Exploring Boys' Education
The International Boys’ Schools Coalition champions boys’ education. Join us for this regular podcast that delves into and examines current issues affecting boys, teachers of boys and boys’ schools.
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…
S2/Ep.15 - Season Two Finale
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…
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,…
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of encouraging boys to embody healthy expressions of masculinity, explore the challenges boys’ schools face regarding outdated expressions of…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
S2/Ep.06 - 2020 in Review
Catch up on 2020 with the IBSC Exploring Boys’ Education Podcast. Reflect on highlights from the year, including excerpts from IBSC programs and podcast episodes. Celebrate our IBSC community as we wrap up a challenging year and move ahead to 2021. We look forward to bringing you more valuable information…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
S1/Ep.15 - Season 1 Finale
Catch up on the first season of the IBSC Exploring Boys’ Education Podcast with highlights from our most popular episodes from the podcast’s debut 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…
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…
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…
S1/Ep.12 - Covid-19 Special: Community in a Time of Distance
Hear from IBSC member schools worldwide as they share the principles that have guided their transition to online learning, and the platforms and tools that have made their deployment of virtual classrooms possible. Contributing member schools: Baltimore Collegiate School for Boys (United States) Crescent School (Canada) Jeppe High School for…