Group visits

The 3-18 Curriculum for Excellence aims to ensure that all children and young people in Scotland develop the attributes, knowledge and skills that they will need to flourish in life, learning and work. The knowledge, skills and attributes, learners develop will allow them to demonstrate four key capacities; to be successful learners, confident individuals, responsible citizens and effective contributors.

The Pentland Hills Regional Park Service no longer leads school visits to the Park but provide information, guidance and the use of equipment for schools to participate in enjoyable, active and challenging activities in an outdoor setting which contributes to delivering the Curriculum for Excellence.

Curriculum areas include Social Studies, Sciences and Health & Wellbeing. 

Experiences in the Pentland Hills could include:

• Social Studies - People, past events and societies, a class could visit Castlelaw Iron Age Fort and discover how Iron Age people lived and worked.
• Sciences - Planet Earth - Biodiversity & interdependence and Processes of the Planet, a class could visit Flotterstone Glen and investigate water and water life in the Glencorse Burn or use the self led Harlaw Biodiversity Trail for around Harlaw Reservoir (copies and pencils available on request).
• Social Studies - People, place and environment, a class could visit Bonaly Country Park and discover maps and explore land uses in a countryside setting

If you would like to know more about what the Regional Park can offer please contact the Pentland Hils Regional Park Service for information.