Schoolhouse AGM 2010
Tuesday, 31st August 2010 | Events & Activities | Home Ed in the News | SchoolhouseThe Schoolhouse AGM was held on 21 August 2010 at the Deer Centre in Fife, where we were delighted to welcome members from as far away as the Borders and Tobermory as well as more local folk. Families had an opportunity to enjoy the facilities on offer at the centre before the meeting at which the Schoolhouse annual report and accounts were presented and two new members of the committee duly elected. After the formal business was concluded, there was a question and answer session about the latest activities undertaken by Schoolhouse and various developments since the end of the reported year,…
Schoolhouse AGM, 21st August 2010
Wednesday, 21st July 2010 | Events & Activities | Home Ed in the News | SchoolhouseThis year’s Schoolhouse AGM will be held on Saturday 21st August at 2pm at the Scottish Deer Centre, Cupar, Fife. We are anticipating that whilst the AGM itself will be brief, members will take the opportunity to meet other home educators and make the day a social event. As such we have negotiated discounted rates for entry to the Park itself, so families can arrive from 10am onwards and enjoy the various activities that the Park has to offer. The Scottish Deer Centre has over 140 deer – nine species from around the world. There are regular Bird of Prey Demonstrations in the outdoor theatre and…
Christian education conference – Ayr, 5 June 2010
Tuesday, 25th May 2010 | Events & Activities | Home Ed in the NewsSchoolhouse has been asked to post details of this upcoming event.
Conference on Christian Education
St Quivox Church of Scotland, Dallmilling Road, Ayr
Saturday 5th June 2010, 10am-4pm
Sponsored by Home Service
Scottish screening of ‘The Horse Boy’
Monday, 17th May 2010 | Events & Activities | Home Ed in the NewsNews from Gillian Naysmith: I have been asked by Author/Director, Rupert Isaacson, to screen his movie ‘The Horse Boy’ about his autistic son Rowan and his incredible relationship with horses, and the family’s amazing adventure in travelling to Mongolia to see the Shaman people in search for help for Rowan. This is to be a fundraising event for his new charity The Horse Boy Foundation UK which will help fund places for families of autistic children to attend Horse Boy Camps throughout the UK. I went to the Scottish camp in January and it was incredible. Details of my own son’s…
Glasgow Steiner School news and events
Thursday, 13th May 2010 | Events & Activities | Home Ed in the NewsGlasgow Steiner School is currently considering the possibility of offering part time specialist subject lessons in German, music and crafts in support of home educators. Please contact the school office for more information.
Meanwhile, the school also has a couple of events coming up which may interest home educators:
School Open Day
Saturday May 22nd, 11 am – 4 pm
Summer Fayre
Saturday 12th June, 11 am – 4 pm.
Lots of events, talks, music and stuff for kids to do!
Schoolhouse Beecraigs camping weekend, 14-16 May 2010
Wednesday, 10th March 2010 | Events & Activities | Home Ed in the News | SchoolhouseFollowing on from the success of the residential weekend at New Lanark and due to popular demand, Schoolhouse is organising another weekend event for families, this time camping at Beecraigs Country Park. Beecraigs is located 3.2km. (2 miles) south of historic Linlithgow town, midway between Glasgow and Edinburgh, in the scenic Bathgate Hills. It has a dedicated camping area that we have booked the sole use of for Friday 14th May from 2pm to Sunday 16th May at 11am. The cost for the weekend will be £20 per family and should be paid at time of booking. There will be a limited…
Glasgow Steiner School Open Day
Sunday, 28th February 2010 | Events & Activities | Home Ed in the NewsGeorgina Ritchie from the Glasgow Steiner School has asked us to let home educators know about the school’s Open Day on Saturday 6 March, between 11am and 4pm. All welcome!
Glasgow Steiner School , 52 Lumsden Street, Yorkhill, Glasgow G3 8RH.
Scottish Parliament visit
Monday, 15th February 2010 | Events & Activities | Home Ed in the News | SchoolhouseTwo tours of the Scottish Parliament building in Edinburgh have been booked for Wednesday 31 March at 10.40am (places still available) and 11.40am (now full) . Participants should arrive 15 minutes prior to the starting times to clear security. The tour is free and hopefully the start times will allow families to make use of the cheap railcard deals. The one hour tour goes from the Main Hall to the Garden Lobby then the floor of the Chamber to see where the MSPs meet to debate. We will also visit a Committee Room and explore further into the building, to allow views of…
New Lanark weekend
Sunday, 17th January 2010 | Events & Activities | Home Ed in the News | SchoolhouseThanks to all the families who came to New Lanark for the home ed weekend and a big thank you to Karen Sneddon for taking on the job of organising it on behalf of Schoolhouse. Caitlin has written a short report and posted some pictures of the weekend here. Meanwhile, the following comments have been received from some of other attendees: “A big thank you to Karen for organising this. We could only manage over for a few hours but it was lovely to see everyone.” “What a great venue – YHs never used to have en suites in my young days.” “What a fantastic weekend we…
Glasgow Steiner School Winter Fayre
Tuesday, 8th December 2009 | Events & ActivitiesChris Grant has been in touch to let home educators known about the winter fayre being held on 12 December at the Glasgow Steiner School , 52 Lumsden Street, Yorkhill, Glasgow G3 8RH. He writes: “We have a number of parents who I have met at our school who have seriously considered home schooling. Our school is quite unique in the West of Scotland and we believe the nearest thing to a home from home for our children as we are a very small, close community in a big city! “We recently took part in the Glasgow Doors Open Day and held a teacher’s talk called…