Year 6 studying science outside today, classifying leaves and creating their own classification charts. #thismyclassroom #gordonstounjuniorschool #prepschool #thereismoreinyou #gordonstoun #charactereducation
Year 6 studying science outside today, classifying leaves and creating their own classification charts. #thismyclassroom #gordonstounjuniorschool #prepschool #thereismoreinyou #gordonstoun #charactereducation
On days like these…. Beautiful image from last weekend’s @duffusbull house exped. Hoping all of our students in the midst of #examseason remember that moments like these await, but in the meantime, heads down, ask for help if you need it, and remember how hard you have worked to get where you are. All will be well. #andbreathe #gordonstoun #thereismoreinyou #charactereducation #thisismyclassroom #boardingschool #outdooreducation
Carrying on the sports theme for #timelapsetuesday - a little of last week’s Rugby training - players keeping match fit in the off season! #gordonstoun #thereismoreinyou #boardingschool #charactereducation
And a tiny bit of life in Plewlands this evening, the younger years fresh back from house exped and #examseason underway for years 11 & 13…. #gordonstoun #boardingschool #thereismoreinyou #charactereducation
A contender for the best grass court in the north of Scotland? Amazing work by the grounds t team to whom massive thanks as always and ever - and hugely appreciated by our cricketers and tennis players today! #gordonstoun #thereismoreinyou #boardingschool #charactereducation
The Green Flag Award Scotland is a national accreditation scheme that acknowledges when a school has actively audited their level of sustainability to make a plan in order to improve those levels of sustainability and ultimately reach net zero. We achieved our first green flag status in 2021 and as part of the application for the renewal of that status in 2024, students from both the Green group in the #gordonstounjuniorschool and from the sustainability committee in the senior school came together to celebrate the steps they have taken so far and to plan for the next two years. They worked alongside Mrs. Broadhurst and Mr. Stokes looking at how to reduce, reuse and reduce our waste from the refectory to the boarding houses to the domestic services. This award acknowledges a whole school commitment to the UN goals for sustainable development and we are very proud to be able to fly the flag. #gordonstoun #prepschool #thereismoreinyou #ecoschool #boardingschool #charactereducation
It’s International Nurses’ Day! A chance to celebrate nurses the world over & particularly our very own nursing staff at #Gordonstoun - including two pictured here in original nursing uniform circa 1970’s courtesy of retired nurses from Old Royal Infirmary and Sick children’s hospitals, Edinburgh - to whom many thanks! #thereismoreinyou #charactereducation #boardingschool #prepschool #gordonstounjuniorschool
More from tonight’s Year 12 dinner with particular thanks to the staff who organised it, to the refectory as always for their tireless provision of excellent food, to the special guests of each boarding house, invited by way of thanks from the students for their particular help and support this year. It was a lovely evening. #gordonstoun #thereismoreinyou #boardingschool #charactereducation #iloveboarding
The house expeditions are out by the sea and in the hills this weekend, years 9 & 10 from the boarding houses socialising and adventuring together. A booked to the school year, the other one being their house expedition in September! #gordonstoun #thereismoreinyou #boardingschool #charactereducation
