LÀN CHOMAIS CÈILIDH
GREENFAULDS HIGH SCHOOL
7.30pm – 9.30pm
A brilliant evening packed with Gaelic Music and Song featuring young artists from Condorrat Primary School and Greenfaulds High School. The evening will be rounded off with the official launch and perfromance of Làn Chomais’s new EP Ri Cheile.
Tickets £5 per adult (all ticket holders receive a complimentary copy of Ri Cheile). There is no entry charge for Children.
Tickets available from Greenfaulds High School
Please contact
krodgers@greenfaulds.n-lanark.sch.uk
YOUNG PHOTOGRAPHER COMPETITION
A big congratulations to Ellie Glendinning S3 who won the 11-13yr old category of the Rotary Club Young Photographer competition. The theme was ‘a different perspective’ and Ellie will now move on to the District level stage of the competition. Good luck Ellie!’
TECHNICAL CHALLENGE
A number of pupils took part in a technical challenge in conjunction with LOVELL Construction have scooped First Place. Pupils were asked to design and build a Scottish landmark completely out of rubbish.
WILDERNESS TRUST CHARITY
Deputy Head Girl, Lauren Black, was invited to give a presentation in the Scottish Parliament to the Deputy First Minister John Swinney and partners of the Wilderness Trust charity about her Imbewu wilderness residential experience. Lauren detailed how she had experienced a week in a rural environment, meeting people from a range of careers including farmers and gamekeepers and how she had worked effectively with a team of young people she had never met before. Lauren also participated in a 2 day expedition, building on her team work skills gained from participating in the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award. Lauren confidently detailed her personal achievements from the week and indicated how it had changed her career ambitions to work in a more rural environment with animals in future.
At this prestigious event, Lauren was awarded the joint first David Eldersley Award, created as a memorial to one of the charity’s trustees as she was an outstanding participant whose passion for the environment was clear throughout. Jo stated that: “The selection process was particularly difficult due to the strength of applications. Lauren was recognised as having made some real transformation during her trail and her commitment to conservation and the rural sector shone through in her application as well as her subsequent engagement with the team. We could all see that Lauren will succeed in her endeavours later in life. We felt that the scholarship funding she received could make a difference in terms of accessing work experience, and further education. We are proud to have her as a graduate and scholarship winner and believe that she will impact positively on nature and others she meets on her journey.” Lauren will use her fund to visit Orkney’s aquaculture industry to widen her knowledge of rural life.
Ms Morrow would encourage other young people to apply to join the Imbewu programme as feedback has been so positive. Common themes identified by participants are: the opportunity to be out of your comfort zone; finding your strengths to build confidence and belief in your abilities and making new friends from across Scotland. It also provides opportunities to learn more about nature, outdoor skills and rural jobs which could enhance your career prospects in future. If any senior pupils are interested in participating in this year’s Imbewu residential, they should contact Ms Morrow in F044, Geography.
Photo: Ms Morrow, Lauren Black and the CEO of the Wilderness Trust, Jo Roberts at the Scottish Parliament
REPORT FROM LAUREN BLACK
In June 2017, I was accepted onto a 6 day Imbewu course run by the Wilderness Foundation.
The whole experience was a once in a lifetime opportunity to be able to experience the rural Douglas & Angus Estate with people that I had only met on the day of arrival. As the week progressed we worked together as a team, resolved many problems including small conflict and built trust and confidence within each other. We had fantastic opportunities to work alongside hill sheep farmers and game keepers to raise awareness of their careers. We also got to experience hill climbing, built protected owl boxes and camped together in pouring rain. Before we knew it we became a small community that was separated from the urbanised world without social media and phone service. At the start it was extremely difficult and daunting especially being in unfamiliar company 24/7 in an isolated environment. At the end of our week, surprisingly the drive back home through the built up areas felt unbelievably strange and somewhat uncomfortable. The most important message that learnt from Imbewu was that it is so easy to forget how important it can be to get away from the city and enjoy nature while it currently still exists. It was a life changing opportunity that will stay with me forever and to be awarded with the Eckersley scholarship at the end of it to explore rural areas further away is incredible and an invaluable opportunity that I am so grateful to have. I am planning on travelling to Orkney to experience one of Scotland’s largest fisheries and to gain a different insight into the rural world. By Lauren Black
S2 REPORTS
S2 Reports have been issued.
MID TERM BREAK
Greenfaulds will be closed on Monday 12th February and Tuesday 13th February for the mid-term holiday and Wednesday 14th February for a school in-service day. Greenfaulds re-opens to pupils on Thursday 15th February as normal.
SCHOOL CLUBS
Departments and staff within Greenfaulds High School offer a range of school clubs throughout the year to challenge and inspire our pupils. With many practical, recreational and educational clubs taking place there is sure to be something that will interest all of our pupils. Pupils should look out for details of new clubs posted around the school. PLEASE SEE THE WEEKLY ACTIVITIES TAB ON THE SIDEBAR OF THE SCHOOL WEBSITE @ http://www.greenfaulds.n-lanark.sch.uk/
