EVENTS SPRING TERM 2019
THE ST PAUL’S COMMUNITY PROGRAMME
Audience Whole community Parents Old Paulines Former Parents Students Former Staff Partner Schools Key Arts Careers Community School Sport
Old Pauline Club
WELCOME
This Spring marks one year since we formally launched the St Paul’s Community programme with the aim of creating an active and thriving community. We are grateful to all those who have organised, supported and advised so far, which has helped us to improve and refine a programme to engage as many OPs, parents (current and former), staff and friends of St Paul’s as possible. This Spring we will be launching our widening access campaign with the aim of restoring John Colet’s vision to educate able boys regardless of their means or background. We look forward to sharing more information about how you might wish to become involved in the coming months. Best wishes for 2019. Professor Mark Bailey High Master
A warm welcome to our Spring 2019 Community Programme. Over the past year, over 3,500 of you have joined us at events at School, in London or around the world and I have enjoyed meeting you, hearing your stories and understanding each of your connections to the School. Whether you are fascinated by Van Gogh, would like to cheer along the tow path at the Head of the River, are interested in creating your own clay art or simply want to join us for an evening of good wine, we hope 2019 brings even more opportunities for you to participate in the activity of our community and to share in the future of St Paul’s. Ellie Sleeman Director of External Relations
JANUARY 2019
Arts
Colet Choral Society Rehearsal Thursday 10 January 7.00pm Singing Hall of St Paul’s Girls’ School The Colet Choral Society was formed in 2013 as a joint project between St Paul’s and St Paul’s Girls’ School and is co-directed by the Directors of Music at both schools. It is a friendly community choir comprising a number of Old Paulines and Paulinas, as well as staff, friends and locals of both schools. It meets every Thursday in term time at St Paul’s Girls’ School and new members, particularly tenors and basses, are always welcome! To join the Choral Society, please email the Director of Music, Mark Wilderspin: music@stpaulsschool.org.uk Audience
Community
Walking Group for St Paul’s Parents
NEW
Friday 11 January 8.40am Meet at School Gate The walking groups meet on occasional mornings during term-time on varying days of the week. We walk at a respectable pace for about an hour and half, finishing up at our starting point for a well-earned coffee. Join us for a relaxed morning, meeting other parents and enjoying the parks and towpaths of SW and central London.
Audience
To book events please visit: stpaulsschool.org.uk/spscommunity/events
Arts
Pottery Class Tuesday 15 January 6.30pm Milton Building, St Paul’s School The Tuesday evening pottery class is suitable for all levels, from those who have an interest in the potential of ceramics, through to accomplished clay workers, who would benefit from the facilities and community the department can offer. You can learn the range of basic hand building, modelling and decoration techniques, through to the principles of throwing and plaster moulds. Prices are on a come as you go basis, or at a discounted rate for the full term. There is also a small material charge for finished work.
Audience
Arts
Opening Night of Chinese Woodblock Prints: Context & Practice Wednesday 16 January 6.00pm Milton Gallery, St Paul’s School This exhibition showcases traditional and contemporary Chinese woodblock prints using a wide variety of techniques. It provides an interesting insight into the development of a fundamental aspect of Chinese Art. The show will also be running during school hours from 17 January until 5 February with a demonstration by one of the artists for our students.
Audience
To book events please visit: stpaulsschool.org.uk/spscommunity/events
School
Eighth Form Parents’ Meeting: University Entrance Procedures Wednesday 16 January 6.30pm Wathen Hall, St Paul’s School This talk is for parents of Eighth Form pupils to learn more about university entrance procedures for the UK and abroad (excluding USA). We look forward to welcoming you to the talk and the drinks reception afterwards.
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Community
Community
Arts
Walking Group for Former St Paul’s Parents and Old Paulines
Old Pauline Lodge Meeting
A Level Theatre Studies Showcase
Thursday 17 January & Wednesday 20 March
Thursday 17 January
Thursday 17 January
5.00pm St Paul’s School This is the centenary year for the Old Pauline Lodge, founded in 1919 for old boys and current and former staff of St Paul’s School. Membership reflects the rich cultural and religious diversity found at the school itself. The Lodge hosts four meetings at the school each year. Please get in touch if you are interested in attending or learning more.
9.30am Roehampton Gate, Richmond Park The walking groups meet on occasional mornings during term-time on varying days of the week. We walk at a respectable pace for about an hour and half, finishing up at our starting point for a well-earned coffee. Join us for a relaxed morning, meeting other former parents and Old Paulines and enjoying the parks and towpaths of SW and central London.
Audience
Audience
To book events please visit: stpaulsschool.org.uk/spscommunity/events
6.00pm Milton Studio, St Paul’s School In May 1937 a man in his early thirties waits by the lift of a Leningrad apartment block. He waits all through the night, expecting to be taken to the Big House. The Upper Eighth A Level Theatre Studies students bring to life Julian Barnes’s novel, The Noise of Time, which explores human cowardice and courage in Stalinist Russia.
Audience
Community
Community
New York Wine Tasting
OP Drinks: Third Thursday
Thursday 17 January
Thursday 17 January
6.30pm New York Kick off the New Year with other OPs in the New York area with an informal drinks evening in midtown Manhattan. All alumni/alumnae, Colet Fellows and friends of St. Paul’s and St. Paul’s Girls’ School are invited to attend. RSVP to Angelo Chan: angelo.kh.chan@gmail.com
6.30pm Primo Bar, Park Plaza Hotel, Westminster Bridge Road Continuing this pilot event series from the autumn term, we invite OPs from across the generations to join us on the Third Thursday of each month in January, February and March. This event series is an opportunity for OPs to meet and reconnect in venues across London and to share good conversation over a drink or two.
