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Dear Parents, What makes you happy? Lord Patten, Principal Guest at Prize Giving, asked this question in his address, and concluded that happiness is found when we “excel in something we enjoy.” There is plenty of evidence in this publication that our pupils do just that, whether it is competing in athletics, creating brilliant artwork, performing in concerts and plays, or hiking for DofE. They have also had the opportunity to research subjects of particular interest to them, such as ancient China, black holes, and renewable energy. Lord Patten added that we should remember how fortunate we are, and to “share the light” with those who live in the shadow of conflict, persecution and injustice. The Diocesan Inspection report this term praised the school’s focus on issues of social justice, both in the UK and worldwide. Our pupils are encouraged to fulfil their potential, not only for their own happiness and success, but for the good of others. I hope you and your families have a relaxing and enjoyable summer. Best wishes,
Andrew Johnson Headmaster
Dear Parents, The Trinity Term seems to have passed by in the blink of an eye. I hope that you enjoy reading about the many different academic, musical and sporting events that have taken place since April. The recent Form 2 production of Bugsy Malone will live long in the memory, with fantastic performances from all of the children involved.
St Benedict’s “Outstanding” Diocesan Inspection St Benedict’s has received a glowing inspection report from the Diocese of Westminster, which has judged the school “outstanding” in all categories. Inspectors commended St Benedict’s for the excellence of its teaching and pupilteacher relationships, the strength and cohesion of its community, its engagement with parents and other schools, and the quality of the school’s leadership and management. The inspection report praises the way in which St Benedict’s pupils are developed as leaders, through the school’s focus on issues of social justice, both locally and worldwide. It also highlights pupils’ “religious literacy”, their “exemplary behaviour and attitudes to learning” and the school’s “clear vision for religious education to be the best it can be”. The Headmaster, Andrew Johnson, said: “We are delighted that the inspectors have recognised the school’s many strengths. The report is a great credit to our excellent staff and wonderful pupils.”
I am glad that so many of you were able to attend the Society of Parents and Friends Summer Festival in June. Thank you to the wonderful SPF Committee members and everyone who was involved in making the event possible. It remains a highly enjoyable social occasion and an opportunity for children and parents alike to spend quality time together.
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I wish you the very best for the remainder of the summer. Thank you for your generosity and support throughout the past academic year.
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Rob Simmons Junior School Headmaster
Junior School Citizenship Day
All pupils took part in a number of workshops and presentations throughout the day, learning about the work of the London Fire Brigade, Royal National Lifeboat Institution and Transport for London. Workshops from Just Enough explored hate crimes and modern slavery, educating the children on calculating risk, online safety, and becoming an active global citizen. Zoolab, meanwhile, introduced conservation and environmental awareness, with a little help from a gecko, tarantula, giant African snail and north American kingsnake.
PRIZE GIVING 2019 Lower Sixth, Lower Fifth and Middle School (June 24th) Principal Guest: The Lord Patten of Barnes CH (Old Priorian) – Chancellor of Oxford University and a Crossbench member of the House of Lords; the last British Governor of Hong Kong and a Conservative politician until 2011. In his address, Lord Patten said: “St Benedict’s made me. It gave
me the three Benedictine ideals of moderation, common sense and seriousness.” Quoting one of his St Benedict’s teachers, who had told him “never to be afraid to argue with anyone you disagree with”, he said it was important be rigorous about getting your facts right and preparing your argument. U6th and U5th (May 8th) Principal Guest: Professor John Sloboda OBE (Old Priorian) – Research Professor at the Guildhall School of Music. Professor Sloboda urged pupils to be single-minded in developing their
gifts, ever mindful of St Benedict’s motto – a minimis incipe (from the smallest beginnings). The Headmaster’s review of the academic year illustrated how St Benedict’s helps pupils to find and develop their talents and interests. “I strongly believe that a concern for other people, coupled with a wide range of co-curricular interests, helps our young people to be resilient adults: not just in the world of work but to be fully thriving human beings – well-grounded and able to make a valuable contribution to society.”
