We had a wonderful afternoon on Wednesday where we invited the community to help us weed, strim, de-moss, clean and tidy the playground and garden area. The weather was really kind to us and we had a good few hours … Continue reading →

If you read our blogs regularly, you’ll notice we are quite fortunate here in Fair Isle to have resident artists visiting from all around the world. Lori Deeley came here all the way from Newfoundland in Canada. She kindly came … Continue reading →

It was fantastic to welcome Jennifer, our Active Schools coordinator, to Fair Isle this Friday. The weather was kind and her flight made it here. She did some “Bikeability” training with us, including keeping yourself safe, pedalling and balancing. It … Continue reading →

Today, we were very lucky to have a visit from Claire White. Claire is from mainland Shetland and is a fiddler and singer-songwriter who has been playing for the last thirty years – travelling worldwide performing and teaching music. Therefore, … Continue reading →

It has been simply wonderful to welcome our learners back to school after the summer holidays. Our three primary pupils now range from P1 up to P6 and are such a creative and collaborative team already. Seeing as the weather … Continue reading →

It’s been a lovely (if not typically windy) week here in Fair Isle. One of our favourite people, Carla the Ranger, invited us to take part in a shore watch as part of the work the Bird Observatory does. This … Continue reading →

This week, we spent Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday out on the Mainland, staying overnight in Anderson High School Halls of Residence. It is really important to us as a school that the children have the chance to see their future … Continue reading →

This term, we have been working on a personal self-directed project. Seeing as we are a pair of brothers who passionately support Manchester United (yes, it has been hard-going this season), we decided that our focus should be something related … Continue reading →

We were really thrilled to be interviewed by Martha Kearney from Radio 4 this week, during one of the cruise ship visits. She wasn’t here on a cruise ship but her and her colleague Alisdair were hear recording for her … Continue reading →

The puffin is a bird that is synonymous with Shetland and Fair Isle. They arrive at the end of April and can be seen on the coastal cliffs here, nesting in burrows. The weather has been so beautiful here on … Continue reading →