St Paul's Autumn Events Programme 2019

EVENTS AUTUMN 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

It is almost two years since the formal launch of the St Paul’s Community programme. I am very grateful to all those who have contributed to its conspicuous success by organising activities, providing venue spaces, offering guidance and, of course, participating in events.

In May we also launched the Shaping our Future campaign. It was a pleasure to meet so many people at the various events and to hear the support for the campaign in general and the Bursary Fund in particular. I look forward to building its momentum this term, and hope you will find something stimulating and engaging in the Autumn programme to encourage you to participate in the school community.

Professor Mark Bailey High Master

A warm welcome to you all once again and particularly to those parents and pupils joining us for the first time this term (as well as to those parents reading this for the first time as a former parent of the school). We know you will find the St Paul’s community a warm, inspiring and motivating one and hope you will be able to join us at one of our upcoming events.

The start of the new academic year brings with it a host of exciting opportunities with which to engage. From wine tasting, masterclasses in Philosophy and Ancient Greek, to the annual Thomas Gresham Quiz as well as a chance to hear the boys predict the winner of the Booker Prize.

We look forward to seeing you this Autumn.

Ellie Sleeman Director of Development and Engagement

AUGUST 2019

Community

Welcome Picnic for Lower First Year Parents Wednesday 28 August 12 noon Kensington Gardens In order to get together before school starts, we would like to invite all Lower First boys, parents, carers and siblings to have a picnic and play in Kensington Gardens from midday onwards. Please feel free to bring a picnic and a rug and for the boys to bring balls for games.

Audience

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School

Welcome Tea for New Boarders Wednesday 28 August 2.00pm Samuel Pepys Foyer, St Paul’s School The boarding house will formally welcome new boarders and their parents to the school at this welcome reception. This event includes afternoon tea and will be an opportunity for boarders and parents to meet the Boarding House staff and the St Paul’s Community team.

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Welcome Back Picnic for Lower Third Year Parents Thursday 29 August 2.00pm The Tank, St Paul’s School Lower Third Year Parents are invited to this year group picnic running in parallel with pupil’s induction afternoon. This is an opportunity to get together for a relaxed and informal gathering while your sons are in school for the afternoon, bringing your own picnics, blankets and games.

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SEPTEMBER 2019

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Community

Upper Eighth Universities Day

Walking Group for St Paul’s Parents

Tuesday 3 September

Tuesday 3 September

1.00pm St Paul’s School

8.40am St Paul’s School

Old Paulines who are at university, or who have recently left, are invited back to school to give advice to current Upper Eighth Paulines who are in the process of choosing their university/college. This has been an enjoyable day in the past and a chance for Old Paulines to re-establish contact with each other. Old Paulines who would like to attend should email Sally Kirkham, careers@stpaulsschool.org.uk

Meet at the school gate on Lonsdale Road for a walk along the towpath to Barnes Bridge, returning via Hammersmith Bridge. The Parents’ Walking Group meets regularly during term time for walks of about an hour and half, usually by the river, in Richmond Park or Hyde Park.

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Audience

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Arts

Arts

GCSE Art Showcase

Moonlight

Wednesday 4 September

Thursday 5 September – Saturday 7 September

6.00pm Milton Gallery, St Paul’s School Everyone is welcome to this vibrant exhibition showcasing the best work from all of last year’s GCSE artists. The show will also be open 9.00am to 4.00pm on 5, 10 and 12 September. Please let the school know in advance if you intend to visit during the school day.

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7.30pm Milton Studio, St Paul’s School Andy, an ailing, foul-mouthed patriarch, is desperate for reconciliation with his two estranged sons. Haunted by the ghostly presence of his dead daughter Bridget and the very real presence of his irascible wife Bel, the dying Andy muses on guilt, lost loves and his own mortality. Pinter’s final full-length play is an elegiac meditation on family, shot through with raucous wit, here performed by a senior cast of actors fresh from a run at the Lyric Theatre Studio.

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Community

St Paul’s Masterclass: Ancient Greek First Year Parents’ Information Evening and Supper Thursday 5 September 6.30pm School Hall, St Paul’s Juniors All parents of boys in the First Year at St Paul’s Juniors are invited to attend this information evening. The evening will involve speeches followed by dinner provided and served by existing parents. This is a wonderful opportunity for you to meet parents and teachers from your son’s year.

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Saturday 7 September 9.00am St Paul’s School Following last year’s popularity, join former Senior Undermaster and Classics teacher Alex Wilson for the first of three morning-long masterclasses delving into the Ancient Greek language and culture.

Do take this opportunity to experience the St Paul’s classroom and find out more about the bygone language and period of history it came from. The masterclasses will be held over three weeks, with the following two sessions on 14 and 21 September.

Audience

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School

School

US University Basics

US University Meeting

6.30pm Samuel Pepys Theatre, St Paul’s School

6.30pm Montgomery Room, St Paul’s School

US University Basics is an annual presentation by the Head of US Universities. This event is for Sixth Form and new Lower Eighth Parents interested in learning what US universities have to offer and what the US Universities team at St Paul’s School does to support students applying to the United States. This is an introductory presentation to help parents decide whether or not the US system is a good fit for your son. Students are welcome to attend. Please note that for Lower Eighth parents who are already knowledgeable about the US system, there is a Lower Eighth parent meeting in the spring term.

This is a meeting and reception with the Head of US Universities for Upper Eighth parents whose sons are in the process of applying to university in the United States.

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Audience

for Sixth Form and New Lower Eighth Parents Tuesday 10 September

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for Upper Eighth Parents Wednesday 11 September

Community

New Parents’ Supper

Arts

Joint Concert

Wednesday 11 September Thursday 12 September 6.30pm Dining Hall, St Paul’s School

7.00pm Great Hall, St Paul’s Girls’ School

This extremely popular annual event is run by the Parents’ Group and is an opportunity for the new Fourth Form and Lower Eighth Form parents to meet each other, the Parents’ Group Committee and Senior staff.

