- Knox Academy
"Knox Academy" is a co-educational secondary school located in Haddington,
Scotland History
Knox Academy is the descendant of a medieval grammar school and was dedicated to
John Knox at the end of the 19th century. The school insignia bears theFirst Minister Jack McConnell .It is a non-denominational and co-educational school whose roll (at September 2007) was 860.
The current
head teacher is Mrs. J. B. Craig.Features
Knox Academy has an extensive campus and, when major refurbishment and rebuild was completed in August 2005, provided a combination of new and remodelled facilities. New features include a Drama Room and Seminar rooms as well as social areas for the pupils. All classrooms and the Library are connected to the Internet and Intranet.
The school has extensive playing fields and new sports facilities featuring a full-size Games Hall and Gymnasium.The cluster primary schools are King's Meadow Primary School, St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School in Haddington and Yester Primary School in Gifford. Pupils at East Linton Primary School may choose to transfer to Knox Academy. In addition, pupils from a range of other schools choose to be educated at Knox Academy.
Knox Academy offers a large range of extracurricular activities.
Parent Forum
Knox Academy has an active parent body, which you can find out more about [http://www.knoxparents.org.uk/ here]
Cadet Force
Knox Academy is one of the few state schools (currently the only one in Scotland) to have a
Combined Cadet Force , theKnox CCF .The current cadets (as of 04/05/2008) Is run by Major George McFarlane and 2nd Lieutenant Riki Byers.
Though over one-hundred years old, the Cadet Force at Knox Academy has a low profile in the school community, although the school is supporting the Cadet's Centenary with a number of events including exhibitions, a civic reception, formal dinner and ceilidh.
The Cadet Force continues to support the development of young people situated at the school and helping them develop into the open world. Not all of the Cadets activities are military based. A lot of the things the cadets take part in are more training based such as
rock climbing ,canoeing ,abseiling ,orienteering and a multitude of other outdoor activities.External links
* [http://www.ka-net.org.uk/ Knox Academy website]
* [http://www.knoxparents.org.uk/ Knox Parent Forum website]
* [http://www.ltscotland.org.uk/scottishschoolsonline/schools/knoxacademyeastlothian.asp Knox Academy's page on Scottish Schools Online]
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