Students found themselves in altogether more grandiose surroundings today, as we took a trip to Blenheim Palace. This historic country house is home to the Duke and Duchess of Marlborough, as well as being the birthplace of Winston Churchill.
The palace boasts a maze, huge landscaped grounds -complete with a a mini-train to tour them- and many, many swans.
A guided tour of the Palace was available, which included the room where Winston Churchill was born, and numerous beautifully decorated rooms. These were filled with priceless antique furniture and had impressive paintings from masters such as van Dyck adorning the walls.
In the evening students had a traditional dinner of fish and chips followed by some activities to burn off all that extra energy. We held our very own OCSS Alternative Olympics. The first task involved choosing a team name. Names included Team Supreme and Team Helena. Events included three legged races and eating chocolate with a knife and fork. Students got very involved with the competition, with lots of contesting results and even some attempts at cheating!
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| Team Supreme |
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| Team "Fatties" |
Other events included fashioning an outfit out of a bin bag and what they could find around the garden. A catwalk show was then createdmodelling it - Saif's team won best outfit, complete with wings created from large leaves. Tom won points for his team for his catwalk skills, even getting fellow model Toby involved! After all the scores were added up Team Supreme were crowned the winners. Well done guys!
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| Enjoying the sun outside Blenheim Palace |
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