On Wednesday, Sir Ken mentioned those people who don’t seem to have to stop to breathe when they are talking. Circular breathing is an art form! Who can spot the theme this fellow mashes up? (Slightly over long but impressive.) You can even get lessons on how to breathe in circles… HERE

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IF YOU CAN’T SEE SOME OF THE PICTURES ON THESE POSTS - THEY ARE BEING BLOCKED BY YOUR SCHOOL FILTERS. THEY’RE FINE REALLY - HAVE A LOOK AT HOME

A good trip down to the other end of Cornwall, swimming against some of the last dribbles of holiday traffic, for a really enjoyable day at Penponds school, Higher Penponds, Camborne.

What a superb setting! Miles of rolling fields and sea air. The school has just acquired the field next door to convert into a playing field, really extending the site.

There was a good group of schools there today: Penponds, Portreath, Kehellend, and St Meriadoc Junior.

Again, this group had a great sense of humour and were really up for a challenge. There were a few who had to work hard to control their giggles and that makes a day go so quickly. I love seeing people get gradually more and more “hooked” when they are playing the games for the first time. It is a fun way to end the summer and get back to the reality of work and a new term.

(A scene from Dinotopia. http://www.dinotopia.com/ )

Thanks to Geoff Smith, for the reminder about Dinotopia, the book series in which a peaceful prehistoric world is discovered, a lost island where humans and dinosaurs live together in peaceful interdependence.

Dinotopia has a Myst like quality to it in that it is an island, a positive, peaceful place with a strange cross between fantasy and reality. Some stunning art work, settings and characters. The Dinotopia site is well worth a visit and you can even download a pdf of a map of the island.

Thank you to Kaye Pitcher and her colleagues for a fun day and a few laughs. (Thanks to Aaron for technical support.)

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