Audience
Audience
To book events please visit: stpaulsschool.org.uk/spscommunity/events
Community
School
School
Fourth Form Parents’ Model United Drinks and Canapés Nations Conference Reception Friday 18 - Sunday
Biology Enrichment
Thursday 17 January
20 January
7.30pm Samuel Pepys Foyer, St Paul’s School Fourth Form parents are invited to an evening of drinks and canapés, hosted on the banks of the River Thames. A great way to catch up after the holidays.
All Day St Paul’s School Model United Nations is a student debating activity which follows the format of a United Nations assembly. Delegations take the role of individual countries and work together in committees to debate and resolve a range of different topics.
9.15am St Paul’s School The aim of this course is to provide keen and talented scientists with the opportunity to gain hands-on experience of working with molecular biology equipment normally found in a research lab. This is a great chance for students to learn about sophisticated molecular biology techniques, using the teaching expertise and laboratory facilities available at St Paul’s, and will be invaluable experience for those considering biology, biochemistry and related degrees.
Audience
Audience
To book events please visit: stpaulsschool.org.uk/spscommunity/events
Saturday 19 January & Saturday 2 February
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School
Sixth Form Parents’ Meeting: A-Level Subject Choices Monday 21 January 6.30pm St Paul’s School Sixth Form parents are invited to learn more about A-Level subject choices at this information evening. The talk will be followed by a drinks reception in the Samuel Pepys Foyer.
Audience
To book events please visit: stpaulsschool.org.uk/spscommunity/events
School
Fourth and Fifth Form Parents’ Seminar: Sexual awareness and behaviour Wednesday 23 January 6.30pm St Paul’s School This seminar by Julie Johnson covers relationships, emerging sexuality, sexual health, the sexualisation of society, the trivialising of sex and pornography; and the evidence of the important role parents play in conversation around these issues.
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Community
Community
Community
Party for Lower Eighth Form Parents
Sixth Form Parents’ Coffee Morning
Fifth Form Parents’ Coffee Morning
Thursday 24 January
Friday 25 January
Friday 25 January
7.30pm Goat, 333 Fulham Road, Chelsea Lower Eighth Form parents are invited to our Winter Party at Goat in Chelsea. The evening will include drinks and canapés and a live DJ for all to enjoy.
8.30am Olympic Studios, 117-123 Church Road, Barnes Come and join fellow Sixth Form parents for an informal coffee morning at Olympic Studios in Barnes.
8.30am Alma Cafe, 2-3 Rocks Lane, Barnes Come and join fellow Fifth Form parents for an informal coffee morning at the Alma Cafe in Barnes. No booking required.
For more information, please contact: thekaprielians@gmail.com
Audience
Audience
To book events please visit: stpaulsschool.org.uk/spscommunity/events
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Arts
Choral Evensong Saturday 26 January 4.00pm Magdalene College Chapel, Cambridge The annual Oxbridge Evensong for the joint SPS/SPJ Choir this year is in the beautiful 15th-century chapel of Magdalene College, Cambridge, where Ivo Macdonald (OP) has just taken up the Organ Scholarship. Choral Evensong has fast become an oasis of calm and community in our increasingly fast-paced lives and is becoming ever more popular. A great opportunity to hear some glorious choral singing and combine it with a day out in one of our great university cities!
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Community
Feast Service & Supper Monday 28 January 5.00pm St Paul’s Cathedral The Old Pauline Club is pleased to invite Old Paulines and Upper Eighth Parents to Evensong at St Paul’s Cathedral at 5.00pm which will feature the SPS and SPJ Choirs. Following the service, there is a reception and buffet dinner at Mercers’ Hall, Ironmonger Lane, a few minutes’ walk from the Cathedral.
Audience
To book events please visit: stpaulsschool.org.uk/spscommunity/events
FEBRUARY 2019
Community
Christian Union Tea Friday 1 February 4.30pm Dining Hall, St Paul’s School The Christian Union’s annual ‘open day’ will include a talk from an Old Pauline, hymns and a time for prayer. This will be followed by tea and cakes in the Dining Hall and then a series of unusual games in the sports complex. Please do join us.
