We're excited to welcome Dr Holly Hunt @oxfordclassics to our Classics Centre next week to talk on Aristophanes' Frogs! More info at tinyurl.com/ym49xcap

We're excited to be recruiting more London primaries for our Literacy and Latin scheme with @kingsclassics - find out more here: irisproject.org.uk and get in touch if you're a primary school who would like to join the scheme this September!

very thankful for the latest review for HAMADRYAD! You can get hold of a copy here or order from bookshops: tinyurl.com/5n6kxs7e

We're excited to announce another Minoan-themed Creative Writing Cafe on 28th April, 2 - 4pm. Details here - all warmly welcome! tinyurl.com/5ak4rdhx

Last term, as part of our Trees Season at our Rumble Museum, we held a series of breakfast talks themed on forests. You can listen to two online on our website - Professor Mat Disney talks about urban forests, and Dr Amanda Rasmussen explains all about her work with oak trees! tinyurl.com/n7jmzm83

Our Y8 Rumble Museum Council students have been working on a new exhibition cabinet exploring Climate Hope at @morethanadodo.bsky.social - you can now see their work in museum opening hours! Find out more here! tinyurl.com/uybdync3

Our Rumble Museum's March newsletter is now out! From Tree Conferences to Album Cover Art Exhibition, and from a new grant for an exciting astronomy project to an exhibition on the Warneford Hospital, find out all about our very busy month here: tinyurl.com/3vwhkz46

If you go down to the woods today... you'll find this amazing beech tree! It's right outside the research chalet in Wytham Woods, where you'll also find our launch for "Hamadryad" this afternoon from 3.30 to 6pm! Feel free to pop by if you're passing... tinyurl.com/5n6kxs7e

We had a fascinating workshop on new fragments of Euripides last week from @ox.ac.uk - find out what happened here! tinyurl.com/5xbfsu8t

It feels like there should be a Greek myth about Hamadryad twins! Come see these and more at the book launch for Hamadryad this Saturday in @WythamWoods ! 3.30 to 6 at the research chalet. fb.me/e/4kCZM5sNd

Yesterday, we held our Tree Conference. The whole of Year Twelve spent the day filled with walking in woodland, a keynote lecture from Professor Yadvinder Malhi @ymalhi.bsky.social, and taking part in 12 different workshops! Find out more here: tinyurl.com/3n6rb8zp

Our next Classics & Creative Cafe is Saturday 7th March, 2 - 4pm. Come along for a friendly, relaxed opportunity to read and write! apolloandartemisblog.wordpress.com/2024/12/31/n...

New book announcement! 'Hamadryad' is set in near future where people are bonded to trees. A blend of sci-fi and Roman religion, I'm hoping to turn it into a trilogy, but we'll see how that goes! Anyway, here goes for the latest offering - hope people will enjoy! www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0GPPCCH7...

Our Minoan-themed Creative Writing Cafe is a week away! Come along for a chance to explore Minoan murals, and have a go at creating your own interpretations in writing! Details below: apolloandartemisblog.wordpress.com/2026/01/26/i...

On Thursday we filled an empty shop window in Broad Street with some of our Minoan and Nature exhibits! Thanks to our lovely Y12 helpers and Alina @oxfordcitycouncil.bsky.social for the window!

We can't wait for our next Creative Writing Cafe on Saturday 21st February, 2 - 4pm. All welcome to drop in and write, chat and explore the Minoans! tinyurl.com/y8ky2sa3

We are delighted to be hosting "Myths in Motion", a Greek Myth Dance Performance aimed at Year Fives and Sixes on Monday 23rd March, 10 - 11am. Find out more and book here: tinyurl.com/4j92uey9

Iris director Lorna was interviewed recently by Julia Golding from the Oxford Centre for Fantasy about Classical Myths, her work in schools, and Ovid's Metamorphoses as an inspiration for her novel The Birder, set in an alternate Oxford. You can take a listen here! tinyurl.com/5xwnhwvw

Yesterday author Chris Beckett kicked off our Fantasy & Speculative Fiction Breakfast Talk series with a session exploring the ideas behind his Dark Eden trilogy! He spoke about the process of inventing a planet, and creating a story line within it - with book-signing to finish!

A new blackboard in our classics centre for 2026 to connect with our tree-themed term! I mixed English in with Latin a bit, and am missing an X and a Y, but nearly an alphabet!

Some characters from ancient poems are included in our Rumble Museum Forest of Fiction - we put up the key today, ready for our big launch with Paterson Joseph on Friday 16th January!

We loved welcoming Dr Efi Spentzou @rhulclassics.bsky.social Soc this week to our Classics Centre to run an inspiring workshop on the Trojan survivors for some of our Classicists! Find out more here: tinyurl.com/4sey7fja

Our Astronomy Festival is today - 5.30 - 8pm! Talks, stalls, activities and stargazing for all ages! apolloandartemisblog.wordpress.com/2025/11/12/a...

