Uniform Project During the Lent Term Upper II were busy with couture. Not content with visiting France they also expanded their vocabulary and knowledge of French by designing a school uniform. Ms Gandi and Ms Assemat, Modern Languages Department, report on Upper II’s foray into fashion: ‘During the Lent Term Upper II were very busy…
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…
The visit of the André Malraux school Following on from the recent visit of Upper I to the Andre Malraux French school in January, Ms Gandi, Modern Languages Department, reports on their return visit this week to St Augustine’s Priory: ‘Our partnership with the André Malraux French school in Hanwell started this year with our…
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…
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…
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…
‘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…
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’…
‘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…
Mrs Kirsty Knowles We are delighted to welcome Mrs Kirsty Knowles to St Augustine’s Priory this term. Mrs Knowles joins us as Deputy Head, Juniors and here tells us about herself. ‘From the age of three, when, much to my mother’s paradoxical pride and sadness, I let go of her hand with ease and self-reliance,…
