Bloomel. A life-size escape game to learn English

Ploermel Community

Published on June 15, 2023

As it has done every year for decades, the Morbihan Departmental Council offered fifth-grade classes from colleges with a challenge in English. The aim of the activity is to “learn English in a fun way” while retracing the history of the Arthurian legend, confirms Heloise Guerin, head of Morbihan Council’s Education Action Centre. At the end of a school year on a medieval theme, 37 classes from 18 different colleges answered riddles in English related to the Arthurian legend throughout the year. Then, 28 classes from twelve colleges, with the best results, were selected to go on the “Looking for Arthur” webquest this Thursday, hosted by the Center de l’Imaginere Arthurian and Gnome Pratt. Around 300 students gathered on the Lac au Duc beach in Ploërmel to try to answer the final riddles leading to the “Grail”. “It’s a life-size escape game,” continues the center’s head. In addition to puzzles, young students can engage in workshops such as archery, creating spells in English and fighting a scary cub. “I was inspired by the creativity of the students and their physicality with this warmth,” says Melanie Ariel, a former English teacher who is now in charge of the Digital College project. The day ended with a toast between the colleges before the first prize was awarded. This year, the winning college will benefit from the intervention of the Center de l’Imaginaire Arthurian for a medieval day.