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Community
SPJ Parents’ Group Quiz Night Tuesday 5 February 7.00pm Dining Hall, St Paul’s School Bring a buffet supper and drinks for your team to the Dining Hall for 7.00pm. The quiz will start at 8.00pm. Quiz Quiz Quiz will be posing the questions with a mixture of topics, visual clues, music and a tasting round. We have spaces for 18 teams with a maximum of ten per team (min. 8 per team). To book your space, please email stpaulsjuniorspg@gmail.com with your team captain’s contact details and Team Name. There will be bubbly for the team with the best table décor to enjoy as the quiz gets underway and champagne all round for the winners. See you there! Audience
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School
Harry Parsons Lecture Fifth and Sixth Form Pupils
Tuesday 5 February 11.15am Wathen Hall, St Paul’s School The Parsons lectures are held each year in memory of Harry Parsons OP and are dedicated to raising awareness of wellbeing. This year the lectures will be delivered by Jonny Benjamin MBE. Jonny is an award-winning mental health campaigner, film producer, public speaker and writer. At the age of 20 he was diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder, a combination of schizophrenia and bipolar, and later began making films on YouTube about the condition that have since been watched by hundreds of thousands of people. He is perhaps best known for his Channel 4 documentary and book The Stranger on the Bridge. Jonny will be joined by Neil Laybourn, the ‘stranger on the bridge’ who intervened when he was sitting on Waterloo Bridge contemplating his own life just over ten years ago. In the years since, Jonny and Neil have worked together to raise awareness of mental health issues and in the Queen’s 2017 New Year Honours List, Jonny was awarded an MBE for his services to mental health and suicide prevention. This event will be recorded to give parents the opportunity to hear the talk. Audience
To book events please visit: stpaulsschool.org.uk/spscommunity/events
Community
Winter New York Drinks
hosted by Betsy and Jamie Morris
Wednesday 6 February 6.30pm Upper East Side, New York Old Pauline Jamie Morris (1959-63) and his wife Betsy have agreed to continue the winter drinks evening tradition for a third year. All of the US St Paul’s community and travellers are invited to Betsy and Jamie’s splendid Upper East Side apartment. No cost but please bring a bottle of something succulent.
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Arts
Community
Chamber Music Concert
Open House Afternoon
Wednesday 6 February
Tuesday 12 February
7.00pm Wathen Hall, St Paul’s School A wonderful opportunity to hear some of St Paul’s School’s finest musicians performing outstanding pieces from the chamber music repertoire in string quartets, piano trios and wind quintets. The event will also feature coaching and a performance by the renowned Tippett String Quartet.
2.00pm Samuel Pepys Foyer, St Paul’s School We are pleased to invite members of the Community to join us for our Spring term Open House event. This will be an opportunity for current parents, former parents, former staff and Old Paulines to explore the School, hear from our senior staff about the future of St Paul’s and reconnect with the Community. We particularly encourage grandparents of current pupils to join us at this event. Places are limited, so do book early to join us.
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Audience
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School
Lower Eighth Form Parents’ Meeting: US Universities Tuesday 12 February 7.30pm Samuel Pepys Theatre, St Paul’s School Carol Graham, Head of US Universities, will describe the application year in detail with a timeline and advise on how to make the process go as smoothly as possible. The presentation will also be useful for families considering a post-A Level application to US Universities. Pupils are welcome to attend.
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Community
SPS Christian Union New Parents’ Reception
Wednesday 13 February 7.30pm St Paul’s School Paulines have enjoyed the Christian Union Summer holidays, or ‘house parties’, for 100 years. Hundreds of Old Paulines look back on these holidays as among the most treasured memories of their time at St Paul’s as a place to build a community where boys can learn about the Christian faith in a friendly, all-inclusive and pressure-free environment. This evening will be a chance to find out more about the trip taking place in Summer 2019.
Audience
Community
Upper Eighth Form Parents’ Supper Leavers’ Appeal Launch
Wednesday 13 February 7.30pm St Paul’s School Parents of the Upper Eighth Form are invited to join the High Master for a celebration of their final year at St Paul’s. The evening will be a chance to reminisce with friends, all in aid of the school’s bursary campaign. John Colet’s vision, to educate able boys regardless of their means or background, continues to guide the modern school and since 2008 St Paul’s has articulated its vision to increase bursary provision on a grand scale. Come along to find out about how you can support the programme. Audience
To book events please visit: stpaulsschool.org.uk/spscommunity/events
Arts
Monologues Competition Thursday 14 February 6.00pm Samuel Pepys Theatre, St Paul’s School The hotly contested St Paul’s School monologues competition is an opportunity for actors from all year groups to showcase their talents in the presence of an external adjudicator from the British theatre industry.
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Community
Oxford Dinner Thursday 21 February 6.30pm Hertford College, Oxford We welcome any Old Paulines studying at Oxford to the 2019 Oxford Dinner. Not only a chance to catch up with old friends and staff from the school but also to welcome the Old Pauline freshers who joined the University in the autumn.
Audience
Community
OP Drinks: Third Thursday Thursday 21 February 6.30pm Alternating venues Continuing this pilot event series from the autumn term, we invite OPs from across the generations to join us on the Third Thursday of each month in January, February and March. This event series is an opportunity for OPs to meet and reconnect in venues across London and to share good conversation over a drink or two.
Audience
To book events please visit: stpaulsschool.org.uk/spscommunity/events
School
RAP Project Information Evening for Fifth Form parents
Monday 25 February 6.30pm Montgomery Room, St Paul’s School Deana Puccio and Allison Havey co-founded the RAP Project in 2013, and have now spoken to over 40,000 pupils in over 150 schools. They will address Fifth Form pupils in the afternoon and then return that evening to offer parents the opportunity to hear their talk first hand. The talk aims to raise awareness about sexual assault and rape and their prevention. It also covers online pornography, sexting, body image, the influence of social media and the effect on behaviour caused by excessive alcohol consumption. Audience
Community
Engineering Network Event Tuesday 26 February 6.30pm The Department Store, Brixton The St Paul’s Professional Groups were first launched in 2016 in collaboration with the Old Pauline Club and Parents’ Group. Their aim is to connect those working in specific professional fields and to support current pupils and young OPs in their career journey. Following the success of our Engineering Launch we are pleased to welcome members of the St Paul’s community working in or with an interest in engineering to our second meeting. This will take place in The Department Store, the recently restored space housing architects Squires and Partners, and will feature a prominent speaker from the community.
