2025 IBSC Annual Conference
Belmont 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 event at the Museum of Fine Arts. See the schedule below for the Tuesday and Wednesday activities planned specifically for the spouse/partner program. Schedule subject to change.
Sunday, June 22 | ||
12:30 – 2:45 PM | Buses depart the conference hotel for the school. | Sheraton Boston Hotel |
1:00 – 3:20 PM |
Registration, School Tour, and Refreshments |
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3:30 – 5:30 PM | Opening Plenary Session | JAC 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 |
Prudential Center |
11:00 AM | Buses depart Prudential Center for Harvard University. | |
11:30 AM – 12:30 PM |
Harvard University Tour |
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 |
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum |
3:15 – 4:00 PM |
Free Time at the Gardner Museum |
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 |
Boston Common |
12:30 – 1:30 PM | Lunch | North End/Waterfront Restaurant |
1:45 PM | Buses depart the restaurant for the Boston Tea Party Ships & Museum. | |
2:00 – 3:30 PM |
Boston Tea Party Ships & Museum 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 Historical Home in Back Bay | A Historical Home in Back Bay |
4:45 PM | Walk to the conference hotel. | |
6:00 – 7:30 PM | Buses depart the conference hotels 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 |
8:30 – 10:30 PM | Buses depart the special reception for the conference hotel. |
Wednesday, June 25 | ||
7:15 – 9:15 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 | Optional Chapel Talk Enrichment Session | Hamilton Chapel |
8:15 – 8:45 AM | Optional Walk in the Woods Take a guided Audubon tour with Belmont Hill faculty member John McAlpin. |
Meet outside Hamilton Chapel. |
9:00 – 10:00 AM | Workshop Block 5 | |
10:00 – 10:15 AM | Refreshment Break | Melvoin Academic Center, Goodband Commons |
10:15 – 11:15 AM | Workshop Block 6 | |
11:15 – 11:30 AM | Passing Break | |
11:30 AM – 1:00 PM | Closing Plenary Session | Field House |
1:00 – 1:45 PM | Grab and Go Lunch Take it with you or stay to eat. |
Main Tent |
1:00 – 2:00 PM | Buses depart the school for the conference hotel. | Lower Parking Lot |