Lower School families enjoyed a curry and quiz night in April. There was healthy competition as teams puzzled their way through rounds on sport, literature, and history, as well as their their understanding of how the mind of a pupil works! Congratulations to the Lower School Legends for winning the coveted trophy after a tie-break final. Getting quizzical Fun together 4 News Abingdon Ring for victory As part of the national campaign to ring as many church bells around the country as possible at 6.30pm on 8 May to mark the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe (VE) Day, two members of the school bellringing club joined local campanologists from the town to ring the bells of St Nicolas' Church. At the same time, the school bell was chimed 80 times by a member of staff. On 29 April, three budding Lower Sixth engineers attended an All Party Parliamentary Engineering Group lunch discussion on 3D printing at the House of Lords. Students heard from two industry experts about the current advances and challenges with 3D printing and AI in engineering applications; and talked to other students, teachers, engineers and MPs. The day finished with a Q&A session. Engineering with their peers Miles for Moldova The Sixth Formers who travelled to Moldova and Romania this summer on the annual Moldova Project trip undertook a sponsored challenge in May using equipment in the school gym to travel 398km - the distance that the River Dniester flows through Moldova. Through this initiative, they raised over £1,000 to support the work of Agape, our partner charity, and help to improve the education of young children. September 2025 Fifty four First Years enjoyed a team building adventure in Wales over Easter. Activities included abseiling, archery, canoeing and a high ropes course.
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