Daily Archives: November 15, 2015

Glasgow University Ambassador Visits

Bellahouston Academy is a Lead School of Computing Science.

Over the coming months some our our Computing Science classes are lucky enough to be able to work with a final year student from Glasgow University, as he comes to work with us and our pupils.

We will post more information on this when this becomes available, but are looking forward to how this will enrich the pupil experience.

The Hour of Code is coming…

The Hour of Code is back in Bellahouston Academy …

We recognise the importance to all young people of being able to code a computer to improve their life chances. All S1 pupils will be completing The Hour of Code in early December and S2 pupils will be challenging staff to undertake The Hour of Code.

To find out more, please see the videos below, and there will be more news on this early December. The Hour of Code – computational thinking in action.

Breakfast Club Success

Bellahouston Academy’s Breakfast Club has now become Award-winning!

We are delighted that an expert panel of judges chose Bellahouston Academy as the runner-up in the Best Breakfast Club in Scotland Award 2015.

Our Breakfast Club is on every morning of the school year and offers pupils a chance to access ICT Facilities, whilst getting a free breakfast to ensure they are set up for learning for the day.

Into Film

All S3 Computing Science and Computer Games Development pupils attended a talk from Yen Yau at Into Film.

It was an inspirational talk and gave the pupils some idea of the many jobs that require skills in computing within the Film Industry.

Pupils learned about the computer graphics and special effects included in some of the latest movies, including the latest James Bond movie Spectre.