Over half term, the St Albans Cathedral Choir went on tour to Italy. We were guests of the Catholic clergy of the Basilica of the Santa Casa otherwise known as the Shrine of the Holy House where Mary .....
The annual sports day took place at Westminster Lodge on Wednesday 12th June and despite the indifferent weather, the atmosphere was of the highest standard! Pride and camaraderie were evident as each.....
On Friday 7th June, in hot and sunny weather, the RAF cadets set out from St Columba’s College to their destination of RAF Wittering for a training weekend with the focus on ‘green’ fieldwork s.....
The annual Hertfordshire Schools Athletics Championships took place at Jarman Park, Hemel Hempstead on Saturday 8th June. This event pits the best athletes from around the county against each other i.....
Recently over 600 couples with a combined total of 39,830 years of marriage attended a Mass in Thanksgiving for the Sacrament of Marriage in Westminster Cathedral. The Most Reverend Vincent Nichols, A.....
The Prep School's First Communion candidates, the Prep RE club and six members of the senior school's Guild of St. Stephen attended the Good Shepherd Mass held at Westminster Cathedral on .....
Members of the Prep Student Council and Form 1 Student Councillors went on a fascinating trip to Parliament on Wednesday 15th May 2013. The trip provided the boys with the opportunity to learn about t.....
Applications are invited for stalls at this year’s Columban Fayre being held on Saturday 23rd November from 8.45am to 1.00pm. Please enquire by emailing collegeadmin@stcolumbascollege.org.
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The Prep School held a Columba’s Got Talent fundraiser on Friday 17th May to raise money for Shitima House. The evening was greatly enjoyed by the audience and raised over £250.
A variety of ag.....
For updates on how the Prep 6 boys are doing in the Lake District please follow the Prep School PE & Games Twitter Feed.
Due to the poor internet connection at the centre as well as lack of phone a.....
Sebastian Williams from the Prep School recently took part in the National Dwarf Games. The DSAUK National Games is a three day event with athletics, swimming, football, powerlifting, basketball, hoc.....
St Columba's College celebrated the Month of May with its first Marian procession in some many years. The College has recently established weekly rosary devotions during May as well as an annual .....
Our L6 French set recently went to Paris for the day to explore the city and watch a production of 'Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme' which they had been studying. Leaving early on the Eurostar, the.....
It was a brilliant bank holiday weekend for the boys from the St Columba' s College Athletics team. Racing at Stevenage in the county AAA's championships the boys earned two golds and 1 sil.....
On Wednesday 8th May, Form 3 had the pleasure of hearing award-winning author Bali Rai talk about his books and life as a writer. He spoke to them about his background and life growing up in multi-cu.....
The Historian, Broadcaster and Labour MP, Tristram Hunt gave a thought provoking lecture to the 5th and 6th form History and Politics students on the difficulties faced by the Labour Party in the 1980.....
The Duke of Edinburgh Bronze has been popular again this year with 50 participants. These have been trained by our exceptional leaders who have given their time over many weeks and last weekend to ma.....
We recently attended a Combat Cadet competition at Stanta near Thetford. This competition is directed at senior cadets and involves a mixture of military skills, fitness and command tasks. We have a.....
On Sunday 28th April St Columba’s College Prep School took part in the finals of the St Albans Young Musician Competition at St Alban’s Abbey. This was a high profile community competition and th.....
Mrs Loveman, Head of St Columba's College Prep School has recently been to Rome to speak along with the wonderful Brother Ray about " The Coindre Leadership Programme" and how we interpret aspect.....
The U13's Cricket team celebrated the first silverware of the Trinity Term with victory at the St Edmunds tournament.
The round-robin tournament was moved inside due to the weather which meant.....
Delayed because of the bad weather before Easter, the football season was officially rounded off with the U13s taking on Verulam in the final of the St Albans & District Knock-out Cup. The game starte.....
The Senior School Parents Association (SSPA) and the Prep Parents Association (PPA) would like to invite all parents and carers to attend a coffee morning from 8.30am to 10.00am in the Dining Room Ann.....
Students and staff enjoyed the annual Staff Vs Students Football match. The purpose of this was to raise money for cancer research (particularly less well known cancers which receive little governm.....
George Groom won the London Mini Marathon for his age group on Sunday. This is a race for various age groups over the last three miles of the main marathon course and is the official UK road running .....
The Annual Regional Squad Table Tennis Championships recently took place in Doncaster at the Dome. This event brings together ten regions from England to battle it out for the title. George Coulson, .....
The St Columba's College Junior Cross Country team recently travelled to Malvern College in Gloucester to take part in one of the biggest races of the year. The 13th National Prep Schools' C.....
Sir Terry Leahy recently delivered a very interesting lecture to senior boys and their parents. The lecture was based on his book 'Management in Ten Words'. The event started with a rece.....
Recently, a group of 44 Prep Five boys plus six teachers made a very cold, but very exciting trip to the Isle of Wight. Travelling out on Sunday 24th March they visited the Victorian house at Beaulieu.....
The 5th St Columba’s Catholic Primary Schools’ Cross Country championship took place on March 27th on a very chilly afternoon. This is now an established event and it is continuing to grow. It w.....
Boys from Form 1 have collected more than £500 over the last few days for the Syrian Appeal.
For two years the crisis in Syria has had a devastating effect on the lives of millions of people an.....
Hundreds of young entrepreneurs, along with their parents and teachers, packed into the Weston Auditorium last Wednesday to watch the final of the Dragons’ Apprentice Challenge 2013. This would see .....
The Inter House Music competition was held on Thursday 21st March in the Prep School. It was an exciting event - the auditions took place in February and pupils practised hard to represent their ho.....
Former student Conor Burns MP recently invited his old teacher, Mr Byrne, and his Upper Sixth History classes to the House of Commons. The students enjoyed a tour of both the House of Commons and the .....
