ONLY a few minutes have elapsed since I walked through its doors and I begin to see why Dunoon Grammar has been rated Best School in the World.
I’m greeted warmly by Paul Gallanagh, head of Business and Computing. Soon, we meet Christopher, who has Down syndrome, looking smart in his school uniform. The young man is about to head off to his class but not before he tells Paul he’s feeling great and exchanges a high-five with him.
There’s a twinkle in his eye and a tear in mine and I’m hoping that no one’s noticed. I hadn’t expected to feel like this and tell myself to get my act together. Alarmingly, it will happen a few more times in the course of my visit. This is how journalists’ hard reputations get shredded, for heaven’s sake.