Audience
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Community
Arts
Art & Science – Opening Night Lower Eighth Form Parents’ Coffee Mornings
Wednesday 27 February
Barnes, Kensington, Hampstead and Richmond We are delighted to invite you to our coffee mornings once again this year. These are run by Lower Eighth Form parents for Lower Eighth Form parents and you are welcome to join any of them. If your nearest one happens to be on a day you can’t make then please feel free to go to another, or multiple ones if you like. Please reply directly to the host.
6.00pm Milton Gallery, St Paul’s School This inspirational exhibition demonstrates what happens when artists use Biology, Physics and Chemistry to inspire their work. Pieces will include; brass bowls made from NASA satellite images of hurricanes, the zoological drawings of insects that became dresses on the Alexander McQueen catwalk, the beauty of a virus under the microscope and much more. Anyone with an interest in Art, Science and the world around us is very welcome to attend this, our final show of the academic year by professional artists. The show will also be running during school hours from the 28 February until 22 March.
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Audience
26, 27 & 28 February and 1 March
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Community
The Treasures of the St Paul’s Rare Books Collection Wednesday 27 February 6.00pm Kayton Library, St Paul’s School Visit St Paul’s Kayton Library to explore the treasures of the Schofield Rare Books Room. This event will allow the community to have an in-depth look into the School’s collection. Numbers will be limited, so please book quickly.
Audience
Community
Upper Eighth Form Parents’ Supper Leavers’ Appeal Launch
Wednesday 27 February 7.30pm St Paul’s School Parents of the Upper Eighth Form are invited to join the High Master for a celebration of their final year at St Paul’s. The evening will be a chance to reminisce with friends, all in aid of the school’s bursary campaign. John Colet’s vision, to educate able boys regardless of their means or background, continues to guide the modern school and since 2008 St Paul’s has articulated its vision to increase bursary provision on a grand scale. Come along to find out about how you can support the programme. Audience
To book events please visit: stpaulsschool.org.uk/spscommunity/events
Community
Pauline Perspectives IV Thursday 28 February 7.00pm Wathen Hall, St Paul’s School The annual Pauline Perspectives will return for the fourth time in 2019. Once again, this will be a community-wide event comprising students, parents, Old Paulines, Governors and staff. Come along and make your voice heard in a topical debate. Organised by the St Paul’s School Parents’ Group, the event will begin with drinks and canapés in the Wathen Hall Foyer at 7.00pm, with the debate starting at 7.45pm. All participants will be asked to vote before and after the debate to determine how many hearts and minds have been swayed by the arguments of our distinguished panel. Audience
MARCH 2019
School
Chemistry Enrichment Saturday 2 March, 16 March & 23 March 9.15am St Paul’s School The aim of this course is to provide keen and talented scientists with the opportunity to undertake substantial undergraduate level organic synthesis. This is a great chance to get ‘hands-on’ with equipment and chemicals, as well as learning sophisticated and practical techniques and organic reactions. It will be invaluable experience for those considering Chemistry and related degrees with the teaching expertise and laboratory facilities available at St Paul’s. Audience
To book events please visit: stpaulsschool.org.uk/spscommunity/events
Arts
Music Competition Sunday 3 March 9.30am St Paul’s School The Music Competition is open to all students, in both senior and junior categories. It promises to be an exciting day of music-making with musicians competing in their instrumental families and voice. Two adjudicators will choose who goes through to the final which will happen at the start of the summer term. All are more welcome to come and watch.
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Community
The Merry Widow Wednesday 6 March 6.30pm London Coliseum Old Pauline Max Webster (1996-2001) makes his English National Opera debut directing Franz Lehár’s comic Masterpiece, The Merry Widow. Played out in a stream of memorable melodies, including the familiar Vilja Song and Merry Widow Waltz, and in a truly glamourous setting, Lehár’s operetta centres on the relationship between the dazzling Danilo and wealthy young widow Hanna.
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Community
New York Club Lunch Wednesday 6 March 12.00pm University Club, New York All Old Paulines, Paulinas, Colet Fellows, parents and former parents and friends of SPS and SPGS are invited to our next SPS/SPGS alumni/ae and friends lunch at the University Club in New York. Come enjoy the fabulous buffet and raw bar (plus divine chocolate mousse) and Pauline/Paulina conversations. The University Club’s dress code requires jacket and tie for men, and equivalent for ladies.
Audience
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School
Fourth and Fifth Form Parents’ Seminar: Substance abuse – what parents should know
Thursday 7 March 6.30pm Montgomery Room, St Paul’s School In this seminar Julie Johnson talks about illegal drugs, new psychoactive substances (formerly known as ‘legal highs’) and the new legislation on them; and dietary and body-building supplements.
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Community
Arts
Arts
Sixth Form Parents’ Wine Tasting and Canapés Reception
Barnes Music Festival Colet Choral Society Opening Concert: Concert Music and Invention Sunday 10 March
Thursday 7 March
Saturday 9 March
7.45pm Artisan and Vine, 195/197 Lower Richmond Road, Putney Back by popular demand! An opportunity to taste a special selection of boutique wines at Artisan and Vine.
