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keen surfer, she was quick to introduce
her hobby to the pupils and a group
of P7s began taking part in this fun
hobby after school each week, albeit
only when the Scottish weather would
allow. Not one to be prevented from
getting involved by lack of experience,
Mari-Esther also offered her time to the
P4 Chess Club and was keen to thank
those who took part for how kindly, and
patiently, they took her from being a
complete beginner to at least a novice
who could play against them! The Lego
Ave et Vale: Club also benefitted from Mari-Esther’s
time as she joined Mrs Harrod and a
Mari-Esther Scott group of Middle Primary children every
lunch time while they had fun both
Mari-Esther Scott joined the Heriot’s building models and developing their
staff in August 2012 as a teacher in the teamwork skills. In her final year at
Nursery. An Edinburgh resident through Heriot’s, Mari-Esther also worked with
and through, she grew up in the city and the Rights Respecting Schools Group
spent her formative years at George and led a Cookery Club showing that she
Watson’s School. Mari-Esther went on was equally at home helping children to
to study at the University of Aberdeen enjoy a wide range of hobbies.
and then completed her first year of Staff will also remember Mari-Esther
teaching at Colinton Primary School for her company as one of the staff on
before coming to Heriot’s.
several of the Heriot’s residential trips.
The George Heriot’s Nursery children She was a regular staff member on the
loved having Mari-Esther as a teacher P7 Holland trip and also accompanied P4
as much as she loved to be with them. to York on more than one occasion. Her
Through her creativity, she brought care of the children in these situations
much to the Nursery events and was always of prime importance to
productions from the Nativity to the Mari-Esther but she found time to laugh
Cinema. Mari-Esther could often be and have fun with both the children
spotted joining in with children and and the staff as the groups enjoyed the
dancing and singing to bring confidence new experiences time away from school
and fun to their performance. Getting together brings.
messy with the children in arty projects
and gardening also brought her much joy As she joined Middle Primary, Mari-
and was something she missed as she Esther and Chris married and they
moved to work with the Middle Primary went on to have their daughter Sofia.
children in the Junior School. Returning from maternity leave for
two terms back with P4, Mari-Esther
During her time in Middle Primary,
Mari-Esther worked with the P4 year decided she wished to be able to spend
more time with her family and left full
group and brought the drama talents she
honed in the Nursery to choreographing time teaching at the end of March. We
the dances for the Viking Workshop, are delighted that she has agreed to
a production fondly remembered by join the George Heriot’s Junior School
many a Herioter. Her classes enjoyed her supply list so that she can keep in
gentle but fun approach to lessons and touch and I know she will enjoy coming
life, and knew that she was always ready back to see the children she taught
to lend a listening ear to any trouble during her time at Heriot’s. She will be
they had, no matter how large or small. fondly remembered by both children
Her innovative curriculum ideas added and parents for her diligent care of the
excitement to many lessons in subjects pupils and sense of fun and we wish her
from maths and language to science and and her family all the best for the future.
social subjects. Mrs Katie Stevens
Mari-Esther also brought much to the Marie-Esther Scott left Heriot’s in March
extra-curricular life of the school. A 2020.

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