There were furrowed brows and looks of concentration in the library this lunchtime as staff and boys took to good old-fashioned board games to challenge each other.
Teachers and support staff stepped up to the challenge of classic games such as Connect 4, chess, draughts, battleships, 3D noughts and crosses, Mensch (a German game similar to Ludo), and Pétanque (boules).
It turned out to be a very hotly contested session, with boys and staff evenly matched on the scoreboard and even some small prizes for boys who ‘beat the teacher’.
The board game sessions, which are held in the library every Friday, to help provide something fun for every boy, no matter what their interests are.
Lauren Chatley, Library and Information Manager, explained, “We set up the board game sessions to create a community hub within the library to encourage boys to use it for downtime, as well as their academic studies. It’s really important to provide boys with a sanctuary outside of the classroom and sports field so they can recoup and refresh before the afternoon of lessons.”
Board games can be played every Friday in the library, just come along from 1pm – everyone is welcome!
