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Also visit our official website: http://www.chavagnes.orgUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger103125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8311413872462415850.post-52014687780696702902014-08-22T09:28:00.004+01:002014-08-22T09:28:56.336+01:00It's official : Chavagnes is one of the 100 best schools in the worldYes, apparently it's official. Chavagnes has been listed on the websote of the world's best 100 schools: <a href="http://100bestschools.net/eng/">http://100bestschools.net/eng/</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.chavagnes.org/">www.chavagnes.org</a> For a Catholic education for boys.<div class="blogger-post-footer">Chavagnes international College is a private Catholic boarding school for boys.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8311413872462415850.post-24633920264641309152012-10-13T09:06:00.000+01:002012-10-13T09:06:25.092+01:00Foie Gras, en toute bonne foi<br />
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Welcome back to the Chavagnes International College blog. This year we will be bringing you regular updates of the happenings at the college, penned (or rather typed) by the students themselves!</span></span></i></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: Calibri;">When they are three weeks old, they get free and live outside until they are twelve weeks old. From then on the farmer gets them ready for the forced feeding and feeds them only in the morning (but an enormous amount!) Then, when the ducks become thirteen-fourteen weeks old, they are put in the forced-feeding room. <span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">During this period, they are fed a lot to make the liver bigger. And ten days after, they are killed (with the aid of quite </span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">a strange machine!)</span></span></span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"></span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">All pupils really enjoyed this visit and will take a way good memories of it. THANK YOU MR GUERIN!<o:p></o:p></span></em></div>
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<div class="blogger-post-footer">Chavagnes international College is a private Catholic boarding school for boys.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8311413872462415850.post-25383772213734156532012-06-03T22:36:00.001+01:002012-06-11T18:38:01.478+01:00The Promise: Louis Vadot Renoul, Mr. Tyldesley and Father Rowe<div style="text-align: center;">
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After a time of preparation, one day it was time for Louis to take his scout promise. It is not something to be taken lightly and a scout is allowed time to make sure he is ready for the commitment to charity, loyalty and obedience that it requires. Louis' hard work in the patrol had matured him to the extent where he merited admission into the state of the fully-fledged scout. Joining him in this commitment was our chaplain and Mr. Tyldelsey. The location was the tiny and atmospheric St. Joseph's chapel by the lake at the back of the school.</div>
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After an all-night vigil of adoration the three new members of Scouts dee Chavagnes were sworn in at dawn holding onto the altarcloth. As symbols of their new membership they received our capbadge and the Vendeen sacred heart.</div>
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</div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Chavagnes international College is a private Catholic boarding school for boys.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8311413872462415850.post-66395134415153681452012-05-01T10:19:00.001+01:002012-05-01T10:36:21.691+01:00Noirmoutier, the pilgrimage to the shrine of Saint Philibert (Chavagnes scouts)<div style="text-align: center;">
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<b>Noirmoutier, the pilgrimage to the shrine of Saint Philibert:</b><br />
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It is generally accepted in scout circles that the January exit-weekend scout camp is the most feared in all the scouting calendar. It is cold, it is dark and the laws of science concerning combustion seem to have changed. For this trip our destination was the isle of Noirmoutier and to make things easier (oh the naivety!) we had bikes. Here we are setting out, all smiles and mouths full of apple:</div>
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The first section of the journey (a small railway station in the heart of the bocage to a chateau just outside Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie) was completed fairly easily, though it became clear that riding uphill with a remorque was not an easy task.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Louis V-R lends a hand (and a leg) with a remorque.</td></tr>
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Soon a first stop was necessary. Apples and chocolate make very good bike fuel:<br />
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We were very lucky that as the sun set over the fields casting a red light on the fields and calvaries of the bocage to come across a potential camp for the night. Our hosts were very hospitable and we soon had a campfire going:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Armand and Mito enjoy the much-needed warmth.</td></tr>
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The next day we awoke to a beautiful but cold morning, more than a little apprehensive of the long cycle ahead. After a short, unplanned stop in St. Gilles (our first technical fault!) we took the coastal path towards the Marais Breton, stopping for lunch by the long, fine beaches:</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Armand in the distance Louis surveys the strands Laurent and Armand Group photo</td></tr>