If you're looking for classics-inspired fiction this holiday season, we have a range of titles from an alternate Oxford where people metamorphose to a re-imagining of the Minoans! All proceeds go towards our work in state schools. Find out more here! tinyurl.com/3z7vehwb

We have loved the Ancient Scripts Breakfast Talk series at the Classics Centre this term. Thank you to all our visiting speakers! Find out more about what we learned about here: tinyurl.com/rja9nehj

Thank you to Prof Gary Snapper for this review of The Birder, inspired by Ovid's Metamorphoses and set in Oxford, in "Teaching English"! You can get hold of hardback, paperback and ebooks of The Birder in Blackwells Bookshops or on amazon here: tinyurl.com/f77v6tx9

Our next event is our annual ancient and modern astronomy evening! Activity stalls, stargazing, planetarium shows and an opening talk about Black Holes! Thursday 18th December. Find out more and book here: tinyurl.com/ytppcuud

Big thank you to everyone who took part in Read Between The Lines Fest yesterday! You can see lots of photos and read all about the theatre, activities, labyrinth shows and Minoan dancing here: tinyurl.com/fdv5hunp

TOMORROW! We are so excited for our festival with University of Oxford and Università Ca’ Foscari Venezia. From labyrinth escape shows to theatre, with stalls, activities, refreshments, and Minoan dancing, it will be an unmissable event! tinyurl.com/mrez7fuy @ox.ac.uk

We loved Professor @aestallings.bsky.social talk and reading on Friday for 300 sixth formers at Cheney School, who read poems inspired by Greek myth and talked about her writing! Find out more here: tinyurl.com/yrvn8mry

A fun little video by artist Luke McDonnell featuring our beautiful new forbidden forest mural! tinyurl.com/53jacky6

COMING UP ON TUESDAY! Don't forget our next big festival with University of Oxford and Università Ca’ Foscari Venezia. From thrilling labyrinth escape shows to plays, with stalls, activities, refreshments, and Minoan dancing, it will be an unmissable event! Free and open to all: tinyurl.com/mrez7fuy

Our @RumbleMuseum's new Forbidden Forest mural features characters from Greek myth amongst fantasy and sci-fi - deep in its woods are lots of people, animals and objects from stories! Find out more here: tinyurl.com/mr3dx23a

We now have a full brochure available online for our forthcoming Hieroglyphics to Emojis Festival - read about all the exciting activities and performances here, and don't forget to drop by from 3.30pm on Tuesday 11th November @Cheney_School @torchoxford.bsky.social ! tinyurl.com/28pnj9uj

Our new mural is starting to get marked up on the stage in the Library, ready to be painted... Teeming with characters from early editions of speculative fiction and fantasy we have been kindly donated, with some classical myth in there too! Watch the forest as it grows!

We are very grateful for the time taken for two recent reviews of The Birder from Dr Mai Musie and Flora Carnwath! Birder available in Blackwells Bookshop and on Amazon here: tinyurl.com/f77v6tx9

For those keen on classical reception on pop and rock music, The Divine Comedy have recently released a new song called "Achilles" which they opened their Oxford set with on Thursday evening!

Our next Classics and Creative Writing Cafe will explore the beautiful murals of the Minoans, and include a reading and book-signing. There will be drinks, decorations, and activities for younger children. All are welcome! Find out more and book here: tinyurl.com/3vp53m74

You can find out all about the Minoan inspiration for Flower Gatherers in this new blog post on @aceclassics.bsky.social at tinyurl.com/4kp8xveb!

We're gearing up for our Fest of Ancient Writing @ox.ac.uk by starting to fill our classics centre with ancient scripts! tinyurl.com/mrez7fuy

6th form Classicists @Cheney_School were able to explore papyri fragments detailing aspects of ancient childhood this week, from a horoscope at the birth of a baby, to an apprenticeship letter for an 18 year old. Thanks to Peter Toth and Rosie Sharkey @bodleian.ox.ac.uk!

Our Corinthian helmet and aspis shield all ready for Y12 Class Civ yesterday, where the students tried both on, as we talked about the duel of Paris and Menelaus!

Our Rumble Museum's September newsletter is now out! Find out what we've been up to, from Radiohead projects to re-imagining the Minoan to mosaic moths, here! tinyurl.com/dcajnjpa

Don't forget to book for our next big festival @UniofOxford and Università Ca’ Foscari Venezia celebrating writing. From thrilling labyrinth escape shows to plays, with stalls, activities, refreshments, and Minoan dancing, it will be an unmissable event! tinyurl.com/mrez7fuy

e repainted our labyrinth @Cheney_School this afternoon, so it's all ready for our Minoan dancing and labyrinth escapology shows at our next big festival on 11th November! tinyurl.com/mrez7fuy

FESTIVAL: Explore 'between the lines' - from Egyptian hieroglyphics to emojis, stalls, activities, Minoan dancing, labyrinth escapes, drama performances, refreshments and more! Open to all ages - find out more and book here: tinyurl.com/mrez7fuy @ox.ac.uk

We're starting a discussion fortnightly discussion group on classical authors next term. Our first author will be Sappho! Find out more here: tinyurl.com/ycymwu4w

A very big thank you to everyone who took part in our Minoan-themed classics summer school this year! We've had such fun welcoming everyone, and are very grateful to our amazing teachers and helpers!

Festival announcement with @ox.ac.uk! Come and explore 'between the lines' - from Egyptian hieroglyphics to emojis, stalls, activities, Minoan dancing, drama performances, refreshments and more! Open to all ages - find out more and book here: tinyurl.com/mrez7fuy

We can't wait to meet everyone on Monday for the first day of our Minoan-themed Summer School @Cheney_School . We've been making preparations over the past week!