by Fiona Simpson | 26 Feb 2024 | Blog, Blog Partners, News
By Fiona McPherson, Depute School Improvement, Braeview Academy Dundee It was a perfect day. We left school, on time, with our Polar Academy team kitted out in matching wellies (Billie and Ellis) and spare clothes. It was overcast and drizzly but still, a perfect day...
by Claire Kinloch | 9 Nov 2023 | Blog, Blog Team, News
By Claire Kinloch, External Communications Director As our 23/24 expedition teams from Braeview Academy in Dundee and Bucksburn Academy in Aberdeen complete their expedition and navigation training in the Cairngorms, the Polar Academy team is starting to finalise...
by Claire Kinloch | 23 Apr 2023 | Blog, Blogs Guides, News
By Nigel Williams, Trustee and Principal Guide At the end of March 2023, after a year of selection, skills and fitness training, a total of 19 teenagers from Monifieth and Arbroath High schools along with 2 teachers, 2 doctors and 6 guiding staff set off for east...