DHSOutdoorLearning

Absolutely brilliant Geography trip to Iceland! All home safe now. Already looking forward to the 2028 trip! @official_DHS

Brilliant first couple of days of the Geography dept. field trip to Iceland. Waterfalls, northern lights and black sand beaches! @official_DHS

Our first S1 group took part in their Outdoor Learning day today at a very soggy Tyninghamme beach! Tomorrow’s group will be off to the Pentland hills. @official_DHS

1L1 enjoying some great weather in the pentlands today! #outdoorlearning #adventure @official_DHS

It’s taken a little while to put together but we’re now delighted to be able to share a short film for our Polar Academy expedition to Greenland! @theparkmains @official_DHS youtu.be/Zz_akGeOftA

A few more shots from our epic Polar Academy expedition to Greenland. @official_DHS @TisoOnline @rab_equipment @bergans

UPDATE FROM GREENLAND- All back safely to Tasiilaq after an epic expedition out on the ice! Next few days will see the kids taking part in a cultural exchange with local school children and some more exploring of the local area. @official_DHS

Polar Academy team off to Greenland today! Good luck team, you’re going to smash it! @official_DHS

Well done to DHS gold DOFE group who have just completed their qualifying expedition across the great glen! @official_DHS @DofEScotland

They did it! Kilt walk complete! Well done team. See you all at training on Wednesday! @official_DHS @polar_academy

10 miles to go! Keep going team, half way there!! @official_DHS @polar_academy

5 miles down, 15 to go!! @official_DHS @polar_academy @thekiltwalk

Polar Academy team setting off on the kilt walk! Not too late to donate a few pennies to the team! #supportersList" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">justgiving.com/team/thepolara… @official_DHS @polar_academy @thekiltwalk

Amazing effort from the Polar Academy team who raised over £900 today at their fundraiser car wash!! Now bring on the kilt walk on Sunday! @DHS_Outdoors @polar_academy

Mr Duncan and Mr McGlade along with the pupils and parents involved with the polar academy will be taking part in the kilt walk next weekend to help raise funds the expedition to Greenland. If you could make even a small donation it would be amazing!! #supportersList" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">justgiving.com/team/thepolara…

Some rescue practice for gold DofE group on Loch Lomond. Last day today and the winds are looking much better today! @official_DHS

Gold practice expedition on Loch Lomond - day 1. @official_DHS

Great few days in Toronto with the gold DofE group. Visit to Niagara, blue jays baseball game, Ripley’s Aquarium and then finished off with Canada Day fireworks! @official_DHS @DofEScotland

Gold DofE expedition in Algonquin park Canada complete! The kids were all amazing and really did DHS proud! More photos on our instagram. @official_DHS @DofEScotland

Today for our Meaningful May programme we were teaching pupils how to cast a fly rod and also how to tie a fly! Tomorrow we will be going fishing to put our new skills (and flies!) to the test! @official_DHS