Out of school activities are encouraged as a means of further enriching the life of the school.  Activities on offer depend on the expertise and availability of staff.  Over the last few years, we have offered Digital, Basketball, Arts & Crafts, Cookery, Gardening, Choir and a range of other sports and general fitness activities. Parent volunteers are welcome to come along and share their skills or interests with the children, to support our extra-curricular programme.

Each year classes are involved in an educational excursion, usually linked to their learning in Social Studies or Sciences.  No pupil will be taken on an outing without the written permission of the parent/guardian.  Permission slips will be issued to parents at the start of the school year.  These should be signed and returned to school to record parental approval or otherwise.  Before each outing parents will be given full details of the visit and any special footwear or clothing required.

Occasionally visits in the Shawhead area are undertaken spontaneously.  These visits/walks are in connection with the work undertaken in class and prior notice may not always be possible since the study outwith the class depends on the right weather conditions.  Examples of such an outing includes visits to the park or post office.