Exploring Boys' Education

Gain invaluable insights about promoting well-being and resilience among all school staff from Andrew Cowley, co-founder of Healthy Toolkit and author of The Wellbeing Toolkit. Cowley explains why it’s important to focus on staff well-being in schools and details a holistic approach for schools to consider. He also offers advice for school leaders and teachers as they strive to create positive school cultures that value well-being.

Visit the IBSC website for more ways to champion boys’ education.

2022 IBSC Annual Conference

June 26 – 29, Dallas, TX

https://www.theibsc.org/conferences-events/2022ac

IBSC Member Benefits

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IBSC Professional Development

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IBSC Global Research

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Why a School for Boys? Brochure and Video

https://www.theibsc.org/about-ibsc/why-a-boys-school

IBSC Exploring Boys’ Education music composed and performed by Tom DiGiovanni. Healthy Toolkit · The Wellbeing Toolkit · Andrew Cowley on Twitter · IBSC

Get insight into the recent IBSC-commissioned report Building Learning Relationships Through the Use of Technology directly from leader of the study Professor Alison Clark-Wilson, principal research fellow at the UCL Knowledge Lab. With a special focus on boys' education, the research illuminates how technology can help and hinder productive learning relationships. Clark-Wilson also offers advice about emerging technologies that may impact the relational component of teaching and learning, technology that seems to add the greatest value to learners, and how schools might evaluate which technology to keep as they return to post-pandemic in-person learning.

Visit the IBSC website for more ways to champion boys’ education.

2022 IBSC Annual Conference

June 26 – 29, Dallas, TX

https://www.theibsc.org/conferences-events/2022ac

IBSC Member Benefits

https://www.theibsc.org/about-ibsc/member-benefits

IBSC Professional Development

https://www.theibsc.org/conferences-events

IBSC Global Research

https://www.theibsc.org/teaching-learning/research

Why a School for Boys? Brochure and Video

https://www.theibsc.org/about-ibsc/why-a-boys-school

IBSC Exploring Boys’ Education music composed and performed by Tom DiGiovanni. Building Learning Relationships Through the Use of Technology Report · IBSC

As Kate Parker turns her lens on boys, she shows the true emotional depth of a boy in her book, The Heart of a Boy: Celebrating the Strength and Spirit of Boyhood. Hear Parker share the insights she gained from boys as she put this project together—emphasizing boys need to be heard, nurtured, and loved.

IBSC Exploring Boys’ Education music composed and performed by Tom DiGiovanni. Kate T. Parker Photography · The Heart of a Boy on Amazon · IBSC

Join Chris Post, David Dini, and David Ferguson as they reflect on the past 18 months, discuss their current thoughts concerning the education of boys, and examine what’s ahead for IBSC. They emphasize the importance of relationships, belonging, and community; the power of gratitude and hope; and the opportunity we’ve all had to develop new patterns and pursue new challenges, while highlighting the benefit of global perspectives gained through IBSC membership. The Boys' Latin School of Maryland · Westlake Boys' High School · St. Mark's School of Texas · IBSC

Catch up on the second season of the IBSC Exploring Boys’ Education Podcast with highlights from our most popular episodes this year. Hear something you like that can help you right now? Go back and listen to the full episode for more insight and expert advice. Thank you for helping make this special year a success. We look forward to bringing you more valuable information to help all of us guide boys on the journey to leading fulfilling lives. Stay tuned for the debut of season three in September 2021.

Thank you to the 22 contributors from 19 member schools and organizations who made it all possible. Season two episodes have been heard in over 650 locations in 40 countries, garnering more than 7,000 unique listens. We look forward to unlocking more insightful ideas next season to inspire you and the boys you serve. We appreciate all you do for our global community.

IBSC Exploring Boys’ Education music composed and performed by Tom DiGiovanni. IBSC

Hear from Prince Alfred College (Australia) Headmaster Bradley Fenner and colleagues Greg Atterton and John Stewart about their approach to pastoral care. Their philosophy is closely linked to the responsibility they feel to nurture the unique qualities of each boy and the development of young men of character. Fenner, Atterton, and Stewart shed light on the principles and practices that underpin their approach.

IBSC Exploring Boys’ Education music composed and performed by Tom DiGiovanni. Prince Alfred College · IBSC

Hear from Brighton Grammar School (Australia) Headmaster Ross Featherston and Ray Swann, director of the school’s Crowther Centre, about their approach to operationalizing positive masculinity. Featherston and Swann highlight the importance of encouraging boys to embody healthy expressions of masculinity, explore the challenges boys’ schools face regarding outdated expressions of masculinity, shed light on the definition of positive masculinity, and explain the framework that guides their school’s thinking about masculinity. Learn more about this essential topic and how you can use it at your school. Brighton Grammar School · Crowther Centre · IBSC

Michael Reichert leads the latest discussion on relational teaching, unpacking what it means to become a relational boys’ school. Get expert advice about putting relational learning at the center of school life. Offering encouragement to teachers facing relational challenges with the boys they teach, he shares strategies for schools as they recover relationally from differing levels of pandemic-induced disconnect.

Miguel Dionis of Viaro Global School (Spain), Peter Coutis of Scotch College (Australia), Kathryn Barnes of Upper Canada College (Canada), and Guy Logan of St. Bernard’s College (Australia) contribute their global perspectives to this essential topic.

IBSC Exploring Boys’ Education music composed and performed by Tom DiGiovanni. Michael Reichert · IBSC

Following the successful IBSC Ideas Lab about Boys and Sports, get expert insight from Krinesan Moodley of St. Alban’s College (South Africa) and Jo Hackett of The Loughborough Schools Foundation in the United Kingdom. Moodley and Hackett dive into the benefits of sports, positive coaching philosophies in boys’ schools, the dilemma of elite sports’ programs vs. sports for all, and the value of teachers as coaches in boys’ schools The Loughborough Schools Foundation · St Alban's College · IBSC

Hear directly from Peggy Orenstein about her book Boys and Sex, which explores boys’ understanding of masculinity, hookup culture, pornography, and consent. Listen as she unpacks the development of vulnerability in boys and illuminates what boys’ schools can do to promote positive forms of masculinity. Orenstein offers advice about how we can start these essential conversations with boys.

Content Warning: Due to the nature of this topic, some adult themes are discussed.

IBSC Exploring Boys’ Education music composed and performed by Tom DiGiovanni. Peggy Orenstein · Boys and Sex · Peggy Orenstein's Positive Sexuality Resources · IBSC