Exploring Boys' Education (Members Channel)

S3/Ep.04 - Sustaining Staff and Faculty Wellbeing in Schools

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…

6 Dec 2021 28 min

S3/Ep.03 - Boys, Technology, and Learning Relationships

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…

4 Nov 2021 33 min

S3/Ep.02 - The Heart of a Boy: An Exploring Books Feature

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…

8 Oct 2021 24 min

S3/Ep.01 - IBSC and the Future

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…

13 Sep 2021 31 min

S2/Ep.14 - Enabling Boys to Flourish: An Exploring Boys' Schools Feature

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,…

13 Jul 2021 33 min

S2/Ep.13 - Positive Masculinity: An Exploring Boys' Schools Feature

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of encouraging boys to embody healthy expressions of masculinity, explore the challenges boys’ schools face regarding outdated expressions of…

21 Jun 2021 34 min

S2/Ep.12 - Wired to Connect

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…

1 Jun 2021 36 min

S2/Ep.11 - Boys and Sport

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…

7 May 2021 30 min

S2/Ep.10 - Boys and Sex: An Exploring Books Feature

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…

29 Mar 2021 41 min

S2/Ep.09 - Community and Diversity: An Exploring Boys’ Schools Feature

Hear about the community and diversity journey at Belmont Hill School (United States) from Headmaster Greg Schneider, who explains the practical way the school community has thought about diversity, equity, and inclusion and the focused strategy underpinning their action plan. Following the advice from Lorri Hamilton Durbin, Jakes Fredericks, and…

9 Mar 2021 35 min

S2/Ep.08 - Building Belonging in Boys’ Schools

Delve into inclusion and belonging in boys’ schools with Lorri Hamilton Durbin, Jack Pannell, and Jakes Fredericks as they discuss the official statement: IBSC Affirms All Efforts to End Racial Inequity and Social Injustice. They offer advice for boys’ schools about building antiracist schools that embrace all intersectionalities of each…

15 Feb 2021 41 min

S2/Ep.07 - Better Boys, Better Men: An Exploring Books Feature

Hear directly from Andrew Reiner about his new book, Better Boys, Better Men: The New Masculinity That Creates Greater Courage and Emotional Resiliency. Reiner explores how modern masculinity is harming and holding back men—and all of society—and illuminates what we can do to promote a new masculinity that lets men…

22 Jan 2021 45 min

S2/Ep.05 - The Tech Solution: An Exploring Books Feature

Hear directly from award-winning, Harvard-trained psychiatrist and No. 1 best-selling author Shimi Kang about her new book, The Tech Solution: Creating Healthy Habits for Kids Growing Up in a Digital World. Kang explores the attention economy of the tech industry and tech addiction. She defines how toxic, junk, and healthy…

13 Nov 2020 27 min

S2/Ep.04 - The Pastoral Care of Boys

In the latest episode of the IBSC Exploring Boys’ Education Podcast, Tim Jarvis from Michaelhouse (South Africa) discusses the essential role pastoral care plays in boys’ schools. Jarvis offers insight into the challenges presented in caring for boys, social and emotional warning signals boys might show, vulnerability in boys, and…

26 Oct 2020 34 min

S2/Ep.03 - Boy Voice and Choice

Explore strategies to develop boys’ agency in learning with Margot Long, Katy Mellor, Luke Rawle, and Stephen Krawec. The IBSC action researchers share their findings and insights into the power of giving boys freedom to truly develop their own voices, make significant choices, collaborate, innovate, problem solve, ask their own…

4 Oct 2020 41 min

S2/Ep.02 - Boys and Mental Health

Explore the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on boys’ mental wellness with mental health advocate Natasha Devon, who highlights the importance of checking in with boys and offers teachers tips on how to help students process the challenges associated with our new way of life. She also suggests strategies schools…

13 Sep 2020 29 min

S2/Ep.01 - Boys, Porn, and Sexual Health

Content Warning: Due to the nature of this topic, some adult themes are discussed. Explore the impact of pornography on boys’ understanding of relationships, consent, and sexual health in this conversation with Justine Ang Fonté, director of health and wellness at The Dalton School in New York. Fonté highlights the…

31 Aug 2020 34 min

S1/Ep.14 - Women in Leadership in Boys' Schools

Explore the role of women in leadership in boys’ schools as Minna Shulman and Kathy Funamoto from Selwyn House School (Canada) and Lorri Hamilton Durbin from Town School for Boys (United States) share their insight and experience. These leaders draw on their successful careers in boys’ schools to inspire and…

31 May 2020 50 min

S1/Ep.13 - IBSC Talking Heads: A Conversation with Tom Batty and John Botti

Listen to the second IBSC Talking Heads feature episode. IBSC Director of Membership Engagement, Bruce Collins, chats with Tom Batty, principal of Scotch College, Melbourne (Australia), and John Botti, headmaster of The Browning School (United States)—two seasoned professionals passionate about the role boys’ schools play in preparing boys for lives…

12 May 2020 40 min

S1/Ep.11 - Reaching, Teaching, and Succeeding with Boys of Color (Part Two)

Continue exploring effective ideas for reaching, teaching, and succeeding with boys of color with global perspective from IBSC educators worldwide. Johnny Waititi from Westlake Boys High School (New Zealand) and Toti West from Hamilton Boys’ High School (New Zealand) discuss the work they do to facilitate bicultural empowerment in their…

8 Apr 2020 56 min