It was with much excitement and enthusiasm that the Gym and Dance studio at Kildare College were transformed into medieval wonderlands. Year 8 students have recently been studying Medieval Europe and learning what it would have been like to live as a person in the medieval era. Some studied lords and ladies, while others focused on the more humble peasant class.
To celebrate their newfound knowledge, students dressed up in their medieval regalia and showed off their creativity. On the day, we saw a variety of characters including ladies, peasants, rats, archers, knights, and even a dragon. While dressed in character, students rotated through a serious of medieval activities where they learnt how to dance a medieval jig, how to survive the Black Death, and how to race with an egg on a spoon like a professional.
To conclude the festivities the Year 8 HUMS teachers and a selection of talented students banded together to re-enact the tale of the Pied Piper of Hamlin – complete with the (fake) drowning of several rats and naughty children. The highlight of the show was by far the acting of two guards who were sure they both had the other’s lines.
The afternoon was full of laughter and fun, and should be one for the students to remember. Next year when the cloud of COVID-19 has lifted, we will be able to again host our infamous full day Medieval Fair complete with pig on the spit and real life historical re-enactors.
Anne Molinaro
HUMS Team
