Health4Life Final Reunion

As part of the school’s Comenius ‘Health4Life’ project, 12 teachers and 19 students from our partnership schools in Belgium, Greece, Poland, Portugal and Spain visited the school for a project meeting Monday 16^th April to Friday 20^th April. 

During their visit they had a full programme of events beginning in the school on Tuesday 17^th April with a welcome assembly followed by the Comenius Walk to Dalcairnie Falls, and a welcome dinner in the evening at Cecchinis. 

On the Wednesday they visited Edinburgh Castle, and had a meeting with MSPs at the Scottish Parliament and a tour of the building. 

The visitors had a very interesting and informative day on the Thursday when they visited Robert Burns Birthplace and Museum. This was followed by a farewell Ceilidh in the school in the evening where everyone joined in the Scottish dancing.   

There were many tears as students and teachers were presented with their certificates and goodie bags. 

Thank you to everyone who helped to make this reunion a wonderful occasion.

Health4Life Project reunion in Doon Academy

As part of the school’s Comenius ‘Health4Life’ project, 12 teachers and 19 students from our partnership schools in Belgium, Greece, Poland, Portugal and Spain will be visiting the school for a project meeting Monday 16^th April to Friday 20^th April. During their visit they have a full programme of events beginning in the school on Tuesday 17^th April with a welcome assembly followed by the Comenius Walk in Dalmellington and a welcome dinner in the evening. On the Wednesday they visit Edinburgh Castle, and a meeting with the Minister for Education Mike Russell at the Scottish Parliament. Robert Burns Birthplace and Museum is on the itinerary for the Thursday followed by a farewell Ceilidh in the school in the evening.

Health4Life Reunion in Portugal

As part of the school’s Comenius ‘Health4Life’ project Ms. Miller, Mrs Bax and pupils Lauren Kennedy and Sharon Renwick visited Marco de Canaveses in Portugal for a project meeting.

Mrs Bax has provided us with a report on their visit.

“The reunion in Portugal went really well. We had fantastic weather, warm and sunny, a terrific welcome from our hosts, and a busy and interesting programme.

On Monday 12th March, we had a welcome ceremony in the school where we were introduced to everyone and the students met their host families.

On Tuesday 13th, the visiting teachers and students with a group of Portuguese students and teachers took a trip to Porto, where we had a guided tour of the main sights of the city, the students had a picnic lunch in the park and then we all had a tour of the Palaicio da Bolsa, followed by a trip on the River Douro and a visit to a port cave in Gaia.

On Wednesday 14th we all did Marco de Canaveses Health4Life Walk along the river bank with lovely views, then we were taken to nearby Tongabriga, a Roman city, where we had a fascinating tour by
a local archaeologist. In the afternoon we visited Guimares, which is European City of Culture 2012. There we had a tour of the old town, a look at the castle and a tour of the Royal Palace.

On Thursday we held our project meeting in school and discussed global citizenship. In the afternoon we had a tour of Marco De Canaveses conducted by tourism students from school. On Thursday evening there was a farewell party with entertainment in school. We saw folk dancers and heard several traditional music groups.

We were very sad to say goodbye to all our new friends from Portugal and our other partnership countries of Belgium, Greece Poland and Spain at the end of the visit.”

Health4Life visit to Portugal

As part of our Comenius Health4Life Project, Mrs Bax, Ms. Miller and pupils Shannon Renwick and Lauren Kennedy will be visiting Portugal, in March, for a project meeting. They will be meeting staff and pupils from our partner schools in Belgium, Greece, Poland, Portugal and Spain. 

Report on Poland trip

S3 pupils were given a very interesting and informative presentation at an assembly by the group of pupils who attended a Comenius visit to Poland.  Halle Fitzsimmons, John Anderson and Alexander Nutt made a video of their activities during the visit which they presented to their year group.  The pupils also spoke about their stay in Poland and the activities they completed together with our Comenius school partners from Belgium, Spain, Portugal, Poland and Greece. The trio were presented with certificates, given by the British Council, to mark their visit.  The pupils were accompanied on the visit by Mrs Stewart and Mr Ellis

Health4Life trip to Greece

As part of Doon Academy’s Comenius Health4Life Project Ms. Fuller, Mrs Ferrie and S4 pupils Raegan Heggie, Tami McLelland, Varri Murdoch and Lauren Shaw will be visiting Patras in Greece for a project meeting. The team will be meeting teachers and pupils from our partnership schools in Belgium, Greece, Poland, Portugal and Spain to undertake project activities.

