Category: Senior

Careers Day

26th February 2016

Upper IV investigates the future Cliodhna Rochester, Upper IVA, reports on the recent Careers Day, a day which introduces Upper IV to the amazing options available to them: ‘On Tuesday 9th February, Upper IV took part in a day dedicated to exploring careers. The activities, organized by Mrs Murphy, took place in the school hall…

Screen Time

26th February 2016

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…

Digital Transformation

26th February 2016

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…

Lower V and Upper V Explore Iceland

26th February 2016

A country of contrasts Miss Keep, Geography Department, this year took twenty-one students from Lower V and Upper V to Iceland.  Together with Mr Chappory and Mrs Sumpter they left on Feast Day from Heathrow Airport ready to battle the -10 degrees cold at their destination.  Here, Miss Keep recounts their adventures: ‘With four layers…

Poetry by Heart 2016

26th February 2016

A courageous recital One of the many joys to which we are privy as educationalists is the seemingly boundless imagination demonstrated by our young people. An example of this creative flair can often be found in our girls’ interpretation of verse. Not only can a good poem elicit emotions (many of us didn’t know we…

From the Counsellor’s Chair

25th February 2016

The virtues of a daily walk   It often appears these days that walking for its own sake is an undervalued activity. The pure enjoyment of walking to appreciate our surroundings, to take the opportunity to think and meditate and to improve our general health and well-being can be sorely lacking in our daily lives.  In…

A Day for Science and Women

22nd February 2016

Science joins all classes together February 11th 2016 has become a day of double celebration; it is both the day that gravitational waves were confirmed, and is The International Day of Women and Girls in Science. Here at St Augustine’s Priory we celebrated the day by asking the classes to pick their favourite female scientists…

‘Wira of Warsaw’ to visit St Augustine’s Priory

12th February 2016

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…

Science at St Augustine’s Priory

11th February 2016

St Christina’s enjoys experimenting On Tuesday we were visited by Year 5 of St Christina’s Roman Catholic Primary School to enjoy a morning of science.  This visit, a continuation of links with local Catholic primary schools was a great success, with our science teachers and Sixth Formers guiding our guests as they carried out experiments…

Upper V reflects on their year so far…

10th February 2016

‘The Journey’ After spending the Christmas holidays working hard revising for their GCSE mock examinations, Upper V sat their mock exams as soon as they returned to school in January.  At the end of the mocks Upper V enjoyed a day of reflection and respite with their post-mock retreat, ‘The Journey’.  Tallulah Bret-Day, Upper V…

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