{"id":21574,"date":"2026-11-02T11:00:29","date_gmt":"2026-11-02T11:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/kirkcaldyhighschool\/?p=21574"},"modified":"2026-10-29T18:45:56","modified_gmt":"2026-10-29T18:45:56","slug":"s3-first-chances-visit-to-st-andrews-university","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/kirkcaldyhighschool\/2026\/11\/02\/s3-first-chances-visit-to-st-andrews-university\/","title":{"rendered":"S3 First Chances visit to St Andrews University"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"longdesc-return-21577\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-21577\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/public\/kirkcaldyhighschool\/uploads\/sites\/12475\/2026\/10\/29184232\/2026-10-29-First-Chances-1-300x225.jpeg\" alt=\"S3 First Chances visit to St Andrews University\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" longdesc=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/kirkcaldyhighschool?longdesc=21577&amp;referrer=21574\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/public\/kirkcaldyhighschool\/uploads\/sites\/12475\/2026\/10\/29184232\/2026-10-29-First-Chances-1-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/public\/kirkcaldyhighschool\/uploads\/sites\/12475\/2026\/10\/29184232\/2026-10-29-First-Chances-1-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/public\/kirkcaldyhighschool\/uploads\/sites\/12475\/2026\/10\/29184232\/2026-10-29-First-Chances-1-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/public\/kirkcaldyhighschool\/uploads\/sites\/12475\/2026\/10\/29184232\/2026-10-29-First-Chances-1.jpeg 1260w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Our S3 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.firstchancesfife.ac.uk\/index.html\">First Chances<\/a> pupils had a fantastic visit to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.st-andrews.ac.uk\/\">The University of St. Andrews<\/a> to kick off the programme. They were a real credit to KHS, demonstrating our school values of community, ambition and respect throughout the visit.<\/p>\n<p>Pupils have chosen to explore Chemistry, International Relations and Scottish History in their projects and enjoyed getting a taste of university life, meeting student ambassadors, university staff and pupils from other schools.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-21574 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/kirkcaldyhighschool\/2026\/11\/02\/s3-first-chances-visit-to-st-andrews-university\/2026-10-29-first-chances-2\/'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/public\/kirkcaldyhighschool\/uploads\/sites\/12475\/2026\/10\/29184147\/2026-10-29-First-Chances-2-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"S3 First Chances visit to St Andrews University\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/kirkcaldyhighschool\/2026\/11\/02\/s3-first-chances-visit-to-st-andrews-university\/2026-10-29-first-chances-3\/'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/public\/kirkcaldyhighschool\/uploads\/sites\/12475\/2026\/10\/29184209\/2026-10-29-First-Chances-3-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"S3 First Chances visit to St Andrews University\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/kirkcaldyhighschool\/2026\/11\/02\/s3-first-chances-visit-to-st-andrews-university\/2026-10-29-first-chances-1\/'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/public\/kirkcaldyhighschool\/uploads\/sites\/12475\/2026\/10\/29184232\/2026-10-29-First-Chances-1-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"S3 First Chances visit to St Andrews University\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/kirkcaldyhighschool\/2026\/11\/02\/s3-first-chances-visit-to-st-andrews-university\/2026-10-29-first-chances-1-2\/'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/public\/kirkcaldyhighschool\/uploads\/sites\/12475\/2026\/10\/29184246\/2026-10-29-First-Chances-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"S3 First Chances visit to St Andrews University\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl>\n\t\t\t<br style='clear: both' \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our S3 First Chances pupils had a fantastic visit to The University of St. Andrews to kick off the programme. They were a real credit to KHS, demonstrating our school values of community, ambition and respect throughout the visit. 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