At Fair Isle Primary, we enjoy times during the week where we are able to lead our learning and pursue our own interests. We know that learning is also about those skills that we will need for life, such as … Continue reading →

We had a wonderful and highly educational afternoon with the Fair Isle Bird Obs ornithology team this week. As part of our session organised by Carla, the wonderful ranger, we were invited to join the team on a “trap round” … Continue reading →

Da Voar Redd Up is the UK’s most successful community litter-picking event. It makes a huge contribution to the protection of Shetland’s natural environment and wildlife, clearing Shetland’s beaches, coastlines and roadsides of litter and the debris washed up by … Continue reading →

As regular visitors to Fair Isle and this blog will know, one of the birds synonymous with our isle is the puffin (or “tammie norrie” as we call them in Shetland). After wintering out on the rough seas, the birds … Continue reading →

It has been great to welcome the children back after the Easter holidays. As always, we wasted no time in cracking on with our learning. One thing we love here at school is our link with Fair Isle Bird Observatory … Continue reading →

During this term at Fair Isle Primary School, we have been looking at how important water is. It may be all around us here in the isle but access to clean and safe water is difficult for lots of children … Continue reading →

As you may know (or may not know if you are new to our blogs), one important element of life at Fair Isle Primary School are our trips to mainland Shetland. These are hugely important to us for a whole … Continue reading →

It does feel like spring is on the horizon here at Fair Isle. Brighter and longer days are on the horizon and the isle is looking rather lovely. There has been lots going on here at Fair Isle Primary School … Continue reading →

As you may have read on a previous blog, as a school we have committed to carrying out regular beach cleans four times a year on a designated beach in Fair Isle (we like to think of it as the … Continue reading →

It feels like those long, Winter months are possibly behind us with some beautiful, early Spring weather. We have (of course) been taking full advantage of this by being out and about with our digital cameras to add to our … Continue reading →