WE WENT to represent our school because of an exchange programme that took place in 2021. This experience made me see the world in a different light and I will forever be grateful for all that I took from it. Once we step outside of what we are familiar with, endless opportunities are presented.
This journey began back in 2021, when I was in Primary 6, and the world was still fighting the Covid-19 pandemic. Life was so different, and at times it felt impossible to connect with friends and family. Our school recognised this and created an active response to the situation and decided to reach out a little further than Brae.
We got in contact with Moster School, Bømlo, Norway and we both began making creative pieces such as pictures, diaries and scrapbooks to send away and put in a time capsule, in hopes one day we could open it together! The idea excited everyone, however as time passed, we heard less about it and wondered if anything would come of it. That was until recently, I spoke to our headteacher, Mr. Nicolson, and like me, he was keen to get things started again.
After many meetings and emails, we got the news four Brae High School pupils, and a teacher would get the chance to fly to Norway to open the time capsule. Maisy Nicolson, Harry Johnson, Jake Davies and me (all S3), got chosen to be the representatives for our school along with Mrs. Robertson (P7 teacher), we were all extremely excited about the opportunity.
It wasn’t long before we left to embark on this ne.