Session 3

After a week of deepening friendships, growing understanding, games on the sports fields, trips to a list of places so long that they cannot begin to be named— the weeks…

Coursework in Jowett has already been handed in and marked, and students who were previously perhaps feeling slightly guilty about having fun instead of being bent over their desk were…

For some time in Jowett Walk, excitement had been growing surrounding the prospect of the annual ORA Talent Show. It has been evident for some time how many different impressive…

  ‘I’ll beat thee, but I would infect my hands.’ ‘Thou hast no more brain than I have in my elbows.’ ‘You three-inch fool!’ William Shakespeare was, as the students…

After a weekend of magic and relaxation, students returned to lessons on Monday morning rejuvenated and raring to carry on their exploration of their subjects. They worked steadily in lessons…

The students in Jowett Walk, with their proximity to the Balliol College pitches, have been very fortunate this summer to be able to play sports on demand without having to…

Less than a month ago, the twentieth anniversary of the arrival of the Harry Potter series was marked across the world. After the release of the first novel in 1997…

Despite the buzz of anticipation tangibly in the air throughout yesterday morning, lessons continued very well. In English classes, Robert Sharpless, our teacher, has been encouraging students to make more…

Thursday saw the students in Jowett Walk fully engaged in the city. After a morning of lessons, the students split into separate parties to explore for themselves Oxford and one…

Almost everywhere, so long as it has been a place of habitation for a reasonable length of time, comes to be the home of ghost stories. There are the headless…