St Peter's has launched a new society for pupils interested in furthering their involvement in academic pursuits beyond the classroom.
The Sirius Society, named after our Headmaster of 1094, is a pupil-led society for pupils who want to generate ideas for talks, trips, discussion groups and clubs that will further their understanding of subjects and inform vocational choices.
Sirius means ‘bright, shining star’ in Latin and the Sirius Society provides a platform for our pupils to shine. The Society is chaired by a Lower Sixth pupil and supported by Ambassadors who have a particular passion for certain subjects or vocational areas such as Law, Medicine, Engineering or Marketing.
Ambassadors are encouraged to organise events and discussions alongside teaching staff specialists for the benefits of all pupils at St Peter’s 13-18.
On Tuesday 24 November, pupils enjoyed the inaugural Sirius Society event. Pupils joined a Motorsport Engineering Q&A with Old Peterite Jonny MacGregor (Queen’s 2002) for their first Academic Extension Talk via Zoom.
We want to encourage our pupils to explore subjects and to be pushed not only academically, but also to understand how to take ownership of their own learning - to become independent thinkers. At the heart of this will be a love for learning and thirst for knowledge.
The Sirius Society events will support our new Laurentius Lecture series, a programme of lectures prepared and delivered by our Academic Scholars. The Lower Sixth attended the inaugural Laurentius Lecture on Monday 30 November, with guest speaker Dr Alastair Dunn who showed everyone how it’s done.
