About Us

Taking the Classroom to the Countryside!

The Royal Highland Education Trust (RHET) is a charity, established in 1999 as part of the educational remit of the Royal Highland & Agricultural Society of Scotland (RHASS) in order to:
  
"encourage knowledge of the agricultural industry and rural affairs amongst the general public".

We aim to provide the chance for Scottish schoolchildren to learn about food, farming and the countryside, and to create a wider understanding of the environmental, economic and social realities of rural Scotland through opportunities for Outdoor Education. 

We deliver this through a number of key activities:

• School visits to farms
• Classroom talks by farmers
• Providing free resources for schools
• Outdoor education events across Scotland
• Training farmers and teachers in the delivery of information
• The Royal Highland Show education programme for visiting schools and the Children's Discovery Centre

The Royal Highland Education Trust is a registered Scottish Charity number SC007492

Scottish Company Number SC123813