About Balgreen

Balgreen is a non-denominational primary school which takes boys and girls from Primary 1 through to Primary 7. Our building is of traditional design and forms a rectangle, in the centre of which there is a large garden area. We have classrooms which are able to take a maximum of 30 pupils, and an assembly hall which also serves as our gymnasium and dining area. The school also has a medical room which is used by the Doctor and Nurse; a library; a television/audio-visual/music room and the daytime use of Tynecastle Club hut.

There are two playground areas, one of which contains an astro-turf pitch used during the school day for games activities and after school hours until 5.00 p.m. for certain curricular sports. This facility is jointly owned by The City of Edinburgh Council and Tynecastle Club who use it at other times. Saughton Park can also serve as a playing field. Balgreen Library adjoins the school, a facility the children are encouraged to use.

In August 2001 we were delighted to welcome a new initiative (in partnership with Murrayburn Primary School) called Place to Be. The Place to Be is a ground-breaking initiative that helps children deal with the kind of difficulties they experience during their school years. These range from the everyday problems with friends, family or school, to more serious difficulties such as divorce, bullying, low self-esteem, loss or bereavement.

The Place to Be set up a special room in school equipped with art and play materials. They then train, supervise and manage volunteer therapists and counsellors to work with the children weekly, both individually and in groups. Children are referred to The Place to Be by teachers or parents/carers or they can refer themselves to the Place to Talk, a weekly drop-in service. 
Since January 2007 a new initiative, A Place for Parents has been available at Balgreen. A Place for Parents is for the parents and carers of children who have attended The Place2Be. It offers parents a time and place to explore and express their thoughts and feelings about themselves and their children with a Parent Worker.

Click on the Place to Be link below for more information

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Place to Be