Celebrating Chinese New Year

Posted: 24th January 2020

The Nursery and the Year of the Rat

Tomorrow sees the beginning of the Year of the Rat, the Chinese New Year.  The Nursery enjoyed their celebrations by making a dragon and participated in a dragon dance with cymbals in the Playground.  A Chinese restaurant had pride of place in their home corner and they learnt to write numbers in Chinese and also made Chinese lanterns and wrote and attached their wishes to a tree.

  

The Nursery were also delighted to welcome a parent who talked to the Nursery and Prep III on how her family celebrated Chinese New Year and then gave the children envelopes containing chocolate money to take home with them.

All in all, a great way to celebrate Chinese New Year!

  

Categories: Nursery Prep Whole School

Strengthening Our Community: The Return of Boys to our Preps and Pre-Preps

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.

Interested in learning more about our school?
Join us for one of our upcoming Open Days! You can book your visit via the Admissions section of our website.

  • Prep & Pre-Preps Open Day – School in Action (Nursery to Year 6)
    Tuesday, 23rd September
    10:00 AM – 12:00 PM

  • Senior School Open Day (Year 7 and above)
    Saturday, 20th September
    10:00 AM – 12:00 PM