www.abingdon.org.uk 3 Abingdon News In January, a number of 6th Form linguists attended the annual joint MFL Society dinner, hosted by St Helen and St Katharine. The guest speaker was Air Cdre Peter Cracroft from the RAF, Defence Attaché in Kyiv, who talked about his experience in Diplomacy and the value of languages beyond 6th Form. Pupils were then treated to a delicious supper and some lively karaoke from the pupils in French, German and Spanish. There was a real buzz throughout the evening, and it was great to have such a strong turn-out. MFL Society dinner Training ground Two teams completed a challenging Duke of Edinburgh training expedition over a January weekend. The teams faced foul, wet weather on Saturday with good spirits and, following a very cold night, woke up to a frosty but beautiful sunrise. These students will now start to prepare for their Gold practice expedition in Snowdonia. British Physics Olympiad At the end of the Michaelmas term, 7 Upper 6th students participated in the British Physics Olympiad competition. Run by Oxford University, the competition involves sitting a 3 hour paper on challenging Physics concepts beyond the A Level specification. Congratulations to all students who took part with Walter Man (Top Gold), Johnny James (Gold) and Tom Walters (Gold) worthy of particular mention for achieving the highest results. 6th Form take Paris by storm Over half-term, a group of Lower 6th pupils spent a week in Paris on a study and culture trip. In the mornings, students attended language lessons at the prestigious France Langue school; with the afternoons dedicated to exploring some of the many cultural attractions Paris has to offer including the Louvre, Eiffel Tower, Arc de Triomphe, Musée d’Orsay, the Quartier Latin, and Napoléon’s tomb at the Invalides. No visit to Paris would be complete, of course, without plenty of good food and our students enjoyed tasting various cheeses at a fromagerie in Montmartre, celebrating a student’s birthday with some treats from Angelina (one of Paris’ best known pâtisseries) and sampling a range of French dishes with their host families. À la prochaine fois!
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