Month: January 2018

Lower VI and Upper V theatre visit

30th January 2018

‘Things I Know to be True’ Katrina Richardson, Lower VI, was one of the group of students who went to see ‘Things I Know To Be True’ last week.  Written by playwright Andrew Bovell, this was a Frantic Assembly production.  Frantic Assembly are known for their energetic productions using actors’ bodies in movement designed to…

New pull-up posters

26th January 2018

A visual display. We thought you would like to view our new selection of pull-up posters which present several key themes of St Augustine’s Priory in a series of beautiful images.  At over six feet tall and displayed on stands, they are used throughout the school on a day to day basis and also used…

Lower IV: English and History unite

26th January 2018

A visit to the Foundling Museum. Lower IV have been studying ‘Coram Boy’ by Jamila Gavin, a book set in the eighteenth century which explores the issues around child cruelty and the plight of young parents and their babies born into poverty.  The Foundling Hospital, which continues today as the children’s charity Coram, was established…

Upper I: Une Excellente Tradition

25th January 2018

A visit to the École André Malraux Upper I’s, by now, traditional visit to the École André Malraux in Hanwell took place on Tuesday 23rd January and was a triumph!  Ms Gandi reports that ‘Before the visit, we filled in an information card about ourselves in French and we received cards which contained our partners’ profiles…

Stretch and Challenge (6)

25th January 2018

The Science Behind Allergies. The latest in our Stretch and Challenge series, the programme for Senior girls to explore and research a chosen topic, this week looks at Katie Fung’s presentation, ‘The Science Behind Allergies.’  This Lower V Alpha pupil leads us through some of the many allergies that affect so many people. What is…

Lower V visit the National Theatre

25th January 2018

Pinocchio: GCSE Review. ‘On a quest to be truly alive, Pinocchio leaves Geppetto’s workshop with Jiminy Cricket in tow. Their electrifying adventure takes them from alpine forests to Pleasure Island to the bottom of the ocean.’  This description of their production of Pinocchio on the National Theatre website summarises the plot of Pinocchio, the story…

Form III Music Scholars

23rd January 2018

Music Matters. Music encourages imagination, creativity, discipline and, as our website states, ‘ Music is a vital part of a complete education, and at St Augustine’s Priory we encourage each girl to develop her musical skills and interests both in the classroom and through partaking in a range of extra-curricular activities’. Dr Higgins, Director of…

Being Present – The Launch

23rd January 2018

Poetry Matters In November we wrote about the by Mr Elder’s, English Department, forthcoming collection of poetry, ‘Being Present’.  This is now hot off the press and published by The Black Light Engine Room Press.  Comments have included, ‘Funny and true’ from one reader and ‘Brilliant’ from another! We advise you to get a copy,…

Juniors enjoy the Lollies!

23rd January 2018

Reading Matters Reading is a joy and our Junior Book Club make sure they keep up to date with all the latest happenings in the literary world.  Voting for your favourite books in the Lollies Book Awards is all part of this and when an invitation arrives to an Awards ceremony – well, you just…

Lower V explore the future

23rd January 2018

Cyber Careers Show Mr Dellow, Head of e-Learning and ICT reports on the recent visit of Lower V to the Cyber Careers Show: ‘The cyber security industry in the UK estimates that only 9% of its employees are female. The government and other agencies have responded to this and are offering a wide range of pathways for school…

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