What's happening @gordonstounschool

And congratulations due to Chloe Z on also being shortlisted for the @johnlockeinstitute Global Essay Prize, this time in the Psychology category. This is a remarkable achievement! Chloe - who is about to go into Year 11 - is pictured here in a rather different time of year at #Gordonstoun! Hoping the sun is shining wherever you are! #goodluck #thereismoreinyou #boardingschool #charactereducation

Congratulations to Lucie K on also being shot listed for the shortlisted for the @johnlockeinstitute 2024 Global Essay Prize in the Law Category. Lucie is amongst our Year 13, awaiting their A level results next week. Many best wishes and much good luck them all ofcourse, but this is a timely post to remind them all that great achievements don’t all come with an exam grade - by any means! Well done Lucie! #gordonstoun #thereismoreinyou #charactereducation #allwillbewell #boardingschool

Round Square, indoors and outdoors, without and with Lucas GR! #gordonstoun #thereismoreinyou #boardingschool #charactereducation #nextadventureplease

As @gissgordonstoun draws to close, a chance to thank the refectory for their amazing work over the last month (and months!) and to shed a staff spotlight on our Head Chef, Ross Burgess. For the full interview please see #linkinbio to learn a bit more about Ross, what he enjoys most about working at #gordonstoun, his love of fishing, sea kayaking- and an interesting guilty pleasure for a such a highly experienced and excellent chef!!! #nospoilers #boardingschool #thereismoreinyou #charactereducation

Is there a better way to start the week with more good news? Huge congratulations also due to Aidan Z who has also been shortlisted for the @johnlockeinstitute 2024 Global Essay Prize in the Law Category. As a finalist, Aidan will attend the Awards Ceremony in September and we will let you know how he gets on! Academic and intellectual pursuits beyond the classroom based curriculum are encouraged wherever possible at #Gordonstoun - for more on what is on offer here please see #linkinbio or Gordonstoun.org.uk #Gordonstoun #thereismoreinyou #johnlockeinstitute #boardingschool #charactereducation

Many congratulations to Noah A on having been shortlisted for the prestigious John Locke Institute 2024 Global Essay Prize in the Law Category. As a finalist, Noah will attend the Awards Ceremony in September and we will let you know how he gets on! Noah, Yr 13 in September, is an aspiring law student and solicitor. He previously entered the @cambridgeuniversity Robert Walker Law Essay Competition in which he was ‘Highly Commended’, a result reserved for the top 10% of entries. For more on this remarkable achievement please see #linkinbio 🙌 #Gordonstoun #thereismoreinyou #johnlockeinstitute #boardingschool #charactereducation

Our #oceanspiritofmoray crews to the Norwegian archipelago of Lofoten & even further north to the Arctic have been proud to wear jumpers by @arthurbealeltd this Summer - the company famous for supplying the early Everest expeditions & a favourite of Ernest Shackleton on his own polar adventures. Explorations & explorers in whose footsteps it is an honour to follow! #Gordonstoun #thereismoreinyou #charactereducation #thisismyclassroom

#oceanspiritofmoray is up in the Arctic - sailed up there by a #Gordonstoun student crew from Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿- can you spot the school’s 80ft sail training vessel? Sailing is part of the uniquely broad curriculum on offer at school. For more see #linkinbio of Gordonstoun.org.uk #thereismoreinyou #boardingschool #charactereducation

A colour palette 🎨 for Plewlands! And an en masse entry to the Leavers Ball. Hugest good luck to them all. #gordonstoun #thereismoreinyou #charactereducation #boardingschool #nextadventureplease

A beautiful day at #Gordonstoun today - as course one of the #gordonstouninternationalsummerschool ends and with a week to go for course 2. Lovely to see the cygnets thriving…. #boardingschool #thereismoreinyou #charactereducation

But for our intrepid adventurers to climb in Lofoten, they had to sail there first…. #gordonstoun #thereismoreinyou #oceanspiritofmoray #boardingschool #charactereducation #thisiyclassroom

