The first week of Summer 2017 at Yarnton Manor was very hot, with arrival day being the hottest since 1976. Students enjoyed afternoon tea and games on the lawn despite the heat. Classes began the next day with debates, quizzes, and options to examine animals or solve crimes. The summer solstice was mid-week, where students braved punting on the River Isis in 32 degree heat, getting damp but enjoying the trip into Oxford. The start of summer 2017 has been off to a great start so far.

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Students tested their mettle at a palm-pushing game.
Heatwave kicks off Summer 2017!
23 June, 2017
The very first week of Summer 2017 is almost over, and the spotlight is on Yarnton Manor.
Arrival Day was the hottest day of the
year since June 1976, according to some
sources, and the students were cheerfully
sweating as they arrived for their
Summer courses. Fans were obtained
from anywhere we could possibly find
and installed in students rooms, and what
followed was an afternoon of mingling
on the lawn for afternoon tea, palm-
pushing games (don’t ask) and a musical
display by several budding piano
virtuosos in the Manor. Far too many
scones were eaten, far too much tea was
drunk, and students went to bed tired and
hot, but happy.
Classes started the next day, with no let-up in the heat-wave, and students knuckled down to
their respective courses with vigour. A Model UN debate on the disputed territory of the South
China Sea got their oratory juices flowing, and the ORA Quiz was resoundingly won by the Los
Latinos team, who demonstrated a broad depth of general knowledge in all areas. Later in the
week, the Insight Masterclasses team visited the Manor, and students were able to choose
between examining giant millipedes and skin-shedding pythons in Zoolab, or solving a
carefully-contrived crime scene in Forensic Outreach. For the more creative-minded students,
there was the option to critically analyse the science of film-making, or find their own poetry
voice.
But it hasn’t all been academic rigour.
The summer solstice arrived mid-week,
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2. A boat full of intrepid punters braves the River Isis.
But it hasn’t all been academic rigour.
The summer solstice arrived mid-week,
and students braved the 32 degree heat
as they took their first trip into Oxford.
There was a river, there was punting…
you do the maths. General dampness
ensued, but despite one students’
cheerful claim to have had a close brush
with death, the only things anywhere
near to being dangerous were the ducks.
Summer 2017 is off to a smashing start,
and we can’t wait to share more
highlights on a week by week basis.
Please see the campus blogs for more detail on daily events. Or if you’re still thinking of
joining us later in the summer, apply for one of our last few spaces!
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