Banff Academy Humanities

Bairns love Humanities

[Ollie Bray @olliebray]

I really love seeing this work - community place based learning at its best. Have a great holiday everyone.

[Banff Academy Humanities @BxaHumanities]

@scotsradiomedia She's e best!

[Yaldi Books @YaldiBooks]

Next stop on the Eejit Street 2 tour is... YOU! 🫵

If you're a teacher, educator, or librarian wha'd like some FREE copies o Scotland’s brawest new Scots comics for bairns, drap us a DM, or contact us via oor wabsite at https://t.co/uPHZ0bsqGo!

[Banff Academy Humanities @BxaHumanities]

@StewartClell haud gaan, Stewart.

[e-Sgoil @eSgoil]

If you missed our special Burn's Night Scotland's Assembly this afternoon don't worry as you can watch it on demand on our website here:
https://t.co/lKzgktqbx3
Huge thanks to special guest @JamieFairbairn1
#ScotlandsAssembly #NeLO

[Dr Jamie Fairbairn @JamieFairbairn1]

Good favela construction with labels by the National 4/5 class.

[Banff Academy Humanities @BxaHumanities]

Weel deen tae Brodie Rumbles, runner up in national story competition, and Mylee McRae highly commended. Brilliant performance.

[BxA Geography @bxageography]

Guid effort fae the National geographers planning oot their cities. #urbanplanning #cbd #innercity #suburbs

[Banff Academy @BanffAcademyBXA]

Very proud of last years 3rd year pupils who chose Scots and have received their level 4 Scots Language certificates for all their hard work last year. Here are some of the 57 pupils proudly holding their certificates! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[Dr Jamie Fairbairn @JamieFairbairn1]

Affa prood o these gallus former S3 bairns wi their level 4 Scots Language Award certificates, efter choosing Scots in third year. 55 passed, an this Yr 84 chose it. An early qualification an guid skills tae hae! @sqanews @ScotsLeidNews #scotslanguage

[Dr Jamie Fairbairn @JamieFairbairn1]

"Scots is pairt o the watergaw o leids an wyes o bein aroon the Warl. The mair languages ye spik, the mair pathies tae the hearts o ithers."

[Banff Academy Humanities @BxaHumanities]

BXA in this month's Teaching Scotland Magazine.

[Dr Jamie Fairbairn @JamieFairbairn1]

@DrMDempster @gerrydiamond71 @STVNews 1/Nae bairn shuid feel at the wye they spik at hame, wi freens or at schuil is a barrier tae progress, fulfilment, guid self-regaird, guid learnin an guid mental health.
2/Ilkie bairn shuid hae the opportunity tae engage wi their mither tongue in their learnin. Basic richts.

[Banff Academy Humanities @BxaHumanities]

Great #creativity, #teamwork, planning an perseverence from S2 classes in their 5 week Scotland the Game Projects.

[Banff Academy Humanities @BxaHumanities]

A fine day o coos, crisps, ice cream, bees, burgers an dubs. Learning a muckle heap about #careers in farming at @mackiesscotland with the help of @RNCI1. Geography & Science collaboration.

[Dr Jamie Fairbairn @JamieFairbairn1]

Weel deen tae former @BanffAcademyBXA pupil Robert Legge, an current pupil Owen Mckenzie fa read Robert's poem oot the day tae encourage bairns tae pit forrit poems o their ain.

[Banff Academy Humanities @BxaHumanities]

Well done Rebecca Gordon 😊

[Dr Jamie Fairbairn @JamieFairbairn1]

Congrats to S3 pupil Rebecca who is now on Young Scot's national panel for Scots and Gaelic language. The Panel is a diverse group, aged 11-25 inclusive. The Panel members will join conversations, explore topics, and co-design the project focused on Scots and Gaelic languages.

[Dr Jamie Fairbairn @JamieFairbairn1]

A Scots lesson planned aboot traivlers fer evaluation on oor Open University an Scots CPD course. Echt teachers fae different curricular areas deein it collaboratively. #OUScotsCPD @OUScotland @OuLanguages @EducationScot

[Banff Academy Humanities @BxaHumanities]

@BanffAcademyBXA Brilliant, Holly! Weel deen.

[Euronews Culture @euronewsculture]

Scots might be the most widely spoken European language you've never heard of. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

This month, households across Scotland are being asked to complete a census, and Scots language campaigners are urging fellow speakers to make their voices heard.

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