Faith Life
Category: Priory Post
Black History Month
October 2022. The highlight of our Black History Month activities this week was a visit from two of St Augustine’s Priory Governors, Ms Alison Sparks and Mr Floyd Steadman, who spoke to Year 6. Ms Sparks is a senior lawyer and board director and Mr Steadman is a retired prep school headmaster and a Vice…
A visit to the past for Year 6
Lincolnsfield Children’s Centre. History came alive for Year 6 on Wednesday 12th October when they visited the Lincolnsfield Children’s Centre and took a trip back in time to World War II. They experienced the life of an evacuee during the lifetime of their grandparents and great-grandparents, learning about ration cards, predecimal coinage, touring a 1940s…
Year 7’s Adventure at High Ashurst
Flying High! Tara in Year 7 reports on the high excitement visit of Year 7 in September to the High Ashurst outdoor learning and development centre: ‘The visit to High Ashurst was a fantastic opportunity to make daring manoeuvres in thrilling activities with the assistance of our instructors who gave us the courage to give…
Changing the World
Travel Scholarship recipients Every year, Year 12 students at St Augustine’s Priory are encouraged to apply for the school’s Travel Scholarship. This gives pupils the opportunity to change the world. Simran, now in Year 13, takes up the story. ‘Towards the end of last year, I applied for a Travel Scholarship offered to Year 12…
Be Spirited Day
A day of reflection and activity. Year 1 – Year 6 held their ‘Be Spirited’ retreat on Wednesday 14th September. Beginning with writing prayers for Queen Elizabeth II, a time to reflect on her life and say thank you for her 70 years of service, the children then went on to spend the day focussing…
Liturgies for Queen Elizabeth II
A Commemoration. We marked the death of our late Queen, Elizabeth II, by holding liturgies at St Augustine’s Priory. At both, the first for the Seniors and the second for the Preps, the Chapel was packed with pupils and staff. The Priory Sixth led the liturgies and they began with beautiful singing from our Chamber…
The Chiswick Young People’s Poetry Competition
Prize-winners announced. The Chiswick Young People’s Poetry Competition takes place each year and is part of the Chiswick Book Festival. This year’s festival is dedicated to the memory of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and in thanksgiving for her life. On Friday 9th September the 2022 winners of the Young People’s Poetry Competition were announced…
The Relics of St Bernadette of Lourdes
A privileged visit. This September and October, the relics of St Bernadette of Lourdes travelled from the Upper Basilica in Lourdes to visit every Diocese in the UK. On Tuesday 6th September a group of our Community and Faith Life Prefects, accompanied by Mrs McDermott, Head of Faith Life, and Miss Johnson, were privileged to…
Upper VI Leavers’ Mass and Progression
A wonderful evening. September began beautifully with our Upper VI Leavers’ Mass and Progression. On Thursday 1st September our Summer 2022 Upper VI leavers gathered with their families and staff in the Meadow to mark their leaving St Augustine’s Priory and progressing on to university. Mass was celebrated by Fr David Reilly and the Mass…
GCSE results at St Augustine’s Priory
A day to celebrate. Congratulations to all our GCSE candidates who received their results yesterday, Thursday 25th August. It was wonderful to see our students (together with many family members) who came to school to celebrate with us. Following the excellent A Level results at St Augustine’s Priory last week, the GCSE results achieved by…
