{"id":11504,"date":"2021-09-08T13:39:03","date_gmt":"2021-09-08T13:39:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/LeswaltPrimarySchool\/?p=11504"},"modified":"2021-09-08T15:57:19","modified_gmt":"2021-09-08T15:57:19","slug":"democracy-in-action-at-leswalt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/LeswaltPrimarySchool\/2021\/09\/08\/democracy-in-action-at-leswalt\/","title":{"rendered":"Democracy In Action at Leswalt"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The boys and girls of Leswalt Primary used and applied a democratic process to elect our new House Captains yesterday.\u00a0 Fitting with our Social Studies topic of<em> Democracy in Scotland<\/em>, our candidates wrote their own manifesto speech to present to their audience.<\/p>\n<p>Each applicant demonstrated a very high standard of professionalism and confidence as they outlined their personal skills and attributes.\u00a0 Everyone spoke with clarity about the ideas and initiatives they had for the role of House Captain. We were all very impressed with the standard of each candidate&#8217;s talk, be it in person or as a virtual presentation.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div data-carousel-extra='{&quot;blog_id&quot;:76,&quot;permalink&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/LeswaltPrimarySchool\/2021\/09\/08\/democracy-in-action-at-leswalt\/&quot;}' id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-11504 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/LeswaltPrimarySchool\/2021\/09\/08\/democracy-in-action-at-leswalt\/241627121_597331421636973_4802940716344628111_n\/'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/public\/LeswaltPrimarySchool\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2021\/09\/08070408\/241627121_597331421636973_4802940716344628111_n-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-11505\" data-attachment-id=\"11505\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/LeswaltPrimarySchool\/2021\/09\/08\/democracy-in-action-at-leswalt\/241627121_597331421636973_4802940716344628111_n\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/public\/LeswaltPrimarySchool\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2021\/09\/08070408\/241627121_597331421636973_4802940716344628111_n.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"740,896\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"241627121_597331421636973_4802940716344628111_n\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Aiden impresses his audience&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/public\/LeswaltPrimarySchool\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2021\/09\/08070408\/241627121_597331421636973_4802940716344628111_n-248x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/public\/LeswaltPrimarySchool\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2021\/09\/08070408\/241627121_597331421636973_4802940716344628111_n.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-11505'>\n\t\t\t\tAiden impresses his audience\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/LeswaltPrimarySchool\/2021\/09\/08\/democracy-in-action-at-leswalt\/241634741_2912303842419995_6973805017369912819_n\/'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/public\/LeswaltPrimarySchool\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2021\/09\/08070412\/241634741_2912303842419995_6973805017369912819_n-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-11506\" data-attachment-id=\"11506\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/LeswaltPrimarySchool\/2021\/09\/08\/democracy-in-action-at-leswalt\/241634741_2912303842419995_6973805017369912819_n\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/public\/LeswaltPrimarySchool\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2021\/09\/08070412\/241634741_2912303842419995_6973805017369912819_n.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"672,896\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"241634741_2912303842419995_6973805017369912819_n\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Breagh presents virtually&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/public\/LeswaltPrimarySchool\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2021\/09\/08070412\/241634741_2912303842419995_6973805017369912819_n-225x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/public\/LeswaltPrimarySchool\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2021\/09\/08070412\/241634741_2912303842419995_6973805017369912819_n.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-11506'>\n\t\t\t\tBreagh presents virtually\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/LeswaltPrimarySchool\/2021\/09\/08\/democracy-in-action-at-leswalt\/241174881_1473686306343471_6194565394195709163_n\/'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/public\/LeswaltPrimarySchool\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2021\/09\/08070415\/241174881_1473686306343471_6194565394195709163_n-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-11507\" data-attachment-id=\"11507\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/LeswaltPrimarySchool\/2021\/09\/08\/democracy-in-action-at-leswalt\/241174881_1473686306343471_6194565394195709163_n\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/public\/LeswaltPrimarySchool\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2021\/09\/08070415\/241174881_1473686306343471_6194565394195709163_n.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"672,896\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"241174881_1473686306343471_6194565394195709163_n\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Murray delivers his manifesto&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/public\/LeswaltPrimarySchool\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2021\/09\/08070415\/241174881_1473686306343471_6194565394195709163_n-225x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/public\/LeswaltPrimarySchool\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2021\/09\/08070415\/241174881_1473686306343471_6194565394195709163_n.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-11507'>\n\t\t\t\tMurray delivers his manifesto\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/LeswaltPrimarySchool\/2021\/09\/08\/democracy-in-action-at-leswalt\/241640152_812165196114603_7453114881800832630_n\/'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/public\/LeswaltPrimarySchool\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2021\/09\/08070417\/241640152_812165196114603_7453114881800832630_n-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-11508\" data-attachment-id=\"11508\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/LeswaltPrimarySchool\/2021\/09\/08\/democracy-in-action-at-leswalt\/241640152_812165196114603_7453114881800832630_n\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/public\/LeswaltPrimarySchool\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2021\/09\/08070417\/241640152_812165196114603_7453114881800832630_n.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"609,896\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"241640152_812165196114603_7453114881800832630_n\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Malcolm gives an impassioned speech&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/public\/LeswaltPrimarySchool\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2021\/09\/08070417\/241640152_812165196114603_7453114881800832630_n-204x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/public\/LeswaltPrimarySchool\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2021\/09\/08070417\/241640152_812165196114603_7453114881800832630_n.