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Despite the flatness of the terrain the strong winds made progress difficult, especially for those trailing the remorques, which now began to act like sails dragging the rider the wrong way. The weather was very bright and clear however, which made things much more pleasant. Then one of the remorques broke. Then it broke again. And then again....</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Louis and Laurent use their technical nous and scout tools to fix the remorque.</td></tr>
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This was the most trying part of the journey but with mutual support, the faultless (well, more or less) guidance of Max, patrol leader and navigator, and sheer determination we made it to the enormous humped bridge connecting Noirmoutier to the mainland. At this stage a mention must be made concerning the fine conduct of the younger members of our group who cycled hard and didn't complain.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Maximilian Micallef-Eynaud, peerless navigator and traverser of roundabouts.</td></tr>
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Tired we made our way three quarters along the island to pitch camp, which was in the form of some rough common ground no more than a hundred metres from the beach:<br />
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After a very sound sleep we awoke keen to explore Noirmoutier and discover what it was that St. Philibert had seen in the place. From the day before we had seen that it was a charming island of attractive villages and in the morning we were equally impressed by the lovely Noirmoutier-en-l'Ile. Of particular note is the whitewashed chateau which dominates the centre of town:<br />
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Entering the church we descended into the crypt to pay homage to the saint:<br />
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The interior of the crypt was extremely atmospheric and encouraged silent contemplation.<br />
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We spent some time searching for a monastery shown on our map, only to discover it appears to have been changed into something else, but it was still a rewarding exploration. There can be no doubt that when the hire people arrived and took our bikes off us that there was a general sense of relief!<br />
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<br /><div class="blogger-post-footer">Chavagnes international College is a private Catholic boarding school for boys.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8311413872462415850.post-61087897786393551722012-03-31T09:10:00.000+01:002012-10-13T09:10:38.104+01:00Easter musings'So shaken as we are, so wan we care, find we a time for frighted peace to pant..' these opening lines of Shakespeare's Henry IV (one of our A level English texts) drifted across my mind as the Spring term came to an end. It has certainly been a full one and it is good to have had some r and r. Here is a look at some of the main events....<br />
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<b>The winter freeze, Chavagnes under snow:</b><br />
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The weather after Christmas, as most of you know, took a turn for the colder and Chavagnes International College was covered in snow thicker than any seen in its decade-long history (if the stalwarts are to be believed.) Routine continued as normal with little change to the timetable (except the popular decision to cancel cross-country) but some concessions to uniform. All around the school grounds boys could be seen making their way between vollies of snowballs laden with hats, scarfs, gloves, coats, cloaks and whatever else they could find, looking for all the world like a tribe of small Michelin men.</div>
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One break-time the snow even went to the heads of the teachers and our chaplain: (photo coming soon)<br />
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<b>Rugbyitis </b><br />
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Thanks to the energetic work of Mr. Leach and Mr. Usher this term has been one of the most sporty in the college's history. Rugby fever has gripped the school. The symptoms of this pandemic are breathlessness at the mention of 'match', sudden involuntary shouts of 'ole!' and of course the compulsory throwing of an oval ball at every break and half-break of the day.<br />
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<br /><div class="blogger-post-footer">Chavagnes international College is a private Catholic boarding school for boys.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8311413872462415850.post-16497431338712043882012-03-15T09:08:00.000+00:002012-10-13T09:08:42.061+01:00Rome Trip, February 2012<br />
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After a term and a half of hard work, the school choir was rewarded by a trip to Rome. For many members of the choir their first visit to the Eternal City, the trip was highly anticipated and a cause of great excitement for staff and pupils alike. We arrived at our objective with little difficulty except for the distribution of cottas and folders in our baggage under the close scrutiny of Ryan Air staff who can spot a 10.2 kilo bag at thirty paces. Our group consisted of choir, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Lloyd, Mr. Tyldesley, Mr. Crawford, the parents of Louis and Armand Vadot and of course our trusty Chaplain, Father Bedus Rowus.</div>
