Students from a school in Erskine are set to embark on a 20-mile charity walk to raise funds for a teenage mental health charity.
The Park Mains High School students will head to Edinburgh on September 15 to participate in the Mighty Stride Kilt Walk.
They aim to raise money for The Polar Academy, a charity established in 2014 by Craig Mathieson to have a transformative impact on young people and families.
So far, they have raised £4,704 via their JustGiving page and hope to reach a total of £15,000.
To support the students, donate at https://tinyurl.com/4932mmmr.
The Polar Academy, now in its 10th year, runs a 12-month training programme for 30 young people each year, 20 of whom take part in a winter sledge hauling expedition in Arctic Greenland.
The remaining 10 are part of a leadership team, participating in a summer cultural exchange to East Greenland.
Back in May, 14 Park Main pupils were selected to take part.
The programme is designed to prepare young people physically and mentally for the expedition, with weekly training sessions.
The Park Mains pupils will also receive lectures from doctors of geography and glaciology from Oxford, Cambridge, and St Andrew's universities.
These lectures will train them in collecting and recording field data samples for the institutions.
The Polar Academy has worked with 180 young people to date, with graduates going on to share their stories within their schools, regions, and even on radio and TV programmes.
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