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Beyond StrathallanOur aim is to expand pupils’horizons, enable them to tryout new skills and to developan appreciation of furtheraspects of human experience.We are an internationalcommunity with aninternational outlook withpupils from around theworld and tours and tripsto a variety of locations.The School has a twofold purpose. It isimportant to support the pupils in all aspectsof their lives when they are at School andprovide them with a worthwhile and fulfillingexperience at that time. It is also vital thatpupils are prepared for the challenges whichawait when they move on. The range ofuniversities, careers and activities in whichStrathallians achieve success reflects theprogramme available within the school.Strathallan is in a beautiful setting and hasthe advantage of a rural location. There is,however, no sense of isolation nor is theSchool inward looking. With a significantproportion of our pupils living all aroundthe world, both Scots and other nationalities,there is a richness of experience, culture andunderstanding. In addition to bringing invisitors from outside, there is a commitmentfrom the School to take our pupils both tolocal areas of interest and to those furtherafield. There is a regular programme of studyvisits and academic expeditions within thiscountry and abroad.Recent study trips have included visits toPrague, Vienna and Andalucia, to the FirstWorld War Battlefields, a combined Art andDesign trip to Tuscany and sports tours toAustralia, South Africa, West Indies andSouth America. The Choir has performed inCathedrals in the north of England and inVenice and there are exchange programmesand language links with France, Spain andGermany. There are Strathallians across theglobe and the influence of the School situatedin the small village of Forgandenny is trulyinternational.www.strathallan.co.uk27