Figure 1.--The natural sciences were not for many years given much attention. This did not change appreciably until well after World War II. The 1980s were the first decade in which all the prep schools were teaching with well equipped science labs. Science and Technology for the older children are commonly taught bt specialist teachers.

here are many other subjects pursuedEnviromental studies is the modern rubric for the natural and social sciences. The princioal subhects pursued in the Environment Studies prorram are History, Geography, Technology and Science. History was an important subject in the prep schools from the very beginning. History is relatively easy to present to children at the prep school age because they love interesting stories. The children can be involved in all kinds of interesting projects. And with Scotland's rich history there are wonderful field trips that can be organized. And geography was touched on. The natural sciences were not for many years given much attention. This did not change appreciably until well after World War II. The 1980s were the first decade in which all the prep schools were teaching with well equipped science labs. Science and Technology for the older children are commonly taught bt specialist teachers. The goal is to provide a basic familarity with the the physical sciences and through them the world environment. Some of the children were very enthusiastic about science. Others told us that it was there least favored subject. Several schools had added a Craft, Design, and Technology component to the curriclum and the children were pursuing a range of interesting projects.

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