abacus

Abacus by Liam Hayes, St Joseph’s School

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Coloured abacus by Rosie Laundon, Fishermoss School

dominie

Nathan Bain remembers a very strict teacher and a boy who has been given the dunce’s cap!
blackboard

The blackboard by Cameron from Strathburn School

classroom

a view of the Victorian classroom by Carys Matthews from Kinellar School

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Exterior of Skene Square School also by Carys McIntosh

desk&chair

Scott Robertson from Walker Road School gives us this colourful pupil’s desk and chair

door

Ellen Smith of St Margaret’s noticed the striking feature of the main door into Skene Square School

slateandpen

Ciaran Hayes of St Joseph’s reminds us that Victorian children used a slate, but occasionally wrote with ink on paper

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