The Kintyre Forum

99 primary 7 pupils from South Kintyre's nine primary schools attended a weekend's residential visit to Castle Toward, near Dunoon at the weekend. Accompanied by 10 staff members, the pupils enjoyed a wide range of activities including gorge walking, high ropes, orienteering, team challenge and swimming fun sessions at Riverside Leisure Centre in Dunoon. The trip was a huge success, enjoyed by all. It is a very important part of the primary/secondary school transition programme as it allows pupils from all over South Kintyre to socialise with each other while also facing challenges independently.

I had one exhausted boy home last night after an "awesome weekend". He thoroughly enjoyed the whole experience and I am sure it is a weekend that will be brought up in conversation for many years to come.

Many thanks to all involved for making the weekend possible.

Kids in many parts of Glasgow also do the 'Castle Toward' experience, and my younger daughter also found it to be an exhilarating experience - obviously a successful formula there.

I was lucky enough to be on this trip for a second time and what a fabulous weekend!! I overheard a member of staff ask a young lad on the bus back if he had made any new friends on the trip. He replied "I did - I made friends with a boy I see at football but he goes to another school so I just thought I wouldn't like him"
This is a brilliant, fun weekend and a really important part of the transition for the primary 7s. Here's hoping the funding can be found to keep this trip going for many years to come!!
I, for one, want to book my place for next year