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The paradox of the summer holidays. On the one hand, you\u2019re eternally grateful for freedom from a dusty, ill-lit classroom after what seems like infinitely. But, for at least a few of those sunny (or not so sunny) summer days, you might be faced with the worst part of the summer holidays… boredom.
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As much as we all like to pretend that we had the best summer ever<\/i>, deep down we all know that inevitably there will be at least a few days spent sat inside. Maybe you’ll be in front of an old Jeremy Kyle re-run, wishing you had something \u2013 anything \u2013 to do.<\/p>\n

Not only this, but once the holidays are over and term-time begins, you\u2019ll likely find yourself wishing that you had a spare moment to yourself to catch up on everything that seems to have evaporated over the summer. So, how might we kill these two birds with one stone? A neat resolution is to keep in touch with your schooling over the summer.<\/p>\n

Watch foreign films<\/h2>\n

Watching foreign language films will help you develop a vocabulary full of useful day-to-day terms. Unlike textbooks, which only teach you how to ask about\u00a0the weather.\u00a0What’s\u00a0more, some of the best directors in the world create foreign films: see Pedro Almod\u00f3var\u00a0(Spanish<\/a>)\u00a0or Pierre Salvadori (French<\/a>) for starters.<\/p>\n

Go to a museum<\/h2>\n

Socialising the same way week-in week-out can get extremely boring over the summer. How many times can you visit the same park before you can’t stand the sight of it? And all of the exciting traditional days out \u2013 paintballing, go-karting, laser quest \u2013 can be pretty pricey pastimes. So why not go\u00a0to one of the\u00a0UK’s hundreds of free museums?<\/a> Depending on where you choose, you can brush up on your Science<\/a>, History<\/a> or Geography<\/a>. Plus, if it all gets a bit too educational, you can always spend some time in the arts activities rooms or the gift shop.<\/p>\n

Explore new ways of learning<\/h2>\n

All our favourite American TV sitcoms have introduced us to the wonderful world of the science fair. Experiments such as the potato clock and the papier-m\u00e2ch\u00e9\u202f volcano. British school experiments pale in comparison. The most exciting thing we ever made in chemistry was nylon, and any explosions were accidents (at least from the teacher\u2019s perspective). So this summer, wheel yourself over to ScienceBob<\/a>, where you can follow instructions to try out all of the best and messiest science experiments, including building your own HOVER CRAFT. Enough said.<\/p>\n

Download some educational apps<\/h2>\n

Maths<\/a> is one of the easiest subjects to forget, largely because we do<\/i> tend to have calculators on us at pretty much any time of the day. What’s more, a lot of things we might want to calculate, such as which chocolate is cheaper per 100g in the supermarket, are often done for us. Luckily, the digital world appreciates this problem, and there are a bunch of apps you can download to help you keep your numbers skills up to scratch. The best examples are Mathdoku<\/a> (a more interesting and challenging version of Sudoku). And MADS 24 (a mobile version of the 24 game, possibly the best maths game ever invented).<\/p>\n

Listen to audiobooks<\/h2>\n

So many English students dread the question \u201chave you read the book?\u201d. They will stay up the night before a test reading everything SparkNotes<\/a> has to offer because there aren\u2019t enough minutes to get through 400 pages before 9am. So instead of promising yourself all summer that you\u2019ll definitely start reading tomorrow, download your text as an audiobook<\/a>. You can get through the whole thing in\u00a0minimal time, with minimal effort. If you\u2019re lucky you might get to listen to Stephen Fry\u2019s beautiful voice, all in the name of academic progress.<\/p>\n

Now that’s a summer well-spent.<\/p>\n

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Written by Sophie V.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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