Thoughts on the study of history With age, I think, comes a greater awareness of history, not least because individuals carry with them a unique and unfolding story. When one looks back from the vantage point of accumulating fifty or so years on the clock, it is the turning points that stand as milestones and…
The much-awaited results of the Intermediate Mathematical Challenge (IMC) just landed and I am beyond proud of the stellar results we have – the best in the school’s history to date! 63% of all the boys who participated this year have received an award, which is an improvement on the 45% and 36% in the…
On Wednesday, the St. Anthony’s Debating Club went to St. Mary’s for a friendly debating match. This was an excellent opportunity to showcase our oracy and debating skills in a semi-competitive setting. The boys debating two topics, being the proposition for the prepared debate and opposition for the unprepared: Prepared Debate: Teachers should be replaced…
On Monday 10th February, a few boys from Year 5 were lucky enough to visit the Royal Institution (Ri) building in London for a day of Maths enrichment. The Ri does important work in science and maths communication, including hosting the world-famous Christmas Lectures, that are broadcast every year on the BBC. The event was…
‘I die the King’s faithful servant, but God’s first’. I think it is true to say that most boys have a penchant for heroes. We can all remember from our childhood characters from the stage, screen and sports field who were held in high esteem. They might well have displayed virtuosic skills with a football,…
At Senior House Assembly on Friday morning, Academic-in-Residence Richard McMillan gave a talk on Hampstead resident and Labour leader Hugh Gaitskell. Gaitskell led the Labour Party from 1955 until his sudden death in 1963. Though he came from a prosperous background, he came to see socialism as morally and materially superior to free-market capitalism, which…
Beauty is at once an allusive and controversial concept. All humans are attracted to beautiful things manifested in different forms, such as the physical, aesthetic, artistic or musical. Catholic thinkers from Augustine to Aquinas understand beauty as a gift from almighty God and discern an intrinsic link between Beauty and Truth: both ideas point towards…
Academic-in-Residence Richard McMillan gave a talk to Senior House pupils on the Holocaust to coincide with Holocaust Memorial Day, which occurs on 27th January each year, this date being the date of the liberation of Auschwitz Concentration Camp by Soviet forces in 1945. This year marks eighty years since the liberation and there are very…
Democracy and Populism To a greater or lesser extent, we are all children of the Enlightenment: we assent, almost as if it were a religious doctrine, to a series of core beliefs, many of which are derived from Rousseau’s concept of the General Will. This might be taken as alluding to the equal status before…
The Ascent of Scientism It is commonplace to equate the term ‘progress’ with improvement. An enlightened person would be deemed to be someone who held ‘progressive views’ that are closely associated with liberal political views, which in turn emphasise the autonomy of the individual. ‘My life, my body, my choice’ is a mantra which can…
St. Anthony`s Summer Fair 2023!
The school community enjoyed a fantastic afternoon of Stalls, Games, an Ice Cream Van, Bouncy Castle and Face Painting. Well done to the boys on the school council for organising such a wonderful event. Thank you to all the parents and staff who helped out too! We raised lots of money for our school charities! 😍⚽🐭🌞🍦🍉🧸
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St Anthony’s Summer Celebration!
Last night, parents and staff came together to celebrate the end of another academic year, the beginning of Summer and to raise money for our school charities.
It was a fantastic night with a wonderful live band, PIMMS of plenty and and a delicious BBQ!
Thank you to everyone involved in bringing the evening together - Especially Ally our Charities and Outreach Coordinator. Everyone had a ball!
Hello Summer ☀️🩷🌸⭐️
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