The evening begins at 6.30pm with a drinks reception in Founder’s Court followed by supper in the School Dining Room at 7.15pm.

Our musicians join forces with St Paul’s Girls’ School for the annual Joint Concert. The repertoire will include Elgar’s Give Unto the Lord, Stanford’s Te Deum in B Flat and Tchaikovsky’s Sixth Symphony (also known as the Pathétique Symphony), as well as a new choral piece written by Bernard Hughes.

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Audience

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Welcome Coffee Morning for Volunteers Friday 13 September 8.30am Conference Room, St Paul’s Juniors An opportunity to meet members of the St Paul’s Juniors Parents’ Group and to hear about the key events planned for the year.

All St Paul’s Juniors parents who are interested in volunteering for Parents’ Group events throughout the year are invited to come along.

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Sixth Form Parents’ Coffee Morning – North London

Sixth Form Parents’ Coffee Morning – Hammersmith

Lower Eighth Form Parents’ Coffee Morning – Kensington

Friday 13 September

Friday 13 September

Friday 13 September

8.00am SOHO Coffee Co, Hampstead

8.30am Kindred, Hammersmith

For those living in North London, an opportunity to catch up over a coffee with other Sixth Form parents.

An opportunity to catch up with other Sixth Form parents after the holidays over a coffee.

9.00am Whole Foods Market, Kensington High Street

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An opportunity to catch up with other Lower Eighth Form parents after the summer holidays.

Community

Upper Eighth Form Parents’ Coffee and Exhibition Visit Chihuly: Reflections on Nature Friday 13 September 10.00am Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Artist Dale Chihuly’s stunning glass sculptures transform Kew Gardens into a contemporary outdoor gallery, making this exhibition a feast for the eyes. We’ll meet at the café at the Victoria Gate entrance to Kew Gardens for a coffee and then wander through the gardens, taking in Chihuly’s extraordinary works. Allow one and a half hours for the walk. The standard entrance fee to Kew Gardens (£16.50) includes the exhibition. Tickets can be bought on the day or online in advance to avoid queuing.

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30 Year Reunion Friday 13 September 6.30pm St Paul’s School We welcome back all Old Paulines who left the school in 1989. This is a chance to catch up with old friends and to see the changes that have taken place at the school over the past 30 years. Hosted by Adam Smith, Gregor Cameron and Ilya Colak-Antic.

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Old Pauline Sports Festival Saturday 14 September 12 noon Colets Health Club, Thames Ditton Join us at Thames Ditton for the Old Pauline Sports Festival and enjoy the inaugural tri-sport tournament between the OP Rugby, Football and Cricket Clubs. Festivities will be taking place throughout the afternoon with kids activities and inflatables, a barbecue and an outdoor bar serving OP craft beer. A perfect chance to bring the whole family.

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1st XV 60 Years On Reunion Lunch Saturday 14 September 12 noon St Paul’s School Paddy McCowen’s 1958 and John Cooper’s 1959 1st XVs are meeting for a 60-years-on reunion lunch on 14 September ahead of the current 1st XV’s match against Abingdon.

The 1959 team had Peter Stagg playing in the second row. Peter is the most capped international player educated at St Paul’s.

He played 28 times for Scotland between 1965 and 1970 and played for the British Lions on their 1968 tour of South Africa.

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School

Dick Moore Lecture on Mental Health Monday 16 September 7.00pm Samuel Pepys Theatre, St Paul’s School

Arts

Caterina Grewe Recital

Arts

Young Directors’ Showcase

Wednesday 18 September Wednesday 18 September – Friday 20 September 7.00pm Wathen Hall, St Paul’s School

Former teacher and headmaster Dick Moore is a qualified Youth Mental Health First Aid Instructor and has a passionate interest in adolescent development and emotional wellbeing. A truly engaging presenter, he has wide experience of working with young people. His lecture to parents will encompass emotional wellbeing, anxiety and stress, self-help and resilience, as well as tips for sound mental health in teenagers.

German-Japanese pianist Caterina Grewe has performed to great critical acclaim throughout the UK, continental Europe and Asia, has collaborated with many top conductors and has won numerous prizes at world-renowned piano competitions. This concert, which will include works by Schumann, Schubert-Liszt and Liszt, is in aid of The Amber Trust which helps blind and partially sighted children across the UK who have a talent or love for music.

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Audience

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6.30pm Samuel Pepys Theatre and Milton Studio, St Paul’s School Following workshops with a range of visiting industry professionals, a group of Lower Eighth Form pupils direct and produce their own short plays in the space of a week. Join us to enjoy the results, and celebrate the hard work of these talented young theatre makers.

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Fourth Form Parents’ St Paul’s Finance Seminar: Julie Network Johnson, Managing Thursday 19 September Teen Years 6.30pm Thursday 19 September 6.30pm Montgomery Room, St Paul’s School Julie Johnson, expert in the field, will lead this seminar which explores loss and change for both teenagers and parents; stages of adolescence; maintaining your relationship and managing boundaries. Topics will include socialising, managing a work/life/ co-curricular balance, and supporting study in the GCSE year.

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Hambro Perks, Westminster

Community

Alumni and Parent Cycling Club Launch Friday 20 September 6.30pm St Paul’s School

We invite all members of the St Paul’s community with an interest in finance to join us for the next Finance Network event.

This meeting will be hosted by Hambro Perks, a venture capital firm that helps build global companies, with an emphasis on entrepreneurship. Dominic Perks, Co-Founder, CEO and St Paul’s parent will speak about the journey of a founder and hosts the evening alongside George Davies (19982003), Partner and Old Pauline.

Join us for the launch of the first St Paul’s Cycling Club, a social and friendly cycling network for parents and alumni. Riders are invited to meet at school for a ride to Richmond Park and back to followed by dinner at School.

