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Mearns Academy – Moving On
The building of a new Mearns Academy has brought a fantastic facility to the Mearns, for both the school community and local community. The rector who oversaw this change, Ian Parkin, wrote a series of articles about the history of the school. We are delighted he is happy for us to share them with you on the K&M Communities site. Read the rest of this entry »
Do good buildings make for better educated children?
Do good buildings make for better educated children?
Buildings can’t get children through Highers, or enthuse them with literature in the style of Robin Williams in Dead Poets Society. They can’t galvanise a school football team to achieve unimagined success. But they can make a huge difference to teachers’ abilities to bring such things about.
It’s relatively easy to show how much harm bad buildings can do. The wrong kinds of corridors can create havens for bullying. Tatty, dysfunctional structures can demotivate and demoralise. A leaking roof, undersized classrooms, or poor heating put direct obstacles in the way of a school’s success. Physical environment that shows no sign of care or pride can communicate the same lack to the people who use it. Read the rest of this entry »
All I Really Need To Know….
All I Really Need To Know…….
We’ve all heard the phrase “all I really need to know I learned in nursery”, right?
Do you agree? Or, do you feel “every day is a school day”, and lifelong learning is important? Do you recognise opportunities to learn every day?
“Intellectual growth should commence at birth and cease only at death.” – Albert Einstein.
So, did Einstein have it right all along? Read the rest of this entry »
Always Learning – Competition Time in K&M!
After our Be Active photo competition we have another one for you!
The theme of this competition is Learning.
We have weekly challenges for you to solve! Read the rest of this entry »
August Be Active Photo Competition Winners!
Did you see the competition entries we had on our Facebook page?
They were great! It has been a difficult choice but our team of judges did come up with two winners and they are Bruce Meiklejohn with his kids running like the clappers on St. Cyrus Beach and Fiona Carr with a photo of a beautifully held Tae Kwondo pose on a bail of straw overlooking Dunnottar Castle.
We have been delighted by the so many different ways you get active and the wonderful places Kincardine and Mearns has to offer.
Here are the winning photos.
K & M Food Skills Conference
Of the following, what do you think is the most important barrier to eating healthily?
Luthermuir Walking (and Cup of Tea) Group
“Walking with a friend in the dark is better than walking alone in the light”. Helen Keller
At present Luthermuir Walking Club number eight ladies – having recently and sadly lost their only gentleman member. Read our guest blog from Jill Fairweather, a group member, and hear so clearly in her words the benefits of their coming together. Read the rest of this entry »
Coastal Rowing is All the Rage!
If someone told you there was a craze growing in Scotland that was getting thousands of people coming together and out of the house, what would you imagine it was? It’s not loom bands!
Coastal Rowing & Boat Building in Scotland
Roll Up Roll Up! Enrolment Day Thursday 21st August for Adult Learning In Stonehaven
It’s that time of year again. Are you going to while away some of the winter hours by picking up a new skill? Do you want to master new technology?
As ever, there is a variety of courses on offer during evening or daytime at Stonehaven Community Centre and other venues in Stonehaven and Inverbervie.
Enrolment Day is at Stonehaven Community Centre on Thursday 21st August between 9.30 a.m. – Noon; 2.00 – 4.00 p.m.; and 6.30 – 8.30 p.m. Read the rest of this entry »
Go for Gold, Dance with Me and Take the Challenge
Eva three step, tap dancing and line dancing – do you have experience in any of these dances? Join the Dance With Me Challenge 2014 to give them a go! If you don’t know them you can just make up your own dance!
Go for Gold Challenge – what is it all about?
More opportunities for SPORT in Portlethen
Guest blog by Sandy McLaughlin, Chairman/Coach for Portlethen Sports Club 
Portlethen & District Sports Trust are a newly formed group within Portlethen & the Districts which will hopefully serve the community with sporting facilities to cover the community’s needs. The trust is already in talks with Aberdeenshire council regarding looking after an area of land in the Hillside area of Portlethen which will cater for a wide range of sports and give the people in the community a sporting area to be proud of.
Burnside Care Home Residents Took On the Race for Life and Won!
Would you like to be still walking 5Ks in your older years? May and Alice, residents at Burnside Care Home, did and loved it!
The Race For Life was held on the 22nd of June this year in Aberdeen. Emma Steel at Burnside Care Home in Laurencekirk wrote this blog post about it to let us know how two of their residents took part. Read the rest of this entry »
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