Hopeman! Including, as with all the houses, many students who started in the early years of #gordonstounprep and whom we have had the honour of watching grow up here at #gordonstoun #charactereducation #thereismoreinyou #boardingschool #nextadventureplease #gordonstounjuniorschool

Amazing climbing for our intrepid adventures on the Norwegian archipelago of Lofoten this summer…. #gordonstoun #thereismoreinyou #charactereducation #boardingschool #thisismyclassroom

And another chance for the #gordonstounpipeband to play with @skerryvore - this time on stage as part of @speyfest - another amazing performing opportunity for our band with players from across #gordonstoun and #gordonstoun prep 🙌 #thereismoreinyou #boardingschool #charactereducation

Ahhh and what a year it was! And wonderful to be in the middle of the recuperative, restorative, restful and hopefully a little bit raucous summer holidays! Looking forward to 2024-2025. Hope the sun is shining wherever you are! For more on the diversity of life here at #Gordonstoun please see #linkinbio or Gordonstoun.org.uk #thereismoreinyou #boardingschool #charactereducation

A vast year 13 in Duffus! To all of whom, very best wishes for the next stage in their excellent adventures… #gordonstoun #thereismoreinyou #boardingschool #charactereducation #nextadventureplease

Dance is an integral part of the working week for the younger years at #Gordonstoun - with the chance to take it for GCSE. Another place to discover a skill, develop a skill or to simply to enjoy. The value of dance is immeasurable! #thereismoreinyou #charactereducation

Proud to have been at the @raflossiemouth friends and family day today - and to have the opportunity to share a little about life at #Gordonstoun and the #Gordonstounprep It was a brilliant day, and a privilege to enjoy the incredible sense of both community and welcome on the base. For more on both, please see #linkinbio or Gordonstoun.org.uk #thereismoreinyou #boardingschool #charactereducation

Celebrating our super staff this Saturday - Today’s Staff Spotlight is Janine Korologa, Sports Coach. Janine talks to us about about netball, loving the sea and life at #Gordonstoun. For the full piece see #linkinbio #thereismoreinyou #charactereducation #boardingschool

Honestly it’s a little grey in Moray at the moment, so here’s one of the dances that featured in this year’s dance show, to bring a smile. The range of dance in those shows - the style, disciplines, energy & variation - is a source of constant wonder. Amazing work from all of our dancers across the school. #gordonstoun #thereismoreinyou #boardingschool #charactereducation #dancedancedance

And here is Cumming looking relaxed and dapper in their formal house shot at Leavers 24. Hoping they are all enjoying an excellent summer break! And that everyone else is too! #Gordonstoun #boardingschool #thereismoreinyou #charactereducation #nextadventureplease

It was a busy end of term, so a chance here to post a little that got lost in the rush! Year 9 physics working hard, being creative problem solvers to build rocket launchers and moon rovers in an engineering project. A brilliant way to end the year before GCSE studies start in the autumn. #gordonstoun #boardingschool #charactereducation #thereismoreinyou #schoolstem

Some amazing sailing and climbing for our crew up in Norway’s Lofoten islands - and amongst them Year 11 and Year 13s enjoying a perfect antidote to public exams! #charactereducation #thisismyclassroom #boardingschool #gordonstoun

Huge thanks to @independentschoolparent for shortlisting #Gordonstoun for School Trip Of the Year in the Independent Schools of the Year awards 2024. Students from both the Senior and prep school took part in our #gordonstounpipeband trip to the Hong Kong 7s. Mid summer holidays, hoping they are all adventuring now! #gordonstoun #thereismoreinyou #gordonstounprep #charactereducation #boardingschool #thereismoreinyou

