College in the hills sets high standard

Glenalmond College offers young people the best of all worlds. A co-educational boarding and day school, Glenalmond is nestled in the hills just outside Perth. To step out of the classroom and look up to the Highlands is a learning experience in itself. It opens the mind and stimulates the imagination, it creates a sense of peace and it inspires a feeling of independence and adventure.

It is also an environment where young people are immersed in learning. At Glenalmond, learning is the main priority – there is a clear understanding of what enables learning and what inhibits it. The school insists on sector-leading teaching, and supports this with unique, innovative and bespoke pupil tracking and support systems. Glenalmond pupils expect to work hard but they also know that they can rely on absolute support from the school in every part of their studies. Working together, they can, and do, achieve remarkable results.

Glenalmond also recognises that academic learning, while central to the school’s ethos, sits within a wider context, and every aspect of the school ensures its young people are nurtured and empowered as they take their next steps through life’s journey with a spirit of humanity and curiosity.

The breadth of choice at Glenalmond, both in the academic curriculum and beyond the classroom, ensures every pupil can achieve their potential, and all are encouraged to participate fully in many areas of the school. Sport at all levels is integral to life at Glenalmond, involving every pupil in the school.

Equally important are the visual and performing arts. Music and drama productions are highlights of the school calendar, with regular performances on campus and across Scotland. Recent highlights have included The Addams Family Musical and the world premiere of Everest Calling at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Artists benefit from life drawing lessons with a professional artist in addition to their curriculum-based art classes, with an annual show at a leading local gallery.

Tradition is important too. Glenalmond’s dedication to helping its pupils achieve their human capacity has been a part of the school for the 170 years that have gone before, and will continue through the generations that lie ahead.

You are invited to see this outstanding school by arranging a visit or attending the Day Pupil Open Day on Saturday March 17. Find out how your child’s story can begin at Glenalmond College.

Glenalmond College offers an environment where pupils are immersed in learning.