Year 12 dinner tonight - the end of one of the busiest and most exciting years at #Gordonstoun. It’s been brilliant. It always is. Year 12 - post GCSE - is one of the main entry points for Gordonsroun. For more on the education on offer here see #linkinbio or Gordonstoun.org.uk. Or be in touch and we will help in any way we can. #thereismoreinyou #boardingschool #charactereducation #thereismoreinyou
And a sunny BBQ and cake brew for our A Level designers ☀️ Hoping ALL our Year 13s across all the subjects and all departments have a constructive and productive study leave! And remember to enjoy a little time in the sun when they can! #gordonstoun #thereismoreinyou #charactereducation #thelonggoodbye #nextadventureplease #boardingschool
Thank you to Ben Squires for capturing the #auroraborealis in motion last night at the Watchers Tower…. #gordonstoun #thereismoreinyou #boardingschool #charactereducation
First race squad training from Hopeman for our sailors. Being so close to the sea, especially on days like these, has its advantages! #gordonstoun #thereismoreinyou #boardingschool #charactereducation #schoolsailing
And our Year 13 Latin class marks their final formal lesson with Mr Kirkwood….🙌 #gordonstoun #thereismoreinyou #boardingschool #charactereducation
The #auroraborealis or #northernlights were dancing last night at #Gordonstoun - thank you to @cumminghouse for this one. Check the boarding house feeds for more! And have a lovely weekend! #gordonstoun #boardingschool #thereismoreinyou #charactereducation
A day of lasts before A level study leave begins tomorrow - last history lesson here for our Year 13 historians and a picnic brew to mark the occasion! #thelonggoodbye #nextadventureplease #andsoitbegins #gordonstoun #boardingschool #thereismoreinyou #charactereducation
A warm up session at 8am for the GCSE Biology Paper 1. Year 11 and staff Working together, asking questions and getting the biology facts flowing before a walk to the exam room in beautiful sunshine. Hoping that the exam went well for them all! #gordonstoun #thereismoreinyou #boardingschool #charactereducation #examseason #allwillbewell Feel free to crop, edit or ignore.
An evening in Duffus and a midweek brew after prep, a little time to unwind in the midst of the working week - with exams underway and looming for our year 11 and 13 making a change of pace crucial, if only for a little while! #gordonstoun #thereismoreinyou #boardingschool #charactereducation #iloveboarding
Many, many congratulations to Ruby M on winning the @bsaboarding award for Best New Art Project. The piece shared here is actually a recipient of another award but we look forward to sharing Ruby’s work later in the Summer when exams are done, and also many thanks thanks to Head of Senior School, Simon Cane-Hardy for collecting the award on Ruby’s behalf. And thanks also to @gordonstoun_art for their support of her and all the young artists at #Gordonstoun. #thereismoreinyou #charactereducation #boardingschool #schoolart
A beautiful afternoon for sports and athletics in and around the sports centre - also including yoga, swimming, indoor climbing, golf, cricket - and in glorious sunshine. An excellent break from classrooms, revision and exams for our students across the Senior school #gordonstoun #thereismoreinyou #boardingschool #charactereducation #thisismyclassroom
At the last official lifeguard session today before Yr 13 go on study leave the opportunity was taken to say goodbye to them, along with Rev #Schonken who has been with the service for 14 years and Miss Taylor, both of whom will be sadly missed. They played team games in the pool with both the unqualified and qualified lifeguards working together before students taking the opportunity to push both in staff members #the pool at the end of the session. This was followed with a brew at which they were presented with a small gift of appreciation - pls note Rev Schonken’s t shirt! #thelonggoodbye #nextadventureplease #thereismoreinyou #boardingschool #charactereducation #gordonstoun.