A proper treat Sunday for our hard working team on the Thailand Water Project exploring the province of Mae Hon Song - visiting a temple, a fish cave, a magnificent waterfall and the beautiful village of Ban Hua Sum settled by the Chinese army in the 1960s. Ending the day with a few hours relaxing in the pool at the Fern resort. Glorious! Ready for a day of hard work tomorrow. #gordonstoun #karenhilltribe #thereismoreinyou #internationalservice #charactereducation #boardingschool

#Gordonstoun’s the only school in Scotland to offer an academic qualification in dance & a brilliant dance show too! If you are a dancer or would like to find out if you are a dancer, see #linkinbio or Gordonstoun.org.uk #thereismoreinyou #boardingschool #charactereducation

During the course of a #Gordonstoun career students take part in at least 10 expeditions into the nearby Highlands - with the chance to also take part in DofE - the global awards scheme which originated at #Gordonstoun. The #outofclassroomlearning at school is intrinsic to the in classroom learning. It shows you what you are capable of! #Plusestenvous #thereismoreinyou #charactereducation #boardingschool

Thank you to 2022 Leaver Phoebe F for sharing photos of her celebrating her @dofeuk Gold award today at Holyrood House where she had the honour of talking to fellow OG, the Duke of Edinburgh. Congratulations to Phoebe and to all the #gordonstoun students who have achieved their awards. #thereismoreinyou #boardingschool #charactereducation

At the moment many of year 12 are on #internationalserviceprojects all over the world - but service is a part of daily life at #Gordonstoun with students in yr 11 up joining one of the school’s 9 rescue & community services which include a Fire Service, Coastguards, First Aid, Community, Conservation, Pool Lifeguards, Outdoor Leadership, Performance & Tech & Sports 🙌 #somethingforeveryone #gordonstoun #charactereducation #boardingschool #thereismoreinyou

And so it begins!! We are so looking forward to welcoming students from all over the world to @gissgordonstoun today - for a chance to see and do new things, discover new interests, develop existing ones, make new friends and more than anything - have FUN! 🤩 #gordonstouninternationalsummerschool #summercamp #summerschool #internationalsummerschool #thereismoreinyou

The sports provision at #Gordonstoun is comprehensive - a chance to improve skills or discover entirely new ones! And to our academic sports people - very best of luck for upcoming exam results! #thereismoreinyou #charactereducation #boardingschool

Studying drama, both inside & outside the classroom, requires the exploration & consideration of different characters & different ways of thinking & being - important for development of critical thinking & emotional intelligence & an integral part of the curriculum at #Gordonstoun #thereismoreinyou #boardingschool #charactereducation

At the moment #oceanspiritofmoray is on her way to the Lofoten islands with a crew who’re then climbing on the Norwegian archipelago. Sailing’s part of the broad curriculum at #Gordonstoun; teaching lessons outside the classroom which inform results inside! #thereismoreinyou 🙌

More from the #gordonstouninternationalproject in India 🇮🇳 working with communities and their young people but also a chance to see some of the amazing sights 🙏 #boardingschool #thereismoreinyou #charactereducation #internationalservice

Love this from @roundsquarehse - an absolutely clatter through the boarding house year! #gordonstoun #boardingschool #charactereducation #thereismoreinyou

With the summer holidays now well underway, the first of the more formal boarding house pictures - in alphabetical order as usual - no Theo unfortunately, so incomplete but not without the very best wishes to them all! Here’s to whatever comes next for all of them! #Gordonstoun #thereismoreinyou #boardingschool #thelonggoodbye #charactereducation #nextadventureplease

A little more of life on the India Service project - All of our year 12 have the opportunity to select, raise funds for and take part in an international service project in the summer holidays before their final year at school. An amazing chance to experience a different life and world, and to make a difference to it. For more on the opportunities available at #Gordonstoun see #linkinbio or Gordonstoun.org.uk #thereismoreinyou #charactereducation #boardingschool

