{"id":167,"date":"2018-11-28T13:49:47","date_gmt":"2018-11-28T13:49:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/na\/stmaryspslargs\/?page_id=167"},"modified":"2026-09-28T13:49:46","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T13:49:46","slug":"st-marys-in-the-community","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/na\/stmaryspslargs\/pupil-information\/st-marys-in-the-community\/","title":{"rendered":"World of Work"},"content":{"rendered":"

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.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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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.<\/p>\n

Here are some of our previous P7 pupils enjoying their experiences at Halliday Pharmacy, Sport Scotland Inverclyde, Largs Early Years and at the Pooch Pod:<\/p>\n

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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.<\/p>\n

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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.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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