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The many achievements of St Benedict’s pupils were celebrated at two Prize Giving ceremonies in the Abbey Church.
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THE SUMMER CONCERT Soloists, choirs and ensembles gave excellent performances at the Summer Concert, which opened with a scintillating Slavonic dance from the orchestra. Musicians in the Upper 6th gave their final performance at St Benedict’s. Fernanda da Silva played Grieg’s Piano Sonata Op 7, before joining the Senior Jazz Band (Mfon Bassey, Lucian Mac-Fall, Conor Moon and Jack Leonard) for Etta James’ song, I’d rather go blind. Benedict King (trumpet) played Bernstein’s Red, white and blue; Jack Leonard sang It’s hard to speak my heart (by Jason Robert Brown); Conor Moon (bass guitar) played Tower of Power’s There’s only so much oil in the ground; and Freddy Dempsey-Brown played Return flight (Rae) on saxophone.
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The Middle School Concert gave musicians in Form 3 to Upper 4th a chance to perform a wide range of music. Wind Band played Mission Impossible, followed by When she loved me from Toy Story 2. The Brass Group played two fun pieces: Brass Bop and Slinky, and the Guitar Ensemble played Cake by the Ocean. Next came Defying Gravity from the Clarinet Ensemble, String Group’s rendition of Mozart’s Divertimento in F Major (K138), and some excellent chamber music by Piazzolla, Frank Bridge and Cornick. Finally, the Middle School Percussion Group knocked out Soul Limbo – or Test Match Special – in honour of the Cricket World Cup.
Lower and Upper Prep’s lesson in Hard Times As part of this term’s Hard Times topic, Lower and Upper Prep went to Gunnersbury Park Museum to learn about Victorian schools. The children had fun dressing up for a typical lesson, in which they experienced the Victorian approach to discipline and learning – through slates, dunces’ hats and the dreaded cane. After a rather terrifying classroom experience, they explored Gunnersbury Gallery and Museum, finding out about food, clothes and toys in Victorian times.
First Prize For Junior School Scientists Scientists from Form 2 won First Prize in the Science Practical Skills Competition at Aldenham Prep School in June.
“It was a lot of fun! We had to use our imagination for the Physics egg drop challenge.” Zach “I really enjoyed it and I feel proud of our achievement.” Lydia
Alfie Shilling, Lettie Stevenson, Lydia Ramsden, Luke Crown, Kara Larkam and Zachary Bowden
“We had to use our practical skills in some of the challenges, which was really enjoyable!” Luke
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The competition consisted of Chemistry Analysis, Biology Dissection, Physics Construction and a quiz to test their scientific knowledge and thinking skills. The children excelled in all 4 sessions and were delighted to bring back a magnificent silver trophy to St Benedict’s at the end of the day.
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Bugsy Malone
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Form 2’s production of the gangster musical Bugsy Malone was a delightful, boisterous romp of catchy songs, custard pies and plenty of comedy. Bravo!
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UKMT Junior Maths Challenge 2019 This year’s Junior Challenge results were again really encouraging with Gold Certificates awarded to seven Form 3 students: Helena Ramsden, Felix Kloetgen, Oliver Fox, Max Proctor, Basile Benezeth, Akihito Shinozaki, and Luca Cheshire, and three Lower 4th students: Ryuku Yukita, Aaron Unas and Ned Watts. Helena Ramsden, Oliver Fox, Ryuku Yukita and Aaron Unas were invited to take part in the next round of the competition.
