As the Headmaster of Chavagnes International College, I often speak with parents who are weighing the decision to send their son to a boarding school. It’s a significant choice, one that shapes not only the child’s academic future but also his moral and emotional development. Here are some essential factors to consider when evaluating potential … Continue reading What to Look for in a Boarding School for Your Son: A Headmaster’s Advice
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
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.
A school for scouts: Chavagnes International College, where boys are allowed to be boys …
For over a decade, Chavagnes International College, the Catholic boarding school for boys, has also played host to its own Scout movement, the Scouts de Chavagnes, part of the World Federation of Independent Scouts.
Understanding boys
Schools are not succeeding in capturing the imagination and energy of many boys. Too many boys feel that school is a combination of a hostile authority and meaningless tasks. And governments are concerned because schools are not imparting to many boys the values governments wish them to learn – such as productivity, citizenship and helping … Continue reading Understanding boys
Chavagnes one of Europe’s best schools
Property Guides, the European relocation experts, list Chavagnes International College among Europe's twenty best schools: http://www.propertyguides.com/news/uncategorised/20-best-schools-europe Chavagnes International College is the leading European Catholic boarding school for boys, educating young gentlemen through the medium of English and preparing them for UK university entrance, including Oxford an Cambridge.
Being a parent to boys is different …
Here is one mother's account of the adventure of being a parent of an energetic little boy; full of surprises, but worth every minute: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/parenting/wp/2014/11/12/5-things-i-learned-about-raising-boys-so-far/?tid=a_inl&utm_term=.f0ee84cb7ae8
Many schools are failing our boys
From the Washington post : My 8-year-old son has been struggling in school. Again. Re-entry after winter break has not been easy for him. The rules and restrictions of school – Sit Still. Be Quiet. Do What You Are Told, Nothing More, Nothing Less. – have been grating on him, and it shows. His teacher … Continue reading Many schools are failing our boys
Students at Chavagnes International College
Chavagnes International College : http://www.chavagnes.org Real Catholic education for boys.
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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