Lower IV explore Classical Civilisation

Posted: 30th June 2016

To the British Museum and Beyond

Visits to sites of historical or educational interest have a great value supplementing the work undertaken in classrooms.  The past becomes alive when seeing artefacts – art or everyday articles – which date from the eras studied.

Visiting the British Museum was one such opportunity afforded to Lower IV when they explored the rooms devoted to Ancient Rome.

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Ljilja Vincic, Lower IVA here comments about Lower IV’s visit to the British Museum:

‘On Wednesday 22nd June Lower IV went to the British Museum to look at the classical civilisation galleries. Mrs Griffiths, Mr Ferguson, Mrs Moore and Ms Hayden accompanied us on this trip. The visit was fascinating as we saw a glimpse of what it was like to live in Roman times and also came to realise how advanced a society they were. The visit to the museum built on the work we have been doing on classical civilisation at school. We all used our detective skills to find answers to questions on worksheets and we had a great time having photo shoots with the statues! In addition, lunchtime was enjoyably spent on the steps of the museum.

Overall, the visit was amazing  – from seeing the statues of emperors to the household items of the time.  On the whole it was an educative and very interesting experience.’

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We are excited to share that, from September 2026, boys will begin moving up from our Nursery into Reception, marking the gradual reintroduction of boys into our Prep and Pre-Prep School.

This step reflects growing interest from families who value our strong holistic ethos and unique grounds and setting and would like their sons and daughters to share their educational journey together.

At St Augustine’s, our strong sense of community, academic excellence, and deep care for each individual child remain at the heart of everything we do. This is a natural evolution of our school rather than a change to who we are, building on our strengths and allowing us to offer the same joyful, inspiring education to even more children.