About Our Guest

Ferdi McDermott studied Languages at Edinburgh University before a decade in Catholic publishing in London. In 2002 he founded Chavagnes International College, an international Catholic school for boys (www.chavagnes.org). He now combines leadership of the school with a lectureship in English literature at the Vendée Catholic university, ICES (www.ices.fr). He is pursuing a doctorate in Education through the University of Buckingham.

Notes

In this episode, Adrienne and Trae join Headmaster Ferdi Mcdermott on a journey through the French countryside and into the historic site of a Roman villa turned thirteenth-century monastery, turned junior seminary now operating as a Catholic boarding school for boys that offers a classical Christian education for students from all over the world. To support this good work, please visit their website here.

Some topics and ideas in this episode include:

• Living and Teaching in a Place with a Long History 
• Teaching and Modeling Physical, Intellectual, and Spiritual Virtues 
• The Key Role of the Chapel in the Life of a School 
• The History of Classical Education in Europe 
• The Influence of Ancient Egypt on Education 
• Traditional Catholic Education  
• What Makes a Good Teacher? 
• Why Should Teachers Sing to Their Students? 

Resources and Books & Mentioned In This Episode

• Letters to Captains by Andre Charlier 
• Godliness and Good Learning by David Newsome 
• John Senior on the cultural soil being depleted 
• “The Twelves Virtues of a Good Teacher” by Br. Agathon  
• The National Association of Private Catholic and Independent Schools (NAPCIS)
• “Lay Catholics in Schools” by The Sacred Congregation of Catholic Education 
• “The Catholic School on the Threshold of the Third Millennium” by The Sacred Congregation of Catholic Education 
• “Divini Illius Magistri” by Pope Pius XI

Ferdi’s Favorite Quote (Corrected):

“To live is to change, and to be perfect is to have changed often.”
- St. John Henry Newman 

Don’t miss Mr. McDermott singing a hymn in honor of St. John Henry Newman at the end!

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Sound Engineer: Andrew Helsel

Logo Art: Anastasiya CF

Music: Vivaldi's Concerto for 2 Violins in B flat major, RV529 : Lana Trotovsek, violin Sreten Krstic, violin with Chamber Orchestra of Slovenian Philharmonic

 
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