Visit to Poland

Mrs Stewart and Mr Ellis together with 2nd year pupils John Anderson, Alexander Nutt, Halle Fitzsimmons and Rachel Murphy have returned from their Comenius visit to Olecko in Poland. The theme for the project was ‘Health 4 Life’ and during the visit the group, together with staff and pupils from our partner schools, visited Wigierski National Park, Suwalski Landscape Park and took a walk along the educational path “Czarna Hancza Valley”. A visit was also made to the Stanczyki bridges which are the biggest bridges in Poland. Staff and pupils were given a tour of their partner school in Wieliczki before staff were taken to the Town Hall to meet the Mayor who gave an interesting talk about the surrounding area. Pupils from the school in Wieliczki gave a presentation which was followed by a sightseeing tour of the town. On the last night of the visit, staff and pupils were treated to a farewell BBQ party in Gize before returning to their hotel to prepare for the return journey. Many friendships were made during the visit and the school are now looking forward to the next mobility to Greece in October.

Health4Life t-shirts

Pupils in the Art department have been designing T shirts for the Comenius Health4Life Project. The brief was to design a logo incorporating some aspect of healthy living and then paint this onto their T shirt. The T shirts will be worn at project meetings in the partnership countries.

Health4Life trip to Poland

As part of the Comenius Health4Life Project, Mrs Stewart, Mr. Ellis and 2nd year pupils, John Anderson, Halle Fitzsimmons, Rachel Murphy, and Alexander Nutt will be attending a project meeting in Olecko, Poland together with teachers and pupils from our partnership schools. The main focus of the meeting will be on learning foreign languages. Bon Voyage!

Health4Life visit to Belgium

As part of our Comenius ‘Health4Life’ project, Mr. Lynn, Ms Fuller and S3 pupils Frazer Buchanan, Connor Halliday, Tammy Reid and Jade Scott visited Belgium for a project meeting. They met with teachers and pupils from our partnership schools in Belgium, Greece, Poland, Portugal and Spain and took part in various activities relating to the project. One key activity was the Health4Life Debate where each country entered a team of 3 consisting of 1 teacher and 2 pupils and debated various issues relating to healthy eating, sport and exercise. Everyone had a wonderful trip and the meeting was a great success. The next project meeting will be in Poland 9th to the 13th May where the main focus will be on learning foreign languages.

Comenius trip to Belgium

As part of our Comenius ‘Health4Life’ project, Mr. Lynn, Ms Fuller and S3 pupils Fraser Buchanan, Connor Halliday, Tammy Reid and Jade Scott will be attending a project meeting to be held in Belgium from the 21st to 25th March. The team will be joining with teachers and pupils from our partner schools in Belgium, Greece, Poland, Portugal and Spain with the main activity being a Health Debate. We wish them every success at the meeting and an enjoyable visit.

Health4Life Flascards

In Modern Languages pupils are working on their ‘Literacy Flashcards’ for the Comenius ‘Health4Life’ project. The flashcards will be produced in French, Greek, Polish, Portuguese and Spanish, the languages of the project, and will be used to enhance learning of these languages in classes.

Health4Life Comenius project meeting

As part of Doon Academy’s Comenius ‘Health4Life’ project Mrs Dorans and Mrs Ferrie attended a project meeting at the IES Alcarrras High School in Spain. Together with teachers from our partnership schools in Belgium, Poland, Greece, Portugal and Spain they finalised the arrangements for the project programme. Amongst the many activities at the meeting was a ‘Health4Life’ logo competition where the logo designed by our S3 pupils Cameron Smith and Varri Murdoch gained 2nd place. The next project meeting will be in Belgium in March attended by pupils and staff with the main focus being a health debate.