Tomorrow I take up my new post as eLearning Community Facilitator for Edinburgh University and the STEP programme. I am very excited about my move and I hope to share as much as possible with you here.
I would like to thank all my friends, colleagues and pupils that I have worked with at Knox Academy [...]
As John Connell reported yesterday, an Autopsy was performed on a dead Fulmar bird by Dr Jan Andries Franeker, a senior scientist at the Institute for Marine Resources and Ecosystem studies in the Netherlands. It was broadcast via video (GlowMeet) on the Glow portal.
Yesterday my Higher Biology class and I were lucky enough to participate [...]
The Knox Academy senior boy’s rugby team had been badgering me for ages. As Friday last week was not a CAT afternoon, I decided to venture down to Trinity High School to support the team. And I am very happy to say that I was not disappointed! 10-73 victory to Knox!
It was a good game- [...]
The Mary Poppins Musical the musical is currently showing at the Edinburgh Playhouse. Yesterday I had the pleasure of attending this super show along with 50 keen 3rd year Drama students and my friends and colleagues John and Luke. This musical is one that I hadn’t seen before.
The story line is very similar to that of the [...]
Cindy Julien has spent this year as a French assistant at Knox Academy. Cindy graduated from Toulouse Mirail University with a Masters Degree in English Literature and Art in 2007. As she will be teacher training next year, she came to Scotland to improve her English and make connections. During her time here Cindy did much more at [...]
Further to my last post on The Winning Game, we are scheduled to commence the pilot in March. Our chosen pilot school is Knox Academy.
I would like to say thank you in advance to the PE Department at the school who will hosting the trial.
Our intentions are to share our thoughts and experiences on the Winning [...]
This evening I ventured back to Knox Academy. The S6 Drama class were performing a version of ‘In Holland Stands A House’ by Sue Saunders and directed by John Naples-Campbell. John is a good friend and colleague of mine who teaches Drama at Knox Academy.
This is one of the events leading up to National Holocaust Memorial [...]