7.30pm St Mary’s, Barnes The St Paul’s School Chamber Choir joins with the Senior Choir from St Paul’s Girls’ School in a performance of Vivaldi’s Gloria for the opening concert of the Barnes Music Festival 2019. The programme also includes music by Richter and Roxana Panufnik. This year’s theme is Music and Invention, with a special focus on the 500th anniversary of Leonardo da Vinci’s death.
For more information, please contact: stephanieledward@gmail.com
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Audience
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6.30pm Great Hall, St Paul’s Girls’ School In Spring term, the Colet Choral Society is tackling Haydn’s iconic Nelson Mass, along with a selection of unaccompanied motets. Do join us for an evening of delightful music and to support the community choir.
Audience
SPARTA Lecture: Van Gogh and Britain Curator Talk by Carol Jacobi (Tate)
Monday 11 March 7.30pm Wathen Hall, St Paul’s School Dr Carol Jacobi will give a special introduction to the forthcoming Tate Britain EY Exhibition: Van Gogh and Britain. It will be the first exhibition to take a look at the artist through his relationship with Britain. Bringing together the largest group of Van Gogh paintings shown in the UK for nearly a decade, the exhibition will include over 40 works by the artist from public and private collections around the world. Her talk will elaborate how Van Gogh was inspired by British art, literature and culture throughout his career and how he in turn inspired British artists. “Vincent van Gogh is without a doubt one of the greatest and most influential artists of all time. His stay in Britain changed his vision of the world and himself, encouraging him to become an artist. This is an exciting opportunity for us to reveal the impact Britain had on Van Gogh as well as the enormous influence he had on British artists. Tate’s last Van Gogh exhibition was in 1947.” Alex Farquharson, Director, Tate Britain. The EY Exhibition: Van Gogh and Britain will be at Tate Britain from 27 March to 11 August 2019. Audience
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Vincent van Gogh, Self-portrait, 1889, courtesy of National Gallery of Art, collection of Mr and Mrs John Hay Whitney.
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Community
Upper Eighth Form Parents’ Supper Leavers’ Appeal Launch
Tuesday 12 March 7.30pm St Paul’s School Parents of the Upper Eighth Form are invited to join the High Master for a celebration of their final year at St Paul’s. The evening will be a chance to reminisce with friends, all in aid of the school’s bursary campaign. John Colet’s vision, to educate able boys regardless of their means or background, continues to guide the modern school and since 2008 St Paul’s has articulated its vision to increase bursary provision on a grand scale. Come along to find out about how you can support the programme. Audience
Arts
A Cappella Concert Wednesday 13 March 7.00pm Wathen Hall, St Paul’s School A celebration of the glories of unaccompanied singing, featuring our Junior A Cappella Group, Concert Choir (directed this year by Upper Eighth Form pupil Oscar O’Brien) and Motley Croon. Enjoy a wide range of close harmony, barbershop and a cappella classics in the warm acoustic of the Wathen Hall.
Audience
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Community
SPJ Spring Fling Fundraising Event Thursday 14 March 7.00pm St Paul’s Church, Hammersmith St Paul’s takes great pride in offering an outstanding education to talented boys, irrespective of their family’s financial circumstances. Our annual Spring Fling for St Paul’s Juniors’ parents and guests has supported the school’s Bursary Fund since 2011. In the last nine years, this event has raised over £1m. Please join us for what is always a very special evening in support of the St Paul’s Bursary Fund.
Audience
Sport
Schools’ Head of the River Friday 15 March 12.30pm SPS Boat House by the towpath The St Paul’s School Boat Club Parents’ Committee will offer tea and coffee by the towpath. Come along and support the crews as they set off from the St Paul’s School Boat House and help to provide cheering and applause as they row past the School.
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Community
Exponentials Physics Upper Eighth Form Saturday 16 March Parents’ Supper 9.00am St Paul’s School This free workshop aims to give students confidence and skills in a core area of Physics with accessible examples. Recommended for AS or A2 students who are looking to apply to competitive universities for courses in Physics, Engineering and Maths.
Audience
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Leavers’ Appeal Launch
Tuesday 19 March 7.30pm St Paul’s School Parents of the Upper Eighth Form are invited to join the High Master for a celebration of their final year at St Paul’s. The evening will be a chance to reminisce with friends, all in aid of the school’s bursary campaign. John Colet’s vision, to educate able boys regardless of their means or background, continues to guide the modern school and since 2008 St Paul’s has articulated its vision to increase bursary provision on a grand scale. Come along to find out about how you can support the programme. Audience
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Arts
Sixth Form Parents’ Ensembles Concert Spring Walking Tour: Wednesday 20 March Mother’s Ruin – the 7.00pm Wathen Hall, St Paul’s School London Gin Craze A selection of performances from St Paul’s Wednesday 20 March
10.30am Meeting at the Dominion Theatre, Tottenham Court Road A walking tour around 18th century London to learn more about the Gin Craze that fueled the riotous street scenes depicted by Hogarth. Sample some yourself in the pub at the end of the tour. This 2 hour tour, led by a Museum of London guide, costs £22 each with drink included in the price. Only 20 places available, please contact: Pippa.Gravestock@btinternet.com Audience
School musicians demonstrating the full range of group music-making available at the school. The concert will feature Big Band, Big Sax Group, String Orchestra, Wind Orchestra and more!
