Pupils Visit Stewarts of Tayside
Pupils from P2/3 and P3/4 from St Madoes Primary School took their classroom to the countryside last week when they visited Nethermains Farm by kind permission of Stewarts of Tayside.
Pupils from P2/3 and P3/4 from St Madoes Primary School took their classroom to the countryside last week when they visited Nethermains Farm by kind permission of Stewarts of Tayside.
Bannockburn Primary School are celebrating after being awarded the Charles Brown Trophy following their work with RHET in Forth Valley.
Katie Brisbane, the new Project Coordinator for RHET Forth Valley, has organised a family fun run through Blair Drummond Safari Park on the 17th of June.
Ratho Primary School have just held their third successful farmers market.
Nineteen schools from East, Mid & West Lothian and Edinburgh are taking part in the Super Sonic Spuds project this year
Ten mighty tractors driven by volunteer farmers made tracks to every primary school in the Scottish Borders, covering hundreds of miles and visiting over 4,000 school children.
RHET has arranged the ‘tractor tour’ to increase the profile of its Scottish Borders arm, RHET Scottish Borders, and to make schools aware of the range of free services the non-profit, educational charity provides in the area such as free farm visits for pupils , classroom talks by local farmers, teaching resources and teacher training.
This year there are a record-breaking 50 classes taking part in the project, which aims to show the children the gradually unfolding story of the spud and how food and farming are linked.
RHET Angus Countryside Initiative has had their most successful Farmhouse Breakfast Week ever, feeding over 550 pupils and receiving lots of local press coverage and support.
Teachers from Lanarkshire and Glasgow met up at Coltness High School in Airdrie for some fun in the kitchen recently, as part of the Good Food Champions programme.