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France, Nantes
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Chavagnes offers a range of intellectual and academic extracurriculars. A polyglots' club supports language learning; a chess club and a literary club promote strategic thinking and analysis. Drama, public speaking, and computers, plus practical activities such as model-making, war-gaming, boxing fitness (and sparring), and a guitar club broaden scholastic and critical-thinking skills.
Music is central to Chavagnes' arts program through the Choir, which performs choral music drawn from the Church's patrimony and contributes to liturgical life. The Choir has performed internationally and produced CDs, and it participates in carol-singing for the sick and elderly. Chamber music groups and bands, drama, and a guitar club also enrich the creative life.
The school runs a polyglots' club for those who enjoy learning new languages. The Choir introduces pupils to Latin and other languages through song, and Latin is part of liturgical life. Choir tours have taken place in countries such as Sweden, Italy, Spain, Estonia, Latvia, England and Wales. Visits and trips include weekend visits to local sites and longer trips such as scout camps and choir tours, sometimes to other countries.
Clubs cover a wide range of leisure and hobby activities. They include chess, card games, a polyglots' club, a fishing club, and a literary club. There are also musical and performance groups such as chamber music, drama, public speaking, guitar, and boxing fitness with sparring; plus model-making and war-gaming.
The Choir regularly gives concerts and carol-singing for the sick and elderly. Visits include weekend trips to local sites and longer trips such as scout camps and choir tours, sometimes to other countries.
Sport is an important and integral part of life at Chavagnes; boys take part in afternoon team games and a cross-country programme throughout the year. Older boys may practice weight-training and rowing. Some boys belong to the local Chavagnes football club and compete in external teams.
Chavagnes International College is a Catholic, boys' boarding school in France that offers a classical education built on a British framework with French options. For pupils aged 11–18, the curriculum blends Cambridge assessments (IGCSE/GCSE and A-Levels) with Brevet and Baccalauréat routes for French pupils. Classes are primarily in English, with intensive English and French tuition to support bilingual learners. Junior Secondary (Years 7–9) follows the Cambridge Checkpoint model for Mathematics, Science and English alongside the French national curriculum, with Checkpoint results confirming progress. Senior Secondary (Years 10–11) uses Cambridge/AQA syllabuses for IGCSE/GCSE and A-Levels, with additional support for the Brevet and French. UK/French Advanced (Years 12–13) provides AS and A-level routes; French pupils may also sit the Baccalauréat. Facilities include sports fields, climbing wall, a theatre, a library, science laboratories and computer facilities. The college emphasizes music, languages and cultural exchange, exemplified by the choir, polyglots club and trips.
