Continuing our medieval Elgin topic we paid a visit to Historic Scotland’s most celebrated site in Moray, Elgin Cathedral. Again, Lynda was there to show us around and to make it entertaining for the pupils and to relate to their local environment and history.

There was so much information given and the pupils were fully engaged with the history of the cathedral and all the characters associated with it.

Evaluation and personal reflection.
To fully compliment any topic it is always great to arrange local visits to bring around a context for learning that the pupils can relate to i.e. they live in Bishop’s mill, why is it called that? let’s go looking for signs ( Weirs and leats left). The fact that the pupils live so close to the Cathedral and don’t really know anything about it is something that has to be addressed. A very meaningful project in which the pupils are fully engaged and where outdoor learning has played a vital part, from walks down the High street, the local museum and now Spynie palace and Elgin Cathedral.