Felix Kloetgen, Akihito Shinozaki, Basile Benezeth, Max Proctor, Luca Cheshire and Helena Ramsden
UKMT Intermediate Maths Olympiad 2019 (Maths Challenge follow-on competition) Both participants did extremely well – congratulations to Niall Wynne (Lower 5th) and Thomas Gordon (Upper 4th) on being awarded the coveted Merit Certificate! The Royal Institution Mathematics Masterclass Celebration Maths Circle Niall Wynne and Aaron Yuan were invited to attend the UKMT Mathematical Circle Event. Niall and Yuan achieved top scores in the UKMT’s Intermediate Maths Challenge in February. Aaron Unas, Ryuku Yukita and Ned Watts
St Benedict’s alumnus Professor Bijan Modarai, Chair of Vascular Surgery at King’s College London and a British Heart Foundation Senior Clinical Research Fellow, gave a deeply insightful and inspirational talk to aspiring medics this term.
Milly McCosker (Upper 5th) writes... Professor Bijan Modarai spoke about his experience working as a vascular surgeon and telling us about his role within the British Heart Foundation. Alongside this, he discussed his journey from being a St Benedict’s pupil to becoming the man he is today. He shared with us the determination and strength of mind it takes to remain resilient in the face of challenge as a doctor, but also the value of communication and being empathetic to those in your care. Also, he explored the vastness of medicine and the plethora of pathways it can take you on, and what led him to his particular expertise. Here, Professor Modarai highlighted the importance of exploring every avenue and giving things a go; often, there is a perfect niche for you, and you just need to find it. His pride in working for the NHS shone through; he emphasised the fundamental idea of any person being able to receive the care and attention they need from a skilled doctor, whatever their background. Finally, he spoke about the significance of his role as a research scientist, and as someone who mentors other surgeons: both of these things give him a great feeling of fulfilment as they are vital for the future of medicine. The talk ended with an intriguing discussion on the future of medicine and the NHS as a whole.
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The Lower 5th went on two field trips, beginning with Stratford and East London Olympic Park. They explored the regeneration of the Lower Lea Valley, where derelict factories, contaminated soil and polluted waterways have been replaced with over 100 hectares of landscaped parkland, and visited the Aquatics Centre, London Stadium and Velodrome. In contrast, they visited Hurst Castle Spit on the Hampshire coast, where they identified and counted key salt marsh halophytic (salt-tolerant) plant species such as sea cabbage and sea sandwort. The spit itself was measured in a series of beach profiles using ranging poles, tape measures and angle measurers (clinometers). The aim was to identify sections of the spit which were narrower and possibly suffering from excessive erosion.
a footpath transect on the chalk grassland, landscape surveys, species identification in the chalk woodland, and a landscape sketch with annotations of The Whites River Cliff, the largest in the South East.
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On a very rainy day, the Upper 4th went to Box Hill on the North Downs, where they carried out
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Record Number of Duke of Edinburgh’s Awards St Benedict’s pupils have achieved a record number of 192 Duke of Edinburgh’s awards this year – up from 117 awards last year. An Awards Presentation evening, attended by the Mayor of Ealing, marked this fantasic achievement. The evening, which was attended by parents and staff, included presentations from Gold and Silver award holders, who talked about their expeditions and voluntary service. There was also musical entertainment from pupils who had developed their musicianship for the Skills component.
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Gold Award presentation ceremony at Buckingham Palace in May
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The Mayor of Ealing, Councillor Tejinder Singh Dhami, presents the awards
The Headmaster, Andrew Johnson, said: “The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award scheme provides excellent opportunities for developing independence, self-reliance, resilience and team-work, as well as encouraging pupils to develop their talents and to be of service to others. I am delighted that so many of our pupils are taking part.”
Valentina talks about her Silver expedition
Junior School and Form 3 pupils gained an insight into the work of archaeologists, with a spot of mudlarking on the Thames foreshore, searching for artefacts. Their finds ranged from Victorian glassware to a piece of 2,000 yearold Roman pottery, found by beadyeyed Dylan Love (Upper Prep). They spent the afternoon in the Fulham Palace lab, learning about what these finds can tell us about London’s past.
“It was a wonderful trip and we all learned so much.” Alice Moore, Form 3
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Research projects Pupils from Form 3 to the Lower 5th have researched a wide variety of chosen subjects this term, as part of St Benedict’s strategy to develop intellectual curiosity, independent learning and research skills. They shared their fascinating research with the wider school through a series of presentations and a colourful display of research posters in the Cloisters.