Audience
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Arts
Shoreditch Street Art Tour Thursday 21 March 10.45am Meet at EAT CafĂŠ, 95 City Road, London EC1Y 1BD Join Fifth Form Parents for a street art tour covering different types of street art techniques, including a huge variety of street art by domestic and international artists, as well as some Banksy murals. The tour will be between 1.5 and 2 hours in duration. Please sign up by 15 February 2019. The tour will start near Old Street tube station and finish in Rivington Street, EC2.
Audience
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Community
Wine Tasting at 67 Pall Mall Thursday 21 March 6.30pm 67 Pall Mall Following another sell out event, we return to 67 Pall Mall for an evening of wine tasting among friends at London’s first Private Members’ Wine Club. Old Paulines, parents, former parents and former staff are all welcome to attend and enjoy fine wine and a jovial atmosphere. Following the event, guests are welcome to enjoy the club for the evening. Please do book early as capacity is limited and this is not an event to be missed.
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Titus, by William Shakespeare Directed by Andrew Broughton
Thursday 21-Saturday 23 March 7.30pm Samuel Pepys Theatre, St Paul’s School “Vengeance is in my heart, death in my hand.” In the desert wastes, Titus wages war to protect the last bastion of civilisation from the barbarian hordes. But the very principles which Titus stands for will set in motion a chain of events of barely conceivable cruelty. Shakespeare’s first, yet most strikingly modern, tragedy explodes on to the school stage in a riot of blood, fire and the blackest of comedy. Audience
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Arts
Sharp as Needles
The Mysterious Adventures of the Baker Street Irregulars
Thursday 21 - Friday 22 March 6.30pm School Hall, St Paul’s Juniors “There’s more work to be got out of those little beggars than out of a dozen of the force. The mere sight of an official looking person seals men’s lips. These youngsters however, go everywhere and hear everything. They are sharp as needles, too; all they want is organisation.” A Study in Scarlet. The Upper Second Year present an affectionate homage to the magnificent world of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes, and London’s unofficial [police] force, The Baker Street Irregulars. These plucky young detectives are able to move almost unnoticed through the mysterious and crime-ridden streets of Victorian London… who knows what secrets they will uncover?
Audience
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Arts
OP Drinks: Third Thursday
Leonardo and His Flying Machines
Thursday 21 March
Friday 22 March
6.30pm Alternating venues Continuing this pilot event series from the autumn term, we invite OPs from across the generations to join us on the Third Thursday of each month in January, February and March. This event series is an opportunity for OPs to meet and reconnect in venues across London and to share good conversation over a drink or two.
7.00pm Wathen Hall, St Paul’s School As part of the Barnes Music Festival 2019, St Paul’s School is proud to partner with local primary schools and the Rodolfus Choir to present a programme of music inspired by flight and of Leonardo da Vinci’s flying machines in particular. The programme will include the world premiere of a new commission by St Paul’s School’s Director of Music, Mark Wilderspin.
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Spring Concert 1 Monday 25 March 6.30pm Wathen Hall, St Paul’s School The spring concerts showcase the wide range of the Music Department’s ensembles and choirs, from the Recital Choir and Orchestra to the Jazz and Piano ensembles. A variety of soloists across the two performances complete a wonderful evening of music making.
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Arts
Upper Third Year Pop-up Art Gallery Tuesday 26 - Thursday 28 March 4.00pm Conference Room, St Paul’s Juniors This spring term the SPJ Art department will repeat the highly successful Pop-up Art Exhibitions featuring artwork from every boy in the Upper Third. This private view will take place in the SPJ Conference Room at 4pm to which the parents of the Upper Third boys are invited, but of course, all parents are welcome to attend. Because of the vast numbers, we alternate the work during the two shows so do check for updates closer to the date.
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Arts
Careers
Spring Concert 2
Careers Fair
Wednesday 27 March
Thursday 28 March
6.30pm Wathen Hall, St Paul’s School The spring concerts showcase the wide range of the Music Department’s ensembles and choirs, from the Recital Choir and Orchestra to the Jazz and Piano ensembles. A variety of soloists across the two performances complete a wonderful evening of music making.
All Day Sports Hall, St Paul’s School The Careers Fair is the flagship careers event of the school year, and provides an exciting opportunity for pupils from all year groups to interact with a range of people from a broad spectrum of sectors, and the chance to learn more about the day-to-day aspects of working life in each of these areas. We welcome all members of the Pauline community to host a stall and to get the chance to speak with pupils about their career area.
