Scotland's Boarding Schools

Student mental health and wellbeing are the number one priorities for Scotland's independent schools.

Year-round, but especially as exam results season approaches, it's vital that pupils are equipped with the tools and support to ensure they succeed and flourish at school and at home.

In this blog, Merchiston Castle School, Edinburgh Deputy Head of Wellbeing, Danny Rowlands, explains what they do to cultivate a positive working environment at school and the importance they place on student wellbeing.

https://www.scis.org.uk/blog/student-wellbeing-and-resilience-merchiston/

Huge congratulations to Kitty (U6) who took first place in The Caledonian Club's Scottish Schools Art Exhibition with her piece ‘Daisy’.

The standard of work submitted was exceptionally high and Philip Smith, adjudicator of the competition and Associate Director at Lyon & Turnbull commented, 'This painting is a compelling antidote to the vacuous selfies evident in contemporary society, with the artist managing to capture the essence of the sitter in paint, transporting the viewing into their world which holds the viewer’s gaze.’

It's a remarkable piece—congratulations Kitty 🎨

With the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference on the horizon, thoughts are rightly turning to topics around sustainability and climate change across all sectors, with education being no different.

Scotland’s independent schools take sustainability very seriously, with many having well established initiatives in place and environmental issues already featuring prominently across their curriculum.

One such school is Dollar Academy which introduced a ground-breaking online learning platform earlier this year, which has a focus on sustainability: FIDA

We sat down with Ian Munro, Rector at Dollar Academy, to find out more about FIDA and what it’s doing in the run up to COP26 in November...

https://www.scis.org.uk/blog/sustainable-scis-schools-dollar-academy/

A big thank you to everyone who visited Scotland's Boarding Schools virtual event on Saturday. It is not too late to visit 14
of Scotland’s leading boarding schools to discover the benefits of choosing Scotland for your child’s senior school education.https://scotlandsboardingschools.vfairs.com/

Scotlands Boarding Schools Meet key staff from Scotland’s leading boarding schools for a one day virtual event to discover the benefits of choosing Scotland for your child’s senior school education.

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Join us TODAY for our virtual fair 10am - 4pm

14 senior Scottish Boarding Schools, 1 day, endless possibilities.

Meet key staff from Scotland’s leading boarding schools for a one day virtual event TODAY to discover the benefits of choosing Scotland for your child’s senior school education.

Register today: https://scotlandsboardingschools.vfairs.com

Albyn School Dollar Academy Erskine Stewart's Melville Schools Glenalmond College Fettes_College Gordonstoun Kilgraston School Lathallan School Lomond School Loretto School Merchiston Castle School, Edinburgh St Leonards School Strathallan School St George's School, Edinburgh Bsa Boarding

Every member of the Albyn Community means something special to the school. Albyn goes from strength to strength with the support of pupils, staff, parents, alumni and friends of the school who collectively band together to create a happy, vibrant and friendly atmosphere for all.

Formally an all-girls school for over 130 years, Albyn became co-educational in 2005 creating a new generation within the school’s rich history. Adding to the existing wealth of knowledge and memories of our female former pupils, this major change was welcomed and the Albyn Community grew and became stronger.

You can find out more about Albyn School and other participating schools at our Virtual Fair this Saturday, May 22nd. There is still time to register: https://scotlandsboardingschools.vfairs.com

Boarding Schools' Association

LAST CHANCE TO REGISTER for our virtual fair!

14 senior Scottish Boarding Schools, 1 day, endless possibilities.

Meet key staff from Scotland’s leading boarding schools for a one day virtual event THIS SATURDAY to discover the benefits of choosing Scotland for your child’s senior school education.

Register today: https://scotlandsboardingschools.vfairs.com

Albyn School Dollar Academy Erskine Stewart's Melville Schools Glenalmond College Gordonstoun Kilgraston School Lathallan School Lomond School Loretto School Merchiston Castle School, Edinburgh St Leonards School Strathallan School Fettes_College St George's School, Edinburgh

Boarding Schools' Association

Lathallan School sits at the heart of Brotherton Castle's stunning 60 acre grounds, on the edge of Scotland's North East coastline.

Pupils live and learn in a 19th century castle, enjoying unspoiled views across the North Sea. It's small wonder that this North East jewel in the crown is known as a 'School Castle by the Sea.'

Within the sprawling grounds there lies a treehouse classroom, two zip wires, the gardens of Narnia - where pupils enjoy homemade campfires or performances on the new outdoor stage - and four friendly alpacas.

Lathallan, easily commutable to both Dundee and Aberdeen, has a roll of around 200 pupils - with 38 spaces for full or weekly boarding.

Every pupil who lives at Brotherton Castle becomes part of the extended Lathallan family in a safe, spacious environment that they proudly call 'home.'

You can find out more about Lathallan at the Scotland's Boarding Schools virtual event on May 22nd by registering below:

https://scotlandsboardingschools.vfairs.com/