We launched our new topic by travelling back in time to Ancient Greece. The children experienced a little bit of what life might have been like in Athens, thousands of years ago. The rich boys paid to go to school where they wrote the Greek alphabet, recited poetry and competed in wrestling and running competitions. The girls weren't allowed to go to school and they stayed at home and did sewing and cooking. They braided their hair and made ambrosia (which was served to the boys first). Then there were the slaves, who had to do whatever was asked of them: cleaning, sweeping, running errands, collecting up rubbish and peeling grapes. A lot of respect (or was it a little bit of fear?) was shown towards the adults. The school teacher at the palaestra found it very easy to teach the boys when they were so silent in class!!!
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| The girls make braids for their hair |
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| A slave prepares the clay at school. |
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| A slave gives out writing materials while the boys are learning. |
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| The boys learn to write the Greek alphabet |
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