The ride will be led by Daniel Loy of International Cycling Executives and supported by Hugh Roberts (1969-74), Chief Executive of the SweetSpot, the organiser of the Tour of Britain, The Women’s Tour and Ride London.

The ride will be resourced with a number of support cars, but attendees are asked to bring road bikes and personal hydration needs.

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Audience

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Arts

Opening Night, Photo Noir – Portraits

by Cornel Lucas Harvest Festival, First and Second Years Tuesday 24 September 8.30am School Hall, St Paul’s Juniors

Wednesday 25 September Parents’ Christian Prayer Group Meeting 6.00pm Milton Gallery, St Paul’s School Wednesday 25 September 9.30am Montgomery Room, St Paul’s School

The Harvest Festival will be held in the school hall followed by coffee or tea and homemade treats in the St Paul’s Juniors Conference Room. All St Paul’s Juniors Lower First to Upper Second Year parents are welcome to attend.

The Parents’ Christian Prayer Group meet twice a term and prayers are offered mainly for the pupils, staff, events within the school as well as the whole school community. Our informal meeting includes coffee, a reading and prayers. We also hold an annual dinner at the school, which is a wonderful opportunity to meet members of staff who attend. There is no formal membership; everyone is welcome to attend any of our meetings.

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One of the world’s most celebrated photographers, Cornel Lucas (1920-2012) enjoyed a career at the forefront of photography for over 70 years. Photo Noir will fill our gallery space with gorgeous images of the stars Lucas worked with in Hollywood and the UK from the 1940s onwards. The show will also be open from 9.00am to 4.00pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 26 September until 10 October. Please let the school know in advance if you intend to visit during the school day.

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St Paul’s Juniors Service

for Lower and Upper Third Years Thursday 26 September 8.30am School Hall, St Paul’s Juniors The service will be followed by a celebratory coffee or tea and homemade treats in the Conference Room. All Third Year parents are welcome to attend.

Audience

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Community

Community

Community

Thomas Gresham Quiz Night

New Parents’ Coffee Morning

Welcome Back to London Event

Thursday 26 September

Friday 27 September

Friday 27 September

6.30pm Dining Hall, St Paul’s School

8.30am Samuel Pepys Foyer, St Paul’s School

6.30pm St Paul’s School

The Thomas Gresham Bursary Fund was founded in 2017 by pupils in the Upper Eighth Form, with the aim of raising money to enable a boy to study at St Paul’s. To continue their success, the reins have been handed to successive groups of Upper Eighth pupils and they are bringing back the quiz to kick off this year’s fundraising. Join us for a challenging and entertaining evening for a cause integral to the St Paul’s Community.

All new Senior School parents are invited to meet other parents and learn about school events which you might like to attend or get involved with.

An event to welcome back leavers from 2014, 2015 and 2016 as they return to London following graduation from university. A chance to catch up with old friends and see how the school has developed over drinks on Big Side.

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Audience

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Community

St Paul’s Masterclass: Philosophy, an Introduction Monday 30 September 6.30pm St Paul’s School St Paul’s teacher Phil Gaydon presents an introduction to Philosophy, inviting the St Paul’s community to explore and debate a number of topics from the fields of ethics, aesthetics, metaphysics and epistemology. This two hour class will act as a taster session ahead of a longer Philosophy series taking place in the spring term. The session will have a relaxed and informal atmosphere and include refreshments so please do come along. No previous study of the subject is required.

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OCTOBER 2019

School

St Paul’s Juniors Pastoral Information Evening with Natasha Devon Tuesday 1 October 6.30pm School Hall, St Paul’s Juniors Natasha Devon is a writer and activist. She tours schools and colleges throughout the UK, delivering talks as well as conducting research on mental health, body image, gender and social equality. Natasha regularly speaks in Parliament and gives evidence to the Education and Health Select Committees, representing the interests of teenagers and teachers. In 2015 she was awarded an MBE for her services to young people.

Natasha is a patron for the charity No Panic, which provides advice and support for people struggling with anxiety and is a member of the Men & Boys Coalition, specifically consulting with them on reducing the rates of male suicide in the UK.

Audience

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Scholars’ Presentation Evening Wednesday 2 October 6.00pm Samuel Pepys Foyer, St Paul’s School John Colet, the founder of St Paul’s, initially intended the number of pupils in his school to be 153, the number associated with the miraculous draught of fishes in the St John’s Gospel. Now, with pupils numbering nearly 1,500, academic scholars are awarded an emblem of a silver fish, which can be worn on their lapel. Parents of newly appointed Junior Scholars are invited to attend this relatively informal presentation of the silver fish.

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John Colet Day Thursday 3 October 11.00am St Paul’s Cathedral Once more we gather as the wider St Paul’s Community for thanksgiving and dedication in honour of our founder John Colet. This annual service takes place in St Paul’s Cathedral and is attended by the Mercers’ Company, Governors, St Paul’s Juniors, St Paul’s Girls School and St Paul’s School. Upper Third and Upper Eighth Form parents will be invited to apply for tickets through a ballot.

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Upper Eighth Form Parents’ Post Cathedral Drinks Thursday 3 October 12 noon The Saint, Paternoster Square All Upper Eighth Form parents are invited to meet and mingle over drinks and nibbles after the boys’ last John Colet Day service.

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St Paul’s Juniors Informal Concert Monday 7 October 4.15pm Holst Room, St Paul’s Juniors This event gives boys of all abilities the opportunity to play the music they have been working on in an informal atmosphere. This is an ideal opportunity to prepare boys who would like to play in a formal concert in the Wathen Hall in the future, or for boys to garner some more performing experience and feedback as they develop their repertoire.

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Community

Predict the Booker Monday 7 October 6.30pm Kayton Library, St Paul’s School Six books, six boys, five minutes each. Come and hear our readers talk about the shortlisted books and join us in voting for the one St Paul’s thinks should win the prestigious Booker Prize 2019.