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Our lodgings were at the Seraphicum, an educational establishment run by the Franciscans on the outskirts of Rome, conveniently located at one end of the Roman metro. They were very good to us during our stay, providing excellent breakfasts and meals and showing patience towards their excited guests. The first evening was largely spent getting used to our surroundings, excepting a brief visit to the Abbey of St. Paul of the three fountains. We discovered that each fountain sprang up where Saint Pauls decapitated (and presumably bouncy) head had hit the ground.</div>
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The next day we walked a short distance to the grand, spare buildings of the Museum of Roman Civilization. This was an excellent museum for curious children, as many of the artifacts were reproductions and were designed to withstand pawing. Particularly impressive was the large scale model of Rome under the mid-Empire which we spent some time staring at and debating the scale of.</div>
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Our next stop was the Colloseum. As this trip to Peter's city was, as is the case for any Catholic, also a pilgrimage, it was pointed out that the Colloseum was also a Church, consecrated, as it were, by the blood of the martyrs spilled on its sand. At this point our group split into two; one, zealously directed by Father Rowe, examined some of the churches around the forum and the other explored the forum itself. The low walls and truncated columns of the forum can be underwhelming, and it was only at great expense to Mr. Tyldesley's theatrical skills that they could be brought to life. After returning to the Seraficum, its prayerful chapel, which was the location of all our masses, became our rehearsal space.</div>
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The next day we had Sant John Lateran on our agendum and we were heading in that direction when we were lucky enough to come across Father Redmond, a friend and visitor of the shool. The magnificent frieze and main door gave pause for wondrementm but rain drove us inside. With father Redmond on our team, the pool of local knowledge increased considerably and he pointed out many interesting features of the building and spoke Italian better than those of us who cobbled it together from bits of French, Spanish and Latin. Particularly interesting, other than the combination of architectural styles, is a small but much revered statue of St, John the Baptist. It is customary to throw coins at the foot of this statue, a custom the boys were keen to honour. It was probably with choirboys in mind that a strong pyrex screen had been erected in front of the delicate statue. </div>
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Retreating from St John's we returned to our boardings to prepare for the evening parish mass at which we were singing. We had been in communication with a troup of Scouts d'Europe from the parish and were keen to meet them. Consequently all the scouts in our party were in uniform and I am sure we made a smart impression on our hosts. The mass itself was celebrated by a special Monsignor from the Vatican, brought in at the request of the Parish on account of his linguistic skills and scouting experience. After some strong singing (though stronger was to come) we were welcomed in their function rooms and distributed among tables of talkative Italians. Next was the which was completed with a larger open (and more explosive) fire than one expects to see in inner Rome. The boys learnt a variety of new games and songs in rather strange English (such as the wonderful 'I say do you know dog') and in return Mr. Crawford sang one of our classics, 'J'avais un camarade.' All in all a warming experience and good networking for our scouts.<br />
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The next day we had ... <br />
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<div class="blogger-post-footer">Chavagnes international College is a private Catholic boarding school for boys.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8311413872462415850.post-25194356289020160072012-01-09T20:35:00.000+00:002012-01-09T20:35:47.813+00:00British Mathematical Distinction<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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I've just now heard something of young Mary ("Maggie") Boyles, for example. (Although Chavagnes is a boys-only school, there are sometimes one or two exceptional daughters of teachers in the A-level class, just to keep the boys on their toes.)<br />
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I gather that Maggie enrolled this autumn at the University of Kansas where she is working toward a degree in theatre with a focus on performance.<br />
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Her efforts in this direction had been encouraged while she studied at Chavagnes. Because of the university's excellent reputation for developing young talent for the stage, Maggie chose it as the place for furthering her ambitions. <br />
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Hardly had she completed auditions for entry into the theatre programme but that her talent was being celebrated, at least so I'm told, far and wide across the campus. Apparently she had so impressed the judges that they wasted no time in casting her in the principal role of Kate in Arthur Miller's play "All My Sons". <br />
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Difficult to believe? Yes. But it's true. And there's more to come. <br />
