The Old Paulean
Do you want to hear from your colleagues? Where are the Old Pauleans and what are they up to? Read The Old Paulean, a special section featuring former St. Paul’s pupils.
Last Saturday, we were delighted to welcome on campus many former pupils and members of staff for the traditional Old Paulean Day, a special reunion. With a delicious barbecue and a special schedule for children, Old Pauleans could enjoy each others companies and visit the school's facilities. In the afternoon, a tea was served with many delicious cakes.
The following interview is part of a new and important project which aims to help the Senior pupils. Henrique E, Humanities and Social Sciences Prefect at our school, is interviewing some Old Pauleans about careers and professional life. Once we have many succesfull stories inside our community, the conversations are engaging and inspiring the youngsters.
We were delighted to welcome on-campus a group of Old Pauleans from the class of 1982. This group decided to get reunited after more than 40 years after leaving the school. As some now live overseas, this event was a special moment to reconnect with old classmates, meet the new Headmaster, Mr Titus Edge, and revisit the school grounds.
Son of an Austrian mother and a Scottish father, William (Willie) Anderson found his way to St. Paul’s School in 1946, after his father was killed in action in the Second World War. Also, St. Paul’s School may be even more involved in Anderson’s family history, since William believes his father, Ian, might have been also a former pupil of the British school. Unfortunately, part of the history is not so well documented, and we cannot confirm if Ian was indeed a Paulean. But, in this interview, William, 83 years old, shares more about this memory and many others from his time at school.
From an international family which establish residence in Brazil, getting totally involved with St. Paul’s School, Alistair McDonald attended the school from the first to the last scholar years. Being a former actor, Ali discovered his acting passion right on our theatre stage, exploring his talent in the school plays and learning about Drama. Now, he lives in the UK with his family, but kept many fond memories from his pupil’s years.
Being part of the Old Pauleans Society means forever being connected to St. Paul's. The feeling of belonging is an essential part of being a current or former pupil of the school, and many students leave the school proud to be part of this community.
One testimonial of this was this group of Old Pauleans' visit to the school a couple of days ago.