Whalsay School – A Connected Community of Learners 

We are fortunate at Whalsay School to work with a number of different community partners to enhance our pupils’ learning experiences. Similar to our recent post which focused on the work of SDS, our collaboration with Youth and Employability Services greatly adds to our pupils’ learning experiences.

Our link Youth work officer, Sadie Simpson has been guiding pupils in working towards an award with The King’s Trust Achieve Program.

Young people taking part in Achieve are developing the skills and confidence they need to shape their futures. Through hands-on projects and group activities, they work towards personal development, improved wellbeing, and  stronger teamwork and communication skills.  The program helps them set goals, gain qualifications, and prepare for their next steps.

Over the past couple of weeks, pupils have been focusing on teamwork skills. The group took on challenges like building the tallest free-standing tower using only marshmallows and spaghetti, and the cup tower challenge where they had to stack and position cups using just strings tied to elastic bands.  Both activities got everyone thinking, communicating, and using their problem solving skills! Photos of the activities here: