Scottish education is changing for young people. In August, the new curriculum for children and young people between the ages of three and 18 in Scotland will be implemented.
Curriculum for Excellence is being introduced to raise standards of learning and teaching and help improve children's life chances, equipping young people to meet the challenges of the modern world and apply their skills to whatever lies ahead.
So what does this look like in Dundee schools and how have they been preparing for these changes?
Grange Primary School in Monifeith became a haven for sea urchins as their P1 class was turned into an underwater Sealife Centre.
With paper machè sharks, jellyfish and coral dotted around the room it may remind you of your own primary school days - but this time the pupils were in control.
Teacher Yvonne McAuley said the changes to education with Curriculum for Excellence gave her the freedom to create a classroom environment that really inspired her pupils and got them fully engaged in their learning.
She said: "The project came about after we had visited a Sealife Centre and the pupils wanted to recreate it in the classroom. It evolved from the children themselves and put them in the driving seat. They turned the class into their own living sealife exhibition and spent weeks preparing for the grand opening where their parents and family were invited along.
"Bringing together many different aspects of learning, including social studies, science, literacy, numeracy and expressive arts, made their learning relevant to real life -it really brought the real world into the classroom."
The P1 class developed their investigation skills researching the sea to understand what lives underwater. Using books, searching the web and talking to their parents helped give the youngsters a picture of what creatures lurked beneath. They also made their own sea creatures and developed a mini seafood restaurant with fish and chips for visitors.
Said Ms McAuley: "We also touched on the sciences, investigating the oceans of the world and what inhabits cold and warmer waters. Literacy skills were developed as they made giant freezes for the wall and told their own sealife stories.
"The children had a real sense of ownership of this project because of the emphasis on personalisation and choice. They have been so enthusiastic about their learning and ownership of the project gave them great confidence which was evident when their parents came to visit. Everything in the Sealife Centre was their idea with me facilitating it, rather than leading it. This personalisation helped pupils get move involved in their own learning and really enjoy it. It was also effective way of involving parents in their children's learning too."
The project culminated in a final exhibition which parents attended. The pupils decided to charge an entrance fee which was exchanged for tokens that could be used at the various activities they had prepared, while a raffle was held to raise money for Haiti.
Headteacher Lorraine Will said the response from pupils and parents to the changes to-date have been very positive. She said: "Curriculum for Excellence is building on the best teaching and learning in schools, modernising education to take into account the evolving world around us.
"We want to ensure our pupils leave school equipped with the skills needed for life in the 21st century and Curriculum for Excellence helps teachers teach in a way that is fit for the modern world.
"Teachers are more than happy to talk to parents about any questions they may have about this. We are keen to work with parents closely to ensure their child has a challenging and enjoyable school experience."
Curriculum for Excellence will be implemented in all Scottish nursery, primary and secondary schools as well as colleges from August 2010. For more information on how this will affect your child speak to your child's school or visit www.parentzonescotland.gov.uk