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Last week we were delighted to welcome education colleagues from Iceland to Banff Academy 🇮🇸 Our visitors heard from both staff and pupils about our Project Based Learning approach and our Complex Needs and Enhanced Provision #globallearning #pbl #supportinglearners

The Banff sun shone for our annual Sports Day. Well done to all 400 participants and for our S2 Squads who organised our Wellbeing village  🙌🏅🏃‍♀🎽👟

This week Depute HeadTeacher, Mr Kilpatrick was joined for a hot chocolate and a chat by a group of S1-3 superstars who have used their School Leaver Profile skills to impress staff. Well done! 📷 Whose turn will it be next week? 📷 #hcf

We are absolutely thrilled to announce that we have won the Anne Frank Award 2025 for our Banff to Bethlehem project! 🤩 This incredible recognition celebrates the dedication, creativity, & passion of everyone involved in bringing this unique project to life. #GlobalCitizenship

The Summer Reading Challenge has begun! 📖 Pupils & families can take part until 30th August 2025- all ages can take part! Sign up in the Academy library, local Aberdeenshire library, or online, for a chance to win many prizes including a year’s supply of Mackie’s ice cream! 🍦

Check out what our PBL department have been up to this month in their latest vlog! 🌟

A dedicated group of 7 senior pupils took on their Gold Duke of Edinburgh Training, hiking an impressive 53km! Through teamwork, resilience, & effective communication, they successfully navigated through rainy showers & challenging terrain. Proud of their commitment & spirit!🌟⛺

It was amazing to see so many parents & pupils having a fantastic time together at our PBL S1 Showcase. A huge thank you to everyone who contributed to our chocolate sales - we raised a whopping £1,183.20! 🤩 Special congrats to Squad Nemo for leading with sales of £165.84! 🐠💪

We were excited to show off our amazing Doorstep Explorer website at the S1 Showcase, created by our S1s as part of their very first project in Expeditions! Our young people were ready & able—standing with iPads in hand, eager to guide our visitors through the website 😁

We were absolutely blown away by the incredible S1 TED Talks delivered as part of our Make the Stand project at the S1 Showcase! Huge congratulations to Matthew, Lacey, Bonnie & Paige, your passion, research, & powerful presentations truly inspired us all! 🌟

We are incredibly proud of S5 pupil Kei, an enthusiastic & dedicated member of the Aberdeen Performing Arts Beats & Rhymes programme, who is now showcasing his amazing work as part of the Beats & Rhymes Exhibition at Aberdeen’s Music Hall, running from 1st to 15th June. 🎧🎛️

This week Depute Head Teacher, Mrs Slater was joined for a hot chocolate and a chat by a group of S1-3 superstars who have used their School Leaver Profile skills to impress staff. Well done! 📷 Whose turn will it be next week? 📷 #hcf

📣 Headteacher's Broadcast 16 June 2025 📣 🎟️ Uniform Ticket 3774 - £30 Amazon voucher 🌟 Welcome Primary 7s!! ℹ️ Squad Topic - Being Kind 🏆 HT Challenge Winners - Squad Craig Myles & Squad Charlie House! 👇👇👇 youtu.be/bkrVSjAEWEs

Congratulations to Summer and Fia who received their Bronze Duke of Edinburgh awards 🥳

Just to let people know RDA isn’t all riding and rosettes. Here are Seb, Amy and James getting stuck in and helping muck out the horses fields! 🐴