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 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

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

Prudential Center
11:00 AM Buses depart Prudential Center 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
12:30 – 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
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 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