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• Friday 5 June 2026 Boarding Blog - week ending 5th June Monday evening saw the boarders heading out to watch and cheer on their fellow students who were taking part in the evening's events. It was wonderful to see such enthusiastic support from everyone involved. Some of the boys headed off to Monksford Golf Course with Mr Rooney to improve their golfing skills.
• Friday 29 May 2026 Boarding Blog - week ending 29th May 2026 It was a big week in boarding, with the children making the most of the glorious warm weather throughout the week. Dinner was enjoyed outside on multiple evenings, alongside plenty of fun water games to help everyone cool down!
• Friday 22 May 2026 Boarding Blog - week ending 22nd May 2026
• Friday 15 May 2026 Boarding Blog - week ending 15th May 2026 This week saw the children once again enjoying building towers and all sorts of imaginative creations with the blue blocks outside, while others spent time practising their tennis and football skills.
• Thursday 7 May 2026 Boarding Blog - week ending 7th May 26 Another great week in boarding saw the children making the most of some lucky spells of dry weather and the gradually lighter evenings. The boarders enjoyed some quieter moments outdoors with the new blue blocks by the big tree, where all sorts of imaginative creations began to take shape — including thrones, forts, cars, and much more!
• Friday 1 May 2026 Boarding Blog - week ending 1st May 26 The good weather continued into our second week back, with the children once again making the most of the bright evenings. Time was spent at the park as well as on the front fields, with plenty of games and outdoor fun taking place.
• Friday 24 April 2026 Boarding Blog week ending 24th April 26 Our first week back after the Easter holidays was a lovely one, with great weather allowing us to spend plenty of time outdoors. The children made the most of the sunshine on the front fields, enjoying games of capture the flag, time in the cricket nets, and lots of fun on the tennis courts.
• Friday 20 March 2026 Boarding Blog week ending 20th March 2026 Monday saw the children making the most of the lighter evenings, enjoying time outside on the tennis courts.
• Friday 13 March 2026 Boarding Blog week ending 13th March 2026
• Friday 6 March 2026 Boarding Blog week ending 6th March 2026 Monday evening saw the children staying indoors, enjoying some rather competitive games of Pictionary before heading to the dining room for a fun snack time together.
• Friday 27 February 2026 Boarding Blog - week ending 27th February 2026 This week, the boarders made the most of the gradually lighter evenings, spending time outside playing a variety of games on the tennis courts.
• Friday 20 February 2026 Boarding Blog - week ending 20th February 2026 The first week back after half term brought some sunny days and, despite the cold weather, plenty of happy faces and excitement.
• Friday 6 February 2026 Boarding blog - week ending 6th February 26 This week's wet weather saw the boarders working hard during prep and taking part in a range of activities, including art in the Sanderson building and various competitive games in the Pre-Prep gym. We even timed it just right to get some children outside on Thursday evening in between showers!
• Friday 30 January 2026 Boarding Blog - week ending 30th January 2026 It was a quiet and cosy week in boarding, with the cold evenings keeping everyone indoors. The children enjoyed a mix of games, prep, and relaxed downtime, and the girls' house spent one evening watching Narnia, which was the perfect way to stay warm and occupied during the chilly weather.
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• Friday 9 January 2026 Boarding Blog - week ending 9th January 2026 The first week back after the Christmas holidays saw everyone retreating indoors to escape the very cold weather.
• Friday 5 December 2025 Boarding Blog - week ending 5th December 2025 On Friday of last week we hosted our annual gap surprise at Fountain Park in Edinburgh! We set off in three of the school buses and enjoyed singing/annoying our drivers on the way there! We participated in both mini golf and bowling, with two groups of children swapping after we'd had our feed of dinner provided by Volcano Falls mini golf! We had such a great time, with the theme Australia vs Africa, and some fantastic costumes being showcased by the kids and staff alike.
• Friday 21 November 2025 Boarding Blog - week ending 21st November 2025 This week's chilly weather brought a slower, cosier pace to boarding, with lots of fun taking place indoors.
• Friday 14 November 2025 Boarding Blog week ending 14th November 2025 The bad weather kept us indoors this week, but that didn't stop us from having plenty of fun together.
• Friday 7 November 2025 Boarding Blog - week ending 7th November 2025 After all the excitement of Halloween last week, boarding took on a slightly quieter pace—but there was still plenty of fun to be had!
• Friday 31 October 2025 Boarding Blog - week ending 31st October 2025 A week of Halloween fun.
• Friday 10 October 2025 Boarding Blog - week ending 10th October 2025 On Tuesday, after a productive prep session, the Douglas Squad got creative with some fantastic artwork in preparation for Squad Singing.
• Friday 3 October 2025 Boarding blog week ending 3rd October 2025 Monday night saw the boarders back in the kitchen, baking a delicious batch of chocolate chip cookies, which were enjoyed by both children and staff alike.
• Friday 26 September 2025 Boarding Blog week ending 26th September 2025 Monday night saw the boarders braving the cold for the last ice cream of the year, followed by a trip to the park full of chaos and fun!
• Friday 19 September 2025 Boarding blog week ending 19th September Monday saw the boarders take on a baking challenge, which resulted in some semi-successful blueberry muffins.
• Friday 12 September 2025 Boarding Blog week ending 12th September 2025 On Monday evening, the boarders enjoyed a walk in the sunshine down to the river, where there was plenty of stone skipping. Tuesday had us making the most of the good weather with lots of ball games outside. On Wednesday evening, we squeezed in a few group games before the rain sent us indoors. Once inside, everyone enjoyed a lively game of hide and seek before settling down to watch Ice Age on the new screen in the Sanderson building. By Thursday evening, the weather was back on our side, and the children had a blast playing tug-of-war, pig, capture the flag, and more outside—it was nonstop fun!
• Friday 5 September 2025 Boarding Blog - week ending 5th September 2025 We started the week of with a quiet night, the boys played games on the tennis courts, and the girls enjoyed some baking in the girl's house after snack! On Tuesday evening we all enjoyed some time outside, and afterwards everyone chipped in to help with some homework in the boarding houses.
• Friday 29 August 2025 Boarding blog - week ending 29th August 2025 First week back in the boarding houses, and we're all so excited to welcome our past boarders and to welcome some newcomers too! Wednesday night the sun was shining after a wet day, so we spent some time outside playing lots of games like PIG, Football, and various others. On Thursday we had some prep time and then braved the light rain and played some more games outside, and finished off the night with a big game of wall ball.
• Friday 20 June 2025 Boarding Blog week ending 20th June 25 A wonderful week this week with the boarders participating in various Melrose festival events! Monday night saw the children watching the Rideout at the bottom of the drive, before spending the rest of the evening eating ice cream and playing on the front pitches. A busy one on Tuesday, the usual run to athletics was paired with an evening at the fancy dress parade, all the boarders dressed as minions alongside some brave souls who joined just for the parade, huge thanks to Mrs Bell, Miss McRae, and Madame Hutchison for joining us as well. Wednesday evening was busy with boarders late back from various fixtures, another night spent outside in the glorious summer sun! The week finished on a quiet Thursday evening spent playing multiple games such as hide and seek on the front field, tennis on the courts, football, swing ball and a lovely new mini golf set thanks to the amazing Ian Millar!

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