Summer school 2019 is almost finished, but not before one more amazing excursion. This time, students went to Oxford, a beautiful historic city, known for its world-famous university.
To make sure we were ready to have a great day, our chef prepared delicious pancakes.
By 10:30 we were off the bus and ready to experience the best Oxford has to offer. Students had chosen between a relaxing punting ride on the river and a visit to the Natural History and Pitt Rivers museums.
The punting adventure is a piece of classic Oxford experience. It took us along a shallow river from where we could see some of the city’s most famous locations. Not only were the sights pretty, but the ride itself was very relaxing and serene. We even saw some ducks swimming next to our boats.
The Natural History museum is a wonderful place with lots of exhibits you can touch and read about, but the attached Pitt Rivers museum is a really special and unique place. It’s a museum of things from all over the world, organized by topic, not by time or place. This fact alone makes visiting this museum a very rewarding experience, like going into a collector’s secret giant room. Its three floors are packed with all sorts of things from tools and weapons, to totems and the famous shrunken heads of the enemies of amazonian tribes.
After some free time to enjoy Oxford, the two groups met up in front of the iconic Christ Church Cathedral and headed back to Moor Park or “home”, as sometimes students refer to it, as it really does feel like home after all this wonderful time we spent together.
