Super rare Varied Thrush comes to Papay

There’s been a lot of excitement on Papay this week as a Varied Thrush, an extremely rare bird, has been spotted. Seeing as the Varied Thrush is currently spending it’s time just down the road from the school, we went for a look! We were able to see the Thrush at a distance of approximately 25m. It was exciting to be standing with a group of people who had travelled

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Self-Driving ‘Max the Robot’ Arrives at Papay School

We’re excited to have been asked to participate in the trial of a self-driving robot. On Sunday 10th October, we welcomed Hans and Jan-Willem from MWLC (More Work Less Carbon) to the school to introduce us to ‘Max’ and tell us about the project. We’re very happy to be able to keep him here as part of the trial. Max has arrived at the school as part of a project

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Seaweed Survey Winners

We’re delighted to have been picked as one of the winners of Orkney International Science Festival’s Seaweed Survey. We worked really hard on this for a few days, so it’s great to hear that the judges thought so too. We’ve won a voucher for Stromness Museum, so maybe we’ll be heading to Stromness at some point! You can find the link to our seaweed survey presentation by clicking on the

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