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DISCUSSION AND DEBATE
Abelard Society
The Abelard Society is the Abingdon Third Year philosophy
club. It is named in honour of Peter Abelard, a medieval
scholar well known for his excellence in dialectic, a form of
philosophy. Meetings are in the form of an open
discussion arising out of a philosophical prompt.
Books and Biscuits
Books and Biscuits is for any lower school student who
likes reading, wants to become more adventurous in their
reading choices and enjoys discussing what they like (and
don’t!) in a book. In the Michaelmas and Lent terms, we
decide which books we’re going to read together, and
usually get through one every half-term; recent favourites
include
Ender’s Game
,
The Declaration
and
Burning
Midnight.
During the Summer term, we shadow the annual
Carnegie medal, getting together with other local schools
to decide the best children’s book of the year. Our
meetings are lively and opinionated – and always include
biscuits (and sometimes cake).
Christian Life at Abingdon –
‘The Way’
This Lower School group meets to consider what it means
to follow Jesus. Each week we seek to do this together as
a group by playing a game and looking at the teaching of
the Bible, often with the help of an outside speaker.
Anyone in the Lower School is welcome. Snacks provided.
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