Senior pupils at an East Kilbride school delved into their past and the history of the town they call home.
Students at Calderglen High looked through a range of sources and spoke with the son of a former Provost, the late John Wright, as part of a commemorative project to mark the 75th anniversary of the new town of East Kilbride.
With the help of South Lanarkshire librarian, Scott Broadfoot, pupils from Higher and Advanced Higher history were able to get hands on with a range of sources from East Kilbride Central library.
Pupils engaged with historic pictures of East Kilbride, primary and secondary sources on the development of the new town of East Kilbride and old newspapers.
Scott told Lanarkshire Live: "The pupils were eager to get involved and enjoyed learning about their local area, by using the sources independently.
"The pupils were then lucky enough to receive a presentation and Q&A session from John Wright Jnr.
"They loved hearing his stories and recollections about growing up in the Village and then his experience and feelings as the new town of East Kilbride emerged around the old Village and his village grew drastically in size.
"Mr Wright spoke about the change in East Kilbride and the huge opportunities which the new town brought. Pupils were then able to ask questions about growing up in the town and about the changes Mr Wright has witnessed in his lifetime."
S6 pupil Jorja Jenkins-Urquhart said: "It was really interesting to see history that we are part of. Photos of where we live and places we see everyday.
"It was good to experience history outside of the classroom and to take part in research using primary sources."
William Keiss added: "Scott was very passionate about the topic and this made us want to ask questions and find out more."
The pupils left with a better understanding of their local history and many commented that they would be speaking to grandparents about their own family story and the role of EK in their history.
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