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Remarkably she <b>was</b> alone among first-year students to have been awarded a lead. It's said that this unique for a freshman. "My hopes have been given a terrific boost," Maggie told us in telephone conversation from the campus at Lawrence, Kansas, after the curtain came down on the final performance. By the way,” she added with a natural dramatic flourish, “I've registered in Jewish studies as a minor.”<br />
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In a barely concealed expression of enthusiasm, the University of Kansas's Head of Theatre John Staniunas, member of the panel that auditioned Maggie, had this to say <br />
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"I found her to be incredibly honest and very giving as an actor. She really knew how to share the stage and be very true to her emotions." <br />
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Pennsylvania-born Maggie moved with her family in 2008 to a small village near Chavagnes. She participated in a wide variety of the College’s productions including Wilde’s <i>The Importance of Being Earnest </i>and a trio of Shakesperean offerings: <i>Macbeth, A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Much Ado about Nothing</i>. This was complemented by a series of poetry recitations and dramatised readings throught the school year.<br />
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Her career ambitions took flight during the production of Macbeth staged by the College and Dr. Tom Conlon's direction of her in the role of Lady Macbeth. His comment reflects the general experience of Maggie's qualities: <br />
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"A real pleasure to work with; Maggie always gives 100%." <br />
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A rigorous schedule of preparation for her Kansas auditions was devised by Ken Asch who is responsible for the College’s programme of recitations and Shakespeare Week, so special thanks to him for his dedication.<br />
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“All My Sons” was the University of Kansas's second production this new season. For full information about the theatre department and future productions, please visit:<br />
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<em>The Character and Studies Befitting a Free-Born Youth </em>(c. 1402.)<br />
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At Chavagnes the study of the humanities is in the great tradition of liberal education. This kind of education is not simply a dry theory, nor is it restricted to those subjects now named humanities, although its principles are mostly clearly seen in our teaching of these disciplines.<br />
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Liberal education is the transmission of our great western cultural patrimony to our young. But it is more than that: its aim is to make every student his own man: free and capable of using his reason, fit to take part in the “great conversation” begun in fifth-century Athens and continuing to this day.<br />
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More at <a href="http://www.cursus.chavagnes.org/">www.cursus.chavagnes.org</a><div class="blogger-post-footer">Chavagnes international College is a private Catholic boarding school for boys.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8311413872462415850.post-36863325730768105932011-08-03T17:07:00.000+01:002011-08-03T17:07:20.340+01:00New vision of science ... from our curriculum site<strong><span style="color: #2e2e2e;">Science, where the senses and the intellect meet …</span></strong> <br />
Science is about bridging <strong><span style="color: #2e2e2e;">the world of the senses</span></strong> – the tangible, the audible, the visible – with<strong><span style="color: #2e2e2e;"> the world of the intellect</span></strong> – the far reaching patterns of abstract concepts which allow us to impose order and system on what we perceive through the senses. The College believes that both piers of the bridge should be buttressed. Through a rich program of practical activities the students are exposed to as much real experience of see, hear and touch scientific phenomena as possible. On the other pier, the College is committed to a careful and scrupulous teaching of scientific concepts, informed both by historical awareness of their genesis and the determination to impart ideas in a clear, rigorous, but accessible way.<br />
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See more at <a href="http://www.cursus.chavagnes.org/">www.cursus.chavagnes.org</a><div class="blogger-post-footer">Chavagnes international College is a private Catholic boarding school for boys.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8311413872462415850.post-32429864858900624842011-07-29T10:06:00.001+01:002011-07-29T10:06:50.105+01:00Bishop Castet celebrates 'Messe de Clôture' for the School Year 2010/2011<object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" height="457" id="mediaplayer3339788870" width="576"><param name="movie" value="http://www.gloria.tv/media/179611/embed/true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><embed src="http://www.gloria.tv/media/179611/embed/true" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="576" height="457" flashvars="media=179611&embed=true" quality="high" scale="noborder" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></object><div class="blogger-post-footer">Chavagnes international College is a private Catholic boarding school for boys.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8311413872462415850.post-75132398330394837492011-07-27T19:40:00.000+01:002011-07-27T19:40:25.265+01:00Buckingham CPD for teachersMr McDermott explains the College's relationship with Buckingham University:<br />
