{"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":"2025-06-23T14:31:16","modified_gmt":"2025-06-23T14:31:16","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":"<p>At St. Mary&#8217;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<p>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<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>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<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Here are some of our previous P7 pupils enjoying their experiences at Pooch Pods and at Inverclyde Sports Centre:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-907\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/na\/public\/stmaryspslargs\/uploads\/sites\/15407\/2025\/06\/23132812\/Inverclyde-300x223.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"223\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/na\/public\/stmaryspslargs\/uploads\/sites\/15407\/2025\/06\/23132812\/Inverclyde-300x223.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/na\/public\/stmaryspslargs\/uploads\/sites\/15407\/2025\/06\/23132812\/Inverclyde-1024x762.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/na\/public\/stmaryspslargs\/uploads\/sites\/15407\/2025\/06\/23132812\/Inverclyde-768x571.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/na\/public\/stmaryspslargs\/uploads\/sites\/15407\/2025\/06\/23132812\/Inverclyde.jpg 1186w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-908 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/na\/public\/stmaryspslargs\/uploads\/sites\/15407\/2025\/06\/23132814\/Pooch-Pod-282x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"282\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/na\/public\/stmaryspslargs\/uploads\/sites\/15407\/2025\/06\/23132814\/Pooch-Pod-282x300.jpg 282w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/na\/public\/stmaryspslargs\/uploads\/sites\/15407\/2025\/06\/23132814\/Pooch-Pod.jpg 659w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 282px) 100vw, 282px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>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<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-929\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/na\/public\/stmaryspslargs\/uploads\/sites\/15407\/2025\/06\/23143050\/Nativity-300x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"368\" height=\"184\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/na\/public\/stmaryspslargs\/uploads\/sites\/15407\/2025\/06\/23143050\/Nativity-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/na\/public\/stmaryspslargs\/uploads\/sites\/15407\/2025\/06\/23143050\/Nativity-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/na\/public\/stmaryspslargs\/uploads\/sites\/15407\/2025\/06\/23143050\/Nativity-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/na\/public\/stmaryspslargs\/uploads\/sites\/15407\/2025\/06\/23143050\/Nativity.jpg 1260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 368px) 100vw, 368px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>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":"<p>At St. Mary&#8217;s we aim to play an active role in the local community, encouraging our young people to be Responsible Citizens and Effective Contributors. 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