July 2012

FAREWELL MR GRANT
Published: 18 July 2012

Farewell Mr. Grant

It is with sadness that we say goodbye to Mr. Grant on Friday 28 September.  He is leaving Knox Academy after more than 26 years as a teacher of Physics and Science and heading for Earlston High School in the Scottish Borders.

He has had a great influence over how Science and Physics has developed at Knox Academy and has contributed so much to the education of many pupils. Both staff and pupils wish him all the best in his new job and he will be missed by all at Knox Academy.

Best Wishes.
J. Taylor

AUGUST PACK 2012-2013
Published: 18 July 2012

The latest August Pack is now available to view here or download.

TEAM LOS MONOS - FINAL UPDATE
Published: 18 July 2012

Today is our last night in Honduras and it seems to have gone so quickly! The last week we've been helping out at the School of Life project - we helped to paint them a volleyball court and as we were driving past it today we saw some children playing volleyball on it! We also met some really amazing children there; some we just played games with, but most of them grabbed a paintbrush and started helping us out - before too long we didn't have anything to do!

We also played baseball with some children from the area who have been affected by HIV - either them or their parents. Although we were supposed to be teaching them baseball, they knew more about it than us!

The day before yesterday we all went to the Anthony Key Resort to swim with the dolphins - we even got a kiss from them! The Maya Key resort was amazing as well: some of us got to hold a little monkey and snorkel in the coral!

Abbey Ellis
Los Monos (Team 2)

 

TEAM TORTUGA - FINAL UPDATE
Published: 18 July 2012

Well, this is our last night in the Honduras...sad times :( we've all had an amazing time.

Last week we completed our Helping Honduras Kids project. The project was great and we all built really good relationships with the kids. Some of the kids stories are really sad, yet they were all so cheery. We did lots of tasks but our main job was to help with the building of a new multi purpose classroom at the back of the school. We also had the chance to teach a lesson to the pupils as well as walking into the jungle to drop off food parcels to some local families. It was quite a sad experience as some of the houses were just a few pieces of scrap metal thrown together. They had no electricity or toilets. On the Thursday we visited the Hogar de Amor in la ceiba where we played games with the kids. We then went to the beach to play volley ball and play in the sea with the kids.

Friday was great fun - White water rafting! The weather was super and we got to see some cool parts of pico bonito national park. We did several grade 3 rapids. It was quite funny when Yve, Robin and Anya's raft flipped over...probably not for them though. We finished the day jumping off ledges in the river.

On Saturday the day came we had all been waiting for - grow-a-tan in Roatan. Words cannot describe how beautiful this paradise Caribbean island is. We spent Saturday afternoon sunbathing on half moon bay. On Sunday we went snorkelling in the coral reefs off the coast. In the afternoon we got to swim with dolphins. It was so good. They could do some pretty cool tricks. On Sunday we were lucky enough to get exclusive access to a private island off the coast called Maya key.  A local lady had heard about the good work we had done so allowed us on for free. There was a pool, beach and animal collection. Some of us got to hold monkeys. We finished off the day with a pretty expensive meal in west bay. Many of us had lobster. It was tasty. The sunset was nice.

So...in less than 24 hours we'll be on our flight home. It's been great - we're sad to be leaving.

Mark Robertson and Calum Cunningham
Team Tortuga (Team 1)

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Published: 15 July 2012

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Published: 15 July 2012

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Published: 15 July 2012

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Published: 15 July 2012

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RECRUITMENT: JULY 2012
Published: 13 July 2012

Knox Academy is pleased to announce the following new vacancy:

Applicants interested, in the position of Sport and Physical Activity Coordinator, are invited to apply through myjobscotland, where further details can also be accessed. The closing date for applications for this post is Sunday 29 July 2012.

The intended start date for this position is September 2012.

 

Current vacant posts can be viewed on this website under News > Recruitment

SESSION DATES 2012/2013 UPDATED
Published: 12 July 2012

The Session Dates for 2012-2013 (download PDF) were updated by East Lothian Council on 21 May 2012, and can be viewed here or directly on the Council website. 

Secondary Pupils resume school after the summer break on Thursday 16 August as a result of an extra in-service day being allocated for secondary school staff.

Should you have any youngsters attending primary school, they will resume on Wednesday 15 August. 
This situation also applies to the September Break, where secondary staff have an extra in-service day.

The extra in-service days have been allocated for Curriculum for Excellence developments.

TEAM LOS MONOS UPDATE 2
Published: 12 July 2012

Hola

Since our last update from Gracias we have travelled to the town of Copan where we visited the nearby Mayan ruins.

We toured around the grounds looking at 1500 year old pyramids, sacrificial alters and the pitch for a ball game the Mayans would play. It was a great day and we even spotted some scarlet macaws sitting up in the trees.

Yesterday we embarked on a 7-hour journey from Copan to the coastside city of La Ceiba and this morning we were white water rafting in the beautiful Pico Bonito national park. Everybody had a brilliant time and only a few people fell in, including myself, and the guides where great. Top it off with a bowl of lovely spaghetti and today has been amazing.

We´re getting ready now to head on the Isla de Roatan and to start our project helping at the School of Life.

Iain Howie
Los Monos (Team 2)

TEAM TORTUGA UPDATE 2
Published: 08 July 2012

We are now safely in La Ceiba on the Caribbean coast. Since our last message in Copan Ruins we have travelled to the town of Gracias and now to here in La Ceiba. We spent three days in Gracias in a very nice hostel. While in Gracias we went to the hotsprings that were close to the town. We all thoroughly enjoyed the relaxing day there. After the hotsprings we also went on a walk through the areas national park. The walk was around four hours and at the end we got a nice view of a large waterfall and also got to see an abundance of plant and wild life. The other team were also staying in the same hostel as us in Gracias so we got to spend a few evenings with them to catch up on what they have been doing as well.

Today we are going to a service at the local church and from there going to the Helping Honduras Kids orphanage where we will meet the children we will be helping over the next week.

We will try and update you again when we get to Roatan.

Hope all is well back home.

Craig Greathead
Team Tortuga (Team 1)

 


Picture taken on 11 July 2012

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