Sleepover a success
APD Selection Sleepover
The selection process for students hoping to visit our partner project – the APD charity India - was held over a weekend in the school.
A group of 17 S3 and S4 pupils from St Aidan’s High School took part in a sleepover in the school on Friday, March 3.
This was part of the selection process to decide who will represent the school on the next visit to Bangalore in June 2018.
Three other Scottish partner schools took part in the event (St Mungo’s Falkirk, St Ambrose, Coatbridge and Trinity High Renfrew).
There were 50 students in total and nine members of staff.
The event started at 4pm on Friday, March 3 and finished at noon the following day.
Students took part in various group tasks and team building exercises. They also enjoyed a curry for dinner.
We finished off the evening with some ceilidh dancing before settling down in the Social Dining area to sleep. It was a successful night and enjoyed by all. S4 Students in Parliamentary Visit
Fourth Year student Christopher Wint e r s attended a reception at the Scottish Parliament to celebrate the success of the community project that he has taken a big part in. Christopher was part of the Coltness Music Project who successfully attained Cashback funding from the Scottish Government for residential projects and the creation of the highly successful November Jam project. Sixth Year Give Blood
Sixth year student and staff gave a great response when given the opportunity to give blood. There was a really big response from the year group and despite some nervous faces being apparent as they signed up it was definitely all smiles after the event. Kickstart Theatre Workshop Visit
Third year enjoyed a very interactive theatre workshop with the Kickstart Company. The event looked at a wide range of issues that impact the lives of young people in our society. Students were involved in short sketches that examined topics ranging from drug awareness through to road safety.
The event also allowed the students, the theatre company and local community police officers to discuss the issues.