A Greek Adventure!

Published by St James Senior Girls' School on Monday 12th of May 2025

A group of pupils from Year 7, 8, 9, and 13 spent five magical days in Greece at the end of the Spring Term.

They visited the ancient sites at Athens, Delphi and Mycenae, the amazing Greek theatre at Epidavros and of course, ancient Olympia, where they ran on the original Olympic racetrack and crowned a winner from each year group!

Everyone enjoyed lots of delicious Greek food, played football on the beach and managed to go shopping every day for bracelets and tasty Greek snacks.

The pupils all got to know each other well and there was a wonderful family atmosphere on the trip!

“I really enjoyed visiting the Parthenon because it helped me understand how the ancient Greeks used their critical thinking to construct and build a variety of different monuments.” – Marileta

“The most inspiring and influential ancient site for me was the one in Delphi. It really made me feel so peaceful and calm. Maybe this was due to there being a god of peace or calmness who was worshipped there [Apollo]. The site overlooked these huge mountains covered in greenery and it was so quiet so I really had time to reflect and be feel ease there. I really enjoyed making so many new friendships with people from the other year groups and felt really relaxed and comfortable and able to be truly myself.” – Michelle