Chavagnes International College : http://www.chavagnes.org Real Catholic education for boys.
Where are all the boy geniuses?
There are more "boy geniuses" than "girl geniuses" and more boys are in the top 1 percent of the IQ scale than girls. Bue on the whole, boys are having a tough time ... check out author Michael Thompson here: http://www.pbs.org/parents/raisingboys/school.html
Boarding Schools Are Good for Teenage Boys
http://www.crisismagazine.com/2015/boarding-schools-good-teenage-boys for an article by an American Headmaster on how boarding schools could be just what teenage boys need. In Europe, visit http://www.chavagnes.org for a Catholic boarding school with similar values and ideals.
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
Catholic Independent Schools Conference
"The Joy of the Gospel in our Schools" was the title of the recent annual conference of the Catholic Independent Schools Conference, held 15-16 January 2015 at Oatlands Park Hotel, Weybridge. More details of CISC: http://www.cisc.uk.net
International Catholic boarding school links with Latvian Catholic High School
Chavagnes International College, the leading international Catholic boys' boarding school, recently took a group of pupils and teachers to visit the Catholic High School in Riga (Rigas Katolu gimnazija http://www.rkgimnazija.lv/). The Chavagnes Choir, with a reduced showing of just 8 boys and 4 teachers, visited classes and performed a concert of sacred music for the … Continue reading International Catholic boarding school links with Latvian Catholic High School
Boys who like to make stuff
Boys like to learn through action, creation, putting things to the test ... http://universityschool.wistia.com/medias/5bfz1x51yw
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