At St. Mary’s we aim to play an active role in the local community, encouraging our young people to be Responsible Citizens and Effective Contributors.

Every year, we have a robust programme of World of Work experiences throughout the year where guest speakers come to school to deliver assemblies and workshops.

 

Every year, our Primary Sevens have the opportunity to participate in a local work placement to apply the skills they have developed in school in a real-life context and to prepare them for positive destinations after leaving school.

 

Here are some of our previous P7 pupils enjoying their experiences at Pooch Pods and at Inverclyde Sports Centre:

 

Our children have the opportunity to visit residents of local nursing homes to share a variety of their learning. For example, our choir- and infants usually visit a local care home to share some of the songs they had been learning at Christmas time.

Every year, Primary 1-3 invite the local community to attend their Nativity in the Church to celebrate the true meaning of Christmas. Primaries 4-7 also perform Carols by Candlelight at this event. We also warmly welcome the community to our annual Christmas Fayre. At Yuletide, our choir usually perform a medley of Christmas songs for the enjoyment of the community.