Dounans Centre

A little recap of Dounans + @SOECBelmont Summer fun! Just a small snippet of the fun, most of the time we were too busy focusing on the young people’s enjoyment to grab the camera! They’ve had an amazing time building confidence, teamwork, and plenty of new skills along the way.

Last week our cluster P7 pupils travelled to Dounans and were joined by St Columba’s staff. The week finished with Mass and our school hymn, Hail to Columba. We look forward to welcoming you to St Columba’s!

🌲 A Huge Thank You! 🌟 We’ve just received a bundle of amazing hand-written thank-you cards from @LowPortPS and we are blown away by your kind words! Here’s to more adventures 🌿 #soecdounans #residential #outdooreducation #outdoorlearning

Another beautiful evening in @SOECDounans. Thanks to Brad for ‘helping’ the boys to a win in tug of war!! @ActiveSchoolsIC 🤣☀️🩵🤎

A fabulous week had by all! Thank you to all at @SOECDounans for another great experience!

..And we're off @McLarenHigh & @stirlingCE first Skills Academy. Starting with a team building day @SOECDounans @StirLearnEmploy @stir_spyp

@MccloreyMr @MrKellyGCC @MissHamill8 @MaureenLeDrew3 It was a pleasure to have you all, what a fabulous residential! Can't wait to experience it all again next year!

What a fabulous few days we have had @SOECDounans - thank you to all of the staff and instructors for looking after us and giving us an experience to remember forever! ❤️ @MrKellyGCC @MissHamill8 @MaureenLeDrew3 #ThorntreeDounans2025

Empty plates and full bellies at dinner! On the menu: Chilli Chicken and Rice, Creamy Pasta and Apple Crumble and Custard. Yum!! 🍽️ @MrKellyGCC #ThorntreeDounans2025

We have some fantastic climbers! With lots of motivational support from everyone involved! #ThorntreeDounans2025

In our dorms and made our beds. Adults, your children have a new appreciation for you @MccloreyMr @thorntreeheidie #ThorntreeDounans2025

Time for a site tour of @SOECDounans before lunch! #ThorntreeDounans2025

A 🧵A braw day out in the real world for our 1st Years yesterday, visiting @SOECDounans , Ali Cush from @lomondtrossachs & @BlairvadachOEC to see first hand high quality Outdoor Learning & Residentials. Tx to all 3 for giving of their time & investing in future practitioners.

First stop @SOECDounans - Harry talked about challenges of running a third sector OEC, the history of @SOEC_orguk and the transformative difference @mspliz 's Bill could make to the industry

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all. If you had a great experience, whether that be with our facilities, activities or catering, we would appreciate you sharing it with us on our Google Reviews. Please follow the link - g.co/kgs/kzUCWaq Thank you, see you in 2025

The #scrarangerrendezvous24 is coming to a close. For the past 3 days rangers from all across Scotland have been together sharing knowledge, developing friendships and inspiring one another for work ahead to conserve and enhance the natural world. Love you all ❤️❤️❤️

Environmental studies this week, exploring minibeasts and river ecosystems. We encountered many Damselfly Nymph's, Freshwater Shrimps and Water Boatmen. #outdoorlearning #outdooreducation #riverdipping #environmentalstudies #aberfoyle #minibeast #residentials #scotland #dounans

The trees behind Dounans are turning beautiful autumnal shades, quietly marking the change of season. 🍁Post your autumn photos in the comments so we can see too! #autumn #autumnviews #aberfoyle #scotland #outdoorlearning #outdooreducation #dounans #soecdounans #nature

Fuelling everyones day with our healthy lunch options! Packed with variety and plenty of choices for everyone. 🍏🍌 #dounans #outdoorlearning #healthyfood #food #lunchtime

We recieved some lovely thank you cards in the post this week 😀 We enjoyed reading them all and are glad everyone had a great time with us at Dounans! #outdooreducation #outdoorresidential #residentials #adventure #thankyou