Blogs and News - St George's School For Girls, Edinburgh
This year, 18 of us from Upper 4 had the opportunity to visit another school in North America and have a girl from over there come and stay with us. However, due to the current pandemic we were unable to go. We were obviously very disappointed, but we were very excited and happy when Miss Strachan said that we would be taking part in a digital version of the exchange until we are able to travel again.
There are four exchanges in total, to schools in Philadelphia, Texas and Toronto. Each exchange has a secure Padlet page meaning that everyone can stay in touch with their partner schools.
Although the digital exchange is new to everyone, it is very exciting. Our first activity was to post about our favourite rooms in our houses and it was really exciting to see part of the house that we will be staying in when we can travel again. This task was very fun, and it was good to get to know our exchange partners even more.
One of the things that we like about the digital exchange is that it is letting us get to know about the other exchangers in our group and not just our exchange partner. We didn’t think about this beforehand but when we travel, we will spend a lot of time with all the girls and not just our partner and so it is really cool that we can get to know them a little bit as well.
One of our tasks asked us to find a news article that wasn’t about COVID-19. Through this we learned about different things in the news like that JK Rowling wrote part of Harry Potter in a café in Edinburgh. We also learned fun things in the news in North America that our exchange partners shared with us. It is really good to learn about another country as that is one of the reasons we joined the exchange in the first place.
As well as learning about our exchange partners and the areas they are from, we have learnt how to use Padlet and improved our technical skills. We have also learned that even though things didn’t go as they were originally planned, we can still do activities as a group.
We have really enjoyed the digital exchange because it has meant we are still able to do something different and new – and it has stopped us getting bored in lockdown! We are looking forward to learning from our most recent task about the different healthcare in Edinburgh and North America. We are really happy that we can still connect with our partners and their schools and can’t wait for more.
Upper 4 Exchange Team
January
Looking to the Future: e-learning at St George’s
Primary 1 Learn the 'ng' Digraph
Primary 3 Rainforest Explorers
U6 Enrichment Programme – 13 January 2021
U6 Enrichment Programme - 20 January 2021
February
Start of Spring Term in Nursery
St George’s School & Shree Bhagawati Basic School, Nepal
P1 learn the ‘ou’ and ‘wh’ digraphs
A Change to the Entry Age to St George's Nursery
Final School Kilometre Challenge Results
Anna James Virtual Author Visit
Preventing Mental Health Problems in Children: Webinar with Dr Aric Sigman
Careers Newsletter February 2021
March
U6 Enrichment Programme - 17 February 2021
U6 Enrichment Programme - Cooking on a Student Budget
Shree Bhagawati Basic School Fundraising - £1000 raised!
Primary 2: Spring Walk and More!
Neurodiversity - It Takes all Kinds of Different Minds
Distance Learning... 8000 Miles Away!
Primary 3’s First Week Back at School
#BeYou House Challenge in Junior School
St George's School Extends Provision for Boys in Younger Primary Years
U6 Enrichment Programme - Blood Transfusion Service
U6 Enrichment Programme - Mercy Corps
The Great St George's Bake Off
Celebrating Red Nose Day in Junior School
April
May
Learning about the Digestive System
U6 Enrichment - Looking Ahead to June
Update from Shree Bhagawati School, Nepal
Join us at Scotland's Virtual Boarding Schools Fair
Houldsworth's Weekend, 8 & 9 May
P2 investigate ‘Can seeds germinate without any soil?’
A Day in the Life of a Victorian School Girl
June
Careers Newsletter - June 2021
Women of the Future Conference
St George’s School, Edinburgh Model UN Conference
Highland Dancing for the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge
Sport Leaders and Judy Murray Team up to Coach Junior School Students
Houldsworth Weekend 19 & 20 June
Primary 3 Visit Murrayfield Church
Reduced Nursery Fees from August 2021
Senior Netball v George Watson’s College
P4 Tennis Activities with Judy Murray
Netball Scotland launches Academic Partnership with St George’s School
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