Duthie Park 5K
On Sunday 1 April 2012, 14 staff (with supporters) took part in the Duthie Park 5k run to raise money for ‘Help the Heroes’ and the school T.A.L.E. (Travel and Lifeskills Education) group.On a rather cold and damp day, all 14 runn...
Re-Thinking Energy Conference
On 27 March, 134 people gathered to hear six pupils and four adult speakers deliver talks and networking sessions about the need to Re-think Energy. As the country moves away from carbon based fuels to renewable forms of energy, ...
Music listening/concept revision
The following documents can be used to help your revision of the Listening concepts and answering multiple choice questions.[rokdownload menuitem="197" downloaditem="197" direct_download="false"]Form, Vocal and World Music[/rokdo...
Petro Challenge Winners 2012
Three teams from Bucksburn Academy entered the Petro Challenge run by Opito on Tuesday 26th & Wednesday 27th June at Robert Gordon University. Of 43 teams, the Bucksburn Academy Teams were placed 33rd, 31st and 1st!A group of 12,...
Oscar Night
Bucksburn Academy Standard Grade Drama is organising an S1 – S3 Drama evening with groups performing extracts from Wizard of Oz and Bugsy as well as comedy sketches and "Le roi Arthur et la Sorcière" (King Arthur and the Witch)....
Rock Challenge award winners!
The Bucksburn Team won 4 awards - Rock Challenge Award for Positive Inclusion, Grampian Police Award for Performance Skill, Youth Link Scotland Cash Back for Communities Award for Soundtrack and Aberdeenshire Alcohol and Drug Part...
Rock Challenge 2012
The Bucksburn Team won 4 awards - Rock Challenge Award for Positive Inclusion, Grampian Police Award for Performance Skill, Youth Link Scotland Cash Back for Communities Award for Soundtrack and Aberdeenshire Alcohol and Drug Part...
Music careers/courses
With the school careers fair coming up on Wednesday 29th February, listed below are various courses, at various levels, which involve music:Aberdeen CollegeMusic & Performing ArtsMusic PerformanceMusic Studies
T.A.L.E. Burns Supper
Pupils, staff and families joined together for Bucksburn Academy’s first Burns Supper on Friday 27 January 2012. The evening was led by the T.A.L.E. (Travel and Lifeskills Education) group to raise money for their forthcomi...
Drama Club Presentation
The Drama Club are working hard towards their presentation evening on Thursday 22nd March. Two groups of pupils will be giving a presentation of two pouplar musicals - The Wizard of Oz and Bugsy. Both presentations will include a...
Curriculum for Excellence Information Evening 121212
Thank you to all of the parents/carers who attended the information evening on Wednesday 12th December 2012. The presentation given on the evening is now available to view on the website with a link below. Ple...
John Muir Class teach the primaries
For the last four weeks the JMA class have been working with Primary 5 pupils from Stoneywood Primary. The seniors have been teaching nature lessons to the primary pupils. Stoneywood pupils divided themselves into three groups cal...
Sclattie Woodland Day
Last Saturday thirty five Bucksburn Academy pupils and some of their parents, volunteered to work at Sclattie Wood with members of the community, teachers and their families, some Stoneywood Primary School pupils and staff from Ak...
John Muir Class Trip to Edinburgh and Dunbar
In the October holidays ten pupils, Miss Shanley and Mr Paton visited Edinburgh and The John Muir Museum in Dunbar. The group travelled by train and stayed at Edinburgh Central Youth Hostel for two nights.The purpose of the visi...
Rock Challenge Fundraising at AFC
Pupils took time out from their holidays to come to Aberdeen Football Club and raise money for Rock Challenge. We raised a fantastic £774.82 at the Aberdeen v Dundee United game with 25 pupils shaking the buckets to collect donati...
Wet weather won’t dampen our spirits!
Over 50 pupils and staff from Bucksburn Academy joined forces with workers from Aker Solutions, members of Bucksburn Newhills Community Council and other members of the community on Saturday 10th September 2011 to complete the fou...
Pandemic back from Notting Hill Carnival
Pandemic players from Bucksburn Academy work with KJ Marcelle, drill director Khuent Rose, competition piece arranger Iman Pascall (all from New York) for a week of intensive rehearsals prior to taking part in the British Panora...