Dingwall’s St Clement’s pupils treated to Garguston Farm visit
DINGWALL school pupils were treated to a visit to a local farm, to learn all about what life is like on a farm.
St Clement’s is a school for young people aged between 3 and 18, who have additional support needs.
Pupils from the school visited Garguston Farm in Muir of Ord and were given an insight into farm life.
Some of the activities included feeding the pregnant ewes and young cows, sitting on tractors, operating the tattie bagging machine and seeing the lambs. The pupils were even gifted a bag of tatties to take home.
Alison Duncan of St Clement’s said: “We partnered with Fran from the Royal Highland Educational Trust (RHET) and the Martin family of Garguston Farm, Muir of Ord, again this year with five amazing visits. The Martins as always were amazing hosts and showed the pupils all about life on a farm.
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“Understanding more about how our food is produced is so important to our young people and we were all kindly gifted a bag of Garguston tatties, which will be used both in school and at home to make delicious potato recipes!
“Without people like RHET and the Martin family, our educational experiences would be less rich and we are very grateful for their time and generosity.”
Headteacher Colin Masterson added: “The visits were a fantastic opportunity and a great learning experience for all the pupils, and we are extremely grateful for the continued support.”
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