{"id":8086,"date":"2026-10-31T09:49:35","date_gmt":"2026-10-31T09:49:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/SheuchanPrimarySchool\/?p=8086"},"modified":"2026-10-31T09:49:38","modified_gmt":"2026-10-31T09:49:38","slug":"%e2%9a%a1-powering-the-future-%f0%9f%8c%8d%f0%9f%94%8b","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/SheuchanPrimarySchool\/%e2%9a%a1-powering-the-future-%f0%9f%8c%8d%f0%9f%94%8b\/","title":{"rendered":"\u26a1 Powering the Future! \ud83c\udf0d\ud83d\udd0b"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Our pupils enjoyed taking part in the <strong>Powering the Future<\/strong> workshop delivered by Glasgow Science Centre.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Through engaging, hands-on activities, the children explored different sources of energy and learned about the importance of renewable energy in creating a more sustainable future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The workshop encouraged curiosity, discussion and problem-solving as pupils considered how we can make smarter energy choices and help protect our planet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Funded experiences such as this are particularly valuable for rural schools like ours<\/strong>, helping to overcome geographical barriers and ensuring our children have access to the same exciting learning opportunities as those living closer to major attractions and educational centres. Being a rural school should never mean missing out!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A big thank you to Glasgow Science Centre for providing such an interesting and enjoyable learning experience!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83d\ude80 Links to Learning<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>UNCRC:<\/strong> Article 17 \u2013 Access to information; Article 29 \u2013 Goals of education<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Meta-skills:<\/strong> Curiosity, critical thinking, creativity and collaborating<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>SHANARRI:<\/strong> Achieving, Active, Responsible<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Four Capacities:<\/strong> Successful Learners, Responsible Citizens, Effective Contributors<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a 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Through engaging, hands-on activities, the children explored different sources of energy and learned about the importance of renewable energy in creating a more sustainable future. The workshop encouraged curiosity, discussion and problem-solving as pupils considered how we can make smarter energy choices and help protect our planet. Funded experiences such as this are particularly<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/SheuchanPrimarySchool\/%e2%9a%a1-powering-the-future-%f0%9f%8c%8d%f0%9f%94%8b\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11913,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8086","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-lastest-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/SheuchanPrimarySchool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8086","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/SheuchanPrimarySchool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/SheuchanPrimarySchool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/SheuchanPrimarySchool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11913"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/SheuchanPrimarySchool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8086"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/SheuchanPrimarySchool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8086\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8147,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/SheuchanPrimarySchool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8086\/revisions\/8147"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/SheuchanPrimarySchool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8086"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/SheuchanPrimarySchool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8086"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/SheuchanPrimarySchool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8086"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}