Audience
Audience
To book events please visit: stpaulsschool.org.uk/spscommunity/events
ST PAUL’S FIXTURES SPRING TERM
Sunday 13 January Squash 1st V at Roehampton Club Schools Tournament
Saturday 9 February 2.30pm – Football – U18A, U18B, U18C, U18D, U18E v Haileybury (H)
Sunday 10 March National Schools Cross Country for Under 11s and 13s
Saturday 19 January 10.00am – Football – U13A, U13B, U13C, U13D, U13E, U13F v Dulwich College (H) 2.30pm – Football – U18A, U18B, U18C, U18D, U18E, U18F v Radley College (H)
Monday 11 February 2.50pm – Football – U13A, U13B, U13C, U13D, U13E v Latymer Upper School (H)
Friday 15 March Rowing – Schools Head of the River – Junior Colts, Colts and Seniors (H)
Saturday 16 February 2.00pm – Football – U18A, U18B v Old Pauline AFC (A)
Saturday 16 – Sun 17 March 10.00am – British Schools Judo Championship – Seniors
Wednesday 27 February 2.30pm – Football – U13A, U13B, U13C v Grey Court School (H)
Monday 18 March Junior Sculling Head – Dorney Lake – Fourth Form
Saturday 2 March Rowing – Hammersmith Head – Junior Colts, Colts and Seniors (H)
Thursday 21 March Rosslyn Park National Rugby 7s tournaments for Under 11s
Thursday 7 March Swimming – Otter Cup at St Paul’s School
Friday 22 March – Saturday 30 March National Schools Rackets Doubles Championships at Queen’s Club
Wednesday 23 January 2.30pm – Football – U13A, U13B, U13C, U13D, U13E v Caldicott Preparatory School (H) Saturday 26 January 2.00pm – Football – U18A, U18B, U18C, U18D, U18E, U16A, U16B v University College School (UCS) (H) Sunday 27 January Rowing – Quintin Head – Junior Colts, Colts and Seniors (H) Tuesday 29 January Squash 1st V at RAC Annual Doubles Festival Saturday 2 February 2.00pm – Football – U18A, U18B, U18C, U18D, U18E, U18F, U18G v Tonbridge School (H)
Friday 8 March Bath Cup Nationals at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, London Aquatics Saturday 9 March 2.15pm – Football – U18A, U18B, U18C, U18D, U18E, U18F, U14A, U14B, U14C, U14D v Epsom College (H)
Saturday 23 March 10.00am – Football U13A, U13B, U13C, U13D, U13E v Dulwich Prep London (H) Tuesday 26 March Rosslyn Park National Rugby 7s tournaments for Under 18s
OLD PAULINE CLUB SPRING FIXTURES
Wednesday 27 March 3.00pm – Football U13A, U13D v St John’s School, Leatherhead (H) Wednesday 27 March Rosslyn Park National Rugby 7s tournaments for Under 16s Thursday 28 March Rosslyn Park National Rugby 7s tournaments for Under 14s Friday 29 March Rosslyn Park National Rugby 7s tournaments for Under 13s Tuesday 2 April – Friday 5 April National Schools Fives Tournament for U14, U16 and U18s
Football OPAFC v SPS
Saturday 16 February 2019
Fives OP Fives RFA Match
Thursday 7 March 2019
Golf OPGS Match v St Paul’s School Wednesday 27 March 2019 Rugby OPFC v Woking
Saturday 12 January 2019
(Away)
OPFC v London Media
Saturday 26 January 2019
(Home)
OPFC v Horley
Saturday 9 February 2019
(Away)
OPFC v Worth OBs
Saturday 16 February 2019 (Home)
OPFC v Guildfordians
Saturday 2 March 2019
(Home)
OPFC v Old Caterhamians
Saturday 9 March 2019
(Away)
OPFC v Old Johnians
Saturday 23 March 2019 (Home)
OPFC v Merton
Saturday 30 March 2019
(Away)
OPFC v Old Glynonians
Saturday 6 April 2019
(Home)
Old Pauline Club
PARENT INFORMATION SPRING TERM
School
Sixth Form Parents’ Evening Wednesday 30 January Fifth Form Parents’ Evening Wednesday 6 March First Year Parents’ Evening Wednesday 6 March First Year Parents’ Evening Thursday 7 March Upper Second Year Subject Parents’ Evening Wednesday 13 March Upper Eighth Parents’ Evening Wednesday 20 March
Earliest Vintage Lunch 27 April Community
40 Year Reunion 17 May School
Summer Festival 30 June
Community
30 Year Reunion 3 May Community
10 Year Reunion 7 June School
Junior Prize Giving 2 July
School
Apposition 11 May Community
20 Year Reunion 21 June School
Leavers’ Ceremony 3 July
SAVE THE DATE
Community
PLEASE REFER TO INDIVIDUAL EVENTS TO IDENTIFY THE AUDIENCE KEY
AT A GLANCE SPRING 2019 Key Community Arts Careers School Sport
JANUARY Colet Choral Society Rehearsal 10 January 7.00pm Singing Hall of St Paul’s Girls’ School Walking Group for St Paul’s Parents 11 January 8.40am Meet at School Gate Pottery Class 15 January 6.30pm Milton Building, St Paul’s School Opening Night of Chinese Woodblock Prints: Context & Practice 16 January 6.00pm Milton Gallery, St Paul’s School Eighth Form Parents’ Meeting: University Entrance Procedures 16 January 6.30pm Wathen Hall, St Paul’s School Walking Group for Former St Paul’s Parents and Old Paulines 17 January 9.30am Roehampton Gate, Richmond Park Old Pauline Lodge Meeting 17 January & 20 March 5.00pm Montgomery Room, St Paul’s School A Level Theatre Studies Showcase 17 January 6.00pm Milton Studio, St Paul’s School
