2026 IBSC Annual Conference
St. Stithians College
Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
June 29 – July 2
Schedule
Schedule subject to change.
Remember to eat breakfast before conference activity starts each day.
| Monday, June 29 | ||
| 12:30 – 2:00 PM | Buses depart the conference hotels for the school. | Garden Court Sandton City Southern Sun Sandton |
| 1:00 – 3:00 PM | Registration, School Tour, and Refreshments | Tent on Dlamini Oval |
| 3:00 – 5:00 PM | Opening Plenary Session Featuring Seth Sandile Mazibuko | Mears Hall |
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5:00 – 8:00 PM |
Welcome Reception Esigcawini—The Place of Meeting |
Tent on Dlamini Oval |
| 6:00 – 8:00 PM | Buses depart the school for the conference hotels every 30 minutes. |
| Tuesday, June 30 | ||
| 6:30 – 8:15 AM | Buses depart the conference hotels for the school. | Garden Court Sandton City Southern Sun Sandton |
| 7:30 – 8:45 AM | Optional Morning Activity: Learn to Play the Marimba (Preregistration required.) |
Wylde Amphitheatre |
| 7:30 – 8:45 AM | Optional Morning Activity: Historical Walk (Preregistration required.) |
Wylde Amphitheatre |
| 7:30 – 8:45 AM | Optional Morning Activity: Run on Campus (Preregistration required.) |
Wylde Amphitheatre |
| 9:00 – 10:30 AM | Plenary Session Featuring
Zeblon Zenzele Vilakazi |
Mears Hall |
| 10:30 – 10:45 AM | Morning Break | |
| 10:45 – 11:30 AM | Plenary Session Featuring Drum Busters | Wylde Ampitheatre |
| 11:45 AM – 12:45 PM | Workshop Block 1 | |
| 12:45 – 1:45 PM | Lunch | Tent on Dlamini Oval |
| 2:00 – 3:00 PM | Workshop Block 2 | |
| 3:00 – 3:15 PM | Afternoon Break | |
| 3:15 – 4:30 PM | Plenary Session Featuring
Sibusiso Sizatu |
Mears Hall |
| 4:30 – 4:45 PM | Buses depart the school for the conference hotels. | |
| Evening on Your Own |
| Wednesday, July 1 | ||
| 6:30 – 8:15 AM | Buses depart the conference hotels for the school. | Garden Court Sandton City Southern Sun Sandton |
| 7:30 – 8:45 AM | Optional Morning Activity: Learn to Play the Marimba (Preregistration required.) |
Wylde Amphitheatre |
| 7:30 – 8:45 AM | Optional Morning Activity: Historical Walk (Preregistration required.) |
Wylde Amphitheatre |
| 7:30 – 8:45 AM | Optional Morning Activity: Run on Campus (Preregistration required.) |
Wylde Amphitheatre |
| 8:00 – 8:45 AM | Chapel Service St. Stithians is a Methodist school and the chaplain is a Methodist minister. The chapel service is open to all attendees regardless of your religious affiliation. |
Chapel |
| 9:00 – 10:00 AM | Plenary Session Featuring Isak Pretorius | Mears Hall |
| 10:00 – 10:30 AM | Morning Break | |
| 10:30 – 11:40 AM | Workshop Block 3 Featuring IBSC Action Research Presentations 10:30 AM Presentation 1 11:10 AM Presentation 2 |
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| 11:40 AM – 12:00 noon | Break | |
| 12:00 – 1:00 PM | Workshop Block 4 | |
| 1:00 – 2:00 PM | Lunch | Tent on Dlamini Oval |
| 2:00 – 3:30 PM | Plenary Session Featuring Leila Fourie IBSC Action Research Award |
Mears Hall |
| 3:30 – 3:45 PM | Buses depart the school for the conference hotels. | |
| 5:00 – 5:30 PM | Buses depart the conference hotels for the school. | Garden Court Sandton City Southern Sun Sandton |
| 6:00 – 9:00 PM | Gala Dinner Esigcawini—The Place of Meeting |
Tent on Dlamini Oval |
| 7:00 – 9:00 PM | Buses depart the Gala Dinner for the conference hotels every 30 minutes. |
| Thursday, July 2 | ||
| 7:30 – 8:15 AM | Buses depart the conference hotels for the school. | Garden Court Sandton City Southern Sun Sandton |
| 9:00 – 10:00 AM | Workshop Block 5 | |
| 10:00 – 10:15 AM | Morning Break | |
| 10:15 – 11:15 AM | Workshop Block 6 | |
| 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM | Closing Plenary Session Featuring Alex van den Heever and Renias Mhlongo | Mears Hall |
| 1:00 – 1:45 PM | Grab-and-Go Lunch | Tent on Dlamini Oval |
| 1:15 – 1:45 PM | Buses depart the school for the conference hotels. |