Homecoming interactive map

The P7s presented a whole-school assembly about about the life of Robert Burns involving poems, drama, bagpipes and singing Auld Lang Syne.

They held their own Burns Supper with dancers, pipers and recitals and where every child wrote a toast.

DGS TV is a station being developed to feature news, views and interviews and to be shown on screens within the school.

All the boys and girls at Keills Primary School on Islay have been taking part in a range of exciting activities to celebrate Homecoming Scotland.

Pupils are learning Scottish poetry and dancing and will be invited to perform them for parents and friends. They will also assist in the planning and preaparation of this event.

Lochgilphead Primary School celebrated traditional Scottish arts and held a Burns supper.

The two schools on Islay are looking at life on the island before the clearances and emigration took hold. The school in Georgia will be looking at life for the immigrants when they first arrived in the new world.

P1, 2 and 3 enjoyed interactive storytelling session and learned more about Scottish dialect. They tasted a wide variety of Scottish foods and experimented weaving a tartan design using different materials.

The school has embdedded Scottish culture, achievements and experiences throughout the curriculum including international education, enterprise, PE, music, dance, literature and history.

Strath of Appin Primary School is having a Festival of Gaelic Music, Dance and Drama.

The children of Toward Primary School organised and held a Burns Supper for their families.