Keeping things a mystery

Estrela are this year's Young Enterprise company. They will be producing and selling something with an Orkney theme - but can't reveal what it is yet! To find out, keep an eye on their facebook page. (And when we know, we'll tell you.)

New (old) materials in D&T

S3 Practical Craft pupils have had the opportunity of working with a new material today, stone. Over this and next week pupils will be finding out more about stonework; from building a dry stone dyke to carving words in sandstone, the pupils will experience a range of skills that are part of the stonework industry. This project is in partnership with the Kirkwall Townscape Heritage Initiative and Historic Environment Scotland.

In addition to this, the Fashion and Textiles class have been working with Anne Stewart to help build their sewing machine skills over the last few weeks. The pictures shown are some examples of the excellent work the pupils are producing with Anne's help.

Minister in KGS for Science Festival

Shirley-Anne Somerville MSP, the Minister for Further Education, Higher Education and Science, today visited KGS to see how the school is promoting STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths), in particular through the participation of pupils in Science Festival events.