<a href="http://mcdermottsmiscellany.blogspot.com/2011/07/buckingham-university-and-chavagnes.html">http://mcdermottsmiscellany.blogspot.com/2011/07/buckingham-university-and-chavagnes.html</a><div class="blogger-post-footer">Chavagnes international College is a private Catholic boarding school for boys.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8311413872462415850.post-12464603164975962822011-07-16T09:50:00.000+01:002011-07-16T09:50:44.227+01:00Gareth Usher, new Head of Science at Chavagnes<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.derryjournal.com/webimage/1507dw10_teacher_1_2870549!image/3245900333.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_595/3245900333.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://www.derryjournal.com/webimage/1507dw10_teacher_1_2870549!image/3245900333.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_595/3245900333.jpg" width="226" /></a></div>Here's a nice little article from yesterday's Derry Journal about our new head of Science.<br />
<a href="http://www.derryjournal.com/news/local/new_french_role_for_derry_teacher_1_2870553">http://www.derryjournal.com/news/local/new_french_role_for_derry_teacher_1_2870553</a><div class="blogger-post-footer">Chavagnes international College is a private Catholic boarding school for boys.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8311413872462415850.post-39389752494504298802011-07-15T09:02:00.000+01:002011-07-15T09:02:11.160+01:00Chavagnes schemes of workWe're really getting organised at Chavagnes: check out our schemes of work for September 2011 : <a href="http://www.cursus.chavagnes.org/">www.cursus.chavagnes.org</a> and follow the links.<br />
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There are already SOWs for Physics Yr 8, Maths, Yr, 9, Greek and Music year 9, Music Year 8 and 9, English Year 10, plus Religion, History and Latin for most of Yrs 7-9 ...<br />
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It's hard work, but most classes and subjects should be available within the next week.<br />
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We'd welcome any feedback from parents and friends.<div class="blogger-post-footer">Chavagnes international College is a private Catholic boarding school for boys.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8311413872462415850.post-77825805615193790322011-07-11T15:15:00.002+01:002011-07-11T15:15:59.146+01:00Chavagnes email newsletters now archived<a href="http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs058/1102549438685/archive/1106516687001.html">Chavagnes Email Newsletter Archive</a><div class="blogger-post-footer">Chavagnes international College is a private Catholic boarding school for boys.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8311413872462415850.post-12396311024104593612011-06-16T17:43:00.000+01:002011-06-16T17:43:31.420+01:00Just back from Chartres<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfb5C4xjrvxHzsSrdi2cu5FqjLzcnPOHY091FbxLuQzF43uGunyQ75HTlypd26qcQnOviUjIgaWCZz7uxwtQaNM2ggscEMS_7rMoCvr4dsPKqx75I5XB9eWE8XSFN587wtRrWANHuteODr/s1600/DSC00178.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfb5C4xjrvxHzsSrdi2cu5FqjLzcnPOHY091FbxLuQzF43uGunyQ75HTlypd26qcQnOviUjIgaWCZz7uxwtQaNM2ggscEMS_7rMoCvr4dsPKqx75I5XB9eWE8XSFN587wtRrWANHuteODr/s320/DSC00178.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Chavagnes international College is a private Catholic boarding school for boys.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8311413872462415850.post-64059016905948157192011-05-26T10:40:00.002+01:002011-05-26T10:40:59.164+01:00Come to our Summer Ball 2011<a href="http://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?llr=6gucr9cab&oeidk=a07e3x9xrt864e65a91">http://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?llr=6gucr9cab&oeidk=a07e3x9xrt864e65a91</a><br />
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Above link for information about our Summer Ball, Friday 1st July 2011.<div class="blogger-post-footer">Chavagnes international College is a private Catholic boarding school for boys.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8311413872462415850.post-1425289421050493252011-05-25T10:49:00.000+01:002011-05-25T10:49:56.473+01:00Bishop Alain Castet to celebrate Mass of ThanksgivingBishop Alain Castet, our diocesan bishop, will be celebrating a Mass of Thanksgiving for the academic year at the College on Monday 20th June at 12 o'clock. All are welcome.<div class="blogger-post-footer">Chavagnes international College is a private Catholic boarding school for boys.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8311413872462415850.post-91012363542814528302011-05-24T07:16:00.000+01:002011-05-24T07:16:03.832+01:00Father Bede Rowe to be new chaplainFather Bede Rowe of the Diocese of Clifton is to take up the post of Chaplain at Chavagnes International College from September 2011.<div class="blogger-post-footer">Chavagnes international College is a private Catholic boarding school for boys.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8311413872462415850.post-39696246539881084032011-05-18T19:48:00.004+01:002011-05-18T19:52:13.951+01:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNfBfyypfgIpuP4EVWT8WeJRcCeWEchee-7CE_xWLESsTivSC3w44XqORZJ0vfwMRpHnCrwdInAHxhiVnD86v8wOXnTW-LOmgRk1bzMV3KRkhfvDjr8LZYiQC6oSDa8Q539SEyi38OTSJm/s1600/IMGP0795.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNfBfyypfgIpuP4EVWT8WeJRcCeWEchee-7CE_xWLESsTivSC3w44XqORZJ0vfwMRpHnCrwdInAHxhiVnD86v8wOXnTW-LOmgRk1bzMV3KRkhfvDjr8LZYiQC6oSDa8Q539SEyi38OTSJm/s400/IMGP0795.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608130590797350466" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNXaUnspImRUPIP_CBtLMWbpSzZZOSoyCEgWFIhDS0-1-R7lsz3-RGhntEyRyAfsdBoRp2HnM8-hAjXEMO_bQcRj4HT2WwOQuPKhq09xbNgC_2nrcGrWhWCewhVZSsbyftj4Zy1h4fXglG/s1600/IMGP0806.