St Andrew’s Day

by The Editor | Nov 15, 2016

St Andrews Day is on 30 November.  On this day, Scots all around the world celebrate their national day.  Find out more by first of all clicking on the post title above then clicking on one of the following links…

St Andrew Video

St Andrew’s Day (Woodlands Junior School)

St Andrew’s Day resources (Education Scotland)

An Interview with Bonnie Prince Charlie

by The Editor | Feb 2, 2016

Wednesday February 10 @1.45pm.

He is one of Scotland’s most famous characters, but who really was Bonnie Prince Charlie? Why did he come to Scotland in 1745, and how close did he come to seizing the throne? Was he actually a Prince, or just a Pretender? And did he really dress as a maid when he went “over the sea to Skye”?

This is your chance to find out, with this rare opportunity to ask the Prince yourself! Join Glow TV live from the National Museum of Scotland on Wednesday 10th February at 1.45pm to see the Prince as portrayed by Historian Arran Johnston and to discover more about the iconic Jacobite objects we have on display in the museum.

Sign up now to take part in Glow TV – An Interview with Bonnie Prince Charlie

A Window into Another World

by The Editor | May 22, 2015

Children’s author, Sam Wilding is taking part in an exciting trip to East Bali this month to work with the East Bali Poverty Project and to visit six newly constructed schools.  He is blogging about his experiences on Glow Blogs – and he’d like you to join his adventure!

Sam is working with the children to enthuse them about reading and writing, as education is now a main priority in East Bali.  He is planning to create a storyboard for a picture book for the children around sanitation and nutrition which is a vital part of their life long learning.

Sam also hopes to raise awareness here in Scotland about the great work of the East Bali Poverty Project and facilitate a sharing of culture between the children here in Scotland and in Bali.

You can get a daily update from Sam from his Glow blog posts and his videos and also take part in his daily challenge question on the –Follow Sam Wilding in Bali blog

Hawthornden PS Fundraiser

by The Editor | May 21, 2015

Children from Hawthornden Primary School who are in the Charities and Rights Respecting Schools Focus Groups are raising money to support local people severely affected by the earthquake in Nepal.  To do this  they are having a ‘Bring a Pound  Dress Down Day’ on Friday 22nd May.

Mapping Our World

by The Editor | Mar 17, 2015

This unique interactive website works with maps and globes to transform learners’ understanding of the world.
Winner of a Geographical Association Gold award and a BAFTA award for primary learning, Mapping Our World allows learners to flatten a globe, turn a map into a globe, and merge different map projections.
The nine structured activities come with teachers’ notes and are designed for whole class learning on an interactive whiteboard or PC.   Click here to visit the resource

Our Town Stories

by The Editor | May 8, 2013

Edinburgh’s history through stories, images and historical maps from Edinburgh Libraries.  Click here to visit this excellent website.