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-11508'>\n\t\t\t\tMalcolm gives an impassioned speech\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl>\n\t\t\t<br style='clear: both' \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>The whole school then carried out an electorate voting process by selecting the candidate they felt would best represent them for the year ahead.\u00a0 Everyone filled out a voting slip and posted it in our ballet box to be counted privately.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/public\/LeswaltPrimarySchool\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2021\/09\/08070506\/241439700_558197632048200_6946635553750562962_n.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"11509\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/LeswaltPrimarySchool\/2021\/09\/08\/democracy-in-action-at-leswalt\/241439700_558197632048200_6946635553750562962_n\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/public\/LeswaltPrimarySchool\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2021\/09\/08070506\/241439700_558197632048200_6946635553750562962_n.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"672,896\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"241439700_558197632048200_6946635553750562962_n\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Let the ballot commence!&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/public\/LeswaltPrimarySchool\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2021\/09\/08070506\/241439700_558197632048200_6946635553750562962_n-225x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/public\/LeswaltPrimarySchool\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2021\/09\/08070506\/241439700_558197632048200_6946635553750562962_n.jpg\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-11509\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/public\/LeswaltPrimarySchool\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2021\/09\/08070506\/241439700_558197632048200_6946635553750562962_n-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/public\/LeswaltPrimarySchool\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2021\/09\/08070506\/241439700_558197632048200_6946635553750562962_n-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/public\/LeswaltPrimarySchool\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2021\/09\/08070506\/241439700_558197632048200_6946635553750562962_n.jpg 672w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>It was a VERY closely run campaign with the results as follows:<\/p>\n<p>Lochnaw &#8211; Malcolm<\/p>\n<p>Soleburn &#8211; Breagh<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div data-carousel-extra='{&quot;blog_id&quot;:76,&quot;permalink&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/LeswaltPrimarySchool\/2021\/09\/08\/democracy-in-action-at-leswalt\/&quot;}' id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-11504 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/LeswaltPrimarySchool\/2021\/09\/08\/democracy-in-action-at-leswalt\/breagh-house-captain\/'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/public\/LeswaltPrimarySchool\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2021\/09\/08134024\/Breagh-House-Captain-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-11512\" data-attachment-id=\"11512\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/LeswaltPrimarySchool\/2021\/09\/08\/democracy-in-action-at-leswalt\/breagh-house-captain\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/public\/LeswaltPrimarySchool\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2021\/09\/08134024\/Breagh-House-Captain.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"945,1260\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 8&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1631099264&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;3.99&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;20&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00093808630393996&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Breagh House Captain\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Breagh&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/public\/LeswaltPrimarySchool\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2021\/09\/08134024\/Breagh-House-Captain-225x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/public\/LeswaltPrimarySchool\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2021\/09\/08134024\/Breagh-House-Captain-768x1024.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-11512'>\n\t\t\t\tBreagh\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/LeswaltPrimarySchool\/2021\/09\/08\/democracy-in-action-at-leswalt\/malcolm-house-captain\/'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/public\/LeswaltPrimarySchool\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2021\/09\/08134028\/Malcolm-House-Captain-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-11513\" data-attachment-id=\"11513\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/LeswaltPrimarySchool\/2021\/09\/08\/democracy-in-action-at-leswalt\/malcolm-house-captain\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/public\/LeswaltPrimarySchool\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2021\/09\/08134028\/Malcolm-House-Captain.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"945,1260\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 8&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1631099338&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;3.99&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;20&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0013550135501355&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Malcolm House Captain\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Malcolm&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/public\/LeswaltPrimarySchool\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2021\/09\/08134028\/Malcolm-House-Captain-225x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/public\/LeswaltPrimarySchool\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2021\/09\/08134028\/Malcolm-House-Captain-768x1024.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-11513'>\n\t\t\t\tMalcolm\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl>\n\t\t\t<br style='clear: both' \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I am sure both House Captains will represent their houses well in the coming year.\u00a0 Our thanks to all of our candidates who really did themselves proud.\u00a0 We can&#8217;t commend the quality of each candidate&#8217;s presentation highly enough!\u00a0 Each of them has earned a merit for their house team.<\/p>\n<p>The activity helps support our learning as part of our curriculum and as part of a wider context; helping develop the S<em>kills for Life, Learning and Work<\/em>.\u00a0 It also supports our drive towards our Rights Respecting Schools award and applies UNICEF&#8217;s Rights of The Child (articles 4, 12, 15, &amp; 25)<\/p>\n<p># Effective Contributors\/Responsible Citizens\/Confident Individuals\/Successful Learners<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The boys and girls of Leswalt Primary used and applied a democratic process to elect our new House Captains yesterday.\u00a0 Fitting with our Social Studies topic of Democracy in Scotland, our candidates wrote their own manifesto speech to present to their audience. 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