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Arts

Cambridge Dinner

Piano Evening

Wednesday 9 October

Wednesday 9 October

6.30pm Emmanuel College, Cambridge

7.00pm Wathen Hall, St Paul’s School

We welcome any Old Pauline studying at Cambridge to the annual Cambridge Dinner.

A great chance to catch up with old friends and staff, and welcome the new Old Pauline freshers joining the University.

This event provides a rare opportunity to hear some of the school’s most talented pianists.

Pupils choose their own repertoire, so a variety of different composers will be on offer as well as some duet performances.

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Arts

The Blue Electric Wind

Wednesday 9 October – Friday 11 October 7.30pm Milton Studio, St Paul’s School When people at school start forgetting things, Scott wonders if he’s the only one who’s noticed. He and some of the other school misfits seem to be alone in realising what has happened. Is it the weather? Is it a virus? They must join forces to try and work out what is causing everyone in town to lose all sense of who they are. The Blue Electric Wind, performed by a cast of Sixth Form Actors, is a new play about bravery, growing up and why we remember what we do.

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Corporate Communion Thursday 10 October 8.00am Wathen Hall Foyer, St Paul’s School Parents and OPs are welcome to join us for this Eucharist Service (which includes an anthem sung by the Chapel Choir) from 8.00 – 8.40am, with an optional full breakfast from 8.40 – 9.10am. Please arrive at St Paul’s School Reception by 7.50am.

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Community

SPARTA Lecture: Was there an English Renaissance?

Lower Eighth Form Parents’ Drinks and Canapés

Thursday 10 October

Thursday 10 October

6.00pm Samuel Pepys Theatre, St Paul’s School

7.30pm Milton Gallery, St Paul’s School

Jonathan Jones, art critic of The Guardian, asks if the Renaissance reached Britain. An Italian artist who worked for Henry VIII complained about having to endure “those beasts of Englishmen.” Was art essentially foreign to us in the age when St Paul’s School was founded? Jones explores Tudor Britain in the light of his new book, Sensations: The Story of British Art from Hogarth to Banksy.

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Lower Eighth Form parents are invited to enjoy drinks and canapés surrounded by a photography exhibition in the Milton Gallery.

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New York Lunch Thursday 10 October 12 noon University Club of New York Join the New York Branch for a fabulous lunch at the University Club with special guests Janet and Stephen Baldock (High Master 1992-2004). This lunch is a perfect opportunity for OPs who have moved state-side for university or former St Paul’s parents who have relocated to connect with the community in New York.

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Community

High Master’s Prize Symposium

Wine Tasting at 67 Pall Mall

Thursday 10 October

Friday 11 October

6.30pm St Paul’s Girls’ School

6.30pm 67 Pall Mall

The Joint Symposium showcases the best of the presentations coming out of the High Master’s Prize from students in the Upper Eighth at St Paul’s School and St Paul’s Girl’s School. Parents are invited to attend to hear what are always fascinating and accomplished talks and to get a glimpse of what to expect at the year’s Apposition. These winning speakers are then invited to join senior staff for a supper to celebrate their effort and hard work.

Join us at 67 Pall Mall for another evening of drinks and brilliant company in the UK’s first private members wine club. Enjoy a variety of wines selected on a theme, guided by an experienced sommelier. After the event please feel free to spend the rest of the evening enjoying the club.

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Old Pauline Lodge Centenary Event Wednesday 16 October 5.30pm St Paul’s School The Old Pauline Lodge was founded in 1919 for old boys and current and former staff of St Paul’s School. Membership has always reflected the rich cultural and religious diversity found at the school itself. At this special Centenary event we will celebrate 100 years with the whole Pauline community and partners. We will review the high (and low) points of our history and host a dinner fit for the next century.

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OP Third Thursday Drinks Thursday 17 October 6.30pm Primo Bar, Waterloo We invite OPs from across the generations to join us on the third Thursday of each month in October and November. 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.

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Sydney Branch Event

Wessex Branch Luncheon

Thursday 24 October

Thursday 31 October

7.00pm Central Business District, Sydney

12.15pm Crown Hotel, Blandford Forum

Frederik Blencke (1986-91) hosts this relaxed event in Sydney’s Central Business District for all Old Paulines, parents, former parents, former staff and friends of St Paul’s that live in the city or may be passing through the area.

An invitation from Stephen Baldock, David and Mary Porteus to all OPs living in the Wessex region including West Sussex, Hampshire, Oxfordshire, Wiltshire, Somerset, Dorset, Devon, Gloucestershire and Monmouth. The guest speaker at our next lunch will be the High Master, Professor Bailey. We are delighted that he has accepted our invitation to join us again in what will be his final year in office.

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NOVEMBER 2019

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New York Fireworks Tuesday 5 November

PSCHE Seminar

for Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Form Parents Monday 4 November 6.30pm Montgomery Room, St Paul’s School Katie Douglass, Director of ICT, will give a PSCHE parents’ seminar about young people and the challenges and opportunities created by technology. With smart phones, social media and the meteoric rise of Fortnite, the digital world of the teenager has changed beyond recognition in the last 10 years. How do you, as a parent, support and guide your child through this brave new world?

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7.00pm Brainstation, New York You are invited to join the next Six Degrees event as we look to build on the networks and friendships that the OP community has been so successful at supporting and growing. We are continually amazed by how powerful and enjoyable the OP network is, even across the Atlantic from where it all started. This summer we launched a new format, Six Degrees, a light touch business ‘connect’ for us to share and learn about our peers’ professional successes and opportunities here in New York. Open to all OPs, parents of, and friends who might be interested in joining us.

