Community and Remote Learning Online (CARLO). One of the greatest challenges of self-isolation is exactly that sense of isolation, which can make people of all ages feel cut off from their friends and relations. We are therefore delighted to announce the launch of ‘Carlo’, a new ‘virtual’ House for all students (and staff) who are…
Blended Learning Initiative. One of the biggest challenges education is facing during the Covid-19 pandemic is how to simultaneously reach, stimulate and educate both those children who are in school and those who, owing to self-isolation or quarantine, are at home. At St Augustine’s Priory, we realised before lockdown began that an effective way of…
September donations needed. This is a time of great need for many people. The Ealing Foodbank has contacted us to ask if people are able to assist with their latest shopping list. Their stocks are dwindling and they say that there was a 4909 kg gap between donations received and food distributed in August. They…
Composer Hannah Kendall. The BBC Proms, the annual festival of classical music, is enjoyed every year by millions. In 2020, the festival ran from 17th July until the Last Night of the Proms on Saturday 12th September. This year, owing to the pandemic, it was unfortunately not possible to hold live concerts from the beginning…
‘For Equilibrium’. We would like to share with you the following words, an oasis of grace in these turbulent days. It is from John O’Donohue’s inspirational book, ‘Benedictus, A Book of Blessings’ and is entitled ‘For Equilibrium’. Like the joy of the sea coming home to shore, May the relief of laughter rinse through your…
‘RADIO’. During their time at St Augustine’s Priory, pupils are allocated into the four school Houses: St Gabriel, St Michael, St Raphael and St George which compete throughout the school year, for example in sports or during Charities Week. The first three House patrons are the Archangels and, during the Michaelmas Term, on 29th September,…
Beginning a new year. Thursday 3rd September saw pupils return to St Augustine’s Priory for the start of the Michaelmas Term 2020. A time of renewing friendships, welcoming new friends to St Augustine’s Priory and enjoying the excitement of moving up into new classes. We started off the year by celebrating two Masses, with Fr…
Visionary education. St Augustine’s Priory has embraced blended learning with a creative drive during these ‘new normal’ times. Since the beginning of lockdown, classes have continued in all subjects even though pupils and teachers have been absent from school and, now that some classes have returned to school, blended learning continues. Learning has not stopped,…
‘Silly Stuff’. Poets need to start young! Prep III have proved this by studying poetry and its forms and then writing their own verse. Mrs Lubowiecka reports that on Friday 3rd July, ‘Prep III finished their poetry unit ‘Silly Stuff’ for this term. The girls have been learning about poetic features such as repetition, rhythm,…
Happiness all round. On Tuesday 7th July, Prep II had a full and exciting day at St Augustine’s Priory which started with their Songs and Certificates celebration in the morning in the Chapel, where they were joined by their friends from home. Songs and Certificates included a rendition of ‘Sing’ and Prep II exhorted…
