On Friday the 29^th April a group of our S2 & S3 Life Skills pupils had a visit to Burn of Balmakelly Farm, Laurencekirk,to take part in farming in the field workshops. The weather remained settled and the pupils thoroughly enjoyed the experience.

They took part in Plant Care where pupils were shown how to plant and crop rhubarb, raspberry’s, take cuttings of blackberry’s as well as crop and taste asparagus. All pupils were involved in planting some onions to help deter the carrot fly from our carrots and sowing some peas directly into soil in the field.

Pupils then took part in an Animal Care lesson, calling and racing against their two kune kune pigs in their field to check senses and mobility in their health care checklist. Pupils also lead training donkeys around their obstacle course using the commands, ‘walk on’, ‘right’, ‘left’, ‘halt’ and ‘standing’ over the fence. 

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A group of our Young Engineers took part in the NE Celebration of STEM.

The day provided an opportunity for primary and secondary pupils to share their passion and enthusiasm for STEM, showcasing their projects and learn more about career opportunities as they competed in a series of fun five-minute STEM (science, technology, engineering and maths) challenges set by industry partners. Students had the opportunity to interact with engineers and engage with engineering outside of normal educational settings, as well as hear more about the range of careers available. They will also have the opportunity to explore the inspiring new Aberdeen Science Centre. 

In addition, our Young Engineers were given a free Construct a Crane STEM kits. Teams of six were challenged to bring along their functioning design and demonstrate how much cargo their model can load in a given time. On registering to take part in the event, the resource kit and competition brief will be posted to your school. 

AGS pupils won the Bristow Special Award on the day which will give them a Heliport visit & Simulator Experience.