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Discover St Paul’s Supporting St Paul’s through Legacy Giving Tuesday 5 November 2.00pm St Paul’s School Join our first Discover St Paul’s event to learn more about the life-changing impact of legacy giving. This afternoon will be an opportunity for those interested in supporting the Shaping our Future campaign through a gift in their will to hear more about the Colet Society and the work it will support. You will hear from others who have already made this commitment and join a St Paul’s lesson.

Afternoon tea will be served and there will be an opportunity for a short tour of the school.

If you are interested in joining us for this event, or learning more about legacy giving, please call 020 8746 5390 or email community@stpaulsschool.org.uk

Audience

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Arts

Opening Night: Other People

by Keith Roberts

Wednesday 6 November 6.00pm Milton Gallery, St Paul’s School Keith Roberts studied fine art in Newcastle and then at the Royal College of Art in London. He was awarded a place at the Delfina Studios Trust and then an Abbey Fellowship to study at the British School in Rome, an intensely rewarding experience that continues to inform his work. The exhibition Other People at St Paul’s School will bring together paintings, drawings and sculpture that engage with uncertainty and upheaval in the world. The work encourages the contemplation of silenced voices and mute witness; to tally the absence and presence of those other people.

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GCSE Composers’ Concert Wednesday 6 November 7.00pm Wathen Hall, St Paul’s School Join us to hear some of the talented GCSE musicians perform compositions of their own creation.

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Avni Lectures Thursday 7 November 6.00pm St Paul’s School After the success of last year’s event we are very excited to announce that we will be hosting another evening of talks in memory of Okan Avni, respected friend, colleague and teacher. The Avni Lectures showcase some of the expertise and interests of the St Paul’s staff and we would be honoured if you could join us to pay a fitting tribute to such a great talent.

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Durham University Drinks Thursday 7 November 6.30pm The Boat Club, Durham Join us at The Boat Club for the first Old Pauline Durham drinks reception. This will be an informal event with prepaid drinks and a chance to connect and reminisce with other alumni studying in Durham. This is a great a chance to welcome the freshers of 2019 and introduce them to the Old Pauline community in the city.

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Sixth Form Parents’ Wine Tasting Thursday 7 November 7.45pm Artisan & Vine, Putney Please join us for a wine-tasting session at Artisan & Vine. The evening starts at 7.45pm with a welcome drink, followed by a tasting of a number of different wines. Canapés provided throughout the evening.

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Lower Eighth Form Act of Remembrance Parents’ Exhibition Monday 11 November Visit: Tutankhamun 11.00am Paul’s School Treasures of the Golden St As a whole school we gather for the annual Act of Remembrance. OP Laurence Binyon’s Pharaoh poem For the Fallen is always central to these Friday 8 November

ceremonies: we will remember them.

10.15am Saatchi Gallery, Chelsea This exhibition commemorates the centenary of the discovery that captivated the world, being the largest collection of Tutankhamun’s treasures ever to travel out of Egypt. Come and join fellow Lower Eighth Form parents for a tour of the exhibition. We will meet in the Gallery Mess Cafe from 10.15am and the tour is at 11am.

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Monday 11 November 7.00pm Wathen Hall, St Paul’s School Sophie Oxenbridge, Assistant Curator of Bridget Riley at the Hayward Gallery, will give a talk about this retrospective devoted to the work of celebrated British artist Bridget Riley, the first large-scale exhibition of Riley’s work to be held in the UK for 16 years. Spanning over 70 years of work, the exhibition places particular emphasis on the origins of Riley’s practice and traces pivotal moments across her acclaimed career. It features early paintings and drawings, iconic black-andwhite works of the 1960s, expansive canvases in colour, recent wall paintings, and preparatory materials that reveal Riley’s working methods.

Bridget Riley will run at the Hayward Gallery from 23 October 2019 to 26 January 2020.

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Ra, 1981 Oil on canvas 240.7x 205.1 cm © Bridget Riley 2018. All rights reserved.

SPARTA: Wathen Hall Autumn Curator Talk: Bridget Riley

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Al is in Wonderland – Upper Third Performance Treasures of St Paul’s School: Exploration and Adventure Wednesday 13 November 6.00pm Kayton Library, St Paul’s School The librarians and archivist will be working together to display items from the school’s collection on the theme of exploration and adventure. We will be showing some of our rare atlases, seals from Ancient Egypt, and diaries and photographs from boys’ trips abroad. Magnifying glasses and white gloves will be available.

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Wednesday 13 November – Saturday 16 November 6.45pm School Hall, St Paul’s Juniors “Beware the Jabberwock, my son! The jaws that bite, the claws that catch!” Al’s world is tipped upside down and Wonderland is in chaos. The caterpillars are on strike, the Duchess won’t leave the house and the Mad Hatter is, well... mad! Join us as the Third Years dive down the rabbit hole and into a new, reimagined version of Lewis Carroll’s classic Alice tales. Adapted by Jon Boustead and brought to life by a superb cast, expect live music, stunning puppetry and ensemble storytelling.

Audience

To book events please visit: stpaulsschool.org.uk/spscommunity/events

Arts

Community

Ensembles Concert

2004 1st XV Daily Wednesday 13 November Mail Cup Squad – 15 Year Reunion 7.00pm Wathen Hall, St Paul’s School

An opportunity to hear our medium-sized ensembles performing together in a varied and exciting programme, including a selection of items from String Orchestra, Wind Orchestra, and Big Band.

Audience

Community

Unbeaten 1979 1st XV – 40 Year Reunion

Saturday 16 November

Saturday 16 November

1.30pm St Paul’s School

12 noon St Paul’s School

We welcome back the 2004 1st XV squad after 15 years, to enjoy lunch and the current 1st XV match against Eton College.

David Roth’s 1979 1st XV is meeting up for the first time in forty years on the day the current 1st XV plays Eton College. The 1979 Eton match was among its 12 victories in an unbeaten season.

