Blogs and News - St George's School For Girls, Edinburgh
Cameroon
There is no let-up in the rain for us today! Cameroon is one of the wettest lands on earth! Indeed, one of the wettest locations in the world is the village of Debundscha (with an average annual rainfall of around 10,300 mm) which we passed on our journey today!
This little village lies at the foot of Mount Cameroon, the highest peak in West Africa. Although watch your step here, Mount Cameroon is actually an active volcano and has the most frequent eruptions of any West African volcano. A lava flow from a 1999 south-flank eruption stopped 200 m (660 ft) from the sea, cutting the coastal highway!
This is the last time we will be by the sea before we arrive in Bulawayo. As we leave the coast and head inland it’s important to reflect on the ecology of this coastline. Cameroon had lost 40% of its mangroves in recent years which has had a devastating impact on its coastal fisheries. Mangroves globally act as a nursery habitat for a suite of commercially important marine species.
However, all is not lost, I am sure you will all be reassured to know the presence of the West African manatee (Trichechus senegalensis) all along this coast would suggest that the regions seagrass meadows are still in decent condition – seagrass is the favoured food for these wonderful sea cows!
Republic of Congo
A team from National Geographic magazine, who visited the fledgling Parc National Nouabalé-Ndoki in the mid-1990s, called this northern corner of The Republic of the Congo the world’s ‘Last Eden’, and they chose their words wisely.
Parc National Nouabalé-Ndoki deserves the name of ‘Last Eden’. It is actually the last natural habitat on earth where you can find a rich flora and fauna that remains undisturbed by global changes.
Its uniqueness is characterised by its availability of the both the world’s largest carnivores (the big cats), the biggest herbivores (elephants, buffalos, rhinos), and rare apes (bonobos, and gorillas). It is also home to world’s second largest river after Amazon – the River Congo, which has the reputation of being the deepest river in the world and second-longest river in Africa (after River Nile).
For any of my A Level students reading this, it has been suggested that the Congo River's formation may have led to the allopatric speciation of the Bonobo (Pan paniscus) and the Common Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) from their most recent common ancestor.
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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