New York Wine Tasting 17 January 6.30pm New York OP Drinks: Third Thursday 17 January 6.30pm Primo Bar, Park Plaza Hotel, Westminster Bridge Road Fourth Form Parents’ Drinks Reception 17 January 7.30pm Samuel Pepys Foyer, St Paul’s School Model United Nations Conference 18-20 January All Day St Paul’s School Biology Enrichment 19 January 9.15am St Paul’s School Sixth Form Parents’ Meeting: A-Level Subject Choices 21 January 6.30pm St Paul’s School Fourth and Fifth Form Parents’ Seminar: Sexual awareness and behaviour 23 January 6.30pm St Paul’s School Party for Lower Eighth Form Parents 24 January 7.30pm Goat, 333 Fulham Road, Chelsea Sixth Form Parents’ Coffee Morning 25 January 8.30am Olympic Studios, 117-123 Church Road, Barnes
Fifth Form Parents’ Coffee Morning 25 January 8.30am Alma Cafe, 2-3 Rocks Lane, Barnes
Winter New York Drinks 6 February 6.30pm Upper East Side, New York
OP Drinks: Third Thursday 21 February 6.30pm Alternating venues
Choral Evensong 26 January 4.00pm Magdalene College Chapel, Cambridge
Chamber Music Concert 6 February 7.00pm Wathen Hall, St Paul’s School
Feast Service & Supper 28 January 5.00pm St Paul’s Cathedral
Open House Afternoon 12 February 2.00pm Samuel Pepys Foyer, St Paul’s School
RAP Project Information Evening for Fifth Form parents 25 February 6.30pm Montgomery Room, St Paul’s School
Lower Eighth Form Parents’ Meeting: US Universities 12 February 7.30pm Samuel Pepys Theatre, St Paul’s School
FEBRUARY Christian Union Tea 1 February 4.30pm Dining Hall, St Paul’s School Biology Enrichment 2 February 9.15am St Paul’s School Harry Parsons Lecture – Fifth and Sixth Form Pupils 5 February 11.15am Wathen Hall, St Paul’s School SPJ Parents’ Group Quiz Night 5 February 7.00pm Dining Hall, St Paul’s School
SPS Christian Union – New Parents’ Reception 13 February 7.30pm St Paul’s School
Engineering Network Event 26 February 6.30pm The Department Store, Brixton Lower Eighth Form Parents’ Coffee Mornings 26, 27 & 28 February and 1 March Barnes, Kensington, Hampstead, Richmond Art & Science – Opening Night 27 February 6.00pm Milton Gallery, St Paul’s School
Upper Eighth Form Parents’ Supper – Leavers’ Appeal Launch 13 February 7.30pm St Paul’s School
The Treasures of the St Paul’s Rare Books Collection 27 February 6.00pm Kayton Library, St Paul’s School
Monologues Competition 14 February 6.00pm Samuel Pepys Theatre, St Paul’s School
Upper Eighth Form Parents’ Supper – Leavers’ Appeal Launch 27 February 7.30pm St Paul’s School
Oxford Dinner 21 February 6.30pm Hertford College, Oxford
To book events please visit: stpaulsschool.org.uk/spscommunity/events
Pauline Perspectives IV 28 February 7.00pm Wathen Hall, St Paul’s School
MARCH Chemistry Enrichment 2 March, 16 March & 23 March 9.15am St Paul’s School Music Competition 3 March 9.30am St Paul’s School The Merry Widow 6 March 6.30pm London Coliseum New York Club Lunch 6 March 12.00pm University Club, New York Fourth and Fifth Form Parents’ Seminar: Substance abuse – what parents should know 7 March 6.30pm Montgomery Room, St Paul’s School Sixth Form Parents’ Wine Tasting and Canapés Reception 7 March 7.45pm Artisan and Vine, 195/197 Lower Richmond Road, Putney
SPARTA Lecture: Van Gogh and Britain Curator Talk by Carol Jacobi (Tate) 11 March 7.30pm Wathen Hall, St Paul’s School Upper Eighth Form Parents’ Supper – Leavers’ Appeal Launch 12 March 7.30pm St Paul’s School A Cappella Concert 13 March 7.00pm Wathen Hall, St Paul’s School SPJ Spring Fling Fundraising Event 14 March 7.00pm St Paul’s Church, Hammersmith Schools Head of the River 15 March 12.30pm SPS Boat House by the towpath Exponentials Physics 16 March 9.00am St Paul’s School Upper Eighth Form Parents’ Supper – Leavers’ Appeal Launch 19 March 7.30pm St Paul’s School
Barnes Music Festival Opening Concert: Music and Invention 9 March 7.30pm St Mary’s, Barnes
Sixth Form Parents’ Spring Walking Tour: Mother’s Ruin – the London Gin Craze 20 March 10.30am Meet at Dominion Theatre, Tottenham Ct Rd
Colet Choral Society Concert 10 March 6.30pm Great Hall, St Paul’s Girls’ School
Ensembles Concert 20 March 7.00pm Wathen Hall, St Paul’s School
Shoreditch Street Art Tour 21 March 10.45am Meet at EAT Café, 95 City Road, London EC1 Wine Tasting at 67 Pall Mall 21 March 6.30pm 67 Pall Mall Titus, by William Shakespeare 21-23 March 7.30pm Samuel Pepys Theatre, St Paul’s School Sharp as Needles The Mysterious Adventures of the Baker Street Irregulars 21-22 March 6.30pm School Hall, St Paul’s Juniors OP Drinks: Third Thursday 21 March 6.30pm Alternating venues Leonardo and His Flying Machines 22 March 7.00pm Wathen Hall, St Paul’s School Spring Concert 1 25 March 6.30pm Wathen Hall, St Paul’s School Upper Third Year Pop-up Art Gallery 26-28 March 4.00pm Conference Room, St Paul’s Juniors Spring Concert 2 27 March 6.30pm Wathen Hall, St Paul’s School Careers Fair 28 March All Day Sports Hall, St Paul’s School
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