KELVIN COLLEGE FASHION DESIGN COMPETITION

Our S3 pupils are working hard to develop a design for the upcoming competition run by Kelvin College. The brief is to design an outfit inspired by Mackintosh Street Style, a fusion of bright, bold colours and geometric shapes taking into account Charles Rennie Mackintosh’s unique design style.

Best of luck to the candidates, the designs are looking great!

Well done and thanks go to our S3 Hospitality students who volunteered to serve at our Burn’s lunch to a group of senior citizens from the local community on Tuesday. Our pupils were complimented on the standard of service.

Congratulations to everyone who took part in our S1 and S2 Masterchef competiton on Wednesday 2nd November. The dishes were all of an extremely high standard and it was a difficult decision for our three judges to make.

The winners were:-

1st – Eilidh (S1) who made turkey roulade with seasonal vegetables and chocolate and raspberry pots with honeycomb topping.

2nd – Ruari (S2) who made pork loin with wilted spinach and melting chocolate puddings.

3rd – Oliver (S2) who made Sea Bass with candied vegetables and dark chocolate torte with raspberry coulis

Thanks to Nicole Finnie (chef at Hotel du Vin), Chris Charalambous (Owner of Cail Bruich restaurant) and Stanley Hay (S2) for being part of the judging team. Thanks also to the S6 pupils who volunteered to help with the competition.

Our thanks go to some of our S4 Hospitality pupils who served afternoon tea on Thursday 2nd June at a tea party organised for a group of local senior citizens as part of the school’s community engagement activities.

Over the last two weeks, F&TT has welcomed pupils from our Communications Support Service to take part in two cookery workshops making homemade pizzas and cupcakes. Well done to all the pupils involved who produced some tasty treats and developed valuable life skills. Zinnia (S4) made a cake especially for Mrs Sinclair, which was greatly appreciated.

On Tuesday 17th May, some of our S3 pupils enjoyed a Chemistry of Cupcakes masterclass which was delivered by staff from F&TT and the Chemistry department. Pupils baked cakes, carried out experiments with different ingredients and then decorated their cupcakes which allowed them to develop their practical skills and gain a better understanding of food science. Well done to all of the pupils who took part.

Our S3 Fashion and Textile Technology pupils visited Glasgow Kelvin College on Thursday 12th May to attend the college’s end of year fashion show. The show included garments inspired by India which were designed and made by Kelvin college students and also garments which had been designed by school pupils as part of the Glasgow Kelvin College Schools Fashion Design competition.

Last week, Chemistry and F&TT joined forces to deliver a fun ‘Chemistry of Cupcakes’ Masterclass to some of our S3 pupils. The Masterclass combined chemistry experiments with practical baking which allowed pupils to develop their knowledge and skills. The results were fantastic! Well done to all pupils who took part.