The sun shone all day on Friday 27th , and I was off to meet Sophie Dickey in London to help out at the Art History Higher Education and Careers Fair.
After leaving the old town of Colchester, I made my way to London. From Liverpool Street, I took the Hammersmith and City Line and I arrived at my destination, the Godolphin and Latymer School, a wonderful institution located two minutes away from the Hammersmith station.
Straight away, I could fell the warm sense of community of the school. With a history of more than hundred years old, I felt privileged to step into the establishment where W. B. Yeats was a pupil during his younger years. The fair was organised in the vaulted hall, whose architecture contrasted magnificently with the new buildings of the school.
Sophie and I set up our little stand and we were ready to speak to students about Art History and the University of Essex. Throughout the afternoon, we met some interesting students very attracted by the opportunities the University has to offer, especially with opportunities such as study abroad, language for all and the variety of joint degrees that we have here at Essex.
Although a lot of A-level students chatted with us, a few teachers who did not know much about our campus also took time to learn more about our institution and the School of Philosophy and Art History. Curious about the prospect of their students to potentially make a move to Essex, they left us nearly empty handed of our literature (which I was grateful for because I had to carry back with me!).
After a few cups of tea, we left the place at five o’clock and went to eat a well-deserved subway whilst watching on an outside screen Petra Kvitova defeating Venus Williams at Wimbledon. All in all it was a great day, and a lot of fun!
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