Lynne Horn

This week is Enterprise Week and you can’t move in Tobermory at the moment for students demonstrating their entrepreneurial skills.

Some activities are running in classes - we have S2 preparing ideas for films to promote language learning which they will pitch to a carefully chosen selection of “studio heads” on Friday – if they don’t convince the films won’t be made.  Over in English they are running “The R Factor” – a Book Idol competition which will have S1 presenting their favourite books to judges on Friday (Friday again and as it turns out the same period – we’re all desperately seeking willing Simon Cowells and Alan Sugars!)

Inter-House lunch time events are also running this week – today the Technology Faculty was building bridges in the gym – I had the dubious pleasure of placing books on the bridges to see what weight they would hold before collapse, the winning bridge held 19 and didn’t smash when it fell, unlike many others!  Tomorrow Maths and Science are running an Enterprising maths competition – I have high hopes for our House which has no less than 3 Advanced Higher Maths Students.  On Wednesday the action switches to Humanities when teams will compete in “Have I Got News for You”, followed by PE on Thursday and a bit of Inter House Volleyball.

Our event will end the week and is “Come Fly with Me” – a giant role play to test language and communication skills.  Each House will have its own check in desk, “plane” and of course passengers – as well as dealing with a few awkward customers, they have to deal with a bit of turbulence – points will be awarded on the basis of customer feedback.  Think being at the end of the week is a mixed blessing, people keep suggesting more and more ideas to fit into the event – classroom assistant was going slightly demented this afternoon as she made signs for check in desks and Tobermory International Airport in English, French and Gaelic and is about to start on the boarding cards.  So on Friday look out for the reports as Air Alba launches the first direct flight from Tobermory International to Paris!