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We are incredibly proud of our finest ambassadors, our children, who are happy, well-mannered and confident.

Belhaven is a leading UK boarding & day prep school in East Lothian in Scotland, offering children aged 4-13 the very best start in life.

www.belhavenhill.com
Scottish Charity No: SC007118 We are a leading Scottish boarding and day prep school (for 5 to 13 year olds), renowned for its inspiring Academics, Sport, Music, Art & Drama and for sending its children to the finest independent senior schools in Scotland and England. Belhaven offers a forward-looking and creative academic curriculum with outdoor learning, as well as comprehensive Support for Learning. We enjoy a reputation for being a friendly, family school which places the happiness and welfare of its pupils at the very heart of all that we do.

13/11/2026

🎼🎻🎺🎸🎹We enjoyed a fabulous vocal and instrumental concert today ahead of the exeat weekend. Children from Forms 1 to Form 5 (Years 4 to 8) performed with confidence, poise and amazing talent. It was a really super way to begin the lovely long weekend!

13/11/2026

Today is World Kindness Day, with the theme of encouraging kindness, compassion and generosity in everyday life.

The key word for us is everyday, not just today. Here are a few photos captured over recent weeks that demonstrate kindness in all sorts of ways: to one another, across the year groups, towards animals, and from parents to staff (birthday cakes are always so appreciated!)

“In a world where you can be anything, be kind.”

12/11/2026

🐕🐩🐕‍🦺🦮🐰 Nala and Bobo waiting for their supper in the headmaster’s kitchen, Nigel taking cover in the children’s den, the Bursar’s art competition in the Girls’ Boarding House, Jasper admiring the Remembrance Sunday ceramic poppies and assisting with Halloween face painting, Olive guarding the Form 7 classroom and savouring her hugs, Tuska loving life on the beach, and Scrufty, Olive and Luna hoping that a biscuit is coming their way…..

Belhaven Hill School

12/11/2026

🌳🦔 ➕🕥✍️ Pre-Prep round-up:

🌧️ In Outdoor Education, Reception and Form 8 (Y1) built sheltered habitats to protect woodland animals from the wind and rain. They put their shelters to the test by placing folded tissue paper inside and watching what happened when Mrs Lang switched on her rain machine!

➕ Form 7 (Y2) have been learning to add two single-digit numbers by making 10.

✏️ Form 6 (Y3) have been improving simple sentences by adding detail, adjectives and expanded noun phrases. They are practising telling the time by drawing the hands correctly on clocks and matching time cards to the minute. In maths, they have been adding ones across a 10 using two steps: first jumping to the next 10, then making the second jump. A good knowledge of number bonds is key! They also enjoyed listening to Lettie play her harp.

🧑‍🍳 In Baking After-School Club, the children made delicious cheesy sausage rolls. ALMOST as delicious as the homemade sausage rolls the grown-ups are served at match teas!

11/11/2026

🎾🏑🏉 In Sport:

🎾 On Monday, the final in a series of advanced tennis coaching sessions, with thanks to Euan Cameron from Longniddry Tennis Club.

🏑 On Tuesday, hockey coaches from Merchiston Castle School joined us at Belhaven to put our Girls’ U11A team through their paces as they prepare for the IAPS National Final next week.

🏉🏑 Today, fixtures against Longridge Towers, including triangular fixtures and training sessions with St Mary’s, Melrose.

10/11/2026

🦉🦉🦉🦅 Yesterday, Reception through to Form 5 and all of Owls patrol in Forms 4 to 1, were visited by three owls and a kestrel!

The children met Flo (a beautiful white barn owl), Tinko (an elderly scops owl), Rolo (a magnificent eagle owl) and Toby (a cheeky American kestrel), all looked after by Andy Howeys Birds Of Prey.

Toby swooped just inches above the children’s noses as they lay on their backs. Flo clearly rather liked the Sports Hall and refused to leave her perch on the balcony bannister! Tinko was sensible and wise, while Rolo loved having his tummy stroked and gazed at everyone with his enormous orange eyes. They each had such individual traits and characters!

Meanwhile, the children in the other three patrols are now wondering when the wolves, woodpeckers and lions are coming to visit… 😳

09/11/2026

🏄‍♀️🏆🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scottish Junior National Surfing Champion!

Last month, Holly (Form 3 / Y6) won the Scottish Junior Surf Series event at Fraserburgh, qualifying her for the National Final at Sandend this weekend… and she won!

Huge congratulations to Holly on this FANTASTIC achievement. We are so proud of you!

Scottish Surfing

08/11/2026

🌺 Belhaven Remembrance Sunday Service:

Thank you very much to Captain Sands and Sergeant Major Cairns of The Royal Regiment of Scotland for joining us, to our readers Eliza, Xander, Imogen, Isobel, Ben, William, Cecilly, Mrs Gale and Mr Brown, and to our Chamber Choir. Thank you also to the catering team for the delicious soup and sausage rolls afterwards!

It was particularly special to see so many children wearing their ancestors’ medals with pride. Wreaths were laid by our Chair Of Governors, Head Boy and Head Girl, Sergeant Major Cairns, the Junior Boarders and the Headmaster.

Alongside the service at Belhaven, Anastasia and Leo represented the school by laying a wreath at the war memorial in Dunbar.

A poignant morning indeed.

Address

Belhaven Road
Dunbar
EH421NN

Telephone

+441368862785

Website

http://www.belhavenhill.com/, https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/belhavenhillmusicalhike

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