boys are going to single sex schools because their parents think they will do better there
Pope Benedict on Education during the Papal Visit
Gently but firmly, Pope Benedict called Catholic education to a greater fidelity to its evangelical mission. In several of his addresses, especially one at St Mary's College Twickenham, he recalled the teaching of Cardinal Newman in his "Idea of a University" that the ethos of a place of learning is at least as important as … Continue reading Pope Benedict on Education during the Papal Visit
Bilingual education: the future for European schools?
Schools are enjoying Bilingual Education06 July 2010 Schools in Europe are enjoying their lessons in Bilingual Education. Bilingual education has been growing across Europe, and Cambridge is involved in a range of different bilingual projects. State schools in countries including Italy, Croatia, Sweden and Spain are implementing Cambridge International Education alongside the national curriculum as … Continue reading Bilingual education: the future for European schools?
Boys who buck the trend : a Catholic ‘Hogwarts’ in France
First it was the abandonment of single-sex schooling, then the sidelining of compulsory chapel services. Next came the end of communal school dining in favour of the cafeteria system. As Masters shed their academic hoods and gowns and pupils loosen their ties, private education in England is becoming an affair exclusively reserved for the super-rich kids who expect a luxurious lifestyle at school as well as at home ...
Vocations in Catholic education
A Catholic school that promotes vocations
Sixth Form boarding
Boarding schools are experiencing a surge in applications for sixth-form places from parents who regard them increasingly as offering the ideal preparation for university, according to a recent Times article. One sixth-form boarding opportunity with a difference is Chavagnes International College where students are offered individual tuition in a number of traditional subjects. The school … Continue reading Sixth Form boarding
Modern languages in Catholic boarding schools
One of the boys, Paul de Guibert, a French boy of 12, said he found that having to swtich between Latin, Greek, German, Spanish, English and French ... was not difficult at all 'once you get used to it.'
Boarding schools provide stability and challenge
According to the BBC, one London primary school has ambitions to create a senior boarding school to rival Eton and Harrow. It seems that boarding schools are finding a new role as providers of stability for the young
Sport, Drama and fishing: the key to better exam results
Schools that offer more activities outside the classroom get better GCSE exam results from their pupils, the Independent Schools Council has recently claimed.
Catholic boarding school for boys on Vatican Radio
Chavagnes International College's Principal, Ferdi McDermott, with three pupils, interviewed by Vatican Radio ...
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