There are the four secondary schools and six primary schools within (or whose catchment area intersects) the Corstorphine and Clermiston Community Council area. Below is a linked activity to relevant parts of the Curriculum for Excellence (CfE).

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🌼 How Local Schools Can Get Involved with Corstorphine in Bloom

Corstorphine in Bloom provides rich, hands-on learning opportunities for both primary and secondary pupils. Schools can participate in ways that support learning, well-being, community identity, biodiversity, and local pride.

Below is a practical menu of involvement options, plus a breakdown of curriculum links so teachers immediately see the educational benefit.

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👩‍🏫 PRIMARY SCHOOLS (6 schools)

(The catchments for Carrick Knowe, Corstorphine, East Craigs, Clermiston, Fox Covert, Gylemuir.)
Approach: Hands-on, playful learning connecting nature, local history, art and citizenship.

🌱 Activities for Primary Pupils

• Class Planters or Window Boxes
  Pupils design, plant and care for seasonal flowers or pollinator-friendly plants.
• “Mini-Nature Rangers” Sessions
  Bug hunts, bird surveys, tree ID, soil exploration in their playground or nearest green space.
• Art & Storytelling Projects
  Create animal-themed art for shop fronts, sculpture trails, or “design a mascot” competitions.
• Litter-picking and Clean-up Events
  Fun, supervised sessions that connect responsibility with pride in Corstorphine.
• Grow-Your-Own Projects
  Pots of herbs, vegetables, or wildflower patches linked to healthy eating.
• Seasonal Events
  Pumpkins, Easter displays, Christmas planters, Roman-themed planting (to link with your Roman Fort Builder work!).

📘 CfE Curriculum Links for Primary

Sciences

• Biodiversity, plants, living things (SCN 0-01a / 1-01a / 2-01a)
• Investigating what plants need to grow (SCN 1-03a)

Social Studies

• Local environment and community (SOC 0-08a / 1-08a)
• Caring for places and people (SOC 1-08a)

Health & Wellbeing

• Active outdoor learning (HWB 1-25a)
• Contributing to the school and wider community (HWB 0-12a / 1-12a)

Literacy & Expressive Arts

• Create posters, short reports, poems (LIT 1-28a, EXA 1-02a)
• Artworks for displays, trails, or competitions (EXA 1-03a / 2-03a)

Maths

• Measuring plant growth, counting species, graphing results (MNU 1-20a)

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🧑‍🎓 SECONDARY SCHOOLS (4 schools)

(The catchments for Forrester, St Augustine’s, Craigmount, and The Royal High School catchments)
Approach: Skill-building, citizenship, environmental stewardship, employability.

🌿 Activities for Secondary Pupils

• Community Gardening & Streetscape Projects
  Pupils help design or maintain planters, pollinator corridors, and pocket gardens.
• Sustainability & Biodiversity Projects
  Creating bee hotels, analysing local habitats, mapping biodiversity for the Edinburgh Nature Network.
• Graphic Design / Digital Media
  Produce branding, posters, social media content, QR codes for trails.
• STEM Projects
  Watering systems, soil testing, weather monitoring stations, seed germination experiments.
• Youth Leadership / Duke of Edinburgh Volunteering
  Support supervised gardening sessions, lead younger pupils on nature tasks, help at events.
• Local Heritage Links
  Trails that combine natural heritage with Corstorphine history (zoo links, Roman history, railway, mills, etc.).

📘 CfE Curriculum Links for Secondary

Sciences (Biology, Environmental Science)

• Ecosystems, habitats, human impact (SCN 3-01a / 4-01a)
• Practical investigations and fieldwork (SCN 3-20a)

Social Subjects (Geography, History, Modern Studies)

• Local land use, sustainability, climate (SOC 3-08a / 4-08a)
• Community participation and citizenship (SOC 3-17a)

Health & Wellbeing

• Outdoor learning supporting physical and mental well-being (HWB 3-25a)
• Volunteering and leadership (HWB 3-12a)

Technologies

• Digital design, mapping, website content creation (TCH 3-04a / 4-04a)
• Engineering solutions for planters, water systems, signage (TCH 3-09a)

Expressive Arts

• Public art, murals, planter decoration (EXA 3-05a)

Maths & Numeracy

• Data collection for biodiversity surveys, analysing trends (MNU 3-20a)

Duke of Edinburgh & Wider Achievement

• Regular gardening, assisting trails, event support counts towards volunteering hours.

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🌼 Cross-School Flagship Projects (Primary + Secondary)

These can involve all 10 schools in Corstorphine:

1. Corstorphine Animal Trail

• Each school adopts an animal theme.
• Pupils create artworks, planters, and QR-code learning points.
• Links to biodiversity, expressive arts, literacy, social subjects.

2. Pollinator Corridor from St John’s Road to Parks

• Schools grow pollinator plants for shops, parks, verges.
• Connects to Climate & Nature targets (LOIP, City Plan 2030, Edinburgh Nature Network).

3. “My Green Corstorphine” Mapping Project

• Older pupils mentor primaries in mapping trees, wildlife, and green spots.
• Links to geography, digital technologies, science.

4. Seasonal Community Displays

• Halloween pumpkins, Christmas planters, Spring bulbs, Summer colour.
• Great for intergenerational work with care homes and local groups.

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