Category: Senior
Lower IV’s crosses
Learning from St Oscar Romero. St Oscar Romero was Archbishop of San Salvador and was murdered in 1980. He spoke for the poor and oppressed and was a man of conscience and faith. Canonised by Pope Francis in 2018, here Mrs McDermott, Head of Faith Life tells us about the work Lower IV have been…
Photos within photos
Juniors and Seniors experiment. Mrs Wright, Art Department, describes the photographic workshops she recently delivered to Art students in both Juniors and Seniors: ‘These experimental photography workshops explored the theme of a photograph within a photograph. Girls were shown examples of the work of contemporary photographers and asked to respond with creative solutions, using large…
Talking Careers
Following one’s dreams. Mr Ferguson organised a fascinating Careers Talk this week while, simultaneously, our speaker’s daughter was also making a presentation! ‘Today, whilst his daughter was presenting to Mr Elder and her fellow Gifted & Talented scholars, Dr Carraretto Zoomed in to St Augustine’s Priory to speak to Lower V and Lower VI for…
Form III Scholars present
Understanding the universe. Mr Elder enjoyed presentations from members of Form III this week in the latest news from our scholars. He tells us, ‘Form III Academic Scholars met this week and we had two presentations. The first, from Arianna and Kate, was on the mind-bending topic of the universe, with the students asking, “How…
‘Who am I?’
Form III learn about themselves. For their Lent project Form III have been working on a fascinating subject. They have been exploring their identity in the topic ‘Who am I?’. Miss Gandi, Modern Languages Department, describes the girls’ brief: ‘Form III were asked to create a scrapbook entitled ‘Who am I’. They could include their family…
Lower II Alpha and Mental Health Awareness Week
Lessons surrounded by nature. Miss Cooke, Form Teacher, Lower II Alpha, tells us how Lower II Alpha took advantage of our grounds this week when the girls enjoyed a PSHEE lesson centred around Mental Health Awareness Week. This year, the theme is nature – something which all of our girls, whatever their age, can enjoy…
Sporting Achievement
A Sports Scholar’s Award. We are delighted to announce that one of our Sports Scholars, Olivia in Lower V, has recently been awarded the Jack Petchey Achievement Award by the Jack Petchey Foundation. This is in recognition of her hard work, dedication and sporting achievements, and brings with it a financial reward for her athletics…
Lower IV Scholars
Presenting topics of interest. Mr Elder here speaks on the recent activities of our Lower IV Scholars: ‘Our Lower IV Scholars have been meeting recently and giving presentations on topics of their own choice. It is amazing to see the range of interests of the students, as the most recent presentations testify: one on Prince…
Inclusion, Diversity and Equity Column
Made By Dyslexia: an inspiring podcast. For all those of you who are considering a life in the secret services, Miss Johnson, our SENCO, recommends viewing this podcast produced by Made By Dyslexia: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ez7hc7krzaU which looks at why those with dyslexia make great spies. Made By Dyslexia is a global charity whose aim is to…
Captain Tom 100 challenge
Raising funds for the Cardinal Hume Centre. Mrs McDermott, Head of Faith Life, tells us of some of the amazing things that were achieved last weekend when we took on the Captain Tom 100 challenge: ‘Over the course of the Bank Holiday weekend, many people throughout the UK took part in the Captain Tom 100…