Geology exploration 10 September 2025 News Abingdon A group of Lower Sixth physics students attended a lecture at the University of Oxford physics department in June. The lecture, given by Professor James Dunlop from the University of Edinburgh, was titled First Light: The Dawn of Stars and Galaxies and explored the scientific advancements of the James Webb Space Telescope. The students recognised many of the ideas from their lessons on astrophysics! In June, First Year pupils enjoyed a talk from Mrs Wearne, the School archivist in which they found out more about the history of Abingdon School. This was followed by a walk around the town and a visit to St Helen's Church where they saw the tomb of benefactor, John Roysse, the old schoolroom that was built in 1563 following his endowment, and St Nicolas' Church. They also took in the excellent view of the town from the roof of Abingdon Museum. In June, a group of Lower Sixth French students visited Abingdon Prep to introduce Year 4 pupils to a range of traditional French playground games. L’épervier – a fast-paced, tactical game of tag quickly became a firm favourite! French games Learning about Abingdon Lower School pupils are extremely grateful to the second hand uniform shop (SUS) for their generous donation. The money has been put towards acquiring new equipment for the House including a basketball arcade machine, new wooden chess boards, a shove ha'penny game, and a selection of piano music, headphones and a piano stool - all of which is of mutual benefit to our pupils. Thank you SUS! Thank you Physics at Oxford A French peak In June, Lower School linguists enjoyed a screening of the 2022 César winning animation Le Sommet Des Dieux - which follows a gripping plot about climbers who attempt to conquer Everest.
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