Audience

Audience

To book events please visit: stpaulsschool.org.uk/spscommunity/events

Community

OP Third Thursday Drinks Thursday 21 November 6.30pm Apex, Copthall Avenue We invite OPs from across the generations to join us on the third Thursday of October and November. 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

School

PSCHE Seminar

for Fourth and Fifth Form Parents Thursday 21 November 6.30pm Montgomery Room, St Paul’s School Julie Johnson, parents’ seminar provider, will be exploring what the ‘party scene’ involves, from supervision, location, alcohol, drugs, and the planning and preparation that should be taken before a party.

Audience

To book events please visit: stpaulsschool.org.uk/spscommunity/events

Community

St Paul’s Juniors Christmas Fayre Sunday 24 November 11.00am St Paul’s School This is the annual Christmas Fayre organised by the St Paul’s Juniors Parents Group. All St Paul’s Juniors staff, parents, students, siblings, and other family members are invited to attend.

Audience

Arts

Arts

Autumn Concert

St Paul’s Juniors Wednesday 27 November Autumn Concert 7.00pm Wathen Hall, St Paul’s School

Thursday 28 November

The term’s flagship concert. Groups involved will include the Chapel Choir, Symphony and Chamber Orchestras and will feature Nielsen’s Symphony No. 2.

6.30pm Wathen Hall, St Paul’s School

Audience

Audience

To book events please visit: stpaulsschool.org.uk/spscommunity/events

Our Autumn Term showcase event, with music from our major ensembles as well as performances from some of our accomplished soloists. The programme will include a variety of styles, spanning centuries of music history.

This exciting event will feature pupils who are performing with St Paul’s Juniors for the first time, as well as some of our established soloists returning once again to the Wathen Hall stage.

Arts

Ghetto

Thursday 28 November – Saturday 30 November 7.30pm Samuel Pepys Theatre, St Paul’s School Set in the Jewish ghetto of Vilnius, Lithuania, in 1942 and based on diaries written during the darkest days of the holocaust, Ghetto tells of the unlikely flourishing of a theatre against the backdrop of Nazi mass extermination.

Some protested that “in a graveyard you do not do theatre” but theatre they did, and it proved a vibrant source of vitality amidst the daily disappearances and despair.

Edward Williams’ final production at St Paul’s will be both a chilling warning and an uplifting celebration.

Audience

To book events please visit: stpaulsschool.org.uk/spscommunity/events

Community

Parents’ Christian Prayer Group Meeting Friday 29 November 9.30am Wathen Hall, St Paul’s School The Parents’ Christian Prayer Group is a group of parents who meet twice a term to pray together. The informal meeting includes coffee, a reading and prayers. An annual dinner is also held at the school, which is a wonderful opportunity to meet members of staff who attend. No formal membership required; all are welcome to attend the meetings.

Audience

DECEMBER 2019

Arts

Jazz at The Bulls Head Sunday 1 December 2.30pm The Bulls Head, Barnes Groups from the highly regarded jazz programme at St Paul’s School will play a set of traditional and contemporary numbers, with everything from solos to the school’s Funk Group and Big Band. The boys are no stranger to the Bulls Head, performing regularly here and at other outside engagements in the local community. Everything from standards to the very best of contemporary British Jazz.

Audience

Arts

Colet Choral Society: Rossini’s Petite Messe Solennelle Sunday 1 December 6.30pm Great Hall, St Paul’s Girls’ School The community choir of the St Paul’s Schools, the Colet Choral Society, presents Rossini’s Petite Messe Solennelle. The concert will be conducted by Roger Paul and will be in collaboration with the St Paul’s Girls’ School Senior Choir.

Audience

To book events please visit: stpaulsschool.org.uk/spscommunity/events

School

Community

Christmas Soirée

Carol Service

Thursday 5 December

Monday 9 December

6.00pm Dining Hall, St Paul’s School

6.30pm St Mary’s Church, Barnes

Come and enjoy an evening of festive fun hosted by the St Paul’s School Parents’ Group.

With carols, mulled wine and the first snowfall of winter, don’t miss this opportunity to celebrate the wonderful talent St Paul’s has to offer.

You are invited to join us to celebrate Christmas at the St Paul’s Carol Service. The service is a traditional candlelit affair, with lessons, carols and anthems performed by the St Paul’s Chapel Choir. Refreshments of mulled wine and mince pies will be available.

The St Paul’s community are invited to this service, with a special invite extended to members of the Colet Society who we hope are able to join us.

Audience

Audience

To book events please visit: stpaulsschool.org.uk/spscommunity/events

Community

St Paul’s Juniors Carol Service Tuesday 10 December 2.15pm St Paul’s Church, Hammersmith We hope that St Paul’s Juniors parents will be able to join us for this enjoyable and festive event in the annual St Paul’s calendar.

Members of the congregation are asked to be seated by 1.45pm.

Audience

Community

School

Community

New York Christmas Lunch

Corporate Communion

2019 Leavers First Term Reunion

Wednesday 11 December

Thursday 12 December

Thursday 19 December

1.00pm University Club of New York

8.00am Wathen Hall Foyer, St Paul’s School

6.30pm The Red Lion, Barnes

Join OPs and friends of St Paul’s School and St Paul’s Girls’ School in New York for a pre-Christmas celebration lunch at the University Club, One West 54 Street, at noon.

Come view the tree in the Club, the tree at Rockefeller Center and the lights on Fifth Avenue. Jacket and tie and equivalent for ladies required.

Parents and OPs are welcome to join us for this Eucharist Service (which includes an anthem sung by the Chapel Choir) from 8.00 – 8.40am, with an optional full breakfast from 8.40 – 9.10am. Please arrive at St Paul’s School Reception by 7.50am.

The Leavers of 2019 are invited to their first reunion following their first term at university.

Join fellow classmates for a Christmas drink near school to catch up on the activities of the first term.

