Category: Senior
English and Music theatre visits
‘The Merchant of Venice’ and ‘Les Misérables’. There were two visits into London this week for the Senior pupils. Lower IV saw a production of Shakespeare’s ‘The Merchant of Venice’ on Tuesday 22nd March and GCSE and A Level music students ventured out to see ‘Les Misérables’ on Wednesday 23rd March. Mr Elder, Head of…
Upper IV Irish dancer and a royal connection
St Patrick’s Day celebration. The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall visited the Irish Cultural Centre in Hammersmith on 15th March in an early celebration of St Patrick’s Day and the Prince unveiled a plaque to mark the 25th anniversary of the Irish Cultural Centre. Eva in Upper IV was on hand to…
British Science Week
A week exploring Science. St Augustine’s Priory celebrated British Science Week from 14th – 18th March in an array of activities, exploring all aspects of science. Lower VI spearheaded the week and showed themselves to be excellent ambassadors of science as they hosted workshops for Juniors, from Lower I to Upper II, and Seniors and…
School Officials 2022 – 2023
Leadership Hustings. Upper II to Upper VI and staff gathered in the Badano Hall on Tuesday 15th March for the annual excitement of the leadership hustings. Every year candidates for next year’s school officials set forth their manifestos. Our great current school officials were present to hear what their prospective successors had to say; pupils…
Priory Sixth training
Preparing for lambing. The Priory Farm is a wonderful part of life at St Augustine’s Priory, providing learning opportunities for all ages and we often host other schools who visit and enjoy meeting our animals. A core of farm life is the training of the Priory Farm Managers where pupils from Form III upwards undertake…
Baroque Group
A performance for the Society of Heads. We were delighted that our Baroque Group were invited to play at the Society of Heads Conference last week in Cheshire. Mrs Raffray is the Chair of The Society of Heads this year, which is an organisation representing independent schools in the UK and overseas. The three musicians,…
Spring in the grounds
Daffodils and ducks. It is a sure sign that Spring is taking root when the daffodils arrive at St Augustine’s Priory to trumpet Spring’s arrival. The grounds are ablaze with daffodils as they adorn the farm, the Prep Meadow and the Prayer Garden. The ducks are always keen to explore and enjoy the warmer weather…
The Badano Hall
The naming of our temporary Hall. Our new temporary Hall now has a name. Building work is soon to commence at St Augustine’s Priory, adding new spaces to educate and enthuse all who are here. Therefore, we have taken possession of a temporary Hall, which has been put up on the grounds to house clubs,…
Book Week
Stop Everything – Read. Last week we celebrated Book Week with a feast of literary lusciousness. We welcomed authors Sylvia Bishop and Sita Brahmachari who ran workshops for our very receptive students and Book Character Day was a triumph of staff and pupils dressing up as their favourite literary characters. From the works of Beatrix…
Lower V and Upper V view Macbeth
Quantum Theatre. Last week saw Quantum Theatre visit us with a wonderful production of Macbeth. Lower V and Upper V gathered in the Hall to see Shakespeare’s tale of unbridled ambition and greed for power unfold. The cast of five undertook all parts and made imaginative use of a set which, although small, managed to…