St Columba's College are celebrating their wins at the 67th annual Bushey and South West Herts Youth Drama Festival held at Queens’ School, Bushey on 21st March. The competition ran over three.....
The British Science Association runs a National Science and Engineering week every year, and this year St Columba's College decided to get involved. The theme of this year's event was "inven.....
As part of our celebration of National Science Week, we welcomed Trevor Baylis to talk to the Prep School. The theme of Science Week this year is Inventions and Discoveries so it was particularly int.....
St Columba's College is embarking on one of the biggest programmes of building since the 1960s. The central core of the campus is being redeveloped, providing significant extra space to enable a .....
St. Columba's College CCF had its 7th Biennial General Inspection on Friday March 15th. In view of all the building work taking place at school, it was decided to conduct the inspection at Stanta.....
The Headmaster had the pleasure of meeting HRH Princess Anne last week along with other Heads attending The Society of Heads Annual Conference. HRH was very interested in the school and the educationa.....
Adisa visits St Columba's College
On Thursday 14th March we welcomed the poet Adisa to St Columba's College. He spoke to all boys in Forms One and Two and kept everyone entertained with h.....
On Tuesday March 12th eight students, ranging from Prep 6 to Form 3, recently took part in the regional final junior maths challenge, located in Berkhamsted, representing both the prep school and seni.....
Year 6 pupils enjoyed dressing up as French waiters and speaking French with other Prep school pupils. Staff and pupils enjoyed a taste of France with garlic snails and croissants on the menu served.....
During the February half term 33 Fifth and Sixth Form students travelled with members of staff to Brussels. The journey to was smooth and enjoyable and included a short stop off in Bruges.
On the f.....
Form 2 made the long coach journey to visit the Black Country Living Museum with great excitement, we were really looking forward to getting there. Our tour guides - all actors at the museum - met us .....
The Senior School Parents Association (SSPA) and the Prep Parents Association (PPA) would like to invite all parents and carers to attend a coffee morning from 8.30am to 10.00am in the Dining Room Ann.....
250 Dads, Granddads, Uncles, Former Parents, Old Boys, Staff and friends enjoyed an evening of great entertainment and in depth Six Nations and Lions Tour analysis. The event was appropriately and ex.....
This year's Martin house charity is the Herts Air Ambulance. We are trying to raise both money and awareness for this excellent cause and the pupils of Martin House have been very active on both .....
We are delighted to announce that Sir Terry Leahy will be providing the inaugural Sixth Form lecture based on his book 'Management in Ten Words'. This will give birth to the annual 'Lea.....
On the morning of 28th February 2013, 20 pupils from Form 3 went on a science trip to the Dominion Theatre, where we listened to some of the world’s finest scientists speak about their subject. We l.....
During our six day stay in New York we explored the streets and buildings of the great city, in search of famous buildings such as the Rockefeller Centre and the Empire State Building. We visited many.....
18 boys from the College visited Spain during Half Term. Centred on Cordoba in Andalucía, the group visited La Mezquita (the wonderful Xth century mosque built over an ancient Christian church and no.....
St Columba's entered an A and B team in the second running of the St John's Beaumont Cross Country which takes the format of a four person relay over a testing course. This year's cours.....
The 15th edition of The Newssheet is now available to download to your iPad. Simply search for 'the newssheet' in the iBookstore and download the latest issue for free. Please note it is onl.....
St Columba's College's senior debating team has managed to further last year's success with a recent win in the two county heats of the English Speaking Union's Schools Mace, the o.....
On Thursday 7th February the Lower Sixth Physics students visited the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory in Didcot for a taster of science research. The students were able to experience a range of project.....
On Sunday 10th February some students from form 4 attended solemn High Mass at one of London’s most ornate and historical churches, the London Oratory. The nave of the church is larger than that of .....
On Tuesday 5th February the combined Prep and Senior Cross Country Team took part in the regional round of the IAPS Cross country championships (Independent Association of Prep Schools). Having won c.....
Josh Pierterse recently won the Man of the Match award playing for The English Independent Schools XV (known as the Lambs) against the Irish Exiles. The match was played on Maidenhead RFCs impressiv.....
Ever watched Jeremy Kyle? Well the Sociology A2 class and I may as well have been backstage. After passing through the airport style security the St. Albans magistrate court was nearly everything I ha.....
The Prep School will be holding an Open Afternoon on Thursday 28th February from 1.15 - 2.45pm. This afternoon is also a traditional day when the boys invite their grandparents to come along to visit .....
The PPA meeting tonight has been postponed until Monday 4th February.
The Parents Briefing at 3pm will go ahead this afternoon in the Studio.
All After School Clubs will go ahead today.
After.....
SNOW: The College will be open today and coaches will be operating, although please be prepared for delays due to the adverse conditions - parents are asked to make individual decisions for sending th.....
The Senior School Parents Association (SSPA) and the Prep Parents Association (PPA) would like to invite all parents and carers to attend a coffee morning from 8.30am to 10.00am in the Dining Room Ann.....
Thirty Form 3 boys went on a school trip to Paris in the Christmas holidays. They spent three days exploring the capital and visiting famous landmarks such as the Eiffel Tower and Notre Dame Cathedral.....
18 of our Gifted and Talented students and 3 staff have enjoyed a fantastic trip to Salzburg, the birthplace of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and right in the heart of 'The Sound of Music' country.....
Following their victory over St Albans School in the County Cup, St Columba’s College was thrilled to host England international player, Manu Tuilagi on 19th December. Manu, at the College for a ph.....
It has been a busy time of year for the link between St Columba’s College and Watling View Special Educational Needs School, with the Sixth Form helping to put on the annual SCC/Watling View Christm.....
