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Priory Post 131 – De-stressing during revision
De-stressing during revision From the Counsellor’s Chair Following her recent article on revision, Mrs R Good, our School Counsellor, here speaks about de-stressing during revision. ‘Learning how to de-stress is crucial. In the run up to examinations when you have a heavy work load and even when you are sitting in the examination room, straightforward,…
Priory Post 132 – Be Spirited Time (2)
Be Spirited Time (2) Poetry from a participant In a recent Priory Post article we featured last week’s ‘Be Spirited Time’. Organised beautifully by Mrs Costello, prayer stations were set up in the Chapter Room and Chapel and pupils from the Nursery to Lower IV spent time there exploring different approaches to prayer and meditation….
Priory Post 133 – Poems from the Priory
Poems from the Priory Upper IV to Sixth Form Workshops Our always successful Tom Warner poetry workshops are now in their third year. This year over twenty students from Upper IV to the Sixth Form have enjoyed and benefitted from these workshops run by the poet, Tom Warner. The students take part in blocks of…
Priory Post 134 – Religious Studies visit
Religious Studies visit Upper VI visit the Buddhist Vihara Here is a report from the recent visit of Upper VI to the London Buddhist Vihara, a centre for Theravada Buddhism. Founded in 1926 by Anagarika Dharmapala, the Vihara was the first Buddhist monastery to be established outside the continent of Asia. ‘On Monday 27th April we visited the London Buddhist…
Priory Post 135 – Three Faiths Forum Link Day
Three Faiths Forum Link Day Upper IV go kayaking! For our final Three Faiths Forum link day with Unity Girls’ High School, Mrs McDermott brought five Upper IV girls to the Welsh Harp Reservoir in West Hendon on Friday 1st May. The activity was a two hour kayaking session with the Phoenix Canoe Club….
Priory Post 136 – Jasmine Tooth returns
Jasmine Tooth returns Past Pupil here on Work Experience Jasmine Tooth returned to St Augustine’s Priory last week to undertake a two week work experience. Jasmine, a second year Music student at Oxford Brookes University, would like to become a primary school teacher and is on work experience here prior to applying for a PGCE…
Priory Post 137 – Memories of a superb day
Open Day: 9th May 2015 Memories of a superb day Saturday 9th May saw our Open Day where, over two sessions, morning and afternoon, there was a wonderful opportunity for us to meet prospective parents and for our visitors to see around the school, enjoy refreshments in the café, meet pupils and teachers and discover…
Priory Post 138 – Teenage Cancer Trust
Teenage Cancer Trust Form III and Lower IV make plans On Wednesday 6th May Form III and Lower IV heard a talk from the Teenage Cancer Trust by Emma who talked to the girls about fundraising and explained what the charity offers to their patients. Mariella King, Lower IV Alpha, reports on the effect learning…
Priory Post 139 – As You Like It
As You Like It Form III Performs in the Open Air Rosalind: Well, this is the forest of Arden. Touchstone: Ay, now am I in Arden. In their English lessons Form IIIA and Form III Alpha have been studying Shakespeare’s ‘As You Like’ and on Wednesday 13th May, under the direction of Mrs Raffray and…
Priory Post 140 – Working to beat cancer
Working to beat cancer Our Summer of Fundraising St Augustine’s Priory pupils have a global vision and are always ready to contribute to wider society. Cancer touches many lives and so this Summer Term the pupils of St Augustine’s Priory, Ealing, are throwing themselves into fundraising for 3 organisations which focus on research into cancer…