Ulster Scots at Movilla High School - Last Friday, as I posted previously Keith Lyttle, Fiddle - Kerry Jordan, Highland & Scottish Country Dance, Matthew Warwick, History and Language and myself spent the day in the school taking 8 x 30 minute taster sessions - it was a great success.
The local paper Newtownards Chronicle, picked up on the story and it made the front page -an excellent photo and write up. Hopefully this will go a long way to promote the school in a positive way, after some bad publicity in recent times.
We found the students to be polite, mannerly, very well behaved and keen to interact in the workshops, however we did find the students at times a little shy! Ms Brown, a teacher in the school who arranged the day, has been inundated with requests from students to take up the tuition classes. She explained the school has been buzzing since our visit and the staff had been delighted with the new and exciting projects. The school as well as hosting music and dance classes were looking at local Ulster Scots history projects and Ulster Scots cookery classes.
Exciting times ahead for Movilla and the Ulster Scots Tutor Programme!
That's two weeks in a row that I have made the local paper - I'm getting as well known as big bro David!
HMA
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