Schools of Richmond County

Pictured is the former school in Petit de Grat which later became Charles Forest Co-op.

Perhaps the earliest attempt at organized schooling came from Petit de Grat in 1810 when the first school was built at Alderney Point on what later became the property of Bernard David. Mr. Latimer, a Jerseyman from the Channel Islands, was the first teacher. In 1818 a second school was located at the intersection of…

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Don Boudrot

Don Boudrot is a retired English teacher, currently an author and historian living on Isle Madame.