Today we visited The Shieling Project (an Àirigh) located at Glen Strathfarrar.(http://www.theshielingproject.org/)
We started the day with a woodland walk where we learned about the rocks, trees and plants in the local area. After a break we climbed a small hill to locate a ruined ‘shieling’ (a hut used whilst animals are pastured) and discussed its features. We drew sketches of what shielings would have looked like and listed the materials that they could be made from. Then, down at our base, we drew what a shieling could look like today. After lunch we constructed models of our shielings by using natural materials such as stone, willow, turf, mud, twigs and more. It was lovely to see the class enjoying themselves, working together and learning new things AND well done to those who used a composting toilet for the first time!!
A big thank you to Dr Sam Harrison for leading the activities and to Carina and Mrs Russell for accompanying us.
Great photos – it looks as though you had a very interesting day!
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Thanks Miss Mullin, it was a success! Hope you are having fun at the residential.
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looks like a great day was had by all.
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What great pictures! Martha had a fantastic day at The Shieling Project!
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I’m really happy to hear it 🙂
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Fantastic constructions P5! Looks like a really interesting day!
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Jacob said it was the best school trip ever! What great photos, wonderful to see what the children got up to. Please remember to do regular tick checks, Jacob was feeding six of the little critters.
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Thank you for the feedback, I’m so glad he enjoyed it 🙂 – unfortunately the ticks were worse than expected (I got my first one). Highland Council policy is that teachers cannot take out ticks – but the next outdoor school trip I’ll remind them and regular intervals to check. Thanks.
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