More than 40 children took part in the eighth annual classics summer event at the Iris Classics Centre at Cheney School.
Children aged seven to eleven arrived at the Headington school to take part in a range of sea myth-themed activities over three days.
They were also introduced to Latin or ancient Greek by a dedicated team of teachers: David Hodgkinson, Rose Grossel, Matilda Jackson-Long, Ed Martin, Katie McMullin and Olivia Sandhu.
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Lorna Robinson, director of the Iris Project and Rumble Museum at the school, said: “We are hugely grateful to all the children who took part in the summer school, and to our wonderful team of teachers and helpers who made the whole event possible.”
Children were put into four different classes named after well-known characters from Greek myths connected to the sea - Circe, Thetis, Poseidon and Oceanus - and took part in engaging and informative lessons in their chosen language.
The first day was themed on the story of the Odyssey, and children were able to create Charybdis whirlpools, take part in Cyclops’ Eye archery, make Siren vases and Scylla snakes.
The second day explored Jason and the Argonauts, and there was Argo boat-making, and sea-themed mosaics.
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The final day was costume competition day, and a fantastic range of costumes were on display, including whirlpools and other sea monsters like Scylla and the Sirens, Poseidons, and a number of sea nymphs.
Children were able to make clay starfish and shell art.
The activities and sea-themed refreshments were very ably supported by assistants, Tess Gimson and Rachel Robinson.
The Rumble Museum has also worked withYear Eight students to create a detailed ‘Tube map’ of the Rumble Museum’s collections and displays - based on the London Underground.
Staff said it was an it an ideal way to map out the very varied and spread out nature of the Rumble collections and galleries.
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Cheney School is a large comprehensive secondary school, in a very diverse area of east Oxford, where over 30% of the students have English as an additional language, and over 30% of students are on free school meals.
The Iris Project, a charity which promotes learning about the ancient world, is working with Cheney School to grow a community classics centre and museum within a school.
The school is the first school museum to be awarded full museum Accreditation by the Arts Council Museum Accreditation Scheme.
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This story was written by Andy Ffrench, he joined the team more than 20 years ago and now covers community news across Oxfordshire.
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