Linlithgow Academy Mod Studs

It was a pleasure taking both Higher classes to the Scottish Parliament this week. The groups saw a ministerial statement, debates on farming and health. There was even an opportunity today for a Q and A with 1 of their 8 elected members. @Linlithgow_Acad #DemocracyinScotland

An excellent opportunity for someone. A great faculty to work in with some lovely, enthusiastic, and hard-working students. Excellent trian links from Edinburgh and Glasgow too 😁myjobscotland.gov.uk/397484?utm_sou…

Miss Livingston and Mrs Meek are tramping 26 miles through Glencoe for Young Carers at Carers of West Lothian this Saturday. Any donations for this excellent charity are gratefully received. Midge repellant recommendations are also helpful. 😜💙💙 justgiving.com/page/heather-l…

Very proud indeed! 😁

4 pupils attended ‘Elect Her’ today. Session aimed at encouraging young females to get into politics. Led by Depute Leader WLC & all female elected Council members participated. Great opportunity for girls to explore how to get into politics. Feedback on day was really positive!

A great day at the Cabin Crew Experience with Edinburgh College! ✈️ A great opportunity for Travel and Tourism learners to gain invaluable employability skills. They worked so hard and showed great commitment throughout the day. Well done! @LinlithGeoRocks @Linlithgow_Acad

The Higher Modern Studies classes enjoyed a trip to the Scottish Parliament last week. We visited the Debating Chamber and watched part of the afternoon's parliamentary business. Special thank you to @FionaHyslop and @SueJWebber for making time to see us! @LAHumanities_

The Debate Club participated in their first ever Donald Dewar Debating Challenge 🥳 Unfortunately, the team did not make it through to the next round but their first time performances were excellent! They showed great resilience and teamwork - well done! 👏 @LAHumanities_

N5 Modern Studies met with Community Sgt Lee Brodie from Police Scotland this morning 👮‍♂️ An informative chat about the roles, powers and the structure of the Police. Learners also had the opportunity to participate in a Public Order demonstration for crowd control.@LAHumanities_

Excellent teamwork on our Bronze DofE accompanied walk in Beecraigs tonight. The rain made the walk more interesting and atmospheric 🌧 "There is no such thing as bad weather, just bad clothing" 👍 @Linlithgow_PE #DofE

@DrP_Principal Absolutely love this! 👏👏👏 Thanks for sharing.

When I was a building principal, we had a group of boys who were consistently getting office referrals during lunch for aggressive and disruptive behaviors. In the past, these behaviors had led to increasingly severe consequences that did not reduce the negative behaviors (and caused some students to be sent home and to miss instruction). I sat down with the group and we worked together to come up with a plan on what to do during lunch. One of the boys asked if we could start a knitting club, since his Auntie had recently taught him how to knit. Since he was a leader of the group, the other boys agreed. I asked them to come back tomorrow with some ideas of what to knit. The next day one of the boys said that he wanted to knit little hats for the preemies at the hospital, since his little cousin was there and that a nurse mentioned that they had run out of the little hats. The boys knitted daily and we delivered the hats to the hospital. We received many heartfelt thank you notes from families, nurses and doctors (and even an in-person visit with a personal thank you and cookies from a newborn's mom). This group continued to grow as did our ability to create knitted hats for preemies. This became a huge success for the participating students. There was significant improvement in the students’ behavior, attitude, achievement, and attendance. It is so important to think outside of the box for “win-win” solutions. It really isn’t the WHAT you do that is important, it is the WHY you are doing it! Our knitting group become a team, family, and community. #maslowbeforebloom

Super job team ❤️🙌🏻👏🏻

Best of luck to all the seniors leaving the faculty today on study leave, and a special mention to those who are leaving school for good after their exams. Humanities are all rooting for you!

@LA_RRS @Linlithgow_Acad @LAHumanities_ @scottish_water @UnicefSchools Rehydrate before you dehydrate! 👍

A very happy recipient of one of our #ScottishWater water bottles :) Staying hydrated while doing exam preparation! @Linlithgow_Acad @LAHumanities_ @scottish_water @UnicefSchools @WorldWaterDay2023

@MrModster72 @LAHumanities_ Purely because they’ve done a lot of 20 markers recently and we only had a single 50 min period. I don’t have any about social issues hunches no. I suspect GOVT responses for Int Issues topic but not sure. Do you have any hunches for the final exam? Please share if you do! 🧐

Higher Modern Studies class enjoying our new classroom whiteboard walls. Essay writing teams completed pastpaper questions to consolidate their learning and prepare for the final exam. They then peer marked each answer. 👍 @LAHumanities_

@LinlithGeoRocks @GeographyBraes @LAHumanities_ Braes are getting a good one! We will miss you Miss D! 🌎

We're so very sad to see Miss Doran move on to pastures new. Today was her last day and we know that the N5 appreciated her input in Easter school. The Geog dept will miss her support, hard work and friendship. @GeographyBraes are lucky to have her! @LAHumanities_

Our final #worldwaterday2023 event was our dress down day- pupils dressed in blue and made a donation to our house charities- @WaterAidUK @UNICEF_uk and @shelterscotland. Well done everyone! @Linlithgow_Acad @LAHumanities_ @scottish_water

National 5 Modern Studies showed excellent communication and active listening skills when participating in Revision Speed Dating on the China Topic! Well done! 🇨🇳👏@Linlithgow_Acad