Emily & Scotland win gold
Today our Upper 6 leaver Emily Dark won GOLD with Scotland U18 Girls’ at the EuroHockey Championship II in Rakovnik.
Taking on Austria in the semi-final Scotland won 2 - 1 in a very close and competitive game and today Scotland played Russia with Scotland winning 2 - 1 again to lift the trophy.
An amazing achievement for Emily and the team and we pass on our congratulations.
Katherine B swimming success
Kilgraston’s move to become free from single-use plastic
Reuseable toothbrushes; the clinking of milk bottles; Poly-pockets a thing of the past. Kilgraston’s move to become Scotland’s first school, free from single-use plastic, has been picked up by The Scotsman newspaper. Read all about it…
Visit from an Ice Maiden
Today we were delighted to hear from Major Sandy Hennis who was part of the all-female team to ski coast-to-coast across Antarctica using muscle power alone.
This amazing journey took over 60 days to complete and we were honored and privileged to hear her talk and inspire our girls.
Major Sandy Hennis is truly an inspirational woman.
GIVING THE RDA A LEG-UP AT KILGRASTON’S EQUESTRIAN CENTRE
Kilgraston’s Equestrian Centre recently featured in the Perthshire Advertiser newspaper. The school has become the centre for the Glenfarg Riding for Disabled group, hosting twice-weekly sessions for children across the county. Rachael MacLean, Kilgraston’s Equestrian Manager, will be the Group Instructor, with all the ponies and horses being provided by the school. Headmistress of the school, Mrs MacGinty, said: “We are delighted to be offer help to this valuable organisation. The group caters for a range of disabilities and these sessions will allow local children, with physical, learning, behavioural and additional support need to benefit from fun, therapeutic lessons in a safe and supportive environment.”
Currently Glenfarg RDA has twice weekly visits from 14 riders, which the group is hoping to increase to 30 after the summer. At present three Kilgraston pupils and one parent – in addition to the eight volunteers who came from Glenfarg RDA – help with sessions, but more are desperately needed! If you have an hour or two to spare please contact Rachael MacLean
Upper 3 trip to Stratford
What a wonderful trip our Upper 3 are having in Stratford to celebrate their end of Junior School.
They are back tonight after their journey home.
Tin Jubilee
Many congratulations to Lola, Ellie, Alexandra, Lucy, Lara, Scarlet, Isla, Jemima, Tallie and Mhairi who all celebrated 10 years at Kilgraston School in out Tin Jubilee celebration last night.
U6 Glamping Trip
The Upper Sixth are enjoying a few days glamping near Glenshee
Marmoutier exchange trip
The Marmoutier exchange took place over the half-term and was a great success. Even the 5 hour delay to our flight back to Edinburgh could not overshadow the positive experience! The trip was varied and included a guided visit of the main sights of Tours, learning about Leonardo di Vinci’s inventions at the Clos Lucé (photo 1) and a fantastic day out at the Futuroscope multimedia theme park. We even experienced an outdoor mass at the school and the girls were very brave in performing an eight-some reel in front of all the on-looking French pupils (photo 2).
We did much more asides and a full account of the trip will be available to read in the next edition of the school magazine.
Kilgraston Tennis tournament success
Well done to all the girls who competed in our Tennis tournament today for Under 12 and Under 14 age groups. A fantastic display of competitive tennis from so many.