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Cluster Residential to Edinburgh

March 24, 2016 Mr Gray Leave a comment

Primary six and seven pupils from the Glenkens visited Edinburgh for a residential trip.

On the first day the pupils from Carsphairn, Dalry and Kells visited Edinburgh Castle and the Camera Obscura.

After dinner, they went on an organised ghost walk and were told a number of stories about life in the city hundreds of years ago.

Day two began with walk around Arthur’s Seat. We picked a good clear day for the walk. It was quite cold, but the views across the city were fantastic. The group then walked to the Scottish Parliament to meet Alex Fergusson MSP for a guided tour. After lunch in one of the committee rooms, we visited the National Museum of Scotland in Chambers Street.

On the last day we visited Dynamic Earth before returning home. The pupils really enjoyed all the interactive displays as well as learning how the planet was created. The visit ended by watching a film on stars in the 360 degree show dome at Dynamic Earth.

Edinburgh Residential

March 25, 2014 Mr Gray

Recently P6 and 7 pupils from the Glenkens visited Edinburgh for a three day residential experience.

On the afternoon of the first day the pupils from Carsphairn, Dalry and Kells visited the Camera Obscura and Edinburgh Castle. After their dinner the pupils went on an organised ghost walk around The Royal Mile and the city vaults. They were told a number of stories about life in Edinburgh hundreds of years ago.

Day two began with a walk up Arthur’s Seat. Unfortunately it was wet and windy, but the pupils still enjoyed the view of the city. The group then walked down to the Scottish Parliament to meet local MSP, Mr Alex Fergusson, for a guided tour of the building. After lunch we walked across the road to Holyrood for a guided tour of the Palace. The afternoon was completed with a visit to Dynamic Earth where the pupils enjoyed the galleries explaining how the planet was created as well as watching a film show on space at the planetarium.

On the last day we visited the National Museum of Scotland before leaving Edinburgh. The trip home was broken with a visit to the Falkirk Wheel.

Glenkens Cluster at Carlingwark 2012

September 25, 2012 Mr Gray

Pupils from the P5 classes of Carsphairn, Dalry and Kells visited Carlingwark Outdoor Centre in Castle Douglas for an overnight trip. On the first day, pupils were involved in watersports. An enjoyable time was spent kayaking and sailing on the loch.The pupils went to Dalbeattie Forest on the second day for orienteering. The trip was a great opportunity for the pupils from the Glenkens cluster to be involved in new experiences, work together on challenging tasks and make new friends. Here are some photographs of the residential –

Glenkens P6 & 7 Edinburgh Residential

May 3, 2012 Mr Gray

Recently primary 6 and 7 pupils from the Glenkens visited Edinburgh for a three day residential experience.

On the first day the pupils from Carsphairn, Dalry and Kells stopped off en route to Edinburgh to visit the Falkirk Wheel. After the boat trip and picnic lunch the next stop was the National Museum of Scotland. The pupils enjoyed visiting all the exhibitions in the recently refurbished museum. The first day was rounded off with a ‘Ghost Tour’ around the old part of the city. The pupils found it hilarious when Mr McKenna and Mr Gray were chosen to be whipped at the ‘mercat cross’ when our guide was telling stories of everyday life in Edinburgh hundreds of years ago. The tour ended with a visit to some of the underground vaults.

Day two began with a walk up Arthur’s Seat in glorious sunny weather. After some super views of the city of Edinburgh we walked to the Scottish Parliament at Holyrood. The group was fortunate to be given a guided tour around the Parliament from Mr Fergusson our local MSP. It was fascinating to see the conference rooms, the many offices plus the debating chamber. Mr Fergusson also managed to obtain enough passes for our whole group to witness First Minister’s Question Time from the public viewing gallery. Quite a number of the pupils were surprised by the noise created by the MSP’s during the debate. After lunch at the Parliament we walked across the road to visit the galleries in Dynamic Earth which explained how our planet was created, how it has changed over millions of years as well as giving the pupils the chance to find out about the Polar Regions and rainforests. The pupils then enjoyed burger and chips and a couple of games of ten pin bowling at the Fountainbridge Complex.

On the last day of the residential we visited Edinburgh Castle. It was rather cloudy that day so we could not see much further than Princes Street. The pupils especially enjoyed seeing the Scottish crown, Stone of Destiny and the one o’clock gun. We then walked from the castle to the Camera Obscura on the Royal Mile. The pupils were shown how the camera obscura worked plus they had the opportunity to walk through the rooms and galleries to experience the many optical illusions. After lunch in Princes Street Gardens we all headed back home. The bus journey home gave quite a few people the opportunity to have a much needed forty winks!

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