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Grimm’s Tales was a darkly humorous tapestry woven from fairy tales at their most macabre, presented with great power and skill by the Lower 5th and Middle School. The familiar characters were all there: Little Red Riding Hood and the Wolf; Hansel and Gretel and their evil stepmother; Rapunzel and the wicked witch. Less familiar and more grisly tales were also intertwined: imagine being entombed alive with your beloved princess, the price of gaining her love (Three Snake Leaves). Or cooking your stepdaughter and serving her up for supper (The Juniper Tree). The Brothers Grimm would surely have approved of this spellbinding production.
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CCF RECRUIT CAMP In May, 30 St Benedict’s CCF Recruits went to Longmoor Camp for 24 hours ‘in the wild’. Recruit Camp included a 5km patrol (carrying all the necessary equipment), snap ambushes, basha contruction, and overnight sentry duty. An ‘attack’ at 0400hrs gave Cadets the chance to use their Section Battle Drills, learn to act quickly under pressure and work as a team. The fun continued with an army obstacle course, useful First Aid session, and a very competitive ‘March & Shoot’ contest, combining shooting and the army obstacle course. Immediately on their return from Longmoor, the Recruits graduated as Cadets at the ‘passing out parade’, where Lt Col Utting presented them with their Royal Engineers capbadges and berets. Awards Best attendance: Natalia McFadzean Best turnout & drill: Benjamin Dovey Best shot: Laurie Traeger Best field soldier: Mark Cattell Best recruit: Sophia Sandelson Section of the year: 1 Section
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“All of the cadets had an amazing time at Recruit Camp, and we are all so excited for the continuation of incredible experiences within the CCF.”
This additional camp at half-term gave Cadets the chance to challenge themselves with some adventurous training. Activities included caving, abseiling, climbing, kayaking and an obstacle course – made more challenging by torrential Mendip rain. Everyone threw themselves at the unfamiliar and overcame their personal fears and misgivings.
“The caving was quite challenging and a good learning experience, with a lot of climbing, sliding, and squeezing... I loved it!” “There was a diverse selection of activities on this camp, and so it could be enjoyed by all. The schedule was well thought-out, as it allowed lots of time for hands-on intense activities, but also a fair amount of time to socialise with friends... It was fun as I hadn’t done most of the activities before.” “I didn’t expect to get far up the rock-face, but I surprised myself and ended up reaching the top twice!”
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ART SHOW 2019
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Cathal, Daisy, Jenom, Mr Stringer, the Headmaster, Francesca and Isabelle
ATHLETICS 2019 This year’s athletics season saw record numbers involved in the Middlesex Schools Athletics Championships and 3 students selected to represent their county so far this season. Middlesex Championships, Lee Valley Juliette Agrotis came 2nd in the U17 Girls’ 80 m Hurdles; Daisy Burns and Emily Nicholson-Stanwix both came 3rd in the U17 and U20 Girls’ Long Jump; Jak Mensah came 2nd in 100 m with 11.03s (exceeded since with an incredible 10.75s), and 1st in 200 m with 22.3s. Middlesex Schools Jenom Nyam and Cathal Sheehan (Captain of Boys’ Athletics) made the final of the U15 Boys’ 300 m and U17 Boys’ 200 m respectively. Jenom finished 4th in 40.52s, and Cathal ran a PB of 23.94s. Francesca Newbold competed in the U15 800 m and came 2nd in the county. Izzy Haran threw a HUGE Javelin throw of 31.73 m in the U15 Girls’ Javelin. Daisy Burns (Girls’ Athletics Captain) jumped 5.03m, winning our first Gold medal at this event.
