowed for offside in the opening ten minutes and Notre Dame took the lead against the run of play after 25 minutes with a quick counter attack. Within five minutes, however, Penicuik drew level through a fine finish from Joe Viola. After a tense second half the match finished 1-1 and the title had to be settled by penalties.After two superb saves from Gibb it was substitute Mark Cotter who smashed home the winning penalty to ensure a night of glory for Penicuik High School.
PE teacher Craig Hunter: “For such a small school to go all the way and win the shield is absolutely fantastic, the boys have shown they are the best team in Scotland and should be very proud of what they have achieved”
Coaches Craig Hunter, Peter Jeans and Gareth Don would like to thank all of the players for their efforts this season and the school and local football clubs for their continued support
Penicuik now face Newbattle HS in the Lothian Cup final on May 15th as they look to complete the cup double.
by The Editor | Mar 26, 2015
The new EVOLVE online educational visit planning and approval system is now live in Midlothian. A fantastic turn-out at our recent launch means that we have 14 schools (and growing) in the pilot phase. The system offers a huge amount of benefits to aid trip planning for our educational establishments in Midlothian. We hope this system will enable and Encourage more of-site visits
Simplifies procedures
Promotes efficiency
Promotes confidence to plan educational visits
Builds portfolio of staff experience
Supports planning – reflection – planning working practices
Reduces paperwork
Provides a clear audit trail
Ensures staff planning adheres to procedures
Pre-configured robust framework
Manage all Extra-curricular activities – not just visits!
Dynamic monitoring and live customisable reporting tools
Supports inspection preparation and process of self review
Comprehensive overview of all learning opportunities
Flexible, intuitive & easy to use
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by The Editor | Oct 24, 2014
Rosewell Primary school have embarked on a journey of discovery into the world of renewable energy.
They have linked up with Ally and Susan Cowen the very helpful owners from Eastside Farm in the Pentland Hills. The learners in P4 to P7 will be given the the opportunity to see renewable energy in action. In addition to this the learners will have the chance to walk in the surrounding area taking in the natural beauty of the Pentland hills. Click here to read the full article.
