www.abingdon.org.uk 5 Abingdon News Boarders are game for anything One weekend in January, some of our boarders paid a visit to Thirsty Meeples - a board game cafe in Oxford - where they were able to play as many board games as they liked, chosen from a library of over 2,700 titles. From Name 5 to Monopoly, there was something for everyone to enjoy and lots of delicious drinks and treats to keep everyone refreshed! Art attack In January, we welcomed artist Ian Murphy for a day’s workshop in which 3rd Year students explored his techniques and way of creating marks on paper. Ian gave 3rd Year, and other keen artists from all ages, a talk, showed them examples of his work and explained his process of creating a finished piece. During the workshop, students explored a variety of different methods that Ian uses to bring his work to life, including the preparation of the paper beforehand, to different shading techniques and the use of water in his work. Students were shown how to use pens, graphite markers, ink and bleach (!) on different textured papers to create a more eye-catching piece. It was a very enjoyable, informative and inspiring experience. On 31 January boarders from across the 3rd, 4th and 5th Years attended an enrichment healthy eating workshop, delivered by CSgt Mike Beaton MBE and Mne Max Thompson - both from the Royal Marines Education Awareness Team. Mike and Max gave a presentation on their experiences in the Royal Marines and spoke about the benefits of eating healthily for sport, education and life as a whole. They also spoke about the need to be conscious of how much sugar individuals consume. Mike then did a live cookery demonstration to show the students how easy and quick it is to make a nutritionally balanced dish. Good for you
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