Max Proctor, Akihito Shinozaki, Freddie Whyle, Blaise Georghiades (Form 3), and Nessi Asima, Polly Burns, Olivia Grigg, Eliza Ridout, Francesca Newbold, Sam Manufor and George Simpson (Lower 4th). County athletes: Izzy Haran competed in the U15 Inter Counties event in the Javelin, and Juliette Agrotis will compete in the U17 80 m Hurdles later in the summer. Jak Mensah will compete in the English Schools National Championships 100m in July.
FENCING Seven pupils have been selected for Ealing’s London Youth Games team: Fernanda Da Silva and Elena LlinaresPerales captained the junior and senior teams comprising of Joe McDonald, Duncan Ashby, Alberto Masciolo, Angelica and Sebastian Lawson.
TENNIS St Benedict’s teams have played in the Regional School LTA Leagues, with every team recording wins in their respective leagues.
CRICKET Following a successful term, the 1st XI are currently in the Middlesex Cup Final, and the U14s are about to play the semi-final. 1st XI Middlesex win
Selected for the County Championships: Serafina Chew Siegel, Riya Kantamaneni, Brianna John-Etiko,
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Everyone has been working hard to improve their skills and techniques in track and field events.
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In May, a large group of U8– U11 girls and boys competed at the Harrodian Athletics Competition. Iona Keenlyside, Nathan and Jake Bridge won the long distance race for their age groups. Finlay Burns won his 300m event and Rory Johnston won the long jump. Well done to Marco Murru, Orlando Akuffo, Thomas Kottler and Rory Johnston who won the boys’ 4x100m relay in great style.
CRICKET The U11s played well in a strongly contested St Paul’s Cricket Sixes competition. In our group of 3, each team won one game and
eventually played Dulwich Prep in the Bowl semi-final (which we lost). Player of the Tournament was William Curd. Thomas Kottler and Jake Bridge (both Form 2) have been invited to trial for the Middlesex CCC South Region U12 squad.
SWIMMING For the third year running, St Benedict’s Junior School swimmers qualified for the English Schools’ Swimming Association National Swim Championships, which took place in June at Sheffield Arena. St Benedict’s was one of the top three schools in London to qualify in their division: Henry Newman, Jake Bowden, Solly Cohen and Alfie Shilling qualified for both the Medley Relay and the Freestyle Relay.
Competition was very high with 24 schools represented throughout the regions in their division. The boys swam exceptionally well finishing as First Reserve, sadly just missing the final in both the Medley and the Freestyle.
SCIENCE SYNERGY Sixth Form A level scientists talked to Form 1 about why they love studying science, and ran a series of exciting science presentations and experiments at the Senior School. The morning began with a presentation about mini robots from Will Gorniok, Emilia McFadzean, Kate Tracey, Jack Fitzmaurice and Louis Rees (all Lower 6th), who explained how they are coded and how they work. Matthew Curtis from Form 3 also came along, to demonstrate some of the robots he had coded. Comments from Form 1:
“It was very interesting and informative. I am now considering doing science when I get to be their age.” Imogen “After watching the presentation, I am now thinking about doing science at A level because I found it really interesting. The experiments were great!” Klaudia “It has inspired me to pursue robotechnics in the future.” Ifan
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It was then time for some hands-on experiments in the Chemistry labs, where Junior School scientists made elephant toothpaste with hydrogen peroxide and potassium iodide solution, learned about exothermic reactions, and made slime.
