Arcadia Scotland

What is life in Scotland like right now?  Most of Scottish society has re-emerged from the initial strict lockdown. Interactions with other households is limited. Allowed interactions might be stricter in local areas as cases emerge or might be loosened…

As I watch the first signs of seasonal change in my garden (what North Americans may call my back yard) – copper-coloured beech trees dropping leaves, irises and hollyhocks dying back – I reflect on how lucky I am to have direct access to the outdoors…

As July 4th 2020 approaches, I want to blog about two great and historic speeches. The first was given in 1828 by a founder of the feminist movement, orator, advocator for women's rights, abolitionist and defender of rights for all. Frances Wright was…

Anyone who has spent time in Scotland, be it for a study abroad programme or a vacation, will have been struck by how much we care about football, and when I say football I mean football, or fitba, but never soccer! Due to the Covid-19 outbreak no professional…

A key component of Scottish national identity is the belief that we are a tolerant country. Racism is thought to be less common in Scotland than in other parts of Britain, with one 2011 study finding that positive attitudes towards immigrants were amongst…

At the end of March, as Arcadia’s students were packing their bags to return home and preparing to move their studies online in response to the global pandemic, children around Scotland were making a shift to virtual learning. Schools in Scotland will…

Dear Students, It has been a tumultuous and crazy semester.  This is the second farewell I am sending after the other hasty message we sent back in March which feels both like no time ago - yet forever.  I would like to share our virtual zoom farewell…

We were really happy that we had so many entries for the Scotland Awards this semester, especially given all the disruption caused by the Covid-19 outbreak. So thank you everyone who entered the contest, as we really enjoyed seeing what you had been up…

Seventy-five years ago this Friday the Second World War ended in Europe. Although the Empire of Japan fought on until August, and only surrendered after the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, for many Britons 8th May 1945 marked the real end of the war…