Dunoon Grammar, Scotland’s First Digital Schoolhouse
- Submitted by: Donald Cameron, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party.
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 September 2021
- Motion reference: S6M-01396
That the Parliament congratulates Dunoon Grammar, which has been named as Scotland’s first digital schoolhouse; understands that the Digital Schoolhouse Initiative aims to use play-based learning to engage learners and teachers with the computing science curriculum; notes that the school will be joining a network of 50 other digital schoolhouses from around the world; acknowledges that major digital firms, including Nintendo, PlayStation, SEGA, Ubisoft and Outright Games are involved in the initiative; recognises the importance of finding new and innovative ways of teaching young people, and hopes that other schools will monitor the experience of Dunoon Grammar as a digital schoolhouse and look to adopt the initiative for their pupils and teachers.
Supported by:
Karen Adam, Clare Adamson, Miles Briggs, Ariane Burgess, Alexander Burnett, Finlay Carson, Sharon Dowey, Russell Findlay, Meghan Gallacher, Kenneth Gibson, Pam Gosal, Dr. Sandesh Gulhane, Stephen Kerr, Bill Kidd, Douglas Lumsden, Fulton MacGregor, Ruth Maguire, Stuart McMillan, Jenni Minto, Edward Mountain, Douglas Ross, Alexander Stewart, Paul Sweeney, David Torrance, Sue Webber, Annie Wells, Tess White, Brian Whittle