Blogs and News - St George's School For Girls, Edinburgh
During the holidays there are lots of opportunities available to explore new places, visit museums, learn new skills or enjoy theatre and dance – all be it online
We have put together some ideas that you may find helpful over the holiday period to allow a break from Netflix or Disney+.
NEW SKILLS
British Sign Language training
http://www.british-sign.co.uk/learn-online-british-sign-language-course/
Coding
https://www.codecampworld.com/
https://sescotland.computerxplorers.co.uk
EXERCISE
Joe Wicks daily workouts
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAxW1XT0iEJo0TYlRfn6rYQ
Yoga
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7AYKMP6rOE
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/nhs-fitness-studio/yoga-with-lj/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X655B4ISakg
Daily trip outdoors. Go for a run, cycle or walk every day
SINGING
Gareth Malone Great British Home Chorus
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rFgYqP2wUQU
https://decca.com/greatbritishhomechorus/
ARTS, CRAFTS and COOKERY
Make a cactus pet rock
https://www.pinterest.co.uk/pin/424605071124012668/
Refresh on Knitting Basics
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wd0BPAtQpNQ
Origami Butterflies
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZdO2e8K29o
Chocolate Cake Mug Recipe
https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/microwave-mug-cake
MINDFULNESS/MEDITATION
Sunday Mini-Mediation Guide
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSSyvmBCTj8
Mindfulness for adults
https://positivepsychology.com/mindfulness-exercises-techniques-activities/
Mindfulness for children and teens
https://positivepsychology.com/mindfulness-for-children-kids-activities/
THEATRE AND DANCE
The National Theatre is streaming a performance every Thursday in April
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUDq1XzCY0NIOYVJvEMQjqw
The Royal Opera House have a programme of free online performances
https://www.roh.org.uk/news/the-royal-opera-house-launches-a-programme-of-free-onlinecontent-for-the-culturally-curious-at-home
SPORT
Missing your rugby fix? Murrayfield has posted a number of old matches online
https://www.scottishrugby.org/fanzone/grid?category=scottish-rugby-tv
A TRIP TO THE ZOO
Edinburgh Zoo
https://www.edinburghzoo.org.uk/webcams/panda-cam/
San Diego Zoo
https://zoo.sandiegozoo.org/live-cams
MUSEUM AND LANDMARK VISITS
Machu Picchu, Peru
https://www.youvisit.com/tour/machupicchu
Pyramids at Giza, Egypt
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/about/behind-the-scenes/streetview/treks/pyramids-of-giza/
Taj Mahal, India
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/about/behind-the-scenes/streetview/treks/taj-mahal/
Stonehenge, England
https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/stonehenge/history-and-stories/stonehenge360/
The Colosseum, Rome
https://artsandculture.google.com/story/colosseum/WQLi5E4TA1p9IQ
Louvre, Paris
https://www.louvre.fr/en/visites-en-ligne
Smithsonian Natural History Museum, Washington DC
https://naturalhistory.si.edu/visit/virtual-tour
The Science Museum, London
https://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/objects-and-stories
READ
The holidays offer a fantastic opportunity to sit and relax with a book.
Access the Library resources
https://uk.accessit.online/stg05/#!dashboard
Or explore your bookshelf – there may be an old friend that you would like to reacquaint yourself
with
Or listen to an audiobook
Red Necklace Audiobook read by Tom Hiddleston
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TsJnrMJh9vU&list=PLD586F9198EECD9D3
This is a small selection of what is available, but each idea may lead to another discovery online to make the holidays a little more interesting.
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January
The Big Owls Learn All About Emotions
Owls Swoop into Visit Primary 1!
Primary 5 Documentaries Premiere
Primary 6 Junior Duke Bike Workshop
Inspiring Digital Enterprise Award
Primary 3 Rainforest Explorers
Primary 5 Assembly Celebrating Burns Night
Easter Tennis Camps with the Judy Murray Foundation
Primary 4 Learn about Life as an Evacuee
U6 Ball – A Former Boarder’s Visit
Seeing Frozen 2 at Fountain Park
February
Careers News Round-up February 2020
St George's U15 Lacrosse Team win Loretto Tournament!
Author Ross MacKenzie Visits Junior School
Trip to the Surgeons’ Hall Museums
Honey Pot Creative Café – Ceramics Painting
Meet 12 Scottish Boarding Schools
Primary 2 Learn How to Care for Their Teeth
Raindrops Make Rainbows - Australian Wildfire Fundraising
Primary 4 Study Electrical Circuits With Makey Makeys
Young Engineers Visit a French Navy Frigate
March
Careers News Round-up March 2020
L4 East District Hockey Tournament
Lower 5 'A' Hockey - S3 Scottish Cup Semi-Final
Travelling Book Fair Visits Lower School
Independent Women Magazine - 2020 Moving Forward
World of Work Day - Forth Bridges Education Centre
World of Work Day - Home Store + More
World of Work Day - Sainsbury's
The TCS Oxford Computing Challenge
Primary 6 Robot Programming Competition
Primary 3 Visit the Rainforest
High School of Glasgow 7s Tournament
Boarding Trip to Deep Sea World
St George's Win Junior Schools Hockey Cup!
St George's Moves to Supported Home Learning
Teaching online with Distance Learning
'We're Better Prepared for Distance Learning Than Ever'
An Outstanding Achievement at the Big Bang Engineering Competition
April
Physical Education Distance Learning in Action
Supported Distance Learning in Junior School
Careers News Round-up April 2020
Former Student Co-authors Ovarian Cancer Research Paper
Careers News Round-up April 2020
Caring for the Children of Key Workers Over Easter
Distance Learning and Critical Childcare Within Nursery and Junior School
May
U6 Graduation Recruitment School Virtual Event s
Careers News Round-up May 2020
Young Enterprise Awards - Collecti
U6 Graduate Recruitment Distance Learning Programme
Raising Money for 'Our Neighbours': Join us on a Virtual Trip From Edinburgh to Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
June
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