When you get Year 13 together en masse for the last time before Leavers - on the eve of study leave - for a year group photo….. #thelonggoodbye #nextadventureplease #gordonstoun #examseason #thereismoreinyou #boardingschool #charactereducation
Service has always been part of a #Gordonstoun education - part of the working week for all students across the school. We’re the only school in the UK with fire appliances & a Fire Service! #thereismoreinyou #boardingschool #charactereducation #bigcommunity
There are those who might think cricket is not an obvious subject for a #timelapsetuesday - but it seems that it might be! MCC bowling and #Gordonstoun in bat…. #thereismoreinyou #boardingschool #charactereducation #schoolcricket
An evening in @windmilllodge #gordonstoun #boardingschool #thereismoreinyou #charactereducation
It was a great pleasure to welcome Dr Simon Hyde, General Secretary of HMC (The Head’s Conference) to #Gordonstoun this weekend and to have the opportunity to show him a little of life at school, where he met with senior staff members and students including the Colour Bearers here. #thereismoreinyou #charactereducation #boardingschool
Some Sunday sailing for our Year 10 students working towards their RYA Youth Sailing Stage 3 certificate. #gordonstoun #thereismoreinyou #boardingschool #schoolsailing #charactereducation
Our third #gordonstounjuniorschool Year 8 class with a bit of weather for their STV this weekend - grey and blue skies and everything in between! And it’s back into more conventional classrooms this morning! #thereismoreinyou #boardingschool #charactereducation #prepschool #gordonstoun
The iconic annual #Gordonstoun vis @mccofficial cricket match is underway at school today, with players in the school XI from years 10-13. Good luck to them all! And thanks as always to the MCC 🙌 At time of writing, no one had yet hit a ball over G house…… #thereismoreinyou #schoolcricket #boardingschool #charactereducation
Good luck to our first group of Year 12 @dofeuk Gold expeditioners who are out in the hills this weekend. As the proud birthplace of The Duke of Edinburgh Awards we encourage all students to undertake them. The school’s location so close to the Scottish Highlands and the sea definitely helps! #boardingschool #thisismyclassroom #charactereducation #thereismoreinyou #gordonstoun #classroomswithoutcorridors
One of the highlights of our sporting calendar - the annual 1st XV vs Netball first team netball match. An unexpectedly high speed and exciting game. For more on all the excitement see @gordonstounsport 🙌 #thereismoreinyou #boardingschool #charactereducation
It’s the time in the academic year when we commence #thelonggoodbye - a lot of ‘lasts’ for our amazing Year 13s before they tackle all the ‘firsts’ of the next stage of their excellent adventures! Here are the Red Watch Year 13s on their last day with the #Gordonstoun Fire Service…. #nextadventureplease #thereismoreinyou #boardingschool #charactereducation
The production of double chocolate muffins by today’s bakers made life in the Marketing Dept at #Gordonstoun complicated - when the smells emanating from the kitchens next door were so completely delicious, it was hard to concentrate! 🙄😫 #gordonstoun #thereismoreinyou #boardingschool #charactereducation
Just a little snow left in the mountains for last weekend’s unacccompanied Year 12 expedition. Again and always #Gordonstoun is so lucky to enjoy a location that allows such easy access to places like these! #thereismoreinyou #charactereducation #boardingschool #thisismyclassroom #classroomswithoutcorridors
Sailing season is well underway - & it was ever thus. School founder Kurt Hahn named the Moray Firth his ‘sternest schoolmaster’ - & sailing remains one of the unforgettable experiences for students at #Gordonstoun. #boardingschool #thereismoreinyou #charactereducation
On the last day of the Month of the Military Child - the chance to celebrate the students in our community who share the challenges & unique experiences that result from their parent’s (or parents’) service - our final post is of Hamish. Hamish is seen here playing the King in last year’s ’mini coronation’, and wearing his dad’s miniature medals…. #monthofthemilitarychild #thereismoreinyou #Gordonstoun #boardingschool #charactereducation #gordonstounjuniorschool #prepschool
How about a #timelapsetuesday from the USA? At the #vexrobotics world championships which our #Gordonstoun robotics team proudly attended. 🙌 Please DM your timelapses of life at school & they’ll feature in this slot! 🙏 #thereismoreinyou #boardingschool #charactereducation
Last week Year 10 chemistry were given access to the ultimate secret of alchemy...how to make "gold" from cheap copper coins using simple chemistry techniques! #schoolchemistry #boardingschool #thereismoreinyou #Gordonstoun #charactereducation
