As part of A Curriculum for Excellence, the Art & Design, RME and English Departments worked together on an Anti-Sectarianism project.
It was a fantastic, innovative project that really brought Departments together and allowed pupils to use their experiences and knowledge across the curriculum. In Art & Design, pupils from 2CA designed Anti-Sectarianism posters, with Hayley Johnston taking first prize. Hayley’s ‘Cut Sectarianism Out of Your Life’ design can now be seen displayed in every classroom in the school. In RME, pupils composed Acrostic poems and in English, puils read ‘Across the Barricades’ and wrote a book report.
A large number of pupils involved then took part in a trip to Ibrox and Parkhead where they had a tour of the grounds and took part in workshops where they found out how both Rangers and Celtic dealt with the issue of Sectarianism.
To end the project, on June 3rd, Kenny Miller the Scotland International football player and former Musselburgh Grammar School pupil, returned to his old school to present awards to the prize-winners. Kenny is only one of three players to ever play for both Rangers, his current club, and Celtic making him an ideal choice to be able to reflect on Sectarian issues in Scotland.
It was a great project to be involved in and one in which we all learned a lot. Thanks to all those who participated, pupils, staff, guests and designer! A list of all the prize winners and photographs can be see on our Competitions and A curriculum for Excellence pages. Large Display boards showing images of the project can be viewed throughout the school.
