Iris runs innovative initiatives exploring the ancient world in state schools and communities. We run a Classics Centre and Rumble Museum at Cheney School.
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As half term begins, we're busy installing new and exciting displays ready for next term! Our amazing mural artist Luke McDonnell arrives this morning to transform this wall with Greek myths and constellations, as part of our project celebrating the Radcliffe Observatory!
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Yesterday afternoon, we held our Victorian Festival at Cheney School which saw the arrival of the first ever Ferris Wheel into the centre of the school! There was also penny farthings, blacksmithing, magic and more... Big thank you to all who took part!
Follow a mystery artefact trail through winding tunnels to reach our celebration of Oread, with books, drinks, chat, activities and more! Can you solve the mystery from the artefacts? A trail and event for all ages at our Iris Classics Centre: tinyurl.com/d48cwkrb
We had a fascinating talk from Professor Bruno Currie @oxfordclassics @UniofOxford this afternoon on the legend of Dido in Virgil. Our A Level Latinists much enjoyed exploring the many intertextual layers in the Aeneid and thinking about the poem's possible meanings.
We welcomed Luke Ranieri today to speak to some of our Latinists about the joys and advantages of spoken Latin and Greek. He conducted most of the workshop in Greek and Latin, and even got us all to sing ‘if you’re happy and you know it’ in ancient Greek at the end - ἰού!
We ran a session on monsters in ancient myths today, and explored how they manifest fears and worries. Then we made our own monsters and shut them in jars!
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Not long now until our our Victorian Festival on 22nd October! There will be a vintage Ferris wheel, blacksmithing at a forge, Penny Farthings, magic shows, a Printing Press, Suffragettes, and more at this free event for all ages. Find out more here: tinyurl.com/ynpwt73c
We're happy to announce a new novel, Oread!
200 years have passed since the UK government instituted a bold new programme to pair every citizen with a tree. Find out what happens in this sequel to Hamadryad, which can also be read as a standalone novel. tinyurl.com/4n59yy66
Our Rumble Museum's next big community festival!
We're excited to announce our Victorian Festival on 22nd October! There will be blacksmithing at a forge, Penny Farthings, magic shows, a Printing Press, Suffragettes, and more at this free event for all ages. Find out more and book here: tinyurl.com/ynpwt73c
We're delighted to announce a talk on the Dido Legend in Virgil's Aeneid by Professor Bruno Currie - more details here: tinyurl.com/mryt2mtp
This is coming up on Saturday! Drop by for postcard-making inspired by Ovid and Oxford! @OxfordPresTrust Free and for all ages. tinyurl.com/jc28zhjj
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We'll be running our Ovid-inspired postcard and storymaking drop-in session again on Saturday 12th September! Free and open to all ages. Find out more here! tinyurl.com/jc28zhjj
Our next Classics & Creative Writing Cafe is this Saturday, and we'll be using the Sirens from the Odyssey as our prompt! No prior knowledge needed. All welcome - find out more here: tinyurl.com/ymjzd9n9
We'll be running our Ovid-inspired postcard and storymaking drop-in session again on Saturday 12th September! Free and open to all ages. Find out more here! tinyurl.com/jc28zhjj
A big thank you to everyone who took part in our Astronomy-themed Classics Summer School! 50 students learned Latin and Greek across three mornings, including a re-enactment of Vesuvius erupting, performing a Greek play, writing on wax tablets, and exploring artefacts!
Thanks to everyone who came to our activity tables at @BodEducation @bodleianlibs today to find out about how Ovid and Oxford inspired The Birder and to make postcards and stories of your own! We loved talking to so many people and we'll be back on Friday!
We're running a story/postcard-making activity tomorrow and Friday at the Weston Library @BodEducation themed on Ovid-inspired novel The Birder as part of the Wonder of Birds Exhibition between 12 and 3 on each day! More info here: tinyurl.com/5dn38cax
The Oxford mail picked up on our Y12 reviews, summarising with selected quotes here! tinyurl.com/yxxd5jt9
Year Twelves from Cheney School take on Nolan's Odyssey! tinyurl.com/3ynjrevn