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The Junior School Music Festival This was a week of wonderful musicianship, with around 80 performers, whittled down to 17 finalists, and 4 winners – chosen by this year’s adjudicator, Philip O’Meara, composer and performer: Music Cup and Form 2 Cup: Rory Johnston (Saxophone) Form 1 Cup: Louis Daniels-Shayvard (Voice) Upper Prep Cup: Kaelan O’Sullivan (Guitar) Lower Prep Cup: Maria-Rosa Carias (Flute)
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LA TAPISSERIE DE BAYEUX “The Bayeux Tapestry is truly educational and wonderful because we learned every astonishing fact about the Battle of Hastings. I think it was probably the most amazing thing I have ever seen.” Sasha
LE CIMETIÈRE AMÉRICAIN “The American Cemetery is the biggest in France and holds more than 9,000 American soldiers. Among them are four women who are believed to be nurses helping the sick and wounded in World War II.” Manos
LA PLAGE “We went to Omaha beach where some of the D-Day landings happened. We also had a picnic lunch, jumped in the waves and made sandcastles.” Jerry
OUTWARD BOUND IN THE LAKE DISTRICT
“Gorge walking was a bit nerve-wracking at first, but once you have done it you feel fabulous. Afterwards, we jumped in the lake.” Zach
“Ullswater is surrounded by breath-taking views and pristine air. I felt like I could do anything because the whole landscape motivated me.” Thomas “Looking up at the twinkling stars, telling jokes and stories and working together to put up a shelter to sleep under. What an amazing 48 hours!” Lettie
Greek Treat A musical puppet show, full of quirky humour and surprises, introduced Greek mythology to Forms 1 and 2. A puppetry workshop then gave the children the chance to create their own show.
“This performance was amazing. I loved it when he let us play with the puppets. He told myths that we knew and didn’t know. We had a great time.” Helina “I really enjoyed the day because it was very funny and it brought the puppets to life. In the workshop he told us how to use puppets and how they worked.” Konstantinos
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Form 2 went on an exciting trip to the Lake District in May. Based at the Outward Bound Trust Ullswater Centre, they enjoyed five days of canoeing, gorge-walking, climbing and camping.
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ART WEEK In Art Week, all pupils from Nursery to Form 2 were inspired by visiting artists to create mosaics, collages, stained glass window designs and painted screens – all on the theme of ‘Adoremus’.
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DEVELOPMENT OFFICE NEWS Annual Fund Thank you to our parents who have so generously donated to the 2018/19 Annual Fund supporting the playground landscaping project and bursaries. Thank you also to our Parental Committee (SPF) who have generously sponsored the new Pergola/Performance area which will be situated at the side of the Junior School. Maximising the potential of every available area of outdoor space will further enhance the lives of our children all the way from Nursery to the Sixth Form. The hard landscaping works will commence over the summer break with the planting taking place in early October. Finally, I would like to take the opportunity to wish all our families an enjoyable and relaxing summer break. Best wishes,
“During his tenure as Head of Music, Colin Atkinson was an exemplary model and guide for what being a musical citizen should mean, and I am delighted to be able to support these enhanced opportunities for students which reflect the spirit of Colin’s influence, so ably built on in the present era by his successor Christopher Eastwood.” Prize Giving June 2019 We were delighted to have a number of our key alumni join us for Prize Giving this year including our Guest of Honour Lord Patten of Barnes (OP 1962), Michael Henderson (OP 1956), Richard Baker, Administrator, OPA, (OP 1959) and Captain Gordon Wilson (OP 1960).
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John Sloboda Music Scholarship endowment Thank you very much to John Sloboda (OP 1968) for his generous endowment of the John Sloboda Music Award (to encourage a lifelong passion for concert attendance and music-making) and the Colin Atkinson Music programme. The main objective of the Colin Atkinson Music Programme is to create awareness, primarily in the Fifth and Sixth Form, about the breadth of concert repertoire available and to encourage more regular attendance at a variety of live music events. The programme will offer
not only in performance but in musical appreciation. When I was a pupil in the 1960s I was enormously enriched by encouragement from staff and fellow students to develop myself as both a practising classical musician and as a regular concert attender.”
Jack Edis (Lower 6th), winner of the John Sloboda Music Award
the opportunity to attend musical performances of excellence and to foster an interest in becoming a regular concert goer. John recently commented: “St Benedict’s School has long encouraged musical excellence,
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OP Business Networking Evening Our Annual Old Priorian Business Networking evening was held in June at the offices of Weightmans LLP. The evening offers an excellent opportunity for Old Priorians to network and make new business contacts from within the Old Priorian Community. If your company could host one of our networking events please do contact us: development@stbenedicts.org.uk
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