The Art and Design Department were delighted to experience the exhibition ‘Leonardo da Vinci – A Life in Drawing’ and to take part in a series of workshops trying out materials and techniques da Vinci used in his work.
Pupils enjoyed printing with natural materials such as leaves then making their prints into badges. They also tried map making with pen and ink, clay modelling and using oil paints to create a sfumato painting on canvas. 
Pupils had the opportunity to enjoy a guided tour of the exhibition where they tried copying da Vincis drawings into little sketchbooks they made themselves followed by a guided tour of the art galleries where they were given the opportunity to handle some artifacts showing how da Vinci would have worked.
This was a fabulous day trip, incredibly well organised and presented by the museum staff, the pupils thorougly enjoyed it, as did the teachers!
As the summer holidays approach, we are continuing preparations for our trip in September. I met with the students last week to go over our itinerary and plan cabin arrangements. We have three very full days of WW1 sites followed by a much more relaxed day in Bruges. Pupils will require a valid passport and an ehic card to travel.
We were delighted to be accepted as a judging panel for The Royal Society Young People’s Book Prize. Every year young people from across the UK are invited to pick a winner from a shortlist of six fantastic science books written in the previous year.
Hannah Price in S5 had her artwork exhibited recently in Summerlee Museum as part of the Creative Residency Exhibition. This work was created during a week long residental trip to Kilbowie in June 2018.
Our trip to the WW1 wargraves for S6 students will take place in September this year, 24th – 29th. We are all really excited and looking forward to planning the itinerary.
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