Monday, September 18, 2006
Up early and on our drive Heather points out Ciaran’s dread of ‘going back to
school’. Oooh, not what I want to hear an hour before we face over a hundred
students. I’m just thinking give him a ‘turd cup of coffe’ to settle his
nerves!
If the teacher and student’s response to The Scottish Canadian Connection at
Ellon Academy is an indicator of the rest of the week at other schools then we
will be overjoyed. ! Jan and Donald’s enthusiasm was apparent – the technical
requirements were there, projector screen all setup and waiting for us! The
press came out to take photos too.
From the feedback, they really had enjoyed, learned and felt inspired by the
Scottish pioneer. The two classes ranging in age 12 to 16 years, loved the
songs and stories and participated
Sarah, the Teachers Aid, was our sidekick for the morning and we loved her.
The school organized tea at noon and we visited, talking about all the Scottish
Connections to Canada. Ellon Academy is in the Guinness World Book of Records
for the largest Ceileigh in the world, (1254 participants), taking the title
from a Toronto, Canada school. http://www.ellonacademy.org.uk/welcome.html
Heather has already witnessed the excitement of the presentation but now
Ciaran is totally on board. He is convinced the message we are bringing is
spiritual and we are all brought together to see it through. BTW, he said he
said he learned a valuable lesson today “don’t let the demons
