Treasure Hunt

Friday 25th June


Armed with ‘authentic’ maps – stained with tea bags earlier that day by our Activity Manager – and their first clues, our students set off on their quest to find the Oatridge College Treasure Chest. Each clue led them to an envelope and inside each envelope there was a letter. These letters would finally spell out the location of the lost chest; however before they could receive the next clue they were given a task. Poems were recited, dance routines were choreographed, famous songs were hummed, jokes were told and a lot of fun was had by all. Just as it looked as though the chest would never be found, it was discovered by the Italian boys. Well done… :)

Kelvingrove Glasgow

Friday 25 June

It was another amazing day here at EAC Oatridge.
After our final classes of the week our students went to Glasgow to Kelvingrove Museum.
Kelvingrove houses one of Europe's great civic art collections.
All of the exhibitions are fantastic and because there are so many of them, we let our students decide what they wanted to see.
And believe me when I say that all of us found exhibitions that pleased our eyes and represented our interests.

But this one was everyone's favourite:
Ladies and Gentlemen,
have a look at the “Dangling Heads” in the main hall.

See how many different expressions you can spot on the faces.

I just want to DISCO!

Thursday 24/06/2010

There's no doubt that even the strongest sceptics like to put their smart clothes and dancing shoes on and just disco.

The evening was amazing! The DJ made sure everyone got a chance to dance to their favourite tune, Maria and Mary delivered some great activities like Knights, Horses and Castles, Musical Chairs and the Doughnut Race :)

Calton Hill

Thursday 24/06/2010



Calton Hill

Thursday saw our students heading to the streets of Edinburgh again, this time to visit Calton Hill. A gentle stroll compared to Tuesday’s epic climb of Arthur’s Seat, the students had a great time exploring the monuments, observatories and the half-finished Acropolis that sit atop this highlight of Central Edinburgh.

Calton Hill offers superb views of Edinburgh and gave the students a chance to orient themselves within the city. From the top they could see all the places they had visited so far and on a good day Hattie claims you can even see Binny Craig, the hill behing Oatridge College.

It's a Knockout!

Wednesday 23/06/2010


It’s a Knockout

Wednesday night saw the Scottish Weather rearing its ugly head for the first time so far, so we retreated to the Sports Hall and played inside all night. Jimmy organised an energetic game of football while Maria led an aerobics session for those not gripped by World Cup fever.

National Gallery

Wednesday 23/06/2010



On Wednesday it was time to inject a little High Culture into our lives and so we took our students to the National Galleries in Edinburgh. The National Gallery houses one of the world’s finest collections of Western Art and plays host to over one million visitors every year.

Concentrating on the work of Scottish Artists, our Activity Leaders guided the students to a few of our favourite works of art. Then armed with a quiz the students were left to explore the galleries on their own before having some free time on Princes Street. Hopefully they picked up some postcards to send home!

Scavenger Hunt

Tuesday 22/06/2010




On Tuesday night students at Oatridge went hunting… scavenging hunting that is. That’s right, it was time for one of our famous and enormous Scavenger Hunts. With five rounds comprising of objects as diverse as feathers, chocolate bars and even a list of adverbs, the students at the college were kept busy all evening racing against the clock and each other in their quest to complete their collections of found objects.


Highlights of the evening include the sudden ruler shortage that occurred about 21:00 and led to one student turning up with a giant board ruler, and a student’s enquiry as to whether bringing a bird back would count as bringing us a feather.

Arthur's Seat

Tuesday 22/06/2010

It was all about activities on Tuesday :) Our lovely students along with our amazing group leader and activity leaders decided to conquer the world, and what better place to start that endeavour than a place called Arthur's Seat. It is the peak of the group of hills which form most of Holyrood Park. This hill rises above the city to a height of 251 m providing excellent panoramic views of the city.

Here are some of the photos :

first Ceilidh of the summer

Monday 21/06/2010

On Monday 21st June we had our first Ceilidh of the summer. For two hours we skipped, clapped and dosey doed with the best of them and a great time was had by all. Below are some of the pictures of the evening.

EAC Fashion Show

EAC Fashion Show

Sunday 20/06/2010

As we all know fashion is very important to people all over the world and there is no better time to bring out some colour than during hot summer days. This is why on Sunday evening EAC's common room changed into Bryant Park in New York, our students became the most renowned designers and the most famous models and we let them mark their presence in the world of fashion!

Music, lights.... it's a walk-off!