A première evening! The St Augustine’s Priory Parents’ Committee Quiz Nights are often likened to Mastermind or University Challenge. The parent body and staff members sit, pencils in hand, pondering the solutions to such queries as ‘what is the capital of Moldova?’ or ‘how many UK number one hits did The Beatles achieve?’ This year…
An evening with Dr Aric Sigman St Augustine’s Priory is looking forward to hosting an evening on Thursday 10th March with renowned Psychologist and Health Education expert, Dr Aric Sigman. The evening will follow a series of discussions between Dr Sigman and Senior School pupils and staff throughout the day. As we rely increasingly on the use of digital screens for work, study…
Individual education Our earliest education is through play and exploration. It is a process limited logistically only by waking (alas not daylight) hours and the facilities with which one finds herself presented. By following our curiosity at a pace that suits us, our mood and emotional priorities, within a very short space of time most…
An extraordinary visitor For most of us World War II is something we heard about from our parents or grandparents but for some people alive today it is a major part of their life history, something they lived through and in which they participated. On Thursday 25th February we will be visited by one of…
The support of our parents… At St Augustine’s Priory we are blessed with grounds that look southwards to the Surrey Hills and we strive to encourage activities and enterprises that make the most of our wonderful facilities whether for play or education. Apart from being a superb playground, we also enjoy a Prayer Garden, superb…
Some events so far… It is only the Wednesday of Charities Week, but it has been a packed three days. The own clothes days have been very popular: on Monday members of St George’s House travelled the school dressed as superheroes. There were several Wonder Women, the Flash was observed and Super Women and Cat…
Beautiful Biscuits… Upper I contributed to the activities of Charities Week by being enthusiastic participants in the Prep and Junior Biscuit Decorating event on Tuesday. This was an extremely fun event and here are some of the comments received from our star bakers! Fern Mortimer explains, ‘On Tuesday 2nd February our class did biscuit decoration…
