Several UK papers report that Eton College is among the voices calling for more state boarding school sin the UK. From the Evening Standard: The private school, which is backing plans to increase the number of state boarding school places, has been in talks with at least two state schools. It comes after Eton agreed … Continue reading Eton is encouraging government to open boarding schools
Chavagnes newsletters now online
For the latest Chavagnes newsletter: http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs058/1102549438685/archive/1106407570927.html For the archives: Chavagnes newsletter archive. Catholic boarding school for boys.
St Edmund’s College is “good”
St Edmund's College, Ware, Hertfordshire, has been hailed as "good" in its recent OFSTED report.
Chavagnes annnounces new development plan
Chavagnes International College, France, a British international curriculum Catholic boarding school for boys, has announced a new development plan for the next five years. The new initiative, combining internal restructuring of personnel and management with a programme of building works, will be detailed at a meeting for current parents and parents of potential future pupils … Continue reading Chavagnes annnounces new development plan
Australian Private Schools Rightly Concerned About Budget Errors
“The risk for [Australian private schools] is that their communities can come back and say: 'You've been lying to us about the financial position of the school.'” Such was Michelle Green's, Independent Schools Victoria's chief excutive, summation of the problem that about 300 private schools in Australia are now facing. The issue arises, as The … Continue reading Australian Private Schools Rightly Concerned About Budget Errors
Sunday School — With Amputations
As the UK Press Assocation reports, a network of “weekend schools” in England and Ireland have been called out for using what is, apparently, the Saudi national curriculum. The story, which was broken in a BBC Panorama special, is distinctly unsettling: The “weekend schools” have been allowed to spread anti-semitism – as well as, according … Continue reading Sunday School — With Amputations
Living with the martyrs in a Catholic school
St. Edmund’s College, a small Catholic boarding school in Ware, England, is full of history. Not the usual type of history at the usual high school. St. Edmund’s actually traces its history back to 1586 and the founding of the English College at Douay, France. Cardinal William Allen started the college in order to educate … Continue reading Living with the martyrs in a Catholic school
Boys Are Still Struggling in State Schools
Because this topic has not already been discussed endlessly (including the publication of several books on the issue), recent news articles report that young men in state schools in the UK are not doing as well as their female counterparts. As the Press Association notes, the Department for Education has released the results of recent … Continue reading Boys Are Still Struggling in State Schools
Why boys-only schools for boys?
In brief, boys’ schools provide: A stimulating and safe learning environment that encourages full participation by boys in all activities (arts, athletics, community service). promotes self-expression and a respect for the many different paths to manhood. provides an atmosphere in which to explore sensitive gender and sex-related issues. Educational programs tailored to meet the developmental … Continue reading Why boys-only schools for boys?
An interesting critique of the IB
For an interesting critique of the international baccalaureat, from the other side of the Atlantic: http://www.cfam.org/publications/id.1737/pub_detail.asp This particular website slams the IB's 'internationalist' and 'progressive' agenda. Interestingly, all GCSEs in Britain (though not necessarily IGCSEs) have to pay lipservice to environmental and 'inclusivity' concerns, whatever the academic discipline, following government diktats under Labour. Hence in … Continue reading An interesting critique of the IB
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