Month: March 2019

Careers Evening: Update

28th March 2019

An inspiring evening. The St Augustine’s Priory biennial Careers Evening, held on Tuesday 26th March, was an event of great energy and filled with enthusiasm.  The theme of the evening was the Fourth Industrial Revolution, the digital revolution and, from a brilliant film produced by Priory 6 on the four industrial revolutions, and from our…

Be Spirited

28th March 2019

A time to reflect. Tuesday 26th March was a time for reflection at St Augustine’s Priory.  Nursery to Upper II enjoyed ‘Be Spirited’, a day when the Chapel and Chapter Room are filled with spiritual exercises for the girls to enjoy.  This year Be Spirited took place during Lent, a fitting time for a day…

Upper I and the Anglo-Saxons

28th March 2019

Travelling back to the past. Apart from a time machine, a great way for our pupils to visit the past is through a workshop and here, Miss Brown, Upper I Form Teacher, reports on the recent workshop Upper I enjoyed as part of their study of the Anglo-Saxons: ‘On Tuesday 19th March, Upper I participated…

Priory Purpose

28th March 2019

Priory 6, ABBA and the wider community. At St Augustine’s Priory we are conscious that although we ourselves form a community, we are also part of the wider community.  Shahla Ghodrat and Zara Al-Naher in Lower VI are part of Priory Purpose, a Priory 6 project that reaches out into this wider community and organises…

Careers Evening

25th March 2019

  The Fourth Industrial Revolution. On Tuesday 26th March we will be holding our biennial Careers Evening for Seniors.  We will have speakers from a wide range of careers on hand to speak to girls about their careers and who will be able to offer advice on how to access these professions. From architecture through…

British Science Week

22nd March 2019

 A week of wonder. Monday 11th March saw the beginning of British Science Week, a week filled with an abundance of activities, workshops and Science practicals.  A true celebration of Science. Medical Mavericks delivered a workshop to the Seniors which raised awareness of the lesser known careers available in medicine such as biomedical science, medical…

Spring Concert

22nd March 2019

  A wonderful festival. Spring has definitely begun at St Augustine’s Priory, a true marker being our annual Spring Concert.  On Thursday 14th March the Chapel filled with Junior and Senior parents who were treated to a wide range of musical performances at the annual Spring Concert. The concert opened with a moving performance of…

Prep III meets Florence Nightingale

22nd March 2019

A journey through History.     Mrs Lubowiecka, Form Teacher Prep III, this week accompanied her Form as they travelled back in time to meet Florence Nightingale (1820 – 1910), the founder of modern nursing who came to prominence during the Crimean War (1853 – 1856).  This encounter took place at the Gunnersbury Park Museum. …

Lower VI History lectures

21st March 2019

An examination of post-war Britain. The lecture series which students attend to enhance classroom teaching in subjects such as History or English are of immense value in enhancing and enriching the girls’ classroom experience.  The latest visit was that of the Lower VI History pupils to attend history lectures.  Caitlin Parry, Lower VI, here reports…

World Book Day Competition

15th March 2019

Who reads what? We received an avalanche of entries for this year’s World Book Day Competition.  ‘Who reads what?’ was the talk of the school.  But a winner (or this in case, winners, emerged), Naomi (Upper V Alpha) and Isabel (Form III Alpha) Jeffries who were triumphant with a score of 24 out of 27…

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