Extra-Curricular
Where confidence is gently nurtured
Kirkcudbright academy
Extra-Curricular
We encourage all of our students to try new activities, push themselves and embrace all of the opportunities an Academy education provides.
Whether choosing from the many activities on offer, working towards their Duke of Edinburgh Award, or finding ways to support the school or community, our self-motivated students emerge with new found skills and experiences.
International trips and excursions closer to home are many and varied, whether representing a sports team or choir, volunteering, or supporting younger students during that transition period. The benefits of these opportunities are immense, fostering independence whilst creating life-long memories.
Trips and Excursions
The Academy recognise the important role trips and excursions play in supporting and enhancing the curricular aspects of courses followed by its students. Subject areas regularly offer students opportunities to travel to various events and places of interest throughout the session, both in Dumfries & Galloway and well beyond its boundaries. These trips generally being during the first two terms of the session in order to reduce the impact on learning and teaching within the school.
We expect that the variety of trips in session 2023 –
