Pictured: Year 4 Papplewick boys dressed in period costume at the gypsy caravan at the Milestones Museum in Basingstoke.

Boys from Papplewick School in Ascot visited the Milestones Museum in Basingstoke on Tuesday, 9th May and looked at exhibitions of Life in Britain in the 1930s. 

Year 2 enjoyed a workshop on the history of toys and visited Mrs Beale's Toyshop, where they played tiddly winks, jacks, dominoes, hopscotch, 'Simon Says' and 'Grandpa's Footsteps.' After lunch they had a look around a Victorian classroom.

Year 3 boys enjoyed the old-fashioned toy and sweet shops, where they spotted plenty of things that were similar to today - including Monopoly, toy soldiers, dolls’ houses, Mint Imperials, Cadbury's chocolate and fruit pastilles.

The Penny Farthing in the cycle shop caught their eye; they also practised an air raid drill in the Anderson shelter. They learnt how to sing 'Run, Rabbit, Run' and mottos such as 'Loose lips, sink ships'. None of them had seen old LP records or gramophones before. A number of boys loved the 1970s sitting room and thought it was nicer than their own at home!

Year 4 visited a Victorian street exploring all sorts of shops, a garage, a train station and a tram. At the village green they dressed in period costume for a photo with the gypsy caravan.

Next Open Morning:   Saturday 4th November 2017 from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m   Visit:  www.papplewick.org.uk 

About Papplewick |  http://www.papplewick.org.uk

Papplewick is a day, weekly, and full boarding preparatory school for around 200 boys between the ages of 6 and 13. Situated in 15 acres of land opposite Ascot Racecourse in Berkshire, Papplewick has an excellent record for academic achievement and feeds many of the UK’s top independent senior schools including Eton, Harrow, Winchester, Wellington, Stowe and Bradfield.  

In the last two years the school has maintained its academic record, gaining no less than 26 awards to top independent schools, including two King’s Scholarships to Eton. Through its strong commitment to sports, the school also builds skills of teamwork, sportsmanship and responsibility.

As well as academic, sporting and cultural excellence, Papplewick aims to provide boys with the confidence and security they need to fulfil their potential, and the school strives to promote enthusiasm for life, contribution to the community and kindness to others amongst all its pupils. 

A report by the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI) in 2013 remarks that relationships between pupils and teachers: ‘are an outstanding strength of the school and are seminal in creating the strong sense of a mutually supportive and trusting community.’