{"id":141716,"date":"2022-10-20T06:54:43","date_gmt":"2022-10-20T01:24:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/centralrecorder.com\/emma-thompson-i-cried-when-i-heard-scottish-school-had-won-top-prize\/"},"modified":"2022-10-20T06:54:57","modified_gmt":"2022-10-20T01:24:57","slug":"emma-thompson-it-was-a-moment-of-pure-joy-when-i-learned-that-the-scottish-school-won-the-top-prize","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/centralrecorder.com\/emma-thompson-it-was-a-moment-of-pure-joy-when-i-learned-that-the-scottish-school-won-the-top-prize\/","title":{"rendered":"Emma Thompson: It was a moment of pure joy when I learned that the Scottish school won the top prize"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Oscar winner, Dame Emma Thompson, wept when she learned that a Scottish school had been awarded a prestigious education prize.<\/p>\n
Dunoon Grammar has been crowned winner of the T4 Education World\u2019s Best School Prize for community collaboration in recognition of the work it has done both home and abroad over the last decade.<\/p>\n
Dame Emma Wise and her husband Greg Wise have strong connections to the Argyll community and own a holiday home in the area.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u2019ve put Dunoon Grammar School into a kind of global recognition moment,\u201dThe school was informed by Dame Emma.<\/p>\n
David Mitchell, head teacher at Dunoon Grammar School\/Argyll and Yete Council\/PA<\/small><\/small><\/p>\n
\u201cThe spotlight\u2019s on you (this), small as we know, rural community in Scotland. It\u2019s the most extraordinary achievement.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt actually made me cry when I heard about it. We\u2019re so thrilled for you, and so proud of you, and I hope you all just feel, well, on top of the world because, at this moment in time, that\u2019s where you are.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mr Wise has visited the school on several occasions and had spoken at leavers\u2019 events, said head teacher David Mitchell.<\/p>\n
Nicola Sturgeon, the first minister, also sent her greetings to the school.<\/p>\n