After their study-time students had skills workshops in either problem solving or essay writing techniques. In the problem solving workshop students were encouraged to break down and get to the root of a problem in order to tackle it - Savita bravely volunteered to try and tackle her problem of procrastination using these techniques! In the essay writing workshop students learnt how to structure an essay and produce arguments and counter arguments. The students then were challenged to come up with arguments and counter arguments for and against an issue and share them with the class. The group then took a vote on which argument they found most convincing, Starbursts being the prize for the winner.
Then it was time for a lovely Moroccan tangine meal at Will's Deli in St Giles. Food disappeared from plates very quickly and almost the entire summer school decided to descend upon G&D's again!
Then it was over to Trinity College gardens to watch a stage version of Pride and Prejudice, performed open-air in the gardens. The company promised to perform in any weather but luckily for them there wasn't a single drop of rain. As it got dark and started to get a bit chilly the blankets available for hire became very popular! The gardens made an excellent setting for the play. The nearly 3 hour length of production tired out many of the students, who made a swift trip home (why no one walks this quickly on the way to tutorials I have no idea...) and were ready for sleep!
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