Category: Sixth Form
Oxbridge Student Conference
Manisha Thukral of Lower VI tells us about the ‘Oxbridge Student Conference’ attended by Lower VI in March. These conferences are designed to provide up-to-date information on the application and admissions procedure at both Oxford and Cambridge Universities, as well as providing an insight into student life; “Some of the Lower VI attended the Oxbridge…
What’s On for Priory 6
What’s On for Priory 6 The Week of Monday 1st May The Russian Revolution, historic carving, immunology and bluebells, something to suit every taste and interest in next week’s selection of events. For more information, please see Mr Salmon. Sunday 30th April EXTRA! Perivale Wood Open Day: 10.00am – 4.00pm. Free. Perivale Wood is a…
Young Enterprise Competition: ‘Dexterity’
The St Augustine’s Priory Young Enterprise Team, Dexterity, attended the area finals of the Young Enterprise Competition in March. Here Manisha Thukral of Lower VI tells us about the team’s experience of the day: The ‘Dexterity’ Team working hard on ‘Indulgence’ last November “The Sixth Form Young Enterprise team attended the area finals of the…
Meeting Members of Staff…
Mr J Powell, Bursar Our new Bursar, Mr Jonathan Powell, joined St Augustine’s Priory in January and claims to have been so busy since then that he has not had time to draft this article. Having previously served in the Royal Navy and then in the charity sector, he says that the transition has been…
What’s On for Priory 6
The Week of Monday 24th April Banning the ivory trade, malaria, living below sea level and autism – some of the topics covered in Mr Salmon’s selection of talks taking place over the next week. Begin the Summer Term by stretching your parameters and explore some of the issues highlighted below! For more information on…
School Officials: 2017 – 2018 Candidates
‘You mean as much to the school as the school means to you.’ Leah Mpinga, Lower VI It is always so impressive to watch our girls striving to achieve their goals. Inspiring because they are so young and so driven, and heart-warming because of the many ways in which they attribute their qualities to their…
Musical News
Events so far this year Dr Higgins, our Director of Music, reports on St Augustine’s Priory’s musical events since January. ‘The Lent Term was one of extraordinary productivity and output for the Music Department with several projects coming to fruition. After six months of hard work and practice, the school production, ‘Little Shop of Horrors’…
BBC’s The Odyssey Project
‘My Name is Nobody’ One of the most famous journeys of all time was that of Odysseus, the Greek king of Ithaca and the hero of Homer’s ‘The Odyssey’, the tale of Odysseus’ epic, ten year journey home after the Trojan War. As a response to ‘The Odyssey’, Europe’s second oldest poem, the BBC has…
The Stations of the Cross
Marking the end of term Today, the last day of the Lent Term, we marked the season of Lent with two liturgies, one for Seniors and one for Juniors, comprising the Stations of the Cross. We thought that we would share the resource used for these liturgies with you; the CAFOD Stations of the Cross….
Book Week
‘You can find magic wherever you look. Sit back and relax, all you need is a book’, Dr. Seuss. It was Book Week here at St Augustine’s Priory last week, and it was an adventure from start to finish. On Monday 20th March pupils were greeted in the Preps’ playground by Captain Hook, Peter Pan,…