Fraser’s parents serve as reservists now, having previously been in the Army. Fraser’s brother and sister also attended #Gordonstoun . #monthofthemilitarychild #gordonstoun #thereismoreinyou #boardingschool #charactereducation
The robotics world championships comes to a close with 10,000 spectators watching the grand final. While the #Gordonstoun team didn’t qualify for this stage they performed above expectations. An excellent achievement for a team in its first year and we can’t wait to see what next year will bring. They are STEM superstars on a global stage! #vexrobotics #thereismoreinyou #robotics #boardingschool #charactereducation
Familiar faces as the OG football team came out victorious vs the #Gordonstoun team today! Doubtless helped by a half time talk from Kev Williams, who was their coach! GA day is one of the highlights of the school year - it is always a pleasure to welcome OGs back to school at any time, but particularly when they are in sufficient number to field a team! #thebeautifulgame #boardingschool #thereismoreinyou #charactereducation
Another sibling, Olivia is in Year 4 of the #gordonstounjuniorschool - making her dance debut here at last term’s dance show! #monthofthemilitarychild #gordonstoun #thereismoreinyou #boardingschool #charactereducation #preschool
This Friday’s Fantastic Facilitator is Di McCann, #Gordonstoun’s Higher Education and Careers Coordinator. Di has been working at school for nearly 11 years and it is her job to support our students throughout the senior school, especially in Yr 12 & 13, in exploring their options for when they leave school. Please see #linkinbio for the full blog but here’s a taster! What do you enjoy most about working at Gordonstoun? My job is brilliant – it is incredibly rewarding getting to know the students during 6th form and helping them to explore options for their future. What is something surprising about you? I once appeared on the big screen at a cinema in Cambridge playing the part of a murderer. Is there a quote or saying that you live your life by? ‘This too shall pass’ – I try to remember that when things are not going according to plan, it will get better, and that when things are great we should cherish those moments.
The #Gordonstoun community & rescue services were out on land & sea this week - with OLS bouldering on the appropriately named Sunshine wall at Cummingston and sailing out from Hopeman & with Trishaw training for Cycling Without Age Scotland, for the Community Service which will soon see Lev, Thomas & Frau Ottens as fully qualified co-pilots and pilots! There are so many opportunities to experience and be of service to others at #Gordonstoun. For more on what the school’s uniquely broad curriculum offers see #linkinbio or Gordonstoun.org.uk #thereismoreinyou #boardingschool #charactereducation
Day 1 of the world championships comes to a close. With over 800 of the world’s best teams and thousands of students competing. This STEM global event helps develop the next generation of scientists and engineers to dream big and make the impossible possible and we are so proud to have a team taking part! #gordonstoun #thereismoreinyou #charactereducation #boardingschool #vexrobotics #robotics
Today baking challenge was shortbread - but with a reduced batch of bakers due to STV absences! But the remaining 4 were outstanding in their baking efforts! #gordonstoun #thereismoreinyou #boardingschool #charactereducation
As a fellow of the Chartered College of Teaching, Mrs Medina spent yesterday at the House of Lords taking part in a roundtable on professionalism & ethical leadership. A chance to learn and exchange views on this fundamental necessity. #gordonstoun #thereismoreinyou
We’re so looking forward to welcoming Hobart Earle back to #Gordonstoun to deliver this year’s Prince Philip Memorial Lecture tomorrow. Hobart is the Principal Conductor of the world-renowned Odesa Philharmonic Orchestra & has presented ‘Ukraine. Music in Wartime’ events around the world since 2022. He is also a former student and Cumming is looking forward to welcoming him back to his old boarding house! #gordonstoun #thereismoreinyou #boardingschool #charactereducation
With the world championships a day away, good luck to our robotics team! They spent the day in downtown Dallas, including visiting the Sixth Floor Museum and taking in the views from the Reunion Tower, before returning to the hotel for some final checks! #robotics #schoolrobotics #roboticsworldchampionship #gordonstoun #thereismoreinyou #boardingschool #charactereducation #vexrobotics @vexroboticsuk 🙌
We’re proud to educate military siblings across both the Senior & Junior schools at #Gordonstoun. Tom, Finn and Annie’s father is an RAF Navigator, and Finn is in the cadets. #monthofthemilitarychild #Gordonstoun #thereismoreinyou #boardingschool #charactereducation #prepschool