Pedagogy

Pedagogy
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Inspired by the Ignatian tradition, the Centre Sèvres attaches great importance to individual guidance, and to developing attitudes of personal reflection that are actively engaged and well grounded.

Inspired by the Ignatian tradition, the Centre Sèvres attaches great importance to individual guidance, and to developing attitudes of personal reflection that are actively engaged and well grounded.

Learning from great authors

  • facing the major questions arising in the disciplines of philosophy and theology
  • reading carefully and critically the classic texts

Listening to our times

  • connecting everyday faith and practice to the deep questions posed by our times
  • broadening perspectives and deepening reflection through exchanges and seminar discussion right from the beginning

Learning to discern

The individual support the students receive enables them to grow in other ways besides that of academic success. What they learn enables them to grow as persons, and to engage more fully with their life-projects.

  • Each student has the benefit of rigorous individual tutoring from one of the teaching staff throughout their programme.
  • Each year, the student makes a written review of what they have learnt in the light of their overall goals. This forms an important part of their annual evaluation. This method allows them to better understand their new knowledge and to get a global vision of the year.

 

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“In Centre Sèvres, I found an opportunity to ask questions” Jacques Saint Laurent, sj

Jacques St Laurent, a British Jesuit student, appreciates the great freedom and autonomy of work at the Centre Sèvres, as well as the encouragement to debate in groups on issues that are important to him.

Learning is a journey

The Centre Sèvres lies at the heart of Paris, with fifty permanent teachers ready to welcome you. We offer programmes leading to university-level canonical diplomas: the baccalaureate, the licentiate, and the doctorate. Our pedagogy, rooted in the Ignatian tradition, centres on a conviction that philosophy and theology involve people’s experience. Thus, to teach well is also to accompany individuals as they make their own journeys of discovery. Bienvenue à tous !

Students and staff : over 50 nationalities

Every year, students and staff gather from all over the world to teach and study in Centre Sèvres.