Blogs

Working alongside each Housemaster is a Housemother who has a key focus on our pupils our boys' wellbeing. They take it in turns to write about the comings and goings of their individual Houses.

Some of our pupils are lucky enough to represent the School at competitions and conferences, and blog about their experiences. We also include news articles written by pupils here.

From time to time members of our staff produce blog articles featuring a specific aspect of School life.

Our grounds staff work very hard to keep our 100 acres of grounds in the best condition. Our Head Groundsman gives an insight into just what it takes to maintain our lovely grounds for all to enjoy.
 

 The foundation of every activity at Merchiston is built on wellbeing. You can find articles on pupil wellbeing written by Mr Johnston here. 

While Scotland was locked down to bring the Covid-19 pandemic under control (23/03/20 - 28/05/20), our School Chaplain Rev Blair supported connectivity by sending daily emails to the Merchiston community, some of which are included here.  While his blog is a spiritual idea or encouragement, he writes for everyone: all faiths and none. Services at Merchiston are inter-denominational, and we regularly invite speakers who are able to communicate well with young people. 

During the Summer Term 2020 we jumped back in time and discovered the history of Merchiston through our ThrowbackThursday blog below.

During the Summer Term 2020 our weekly FlashBackFriday blog championed some of Merchiston's previous success stories, community events or academic news. An opportunity to remember achievements both in and out of the classroom.  

The blog of the Geography Department, with contributions from Dr Tanya Bower, Mr Ben Hall, Mr Stuart Buchanan and Mr Mike Raikes. You can find an archive of previous articles by the department here.