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Chavagnes International College sits on a site with centuries of learning in the Vendée. The land was once home to a Roman villa, later a 13th-century monastery, and then a junior seminary. The college began a new chapter in 2002 with the opening of its international Catholic boarding school for boys. The founding is traced to Father Baudouin, who established the Petit Séminaire de Chavagnes in the early 1800s; in 2002 the site was revived as Chavagnes International College, a traditional English-language Catholic secondary school for boys aged 11–18. In 2004, the founding Masters Robert Asch and Ferdi McDermott visited Cardinal Ratzinger in Rome, and Benedict XVI later beatified Baudouin in 2012.
Mass is celebrated daily in the College Chapel and faith informs every subject in the curriculum. Chavagnes offers a broad programme of sport, arts and choral music, and pupils and staff live together in a community that reflects late medieval collegiate life. Cultural life includes opportunities to play music or sing in the choir, act in theatre, visit art galleries, listen to concerts, experience formal dining, learn to dance, and develop public speaking; theatre productions take place two to three times per year in English and French. The Choir maintains international tours, has produced CDs, and the school runs weekend visits and longer trips such as choir tours.
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.