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><br /></a><br /><div> Scout Weekend</div><div><br /></div><div>On Saturday the 27 March we woke up to a sunny day- a good omen for the long walk ahead. Leaving soon after midday, the temptation for a little detour prevailed, and we only arrived at our destination, the abbaye de la Grainetière, near Parc soubise, late in the afternoon. We were allowed to pitch our tent in the cloister, and had an abundant dinner of food that we had brought with us. When we woke up on Sunday it had started raining, so we had breakfast in our tent.Soon after, we attended mass in the monastery's chapel. The way back proved a lot harder, because, apart from being longer, we were already tired, and the rain made our bags heavier. However, we all made it back to school safe and sound, and enjoyed our school dinner with great enthousiasm. Ironically, it was those who complained on the walk who stayed up longest. It was a great experience, and we would like to do it again.</div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Chavagnes international College is a private Catholic boarding school for boys.</div>Chavagnes Photographic GCSEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10357588462809741503noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8311413872462415850.post-53130749832995861282011-04-29T21:00:00.003+01:002011-05-07T19:57:58.147+01:00Chavagnes and the Royal Wedding<a href="http://www.tvvendee.fr/video-TVV_le_journal_20110429_07.aspx">http://www.tvvendee.fr/video-TVV_le_journal_20110429_07.aspx</a><br />
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Here we are celebrating the Royal Wedding Chavagnes style.<br />
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<a href="http://www.cursus.chavagnes.org/">http://www.cursus.chavagnes.org/</a><div class="blogger-post-footer">Chavagnes international College is a private Catholic boarding school for boys.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8311413872462415850.post-73219772593184116982011-04-01T10:27:00.002+01:002011-04-01T10:27:33.987+01:00Teaching vacanciesCheck out the College website for information on teaching vacancies for September 2011:<br />
<a href="http://www.chavagnes.org/news/Vacancies.shtml">http://www.chavagnes.org/news/Vacancies.shtml</a><div class="blogger-post-footer">Chavagnes international College is a private Catholic boarding school for boys.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8311413872462415850.post-89323200971750265362011-03-28T17:10:00.002+01:002011-03-28T17:16:55.497+01:00Sunday outing<div>Mr McDermott has been recovering more quickly than expected. After making a dramatic return in an ambulance, he only spent a few weeks in a wheelchair and was then able to follow us around on foot. This was met with a natural sense of joy at his returning health mixed with a slight sense of regret from pupils and staff alike that they were once again pursuable. </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Sunday afternoons at a boarding school are the only times where it is possible to undertake anything spectacular in our free time. However, most people prefer to wile away the time sitting in boredom in front of a computer. Last Sunday, however, there was an opportunity to go to the opera to enjoy a performance of Falstaff. The performance was in Italian, with surtitles in French. Not being opera aficionados, we waited for the appearance of the fat lady, which would signal the approaching end. In fact the only thespian of imposing stature was Falstaff, the pompous, bigheaded and comical main character. Falstaff is also a tragic person who, due to his appearance, cannot find love. He falls in love with two ladies, who then play tricks on him; such as throwing him into a river with a load of dirty washing. <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 302px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 237px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589164968257056770" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAMbMBs9Vd7jhdsZf9Qx1nZ8DvPjefMgBjhfYKTxc9XdHLlXKcZLhB6gOaFipqN2dQ3T5XPKPDYXsCzsABk-m9NiCC35QUE8HH1LHqD6br6uKtlHzsMTgSR2G5wHJEmZhj-7Jqf0HKQk8l/s400/Falstaff-Strasbourg2.jpg" /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Chavagnes international College is a private Catholic boarding school for boys.</div>Chavagnes Photographic GCSEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10357588462809741503noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8311413872462415850.post-44828621884462097312010-12-15T13:08:00.000+00:002010-12-15T13:08:25.573+00:00New Chavagnes Photo book<span><iframe align="left" frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=chavaginternc-20&o=1&p=8&l=bpl&asins=1453822712&fc1=000000&IS2=1&lt1=_blank&m=amazon&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifr" style="align: left; height: 245px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 5px; width: 131px;"></iframe>Father Talbot's new table book, containing photos of life at Chavagnes, is now ready. Available for purchase from Amazon (link, left), proceeds go towards school funds.</span><br />
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<span>Contains:</span><br />
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<span>Photos of people in the College</span><br />
<span>Various activtites: lessons, sports, music and worship</span><br />
<span>Events such as the 'Boy Bishop', All Saints Party, etc ...</span><br />
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<span>A fascinating and accesible introduction to life at Chavagnes, with a written commentary by Mr McDermott.</span><div class="blogger-post-footer">Chavagnes international College is a private Catholic boarding school for boys.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0