Production of the final film made this academic year by the dedicated students of the Larkmead film club took place in June. Having explored documentary and drama in their first three films, the group opted to have fun with the idea of genre in their last project. This includes a series of imagined scenes parodying well-known films such as Jurassic Park, Star Wars and Mean Girls, in time for the screening in July. In the photo AFU tutor Duncan Pickstock mans the camera for a shot of the students acting busily “thinking”…or falling asleep. Today Larkmead, tomorrow Hollywood! Community tea There’s nothing quite like afternoon tea and local residents were delighted to attend our summer tea party in June. Guests enjoyed sandwiches, cake and scones and took part in a summer themed quiz, eager to find out whether they had won a prize in the highly anticipated raffle. In the background, Abingdon pianists and a clarinetist played uplifting music. It was a perfect summer afternoon. 17 abingdon.org.uk Abingdon's student filmmakers made their mark on the international stage in June at the Université Sorbonne Nouvelle, Paris. This marked the second year an Abingdon Film Unit (AFU) production has featured in the prestigious Le cinéma, cent ans de jeunesse program. The film, Out of Play, produced by Fifth Year’s Sasha and Beany, offers a view of the oftenunseen heroes of an Oxford United football match, from the club mascot to the stewards. Congratulations to Sasha and Beany for showcasing Abingdon's talent internationally. Filmmakers shine in Paris This summer, Lower Sixth Spanish students enjoyed weekly Padel sessions at Smash Oxford Padel Club, alongside John Mason School. Coached by club professionals, including a former athlete, students practiced Spanish while mastering Padel. They developed new skills and confidence in both the sport and the language. Padel Español in Partnership Abingdon School Pond dipping In June, a local pack of Cubs explored the 'rill' outside the Science Centre. They found pond snails, water boatmen, beetle larvae, leeches, pond skaters, and baby newts! They looked at some of the wriggling specimens under a microscope, before returning them to the pond.
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