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Do you know the size of the Milky Way?
That’s what students on the Wheeler Programme were asked when they visited Wellington College this week.
The Year 9 class enjoyed a talk from Lakshya Sethi of the Space Store in Oxford, who told them the answer – more than 100,000 light years across – and also allowed Wheeler student Thomas to try on a replica of a real space suit.
The group also played The Reading Game, facilitated by library staff at the college, which saw them talking about books, assessing the blurb on the back and the cover images and choosing their favourites, played badminton in the sports hall and visited the boarding houses they will stay in on their residential course.
The 24 students came from 17 state schools in the area including Tomlinscote, Sandhurst and Waingels.
