P6 Trip to Stanley Mills (report by Holly Grant and Eilidh Williams)
On Tuesday 18 March P6R went on a school trip to Stanley Mills. We went there to learn
about the people that worked there and what type of jobs they did. Lots of the workers
at the cotton mill were highlanders who had been evicted from their homes and had had
to move away. When we arrived off the bus we took a look around and were shown some
of the rooms where people had worked. We also did some activities like making
sentences using Gaelic words and we also did a quiz. On our trip we learnt about what life
was like working in a cotton mill. We even learnt some Gaelic words to make up a
sentence and we learnt about the Duke of Atholl and how he made the Mill next to the
River Tay. We did lots of activities at Stanley Mills and had lots of fun. We worked at
machines with waterwheels and played outside at lunch. We drew sketches of the
building outside before we left. We all had an amazing time.
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S2 Gleneagles Hospitality Day – Tuesday 4 March
On Tuesday 4 March the Home Economics Department welcomed staff from The
Gleneagles Hotel who delivered seven different workshops to all pupils in S2.
The workshops were varied to show the Hospitality Industry in its widest form. Each
presenter talked to the young people about a typical day in their work, their qualifications
and experiences that brought them to this work, and how their career path could progress.
The pupils thoroughly enjoyed their day as they made and tasted mocktails, made
omelettes and handcrafted chocolates, practised their golf swing, laid tables, watched
Crepes Suzettes being made, gave each other hand massages and much more.
The day was a great success with excellent feedback from the school staff, Gleneagles
staff and the pupils. The Home Economics Department was very pleased with the way the
day went and were full of praise for the good behaviour of the pupils and the interest that
they showed during the activities. School staff are also extremely grateful to the staff
from the Hotel who gave their time and expertise so willingly and really engaged with the
pupils and made the day so successful.
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