Audience

Audience

Audience

To book events please visit: stpaulsschool.org.uk/spscommunity/events

SPORTS FIXTURES AUTUMN TERM

ST PAUL’S RUGBY

ST PAUL’S ROWING

Saturday 7 September 2.45pm 1st XV v Epsom College

Sunday 6 October Pairs Head of the River (Sixth Form – Upper Eighth Form)

Saturday 14 September 1.00pm 1st XV v Abingdon

Sunday 20 October Head of the Charles (Eighth Forms)

Saturday 21 September 10.00am SPJ 1st XV v RGS High Wycombe

Saturday 23 November Fours Head of the River (Sixth Form – Upper Eighth Form)

Saturday 28 September 10.00am SPJ 1st XV v Dulwich College

ST PAUL’S RACKETS

Saturday 16 November 2.45pm 1st XV v Eton College Saturday 30 November 10.00am SPJ 1st XV v Dulwich Prep Saturday 7 December 10.30am 1st XV v London Oratory *All fixtures listed are home games.

Saturday 7 December National Singles Championships (Queen’s Club)

OLD PAULINE RUGBY Saturday 21 September 1st XV v Merton (Home) Saturday 28 September 1st XV v Met Police (Away) Saturday 19 October 1st XV v London Media (Home) Saturday 26 October 1st XV v Streatham & Croydon (Away) Saturday 9 November 1st XV v Old Glynonians (Home) Saturday 16 November 1st XV v Guildfordians (Home) Saturday 23 November 1st XV v Old Suttonian (Away) Saturday 7 December 1st XV v Egham (Home) Saturday 14 December 1st XV v Old Johnians (Away) All Former Players are also invited to a hospitality lunch on Saturday 19 October.

SAVE THE DATE

Community

Feast Service and Supper 3 February Sport

School’s Head of the River 18 March

Community

Pauline Perspectives 27 February Community

OPC Annual Dinner 18 June

PLEASE REFER TO INDIVIDUAL EVENTS TO IDENTIFY THE AUDIENCE KEY

AT A GLANCE AUTUMN 2019

AUGUST

SEPTEMBER

Welcome Picnic for Lower First Year Parents 28 August 12 noon Kensington Gardens

Upper Eighth Universities Day 3 September 1.00pm St Paul’s School

Welcome Tea for New Boarders 28 August 2.00pm Samuel Pepys Foyer, St Paul’s School Welcome Back Picnic for Lower Third Year Parents 29 August 2.00pm The Tank, St Paul’s School

Walking Group for St Paul’s Parents 3 September 8.40am St Paul’s School GCSE Art Showcase 4 September 6.00pm Milton Gallery, St Paul’s School Moonlight 5–7 September 7.30pm Milton Studio, St Paul’s School First Year Parents’ Information Evening and Supper 5 September 6.30pm School Hall, St Paul’s Juniors St Paul’s Masterclass: Ancient Greek 7 September 9.00am St Paul’s School

Key Community Arts Careers School Sport

US University Basics for Sixth Form and New Lower Eighth Parents 10 September 6.30pm Samuel Pepys Theatre, St Paul’s School US University Meeting for Upper Eighth Parents 11 September 6.30pm Montgomery Room, St Paul’s School

SEPTEMBER continued New Parents’ Supper 11 September 6.30pm Dining Hall, St Paul’s School Joint Concert 12 September 7.00pm Great Hall, St Paul’s Girls’ School Welcome Coffee Morning for Volunteers 13 September 8.30am Conference Room, St Paul’s Juniors Sixth Form Parents’ Coffee Morning – North London 13 September 8.00am SOHO Coffee Co, Hampstead

30 Year Reunion 13 September 6.30pm St Paul’s School

Harvest Festival, First and Second Years 24 September 8.30am School Hall, St Paul’s Juniors

OP Sports Festival 14 September 12 noon Colets Health Club, Thames Ditton

Parents’ Christian Prayer Group Meeting 25 September 9.30am Montgomery Room, St Paul’s School

1st XV 60 Years On Reunion Lunch 14 September 12 noon St Paul’s School

Opening Night, Photo Noir – Portraits by Cornel Lucas 25 September 6.00pm Milton Gallery, St Paul’s School

Dick Moore Lecture on Mental Health 16 September 7.00pm Samuel Pepys Theatre, St Paul’s School Caterina Grewe Recital 18 September 7.00pm Wathen Hall, St Paul’s School

Sixth Form Parents’ Coffee Morning – Hammersmith 13 September 8.30am Kindred, Hammersmith

Young Directors’ Showcase 18-20 September 6.30pm Samuel Pepys Theatre and Milton Studio, St Paul’s School

Lower Eighth Form Parents’ Coffee Morning – Kensington 13 September 9.00am Whole Foods Market, Kensington High Street

Fourth Form Parents’ Seminar: Julie Johnson, Managing Teen Years 19 September 6.30pm Montgomery Room, St Paul’s School

Upper Eighth Form Parents’ Coffee and Exhibition Visit Chihuly: Reflections on Nature 13 September 10.00am Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

St Paul’s Juniors Service for Lower and Upper Third Years 26 September 8.30am School Hall, St Paul’s Juniors Thomas Gresham Quiz Night 26 September 6.30pm Dining Hall, St Paul’s School New Parents’ Coffee Morning 27 September 8.30am Samuel Pepys Foyer, St Paul’s School Third Year Service 27 September 8.35am School Hall, St Paul’s Juniors

St Paul’s Finance Network 19 September 6.30pm Hambro Perks, Westminster

Welcome Back to London Event 27 September 6.30pm St Paul’s School

Alumni and Parent Cycling Club Launch 20 September 6.30pm St Paul’s School

St Paul’s Masterclass: Philosophy, an Introduction 30 September 6.30pm St Paul’s School

