Category: Wider achievements

04/10/2019

POLAR ACADEMY – BELL BAXTER HIGH SCHOOL

On Wednesday 9th October at 8.00 pm on BBC Scotland there is a 4 part documentary starting called ‘Arctic Academy’. This documentary follows Bathgate Academy who went on the expedition to Greenland in April this year. You will get to see what our pupils will be up to next year.

The pupils are working really hard at the moment both on training and fundraising. Thanks so much to the staff who have been joining us on Thursdays for our Insanity training.

This is a super opportunity for those who are part of it and they really are representing BBHS amazingly well! Their determination and commitment is truly outstanding they really are stepping outside of their comfort zones and it’s amazing to watch them as they take on each challenge.

Our next adventure is a week away in October this is for the expedition team and part of this is two nights wild camping in the Cairngorms! I am sure the pupils will come back with lots of amazing stories to share!

23/09/2019

Polar Academy 2020

Stephen Gethins MP put down a parliamentary motion in the House of Commons. See below for link to letter received.

S-Gettins-Letter-Polar-Academy

12/08/2019

Register for the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award now!

Would you like to work towards an internationally recognised award? You could be volunteering within the community, developing new or existing skills and going out on expedition as part of the award. If this sounds like the sort of thing you’d get involved with then sign up for the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award.

If you’re in S3 – S6 then you can sign up to undertake either the Bronze or Silver, depending on your age, award within the school. Speak to members of the staff team – Mr McNicol or Mrs Kidson – if you’d like further information. Alternatively, you can view the participant information and register for award using the links below.

Participant information (Bronze)
Participant information (Silver)
Register for the award

05/07/2019

Look what happened in June

Well, we’ve made it to the end of a very busy academic session. We welcomed Ms Penrose as Rector in August; we saw our pupils head up The Polar Academy; we held our inaugural Senior Sportsman’s Dinner; the U18s football team swept all before them; our partnerships with business and the wider community were strengthened through a number of initiatives; we worked closely with our cluster primary schools; our pupils starred on the stage at the Byre Theatre; pupils participated in the Scottish Learners’ Panel, and our pupils achieved success in a number of activities at local, national and international level.

We’ve enjoyed every minute of the session and hope that you’ve enjoyed sharing in the achievements of our pupils and staff. We hope everyone has a great summer and we look forward to welcoming everyone back in August.

You can see all of our videos on the Bell Baxter HS YouTube channel.

04/07/2019

The Polar Academy story

The Leadership and Expeditions teams for our Polar Academy expedition to Greenland in 2020 now have their own Twitter account, @BBPolarAcademy, to support their fundraising and enabling them to share their journey with you.

Check out the group’s JustGiving page to learn more about this fantastic opportunity for our young people and to donate to the project.