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Playdate at George Watson's College
George Watson's College Junior School is hosting a Playdate for families considering Preschool to P3 on: Saturday, 9 May 2026, from 10:00 am to 12:00 noon. The morning offers discovery activities for children, with opportunities for parents to meet teachers and the leadership team, and to tour the Preschool and Lower Primary to learn what makes the school truly special. Personal tours are also available to see the school, hear from pupils, and meet our leadership team if you
Chorister pre-audition afternoon
St Mary’s Music School offers a relaxed Pre-Audition Afternoon for P3–P5 pupils to explore chorister life, blending outstanding musical training, strong academics, and a centuries-old choral tradition.
Clifton Hall Open Events
🌲 Forest Friday Open Day – Friday 17th April Clifton Hall School invites families with children in Nursery to Primary 2 to its Forest Friday Open Day. Set within the school's private woodland, the immersive open morning and afternoon will offer children the chance to explore, play and create in nature. Families will participate in a range of age-appropriate woodland-themed arts, crafts and games, designed to encourage curiosity, confidence and a love of outdoor learning. Act
Playdate at George Watson's College
George Watson's College Junior School is hosting a Playdate for families considering Preschool to P3 on: Saturday, 9 May 2026, from 10:00 am to 12:00 noon. The morning offers discovery activities for children, with opportunities for parents to meet teachers and the leadership team, and to tour the Preschool and Lower Primary to learn what makes the school truly special. Personal tours are also available to see the school, hear from pupils, and meet our leadership team if you
27 minutes ago
Chorister pre-audition afternoon
St Mary’s Music School offers a relaxed Pre-Audition Afternoon for P3–P5 pupils to explore chorister life, blending outstanding musical training, strong academics, and a centuries-old choral tradition.
1 hour ago
Clifton Hall Open Events
🌲 Forest Friday Open Day – Friday 17th April Clifton Hall School invites families with children in Nursery to Primary 2 to its Forest Friday Open Day. Set within the school's private woodland, the immersive open morning and afternoon will offer children the chance to explore, play and create in nature. Families will participate in a range of age-appropriate woodland-themed arts, crafts and games, designed to encourage curiosity, confidence and a love of outdoor learning. Act
3 days ago
3 Easter Holiday Clubs for Preschoolers in Edinburgh
Edinburgh Easter holiday clubs for under-5s are limited but high quality. Options include Steiner School Easter Camp, Cargilfield, and Willow Den (ages 3–6, with some 5–12 camps). Flexible days and times.
Mar 11
Loretto School offers a tailored approach to school open days
Leading independent Scottish school, Loretto , is holding a Senior School Open Day with a twist on Saturday 7 th March. The Edinburgh-based boarding and day school is offering families the opportunity to individualise their school visit, with custom tours tailored to the prospective pupil’s personal interests and ambitions. Attendees can share their areas of interest and pre-select their chosen subjects to design an open morning entirely catered to their needs, with teac
Mar 5
Diving Deeper: Why the Philosophy Behind Swim Lessons Matters
Author: Swim Easy We all know the drill when it's time for swimming lessons: the damp towels, the goggles that never quite fit, and the hopeful wait by the poolside. But have you ever stopped to wonder what actually makes a "good" lesson? I recently caught up with the team at SwimEasy , and what I discovered was a refreshing shift in how we should be looking at our children’s time in the water. It turns out that teaching a child to swim isn't just about the physical stroke; i
Mar 5
Easter Holiday Club: Let them live the farm life
Hands-on Easter week for kids at The Clubhouse, Craigies Farm, South Queensferry: farm life, animal care, planting, and farming tech. Drop-off 8:30am–3pm. exploretheclubhouse.co.uk
Mar 4
Term Time Plus; extends EMAS year with care, continuity and French immersion
Edinburgh Montessori Arts School extends Nursery and Primary 1 with Term Time Plus—a Montessori-aligned eight-week extension offering continuity, warmth, and gentle French immersion.
Mar 2
Could Edinburgh Support a Bilingual English/Italian Nursery?
A community survey is exploring whether there's demand for Italian-language early years provision in the city Edinburgh has Gaelic-medium nurseries, French playgroups, and German Saturday schools. What it doesn't have is a bilingual English/Italian nursery — anywhere children can be immersed in both languages as part of their everyday routine, not just for an hour a week. We're exploring whether there's enough demand to make one viable, and we'd value five minutes of your ti
Feb 28
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