‘For Equilibrium’. We would like to share with you the following words, an oasis of grace in these turbulent days. It is from John O’Donohue’s inspirational book, ‘Benedictus, A Book of Blessings’ and is entitled ‘For Equilibrium’. Like the joy of the sea coming home to shore, May the relief of laughter rinse through your…
‘RADIO’. During their time at St Augustine’s Priory, pupils are allocated into the four school Houses: St Gabriel, St Michael, St Raphael and St George which compete throughout the school year, for example in sports or during Charities Week. The first three House patrons are the Archangels and, during the Michaelmas Term, on 29th September,…
Or, ‘Why aren’t these events in the Olympics?’ On Wednesday 24th June, the St Augustine’s Priory Sports Day took place with Upper II competing in the grounds, along with the children of critical workers. Everyone else enjoyed an afternoon of sport at home – our first ever Blended Virtual Sports Day. Miss Hales led the…
‘When life throws thorns, hunt for roses.’ Anonymous. The rose garden is in full bloom at St Augustine’s Priory and these glorious flowers are a source of great cheer. From red to orange to pink to white our roses are a welcome sight for sore eyes. The beds contain a variety of beautiful blooms, including…
Ten Ten Resources. Ten Ten Theatre Company, a professional Catholic theatre company which has often visited St Augustine’s Priory, has prepared resources for us all to use at this time. We are attaching the following prayers and are grateful to Ten Ten for them. We do hope you find them of use. …
The grounds wake from winter. The grounds at St Augustine’s Priory are beautifully coming into their own with Spring definitely in the air. Daffodils, the heralds of Spring, are trumpeting the new season and blossoms and buds are running riot. It seems strange to see the grounds and animals at St Augustine’s Priory without…
Priory 6 and Trusted Friends. Ljilja Vincic is one of three Priory pupils participating in the Ethical Leadership programme. They are involved in designing projects which will recognise and develop their leadership qualities and skills for life. The Ethical Leadership Programme is a student-focused qualification designed to recognise character skills and leadership qualities, while enabling…
Learning On Screen Awards. With the amazing news that the film directed by Priory 6 pupil, Taline Manuelian, for Fright Night 2019 has been shortlisted for the Learning On Screen Awards 2020 in the Promotional Film Award category, we thought that you would like to see the shortlisted film! The results will be announced at…
The Year of the Word. From a rock that David threw at Goliath to Queen Esther to an entire Nativity scene the pupils and staff at St Augustine’s Priory threw themselves into World Book Day on Thursday and its theme of characters from the Bible. Pupils dressed as characters from the Old and New Testaments…
Poetry and Prose at St Augustine’s Priory. Book Week is an excellent time to launch our latest publication, SCRIBE. SCRIBE is a selection of poetry and prose produced by girls from Upper II to Upper VI and written during the Summer and Michaelmas Terms 2019. Arising out of the Creative Writing Club and English curriculum…