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Music Talks…
Jazz pianist, teacher and university lecturer Sam Leak discusses perfect pitch, absolute pitch and melody triggers: whether these can be taught or are just natural gifts, and different approaches to teaching aural awareness to students. Sam Leak is one of our piano peripatetic teachers, has recently been featured on the MTA (music teachers association) podcast….
Summer Sports Update
The Summer Term is in full flow and our pupils have enjoyed a lot of success in a range of sports. London Schools Athletics Meet Our Athletics Squad took part in the London Schools Athletics meet in Eton. A number of our boys made it to the podium but the star performers were George Radu…
Glacerie de Saint Antoine
Our topic in French for the Year 3s this term has been Ice Cream and the boys have been learning everything they need to know so that they can order them. They learned a range of ten flavours, how to order it in a pot or in a cone, with different numbers of scoops and…
Notes from the Head – 7 June 2024
Today the school marked the Feast of the Sacred Heart with a number of boys making their First Holy Communion. Monsignor Phelim was the celebrant at Mass and his homily touched on the spiritual significance of receiving Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament. I think it is true that everyone who has done so remembers their…
Notes from the Head – 24 May 2024
The publication of the Diocesan Inspection Report earlier this week underscored once again just how far the school has come over the last few years in terms of raising academic standards. The inspectors noted a sense of ‘awe and wonder’ as being clearly evident amongst children in the Early Years and were bowled over, in…
Mathematical Success
The past few weeks have been filled with mathematical excitement – we have had challenges and competitions galore! This is something that the Maths faculty prides itself on at St. Anthony’s; we understand the importance of giving our boys an enriching experience of Maths, which involves the joys elicited from logic puzzles, challenges and team…
Notes from the Head – 10 May
The boys made the rafters ring at St Mary’s Church with their singing at Ascension Day Mass yesterday. The Communion motet, Panis Angelicus by Cesar Franck, was sung with great devotion by the school choir which also accompanied the hymns and Mass setting. We all know that St Anthony’s is a community dedicated to kindness…
Notes from the Head – 3 May 2024
I was delighted that the senior house boys engaged so well at assembly this morning in a discussion about politics and current affairs. Nearly all of them were aware that elections took place yesterday to elect the Mayor of London and GLA councillors. I explained how elections this late in a Parliament are typically an…
Escaping from North Korea
In assembly, boys were addressed by Timonthy Cho about his experiences of life in North Korea. Timothy’s story is a truly fascinating one. His parents fled the country when he was a child, leaving him in the care of his grandmother. As a result of famine, he found himself homeless and living on the streets….
Our Westminster Cathedral Experience
The Humanities department were delighted to take Year 7 and Year 8 students on a guided visit of Westminster Cathedral on Thursday 8th February. The visit was a wonderfully uplifting spiritual experience that complimented the boys’ studies of Catholicism as a part of their TPR Common Entrance preparation. The tour of Westminster Cathedral gave the boys…