OCTOBER St Paul’s Juniors Pastoral Information Evening with Natasha Devon 1 October 6.30pm School Hall, St Paul’s Juniors Scholars’ Presentation Evening 2 October 6.00pm Samuel Pepys Foyer, St Paul’s School John Colet Day 3 October 11.00am St Paul’s Cathedral Upper Eighth Form Parents’ Post Cathedral Drinks 3 October 12 noon The Saint, Paternoster Square St Paul’s Juniors Informal Concert 7 October 4.15pm Holst Room, St Paul’s Juniors Predict the Booker 7 October 6.30pm Kayton Library, St Paul’s School Cambridge Dinner 9 October 6.30pm Emmanuel College, Cambridge Piano Evening 9 October 7.00pm Wathen Hall, St Paul’s School

The Blue Electric Wind 9-11 October 7.30pm Milton Studio, St Paul’s School

Sydney Branch Event 24 October 7.00pm Central Business District, Sydney

Corporate Communion 10 October 8.00am Wathen Hall Foyer, St Paul’s School

Wessex Branch Luncheon 31 October 12.15pm Crown Hotel, Blandford Forum

SPARTA Lecture: Was there an English Renaissance?

10 October 6.00pm Samuel Pepys Theatre, St Paul’s School Lower Eighth Form Parents’ Drinks and Canapés 10 October 7.30pm Milton Gallery, St Paul’s School New York Lunch 10 October 12 noon University Club of New York High Master’s Prize Symposium 10 October 6.30pm St Paul’s Girls’ School Wine Tasting at 67 Pall Mall 11 October 6.30pm 67 Pall Mall Old Pauline Lodge Centenary Event 16 October 5.30pm St Paul’s School OP Third Thursday Drinks 17 October 6.30pm Primo Bar, Waterloo

NOVEMBER PSCHE Seminar for Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Form Parents 4 November 6.30pm Montgomery Room, St Paul’s School New York Fireworks 5 November 7.00pm Brainstation, New York Discover St Paul’s – Supporting St Paul’s through Legacy Giving 5 November 2.00pm St Paul’s School Opening Night: Other People by Keith Roberts 6 November 6.00pm Milton Gallery, St Paul’s School GCSE Composers’ Concert 6 November 7.00pm Wathen Hall, St Paul’s School Avni Lectures 7 November 6.00pm St Paul’s School

Lower Eighth Form Parents’ Exhibition Visit: Tutankhamun Treasures of the Golden Pharaoh 8 November 10.15am Saatchi Gallery, Chelsea Act of Remembrance 8 November 11.00am St Paul’s School SPARTA: Wathen Hall Autumn Curator Talk: Bridget Riley 11 November 7.00pm Wathen Hall, St Paul’s School Treasures of St Paul’s School: Exploration and Adventure 13 November 6.00pm Kayton Library, St Paul’s School Al is in Wonderland – Upper Third Performance 13-16 November 6.45pm School Hall, St Paul’s Juniors Ensembles Concert 13 November 7.00pm Wathen Hall, St Paul’s School

Durham University Drinks 7 November 6.30pm The Boat Club, Durham

2004 1st XV Daily Mail Cup Squad – 15 Year Reunion 16 November 1.30pm St Paul’s School

Sixth Form Parents’ Wine Tasting 7 November 7.45pm Artisan & Vine, Putney

Unbeaten 1979 1st XV – 40 Year Reunion 16 November 12 noon St Paul’s School

OP Third Thursday Drinks 21 November 6.30pm Apex Copthall Avenue PSCHE Seminar for Fourth and Fifth Form Parents 21 November 6.30pm Montgomery Room, St Paul’s School St Paul’s Juniors Christmas Fayre 24 November 11.00am St Paul’s School Autumn Concert 27 November 7.00pm Wathen Hall, St Paul’s School St Paul’s Juniors Autumn Concert 28 November 6.30pm Wathen Hall, St Paul’s School Ghetto 28-30 November 7.30pm Samuel Pepys Theatre, St Paul’s School Parents’ Christian Prayer Group Meeting 29 November 9.30am Wathen Hall, St Paul’s School

Jazz at The Bulls Head 1 December 2.30pm The Bulls Head, Barnes Colet Choral Society: Rossini’s Petite Messe Solennelle 1 December 6.30pm Great Hall, St Paul’s Girls’ School Christmas Soirée 5 December 6.00pm Dining Hall, St Paul’s School Carol Service 9 December 6.30pm St Mary’s Church, Barnes St Paul’s Juniors Carol Service 10 December 2.15pm St Paul’s Church, Hammersmith New York Christmas Lunch 11 December 1.00pm University Club of New York Corporate Communion 12 December 8.00am Wathen Hall Foyer, St Paul’s School 2019 Leavers First Term Reunion 19 December 6.30pm The Red Lion, Barnes

School

Lower Third Year Parents’ Information Evening Monday 2 September Lower Second Year Parents’ Information Evening Wednesday 4 September Form Tutor Parents’ Evening Tuesday 8 October – Thursday 10 October Fourth Form and New Lower Eighth Parents’ Evening with Tutors Thursday 10 October Lower Eighth Form Parents’ Evening Tuesday 29 October Fourth Form Parents’ Evening Tuesday 3 December

PARENT INFORMATION AUTUMN TERM

DECEMBER

Join us

The St Paul’s 1509 Society SHAPING OUR FUTURE Supporting excellence, inclusivity and inspiration

UNIQUELY ST PAUL’S

It’s ambitious, but with a community of 13,420, if we each donated £20 a month we would achieve our annual bursary fundraising goal.

Mark Bailey High Master, Shaping our Future

The 1509 Society, named after the school’s founding year, supports the Shaping our Future campaign. Starting at just £1.50 a month (moving up to £15.09, £150.90 and £1,509), the Society acknowledges donations of up to £5,000 a year. Gifts of all sizes are welcomed and encouraged.

To become a member of the 1509 Society and set up your regular gift, visit Support Us at: stpaulsschool.org.uk

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