Nether Currie Primary School
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Nether Currie Primary School is on the outskirts of Edinburgh
, in the south west of the city. The school was built in 1961. It is in the centre of a housing estate
with the majority of children living locally and able to walk to school. The 175 pupils are in 7 classes from Primary 1 to Primary 7, covering the ages 4 to 12.
Most children move to the local secondary school
- Currie Community High School
- after Primary 7.
The areas of study normally included within the primary school programme are:
Language
(including either French or German for Primary 6 and 7 pupils
Mathematics
Environmental Studies (science, social subjects, technology)
Expressive Arts
Religious and Moral Education
Personal and Social Education
Health Education
The school has a large playground
with a large grass football pitch
. There are also extensive grassed areas with picnic table
s.
The school is an important part of the local community. The school has a Parent-Teacher Association
and an elected School Board, and recently established a partnership with The Friends of Muirwood Park.
The single-storey, split-level building contains 8 classroom
s and associated cloakroom
and toilet facilities, a learning support base and a general purpose room. There is a large hall (with stage) which provides accommodation for dining, recreation and social gatherings, and a bright, gym
nasium.
The school holds the Safer Routes to School Road Safety Charter gold award; a group of pupils and adults is now drawing up a School Travel Plan. The school is currently working on both the Eco-Schools
and Health Promoting Schools programmes.
Edinburgh
Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland, the second largest city in Scotland, and the eighth most populous in the United Kingdom. The City of Edinburgh Council governs one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas. The council area includes urban Edinburgh and a rural area...
, in the south west of the city. The school was built in 1961. It is in the centre of a housing estate
Housing estate
A housing estate is a group of buildings built together as a single development. The exact form may vary from country to country. Accordingly, a housing estate is usually built by a single contractor, with only a few styles of house or building design, so they tend to be uniform in appearance...
with the majority of children living locally and able to walk to school. The 175 pupils are in 7 classes from Primary 1 to Primary 7, covering the ages 4 to 12.
Most children move to the local secondary school
Secondary school
Secondary school is a term used to describe an educational institution where the final stage of schooling, known as secondary education and usually compulsory up to a specified age, takes place...
- Currie Community High School
Currie High School
Currie Community High School is a six year comprehensive school serving the south-west of the City of Edinburgh, Scotland. The school roll currently stands at 982 of whom some 20% attend as a result of parental placing requests. The school's feeder primary schools are Currie Primary School, Nether...
- after Primary 7.
The areas of study normally included within the primary school programme are:
Language
Language
Language may refer either to the specifically human capacity for acquiring and using complex systems of communication, or to a specific instance of such a system of complex communication...
(including either French or German for Primary 6 and 7 pupils
Mathematics
Mathematics
Mathematics is the study of quantity, space, structure, and change. Mathematicians seek out patterns and formulate new conjectures. Mathematicians resolve the truth or falsity of conjectures by mathematical proofs, which are arguments sufficient to convince other mathematicians of their validity...
Environmental Studies (science, social subjects, technology)
Expressive Arts
Religious and Moral Education
Personal and Social Education
Health Education
The school has a large playground
Playground
A playground or play area is a place with a specific design for children be able to play there. It may be indoors but is typically outdoors...
with a large grass football pitch
Association football pitch
An association football pitch is the playing surface for the game of association football made of turf. Its dimensions and markings are defined by Law 1 of the Laws of the Game, "The Field of Play".All line markings on the pitch form part of the area which they define...
. There are also extensive grassed areas with picnic table
Picnic table
A picnic table is a modified table with attached benches, designed for eating a meal outdoors .-Uses:...
s.
The school is an important part of the local community. The school has a Parent-Teacher Association
Parent-Teacher Association
In the U.S. a parent-teacher association or Parent-Teacher-Student Association is a formal organization composed of parents, teachers and staff that is intended to facilitate parental participation in a public or private school. Most public and private K-8 schools in the U.S. have a PTA, a...
and an elected School Board, and recently established a partnership with The Friends of Muirwood Park.
The single-storey, split-level building contains 8 classroom
Classroom
A classroom is a room in which teaching or learning activities can take place. Classrooms are found in educational institutions of all kinds, including public and private schools, corporations, and religious and humanitarian organizations...
s and associated cloakroom
Cloakroom
A cloakroom, or sometimes coatroom, is a room for people to hang their cloaks. They are typically found inside large buildings, such as gymnasiums, schools, churches or meeting halls....
and toilet facilities, a learning support base and a general purpose room. There is a large hall (with stage) which provides accommodation for dining, recreation and social gatherings, and a bright, gym
Gym
The word γυμνάσιον was used in Ancient Greece, that mean a locality for both physical and intellectual education of young men...
nasium.
The school holds the Safer Routes to School Road Safety Charter gold award; a group of pupils and adults is now drawing up a School Travel Plan. The school is currently working on both the Eco-Schools
Eco-Schools
Eco-Schools is an international program of environmental and sustainable developmental education for schools. Foundation for Environmental Education is the founder of the programme and Eco-Schools is just one out of their five programmes....
and Health Promoting Schools programmes.