The debate about gender has become so vicious and repetitive that one temptation is simply to wait for the storm to pass rather than joining in. This is especially true for men expressing what could be perceived as a traditional male viewpoint. This is the group which is most liable to be excluded from the … Continue reading Don’t stop teaching boys and girls how to be men and women
The additionality of a Liberal Education
Apart from producing a polished and impressive gentleman, what is liberal education for? Is there something beyond the polish? A good, all-round #education is not just about a certain style or the acquisition of facts, but about developing the ability to think clearly, to understand and use language well, to conceptualise. Knowledge without prudence, discretion, wisdom or #discernment can … Continue reading The additionality of a Liberal Education
Sport is a key part of masculine identity
It's something of a cliché that men like to play sports and that even men who don't play sports like to talk about them. Watching sports and commenting on the performance of players and teams is a favourite pastime for men. Knowing the basic rules of key team games is an important part of a … Continue reading Sport is a key part of masculine identity
Education is not a race to the finish, but a journey…
Cs Lewis was a British writer and theologian who had strong ideas about education. Lewis believed that education should be focused on the development of the whole person, rather than just the acquisition of knowledge. In his words, "education is the key to unlocking the door to the mind. It should be a means of … Continue reading Education is not a race to the finish, but a journey…
American High School Diploma at Chavagnes
The leading International Catholic boarding school for boys, Chavagnes International College is introducing a new programme from September 2022: a high school diploma route as an additional option alongside A-levels and the French baccalaureate. For more details visit Chavagnes International College's website : http://www.chavagnes.org
The last UK Catholic boarding school for boys, with GCSEs and A-levels …
Following various closures and changes in the UK, the last surviving senior school for boys in the Catholic independent sector and offering GCSE and A-level examinations is Chavagnes International College, set up about twenty years in western France. With origins going back to a 13th century Benedictine priory and a later minor seminary, the international … Continue reading The last UK Catholic boarding school for boys, with GCSEs and A-levels …
School in lockdown
Corona lockdown is going ot have a long term effecton the way we all teach and learn.
Boys’ education : Good Reads
How to Raise a Boy: The Power of Connection to Build Good Men Michael C. Reichert (2019) Psychologist Michael Reichert draws on his decades of research to challenge age-old conventions about how boys become men. He explains how the paradigms about boys needing to be stoic and "manlike" can actually cause them to shut down, … Continue reading Boys’ education : Good Reads
St Martin’s: a school with a farm
In the heart of Kansas, Saint Martin's Academy is a new Catholic boys school, including an organic film with pigs, chickens and crops, tended by its pupils. For more information, visit their site: https://saintmartinsacademy.org/
Chavagnes: a Catholic boarding school for boys, with its own university college
Chavagnes International College, a Catholic boarding school for boys, in the west of France, is unique. Not only does it welcome boys from a dozen different countries and equip them for the world's leading universities, but it also has its own small university college, offering BA and MA programmes in Catholic Liberal Arts.
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