Category: Sixth Form
St Augustine’s Priory Road Safety Week
Attention to what? The hustle and bustle of modern city living is considered, by many, a thrill. An inexhaustible supply of communication, entertainment, news and attention, keeps our young Augustinians’ eyes and ears on ready alert. But in this mire of competing distractions, how readily do our girls’ senses focus on that which they should?…
A Sixth Former’s Musical Journey
Learning a musical instrument! Rhiannon Phillips, Upper VI, is an enthusiastic flautist of great ability. And, as she writes below, taking up a musical instrument is something she would recommend to everybody: ‘I’ll huff and I’ll puff and I’ll blow you all away with my 24 note chromatic scale in the key of G! Many…
A Stitch in Time: Designing the Long Kneelers
The stitches multiply From the Nursery to Upper VI during January the whole school was involved in our A Stitch in Time Project. The smaller kneelers have been designed and are in production with the whole school, staff, past pupils and Governors embroidering and spreading the kneelers far and wide – even going as far…
Upper V and Lower VI History and Art Visit
Berlin and Krakow In December the Upper V and Lower VI History and Art students enjoyed six days in Berlin and Krakow – a great way to start the Christmas holidays. Art and History joined forces to create an inspiring and intellectually stimulating cross-curricular itinerary that involved visits to places of historical, political and cultural…
Sixth Formers volunteer
Hanwell Homeless Concern Hanwell Homeless Concern is a local charity run by volunteers which provides an invaluable service to the homeless of the local area. Not only do they provide free food for homeless people at local church halls three times a week but they also provide free clothing when available, a doctor every fortnight,…
Biology in Action
Sixth Form Lectures The days leading up to the Christmas holidays were not only filled with nativity plays and Carol Services! Some serious academic work also took place. Here, Shafaq Yaqoob, Upper VI, reports on the fascinating lectures the Sixth Form Biology students attended on 7th December. ‘After climbing 175 stairs (the equivalent of 15…
Lower VI Young Enterprise
The Little Lantern Company Every year the Lower VI students form a company to take part in the Young Enterprise programme. We have a report on this year’s company and great product: ‘This year a group of Lower VI students has taken on the challenge to unleash our personal and business skills through the Young…
Christmas Lunch
Serenading our diners, crackers and delicious food! On Tuesday 1st December pupils at St Augustine’s Priory enjoyed their Christmas lunch. This may seem a little early, but from now on until the end of term, apart from lessons and the regular activities of a busy school, we will also be enjoying several Nativity plays, the…
Sixth Formers in Slapton!
Getting drenched in Devon From Friday 6th to Monday 9th November the Lower VI AS Geographers from St Augustine’s Priory attended a residential field trip at the Field Studies Centre at Slapton Ley on Start Bay in South Devon. They were accompanied by both members of the Geography teaching staff. The weather may not have…
Sixth Form study 100 Women 2015
Inspiration for our Sixth Formers In General R.E. the Sixth Formers have been researching some of the BBC’s 100 Women of 2015. This year the BBC has focused on octogenarians sharing life lessons; ‘good girl’ film-makers discussing expectations; nursing; five high-profile women; and ’30 under 30′ entrepreneurs. The girls have learnt about Sonita Alizadeh, a young…