An amazing two days with i India, Ladli project at Jhag village. The students worked hard - of service in a multitude of ways, as well as donating gifts and books. Everyone was sad to say goodbye but they left with a good sense of having made a small difference. Thank you to all the Ladli team for their generosity and warm welcome. It was unforgettable! #internationalservice #gordonstoun #thereismoreinyou #boardingschool #charactereducation

Such an amazing, memorable and moving day spent with Ladli project in Jaipur. The team were amazing, everyone giving their all and creating so much joy including for themselves. One girl said ‘my face aches from all the smiling!’. The triumph was getting everyone to do some Scottish dancing! Thank you Ladli. They are looking forward to more tomorrow! 🇮🇳 #Gordonstoun #internationalservice #boardingschool #charactereducation #thereismoreinyou

A celebration of the term just passed - hoping students get home safely and happily today, that those who are leaving know they will be missed and that we can’t wait to hear what happens next, and that those coming back have a wonderful break 🙏 #gordonstoun #thereismoreyou #boardingschool #charactereducation #thelonggoodbye #nextadventureplease

And so the term ended yesterday with the flag service at the Michael Kirk - thank you as always to the staff and students for all their hard work at #Gordonstoun - hoping everyone has a brilliant and well deserved holiday! 🙌🙏👌 #gordonstoun #thereismoreinyou #boardingschool #charactereducation

Our international service project to India 🇮🇳 is underway! The project starts tomorrow after a short stay in Delhi and settling in at Jaipur…. #gordonstoun #thereismoreinyou #boardingschool #charactereducation

On the last day of this academic year at #Gordonstoun, the hugest thanks to Kim Barton for nearly 40 years of teaching here! Her remarkable contribution to the school - both inside & outside the classroom - over the last four decades deserves marking & celebrating! 🙌 Thank you Kim 🙏 #gordonstoun #thereismoreinyou #boardingschool #charactereducation

A little more from yesterday’s all school Kurt Hahn walk - a challenge with which to end the term and academic year, the longest being a 30k walk! And also a chance to enjoy and see the world which we live here at #Gordonstoun #thereismoreinyou #boardingschool #charactereducation #gordonstounwalk2024

And as always last but never least - Windmill! The formal house shots will be here over the Summer but meantime a celebration of the good nature & grace of our excellent Year 13 to whom we wish a massive good luck for next steps! #thelonggoodbye #nextadventureplease #gordonstoun

With term not yet quite over, the Romania Service Project is well underway at Little John’s House in Cisnădie near Sibiu in the Transylvanian region of Romania. Nine outstanding Year 12 students are accompanying Mr. Moore and Mrs. Cotton on the projects which runs two fun-filled weeks of summer school! Activities include: arts and crafts, tie-dying t-shirts, hanna beads, polymer clay sculpting, face painting, henna tattoo drawing, nail polish bar and luna bands. The students and staff are looking forward to their weekend trip to Braşov and Bran to visit Dracula’s castle! #gordonstoun #thereismorenyou #charactereducation #boardingschool #internationalservice

Today is the all school Hahn Walk - a now traditional end to the Summer Term and academic year at #Gordonstoun. A chance to enjoy the magic place in which we are lucky enough to live with age appropriate coastal walks for both the Senior and #gordonstounjuniorschool - and first in were William G and Rudi W, and bringing up the rear the back markers! #gordonstoun #thereismoreinyou #charactereducation #boardingschool #prepschool

Four cygnets! Our swans once again joining the ranks of brilliant #Gordonstoun parents #Gordonstoun #thereismoreinyou #charactereducation

2 pictures today, the 2nd entitled ‘Waiting for Lucas’ - one of the longest standing members of #Gordonstoun & also, this evening, the latest. You’ll have to wait to see if he ever appeared! Thank you Round Square Yr 13, you were excellent! #thelonggoodbye #boardingschool

Good luck to our golfers playing @albynschool_peandsport @albynschool today! #schoolgolf #gordonstoun #charactereducation #thereismoreinyou #boardingschool