Our very lucky Pr.5 pupils set off on an adventure today when they went to New Lanark College thanks to a wonderful invitation to see the fabulous facilities and to learn about further education and some of the skills required for the world of work.\u00a0 Mrs. McGlone reported that the workshops were amazing.\u00a0 The children were in mixed groups with half going to the Science department and the other half visiting the dentistry department.\u00a0 Then the fun began!!\u00a0 The children participated in observing experiments and then carried out a few of their own in small groups with the science students – ‘burning money’ and creating their own ‘fireworks’ by spraying different chemicals on a flame to change the colour.\u00a0 They even held the flame in their hand.\u00a0 Poor Mrs.McGlone’s heart was in her mouth!\u00a0 Many children wanted to be a scientist\u00a0 after all the excitement.\u00a0 After a short break the groups swapped over with the next group going to make impressions of teeth with the dentistry students and visiting dentists from China using many of the tools and state of the art technology provided in the college for students .\u00a0 At the end of the session the children received certificates from the Head of the Dentistry Department and also got to take home their moulds.\u00a0 Once again Mrs.McGlone noted quite a number of expressions of interest in this profession.\u00a0 A huge thanks is extended to the college for a fantastic visit.\u00a0 The school would like to particularly thank Mrs. Clare Flynn, Head of Faculty for facilitating such a great morning and to all the staff and students for making the morning such an\u00a0 interesting, entertaining, informative and enjoyable experience.\u00a0 Many thanks also to the parents who came along to help supervise.\u00a0 We can’t wait to go back!!<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Our very lucky Pr.5 pupils set off on an adventure today when they went to New Lanark College thanks to a wonderful invitation to see the fabulous facilities and to learn about further education and some of the skills required for the world of work.\u00a0 Mrs. McGlone reported that the workshops were amazing.\u00a0 The children … Continue reading Pr.5 visit New Lanark College<\/span>