Higher Politics pupils were enyoing a virtual reality tour of the White House and Canadian Parliament this afternoon thanks to Google Expeditions.
MSP Visit
Thank you to Scottish Conservative deputy leader, Jackson Carlaw MSP, for spending an afternoon with S6 pupils doing a question & answer session to help with their Advanced Higher dissertations.
Question Time
Well done to S6 pupil Kirsty for being an excellent panelist at this year’s Question Time. Thank you to all the guests – Jackson Carlaw MSP, Kirsten Oswald MP, Neil Bibby MSP and Tommy Sheridan – for an enjoyable and lively evening of debate organised by Advanced Higher Modern Studies pupils.
Parliament Workshop
Thank you to Angela from the Scottish Parliament outreach team for hosting two workshops today on the work of committees with S4 Modern Studies pupils as part of their National 5 course on Democracy in Scotland.
Field Trip
Geography pupils spent this afternoon measuring various aspects of the White Cart river as part of their National 5 Assignments. Thanks to S6 Advanced Higher pupils David and Rebecca for helping and well done to all the pupils who went in the river and weren’t scared of getting wet!
University Visit
Thank you to the staff at Strathclyde University’s Andersonian library for allowing our Advanced Higher pupils use their resources to help enhance their dissertations. A productive day of study was followed by a well-deserved lunch in the city centre.
Arran Field Trip
S6 Geography pupils enjoyed a fantastic two-day visit to Arran for the annual field trip as part of the Advanced Higher course.
MP Visit
Thank you to local MP Kirsten Oswald for a very honest and enjoyable Q&A session with S6 this afternoon. We are already looking forward to seeing her on this year’s Question Time panel on Thursday the 24th of November.
Model UN
Well done to the S4-S6 pupils who took part in the Hutchesons’ Grammar School Model United Nations conference. A great day was had by all and special thanks to Mr McDougall, the pupils and staff there for a well-organised and enjoyable morning of debate. Winners of best delgate from Williamwood went to Eilidh (Indonesia) in Economy, Michael (Russia) in Disarmament, Kirsty (Russia) in Security and Molly (Russia) in the Health Committee – congratulations on your certificates!
Glasgow Girls
S2 Social Subjects pupils had a great day out at the MacRoberts Art Centre in Stirling to see the Glasgow Girls. The play tells of the story of six teenagers who successfully campaigned for their asylum seeker classmates not to be deported back to war torn countries. The production which was put on free of charge for school pupils will no doubt help modern studies pupils make sense of the current refugee crisis when studying the Freedom course. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6jl2f8pPFg
