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Festive Fun - December 2009

Leading up to the holidays, everyone got into the festive spirit.  What with trips to Winter Wonderland, baking Christmas cookies and an end of term party, good times were had all round!

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Warming up with a cup of hot chocolate
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Ready, steady...tuck in!
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Baking gingerbread treats for the Christmas tree
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Festive red and green

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View of the Edinburgh Castle from the Big Wheel

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The Chanukah tradition of giving 'Chocolate Gelt'

Outings Week - April 2009

Among the activities chosen by the students for Outings Week, was a trip to East Links Family Park.  A grand day out was had by all thanks to good weather and good company.

Other outing week activities included a train ride to Dundee to visit the 'Discovery' and an afternoon of Skittles at Edinburgh's famous Sheep's Heid Inn. 

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This year our students raised a total of £117 towards Comic Relief.  While some students participated in a (very engergetic!) 'bounce-a-thon', one student stayed quiet as a mouse and raised money in a 'sponsered silence'.

Well done everyone!  

Some very silly wigs helped everyone get into the spirit of things on the day :-)

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 Halloween 2008 Three eyed spider 

This Halloween, preparations started early. First things first, making decorations for the party! - these ranged from the more traditional pumpkins and witches, to a decidedly more original 'disco bat'.  The students then moved on to the task of carving out pumpkins to help create a more spooky atmosphere on the day. This also provided plenty of tasty seeds to snack on later!  When halloween finally arrived Teens+ was taken over by witches, werewolves, scarecrows, dinosaurs...and even a chicken!  Look at photos below to see who you think looks most scary.

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Teens+ Olympics 2008

To celebrate the games in Beijing, the students at Teens+ participated in their own version of the Olympics; events including track, swimming and trampolining.   
 
Each student represented a country of their choice, having previously fashioned their nations' flags for our Olympic wall display.  Represented in these Olympics were Great Britain, Australia, Italy, Germany, South Korea and the United States of America.

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Duke of Edinburgh's Award Scheme

In May 2007, the students at TEENS+, completed the first section of their Bronze Award. This was the physical recreation section for which the students completed 12 hours of swimming, running, using the machines in the gym, and trampolining. These pictures show the students receiving their certificates from the Duke of Edinburgh.

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Next, the students are completing the Service section of the Award. For this, the students have had a recycling workshop, done 6 hours recycling; and completed conservation work in Capielaw Woods, working along with the Green Team.

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