STEM: the results of a unique voyage On 6th May we wrote of an exciting Space Seeds project, in which pupils took part in a national initiative called ‘Rocket Science’, a collaborative project between the Royal Horticultural Society and the UK Space Agency. Form III enjoyed planting the seeds back in May and have since…
Duke of Edinburgh’s Award, Bronze Award At St Augustine’ Priory we have encouraged girls to take part in the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award for many years, with girls achieving Bronze, Silver and Gold Awards. Lucy Jacks, Lower VA, takes us through the latest episode in the life of the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award at St…
Artists, players, poets and musicians showcase students’ talents and ambitions. St Augustine’s Priory opened its doors and grounds to the Ealing community for our annual Summer Arts Evening on Tuesday 28th June 2016. Hundreds of parents, neighbours and supporters joined us for this explosion of artistic talent, contributing to our biggest Summer Arts Evening yet….
An industry titan and titan ‘giver’. On Friday 20th May, we wrote about our annual Young Scientist of the Year Competition, an opportunity to showcase the stretching and challenging STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) provision here at St Augustine’s Priory. The standard of work produced by pupils was exceptionally high and we enjoyed completing…
To the British Museum and Beyond Visits to sites of historical or educational interest have a great value supplementing the work undertaken in classrooms. The past becomes alive when seeing artefacts – art or everyday articles – which date from the eras studied. Visiting the British Museum was one such opportunity afforded to Lower IV…
The TED-Ed Challenge Miss Hayden, Head of Physics, informs us how to keep brains active and challenged over the long summer holidays! ‘The end of the school year approaches, and that means summer holidays! Holidays give us all a chance to relax after a year of hard work. Unfortunately however, our brains can become a…
Geography Field Visit Milly Tobin, Lower IVA, reports on the Geography Field Visit Lower IV conducted last week: ‘On Friday 24th June Lower IV travelled to Brighton on a field trip. We were accompanied by Miss Keep, Ms Varrow, Mr Chappory and Mr Martin. The bus departed quite early (7.45am) to avoid heavy traffic. The…
How St Augustine’s Priory participated With the votes in and the results announced from the EU Referendum, the results of the St Augustine’s Priory EU Referendum were announced at Assembly this morning. Both students and staff had voted in our referendum and in a packed Chapel we heard that we had overwhelmingly voted to remain…
Pupils’ achievement and a champion’s advice The grounds of St Augustine’s Priory were awash with festivity on the evening of Tuesday 21st June in anticipation of the annual Sports Awards event. Parents arrived to a summer drinks reception on the Chapel terrace and mused over rumours of a very special guest of honour. The celebrations…
Following the Pope’s call It is one year since the publication of the papal encyclical ‘Laudato Si’: On Care for our Common Home’, a call for us all to care for our planet. In the spirit of this encyclical we have been marking the anniversary at St Augustine’s Priory with ‘Laudato Si’ week. We have…
