Triple-bac at Chavagnes : One school is blazing a trail …

One pupil at Chavagnes International College, an international Catholic boarding school for boys hailed as one of the 100 best schools in the world , is blazing a new trail in university matriculation. Its pupils routinely sit the French baccalaureate and English A-levels at the same time, but one of its pupils, 18-year-old Iwo Wojcik … Continue reading Triple-bac at Chavagnes : One school is blazing a trail …

Boys and school: teaching the male brain

We have come across an excellent resource for teachers of boys; it is a presentation given by Dr Abigail James of Merchiston College, Edinburgh, at a Conference of the International Boys School Coalition. Dr James has also published a book: Teaching the Male Brain, available from amazon and bookshops. Here is her presentation: https://www.theibsc.org/uploaded/IBSC/Conference_and_workshops/Toronto_Workshops/James_TeachingTheMaleBrain-handout.pdf IBSC … Continue reading Boys and school: teaching the male brain

Scotland and France both have all-boys’ boarding schools belonging the International Boys School Coalition

Research strongly indicates that most boys have different learning styles and needs when compared to girls. Most boys develop mentally, physically, and emotionally at a different rate from girls. It is our experience that boys’ interests, hobbies, and inclination to physical activity respond best to a male focused framework to learning. We believe that boys … Continue reading Scotland and France both have all-boys’ boarding schools belonging the International Boys School Coalition

Let boys be boys: the merits of the single-sex classroom

According to st Andrew's College, Canada (www.sac.on.ca) not only are students less inhibited and more focused in the classroom in a single-gender environment, but research indicates those who attend all-boys schools are more than twice as likely to study art, music, drama, and foreign languages, in addition to the traditional maths and sciences. This is largely because … Continue reading Let boys be boys: the merits of the single-sex classroom