How lockdown affects the amount of electricity used! Tara and Stella, from the St Augustine’s Priory Junior Eco Committee, have prepared the latest edition of the Echo, the newsletter of the Junior and Senior Eco Committees. This edition discusses the extraordinary impact on the environment of our use of electricity during lockdown. ‘During lockdown, people…
A guide for us all. The following Ash Wednesday At Home guide has been prepared by the Diocese of Westminster Education Service. As Mrs George writes, ‘As Ash Wednesday falls in half term this year on 17th February, we thought you may appreciate an Ash Wednesday at Home Guide to help you come together as…
The impact of the pandemic. The Senior Eco Committee has prepared the latest edition of ‘The Echo’, the bulletin from the Junior and Senior Eco Committees which aims to engage our wider community in issues surrounding sustainability and reducing our carbon footprints. This edition discusses the impact of the Covid pandemic: ‘Owing to the pandemic,…
A virtual achievement. Learning a musical instrument is a thoroughly rewarding endeavour, but is it something that can be pursued in the current climate, where learning online may sound a challenge too far? Let Naomi, one of our Upper VI students, dispel any doubts you may have! Her achievement this year is a testament to…
Something to aim for! Each year, Priory 6 girls are invited to submit applications for the St Augustine’s Priory Travel Scholarships. We always receive some fascinating proposals from girls wanting to explore the distant reaches of our planet. This year was no exception and two projects have been selected to be awarded the scholarship. Prisha…
Now and Beyond Mental Health Festival. St Augustine’s Priory is celebrating Children’s Mental Health Week (1st – 7th February) with a programme of activities that everyone can become involved in, with the highlight being Wednesday 3rd February’s ‘Now and Beyond Mental Health Festival’. Both Juniors and Seniors have a programme of activities planned with Juniors…
Walking and working together. During the first lockdown last year, Priory Purpose, the Sixth Form student-led initiative that seeks to serve the community through fundraising via projects such as their annual Fright Night, created a website called Creativity Counts. Moved by how so many children had no access to creative learning our Sixth Form sought to help…
Accompanying with an open heart. On 4th October last year, the Feast of St Francis of Assisi, the Vatican released the latest encyclical by Pope Francis, ‘Fratelli Tutti’. Mrs McDermott, Head of Religious Studies, here tells us about a recent online training session led by Fr Eamonn Mulcahy on ‘Fratelli Tutti’. ‘Fr Eamonn is a…
Earthshot competition. This morning at Assembly, Mrs Raffray announced the winners in our Earthshot competition. You will remember that last November we wrote about The Earthshot Prize, whose website stated, ‘The Earthshot Prize is the most prestigious global environment prize in history, designed to incentivise change and help repair our planet over the next ten…
Poem of the Week. No-one who viewed the inauguration of President Biden this week could have been failed to be moved by the power of poet Amanda Gorman’s Inauguration Day 2021 poem, ‘The Hill We Climb’. Although written especially for the day and speaking about the United States, there were lines that resonated with everyone…
