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Studying the Egyptians this term….

Posted on August 22, 2012 by Sarah Cowie

A teacher recently asked me if we had any Egyptian resources. Sadly the answer is no, but I do have the following suggestions! East Lothian Council Arts Service are offering workshops on making Canopic Jars in their schools programme. See … Continue reading →

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Macmerry’s Museum Down Under!

Posted on June 28, 2012 by Sarah Cowie

On Tuesday I went to visit Miss Murphy’s P5/6 class at Macmerry Primary. The class had been learning about Australia, and after writing a letter to ask people for objects about the topic, decided they were going to make a museum. I … Continue reading →

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A busy week of being a curator!

Posted on March 2, 2012 by Sarah Cowie

This week, I’ve been to visit so many different classes to train them as museum curators. It’s been great fun! On Monday I visited the Primary 1 classes at Prestonpans and we studied some fossils. They are going to make … Continue reading →

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A little update!

Posted on January 19, 2012 by Sarah Cowie

Yeay! We can get back onto Edubuzz now without any problems. So I guess it’s time for a little update of what I’ve been doing over the last month with classes that you can see on Edubuzz. I worked with … Continue reading →

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Scottish Learning Festival 2011

Posted on October 1, 2011 by Sarah Cowie

Apologies for the lack of posts recently – due to the problems with Edubuzz, I’ve still been having problems accessing the site from my work computer! I went to the Scottish Learning Festival on Wednesday this week. It’s a big … Continue reading →

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Check out our new Learning Programme for 2011-12

Posted on August 4, 2011 by Sarah Cowie

Wow, how quickly did those summer holidays go?! As the new school year approaches, it’s time to reveal our new Learning Programme for 2011-12: East Lothian Museum Service Learning Programme 2011-12 Check out our new outreach service called ‘Museum Curators … Continue reading →

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Macmerry Primary’s Dinosaur Museum

Posted on June 30, 2011 by Sarah Cowie

Last Friday I visited P2/3′s Dinosaur Museum at Macmerry Primary. It was fantastic! I was able to go round and speak to someone at each table about different dinosaurs. The ‘staff’ in the museum told me about some dinosaurs I’d … Continue reading →

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Dance Weekend!

Posted on May 2, 2011 by Sarah Cowie

Well, April’s been a short month, hasn’t it?! We have some really exciting events coming up which I think some of you might just be interested in coming along to. Especially if you’ve been looking at the 1960s, World War Two, or … Continue reading →

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Aberlady heads back in time!

Posted on April 19, 2011 by Sarah Cowie

You might remember from an earlier blog that Alice and I visited Aberlady Primary to help them with their museum on World War Two. I am pleased to say that it looks fantastic! You can judge for yourself below… Well … Continue reading →

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Suffragette Chains herself to railings at Preston Lodge!

Posted on March 11, 2011 by Sarah Cowie

Catherine Blair, a local suffragette, chained herself to railings at Preston Lodge High this week to celebrate International Women’s Day. Assisted by Elsie Inglis, a Suffragist, the two women led the History Club on a march around the school at … Continue reading →

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