2025 IBSC Annual Conference

2025 IBSC Annual ConferenceBelmont Hill School

Belmont, Massachusetts, United States

June 22-25

Spouse/Partner Program

We invite registered spouses and partners to join attendees for the Sunday and Wednesday conference program, along with the Tuesday evening special reception at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. See the schedule below for the Tuesday and Wednesday activities planned specifically for the spouse/partner program. Schedule subject to change.

Sunday, June 22    
1:00 – 3:00 PM Buses depart the conference hotel for the school. Sheraton Boston Hotel
1:30 – 3:30 PM

Registration, School Tour, and Refreshments

 Main Tent
3:45 – 5:30 PM Opening Plenary Session Jordan Athletic Center Field House
5:30 – 8:30 PM Welcome Reception Main Tent
5:30 – 8:30 PM Buses depart the school for the conference hotel every 30 minutes. Lower Parking Lot

 

Monday, June 23    
8:45 AM Depart hotel and walk to duck boat pick up at Prudential Center. Sheraton Boston Hotel
9:00 – 11:00 AM

Duck Boat Tour
Visit Boston’s famous sites by land and sea in World War II duck boats.

 Prudential Center
11:00 AM Buses depart Sheraton Boston Hotel for Harvard University.  
11:30 AM – 12:30 PM

Harvard University Tour
Explore the ideas, artifacts, people, and places that have shaped Harvard’s history for nearly 400 years.

 Harvard University
12:30 – 1:30 PM Lunch Harvard University Faculty Club
1:45 PM Buses depart Harvard University for the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum.  
2:15 – 3:15 PM

Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Tour
Experience the museum with a guided tour.

 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
3:15 – 4:00 PM

Free Time at the Gardner Museum
Continue exploring the museum on your own or relax with a cup of tea on the patio.

 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
4:00 PM Buses depart the museum for the conference hotel. Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum

 

Tuesday, June 24    
8:45 AM Bus departs hotel for Boston Common. Sheraton Boston Hotel
9:00 AM – 12:15 PM

Freedom Trail Tour
Explore the 2.5-mile-long path through Boston with a guided tour ending with a visit to Paul Revere’s house.

 Boston Common
12:15 – 1:15 PM Lunch Ristorante Limoncello
1:30 PM Buses depart the restaurant for the Boston Tea Party Ships & Museum.  
1:45 – 3:15 PM

Boston Tea Party Ships & Museum Tour
Experience the museum with a private tour.

 Boston Tea Party Ships & Museum
3:30 PM Buses depart the museum for afternoon tea.  
3:45 – 4:45 PM Afternoon Tea at a Distinguished Back Bay Home
Enjoy a talk by an acclaimed historian about the Back Bay neighborhood and the significance of this landmark residence.		 A Distinguished Back Bay Home
4:45 PM Walk to the conference hotel.  
6:45 – 7:30 PM Buses depart the conference hotel for the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Sheraton Boston Hotel
7:00 – 10:30 PM Special Reception
Have dinner, dance, and explore select exhibits at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.		 Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
8:00 – 10:30 PM Buses depart the special reception for the conference hotel every 30 minutes.  

 

Wednesday, June 25    
6:30 - 8:00 AM Walk in the Woods Guided Audubon Tour Pre-registration required. (Coming soon.)
6:30 - 8:00 AM Woodshop Open Studio Pre-registration required. (Coming soon.)
6:30 - 8:30 AM Rowing on the Charles River Pre-registration required. (Coming soon.)
7:15 – 8:30 AM Buses depart the conference hotel for the school. Sheraton Boston Hotel
7:30 – 9:00 AM Continental Breakfast Main Tent
8:15 – 8:45 AM Chapel Talk Featured Workshop with Belmont Hill's Multicultural Alumni Partnership Hamilton Chapel
9:00 AM Conference Start  
9:00 – 10:00 AM Workshop Block 5  
10:00 – 10:15 AM Refreshment Break Melvoin Academic Center, Morse Building
10:15 – 11:15 AM Workshop Block 6  
11:30 AM – 1:00 PM Closing Plenary Session Featuring Gus Worland Jordan Athletic Center Field House
1:00 – 1:45 PM Grab and Go Lunch Main Tent
1:00 – 2:00 PM Buses depart the school for the conference hotel. Lower Parking Lot