IBSC 15th Annual Conference: New Worlds for Boys Toronto, Ontario, Canada CONFERENCE COORDINATOR Richard Hood, Upper Canada College PARTNER SCHOOLS Brebeuf College Principal: Nick D'Avella Committee Member: Marianne Loranger Crescent School Head: Geoff Roberts Committee Member: Colin Lowndes Neil McNeil High School Principal: John Shanahan Committee Member: Mike Fellin Royal St. George's College Head: Hal Hannaford Committee Member: Catherine Kirkland St. Andrew's College Head: Ted Staunton Committee Member: Kevin McHenry The Sterling Hall School Head: Ian Robinson Committee Member: Luke Coles Upper Canada College Principal: Jim Power Committee Member: Mary Gauthier THE INTERNATIONAL BOYS’ SCHOOLS COALITION Brad Adams: Executive Director, IBSC Chris Wadsworth: Associate Executive Director, IBSC Kathleen Blaisdell: Executive Assistant, IBSC 1 IBSC 15th Annual Conference: New Worlds for Boys Toronto, Ontario, Canada Welcome to Toronto – and the 15th annual IBSC conference! It’s said that “Toronto” is derived from a local aboriginal word for “plenty of people” or “meeting place”. And indeed the city today is one of the world’s most multicultural cities – home to more than seventy differ- ent nationalities speaking some one hundred languages. It is thus fitting that Toronto is this year’s “meeting place” for IBSC educators from so many nations – Ja- pan, China, Spain, the United Kingdom, South Africa, New Zealand, Australia, the United States and Can- ada. At its creation, the founders of the IBSC saw that it should be global in purpose and ambition, and we reap the benefits of this vision every time we meet. We hope that New Worlds for Boys will inspire you to envision dynamic ways to prepare boys for new worlds. They need to be Global Boys, at home in a world of fast-paced globalisation and diversity. They need to be Green Boys, ready to care for the environment and tackle the challenges of climate change. They must become Just Boys, whose moral compass will guide them steadfastly through a lifetime of change. Our work should promote Inquiring, Creative Boys who will think and act creatively to make this a better world. Hosted by Upper Canada College, New Worlds for Boys is the outcome of a lively and committed partner- ship of seven boys’ schools in Toronto. Led by Richard Hood, the planning committee has met the daunting tasks of conference organisation with good cheer, energy, and creativity. We are profoundly grateful to our partner schools, and their many volunteers. On behalf of the Board of Trustees and my IBSC colleagues, Chris Wadsworth and Kathy Blaisdell, let me extend a warm welcome to the 15th annual conference – your “meeting place” for good company and good learning over the next three days! 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In particular, the discussions will help the IBSC plan for initiatives, collaborations, research projects and conferences. They are facilitated by trustees and staff. Groups convene at 12:45 P.M. on Monday, June 23 in designated rooms at the UCC Prep School. Those interested should pick up their lunch first and proceed to the rooms. Themes are: ▪ Global Connections and Partnerships in the IBSC (Room E203) ▪ Wisdom of Teaching in Boys’ Elementary Schools (Room E222) ▪ Leadership Programs in Boys’ Schools (Room E223) ▪ Learning “Masculinity” in Boys’ Schools: a discussion with the new IBSC Action Research Team (Room H128) 6 15th Annual IBSC Conference: New Worlds for Boys KEYNOTE SPEAKERS Stephen Lewis is one of Canada's most respected commentators on social affairs, in- ternational development and human rights. In 2005, TIME named him one of the 100 Most Influential People In The World (in the same category as The Dalai Lama and Nelson Mandela). Lewis is also the recipient of The Pearson Peace Medal for his out- standing achievements in the field of international service and understanding. Stephen Lewis is the former UN Special Envoy for HIV/AIDS in Africa. The Stephen Lewis Foundation is similarly dedicated to easing the pain of HIV/AIDS in Africa. His 2005 international bestseller, Race Against Time: Searching for Hope in AIDS-Ravaged Sunday June 22, 2008 Africa, is a heartfelt and sometimes maddening look at how the world is failing the 2:45 – 4:15 UN's eight Millennium Development Goals, which were meant in part to cut poverty in half by 2015. Lewis is formerly a Commissioner for the World Health Organization's Commission on the Social Determinants of Health and a Senior Advisor for Health and Human Rights to the Harvard School of Public Health, as well as a member of the Board of Directors of the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative. Among other distinc- tions, Mr. Lewis was Canadian Ambassador to the UN, where he chaired the Commit- tee that drafted the Five-Year UN Program on African Economic Recovery, and he also chaired the first International Conference on Climate Change, which drew up the first comprehensive policy on global warming. Admired by people of all political ideolo- gies, he has garnered respect and attention internationally for the strength and elo- quence with which he presents his convictions. Jaimie Cloud is the founder and president of the Cloud Institute for Sustainability Education in New York City. The Cloud Institute is dedicated to the vital role of educa- tion in creating awareness, fostering commitment, and guiding actions toward a healthy, secure and sustainable future for ourselves and for future generations. The Cloud Institute monitors the evolving thinking and skills of the most important champi- ons of sustainability, and transform them into educational materials and a pedagogical system that inspire young people to think about the world, their relationship to it, and their ability to influence it in an entirely new way. Ms. Cloud has written several book chapters and articles, teaches extensively, and writes and facilitates the collaborative Sunday June 22, 2008 development of numerous instructional units and programs that are designed to teach 4:30 – 5:45 core courses across the disciplines through the lens of sustainability. Examples include, Ecological Economics for Life; Introduction to Sustainability; Changing Consumption Patterns; Core Content and Habits of Mind of Education for Sustainability, and From Global Hunger to Sustainable Food Systems. The Center has recently co-published and launched two secondary school courses: a one year business and entrepreneurship edu- cation course entitled, Business and Entrepreneurship Education for the 21st Century (BEE 21) and a one semester Participation in Government course entitled, Inventing the Future: Leadership and Participation for the 21st Century ("IF"). Ms. Cloud partici- pates with numerous Sustainability Education organisations including: Communities for Learning, Inc., The Metropolitan Waterfront Alliance, and the Sustainability Educa- tion Planning Committee for the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS). 7 15th Annual IBSC Conference: New Worlds for Boys KEYNOTE SPEAKERS Mary Gordon is the Founder, President, and the inspiration behind Roots of Empa- thy. In 1996 she founded Roots of Empathy, and in 2005 she founded the Seeds of Empathy program. Mary is a Member of the Order of Canada, Author, and Social En- trepreneur who has created award-winning programs based on the power of relation- ships as vehicles for learning. Ms. Gordon is also the founder of Canada's first and largest school-based Parenting and Family Literacy Centres, which she initiated in 1981. These Centres continue to flourish in 58 schools in the Toronto District School Board, and will expand to a total of 89 schools across Ontario in the fall