On Wednesday we had some visitors from Icecreamarchitecture working with pupils on behalf of the Scottish land commission during our wider achievement session.
The aim of the session was to raise awareness of land use, evaluate pupils opinions of present land use and discuss what changes they would like to see in the future.
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We spent much of the time walking round the village in groups discussing different aspects of land use and collecting samples for reference later.
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When we returned to the classroom, we reviewed the areas we went to and discussed the impact and benefit of each area of land.
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The pupils then took part in a survey which assessed their understanding of land use in Scotland.
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Finally the pupils were given the chance to voice their opinions about the future and discuss what changes they would like to see as they grow up.
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The pupils involved had a great time and we would like to thank all those involved.