Chavagnes International College Catholic boarding school for boys in France

Established now for over 20 years as an international Catholic school preparing for GCSEs and A-levels, our boarding school near NANTES, is only a Ryanair or Easyjet flight (as cheap as £14.99) ...

https://www.chavagnes.org/en_gb/great-teachers-at-a-faithful-catholic-school/

  In the realm of boys’ education within a Catholic context, sports play a vital role in nurturing not only physical strength but also moral virtues. St. Paul’s words resonate, “Do you not...

https://www.chavagnes.org/en_gb/why-boys-need-sport/

Some thoughts of our Headmaster from a talk given in Kferdebian, Lebanon in 2021: “Quasi cedrus exaltata sum in libano”, I was exalted like a Cedar in Lebanon, Holy Wisdom says. It is written...

https://www.chavagnes.org/en_gb/headmaster-builds-links-in-lebanon/

By Ferdi McDermott, Headmaster Although it’s true that I’ve writen about it before, the debate about gender has become so vicious and repetitive that one temptation is simply to wait for the ...

https://www.chavagnes.org/en_gb/is-patriarchy-a-dirty-word-and-its-masculinity-really-toxic/

A good #education is not just about polish or the acquisition of facts, but about developing the ability to think clearly, to understand and use language well, to conceptualise. Knowledge without...

https://www.chavagnes.org/en_gb/the-spirit-of-liberal-education/

Catholic boarding school for boys of 9-18, follows British curriculum. Traditional all-round Catholic education, loyal to the Pope. Pupils mostly from Britain and France. Special features: daily Mass, choir, drama, sports (incl. rowing and riding), intensive tuition in French/English.

https://www.chavagnes.org/en_gb/the-autumn/

Catholic boarding school for boys of 9-18, follows British curriculum. Traditional all-round Catholic education, loyal to the Pope. Pupils mostly from Britain and France. Special features: daily Mass, choir, drama, sports (incl. rowing and riding), intensive tuition in French/English.

https://www.chavagnes.org/en_gb/jolly-boating-weather-at-clisson/

In a good school everyone learns every day. In our small school, 7 teachers are currently reading for further university degrees through disance learning while all other teaching staff will compl...

https://www.chavagnes.org/en_gb/at-chavagnes-were-all-still-learning/

Merry Christmas to all our friends throughout the world!!

https://www.chavagnes.org/en_gb/highlights-from-advent-carol-service-2020/

In these strange times it was some consolation that the Motion before our house, 11th December 2020. “This House would admit girls to the College” was soundly defeated. These debates are grea...

https://www.chavagnes.org/en_gb/debate-this-house-would-admit-girls-to-the-college/