Schedule

Teachers New to Boys’ Schools Conference

26 – 28 October 2017

The Roxbury Latin School
West Roxbury, Massachusetts, United States


The conference starts at 4:00 PM on Thursday, 26 October, and ends at 11:30 AM on Saturday, 28 October. Program is subject to change.

Thursday, 26 October
3:30 PM Shuttle pick up at the Fairfield Inn, going to Roxbury Latin
4:00 – 4:30 PM Registration and Tour of The Roxbury Latin School (Evans Choral Room)
4:30 – 5:00 PM Session 1 (Evans Choral Room)
Welcome and Master Teachers’ Reflections
5:00 – 5:30 PM Speaker Session 1 (Evans Choral Room)
Student Panel
5:30 – 7:00 PM Dinner (Bernstein Tea Room)
7:00 – 8:30 PM Speaker Session 2 (The Great Hall)
Rick Hawley, Headmaster Emeritus, University School
Boys in Boys’ Schools
8:30 PM Return to the Fairfield Inn

Friday, 27 October
8:00 AM Shuttle pick up at the Fairfield Inn, going to Roxbury Latin
8:30 – 9:00 AM Continental Breakfast at Roxbury Latin
9:00 – 9:45 AM Speaker Session 3 (Evans Choral Room)
Giving Boys a Voice
9:45 AM – 12:00 Noon School Visits to Dexter Southfield School (PK-12) and Catholic Memorial School (7-12)
12:00 – 12:45 PM Lunch
12:45 – 1:15 PM Reflection 1 (Science Lecture Room)
The Ecosystem of Boys’ Schools
1:15 – 2:00 PM Speaker Session 4 (Science Lecture Room)
Social-Emotional Development of Boys
2:00 – 2:15 PM Break
2:15 – 3:00 PM Session 2 (IDEA Lab)
Boys as Makers
3:00 – 3:15 PM Break
3:15 – 4:30PM Session 3 (Evans Choral Room)
Hearing All Students' Voices
4:30 PM Return to the Fairfield Inn
6:30 PM Pick up at the Fairfield Inn for Optional Dinner and Night out in Boston (more details to come)

Saturday, 28 October
8:00 AM Shuttle pick up at the Fairfield Inn, going to Roxbury Latin
8:30 – 9:45 AM Speaker Session 6 (Evans Choral Room)
Head of School Panel featuring Kerry Brennan, Headmaster, Roxbury Latin School; Todd Vincent, Head of School, Dexter Southfield School; and Peter Folan, President, Catholic Memorial School
9:45 – 10:00 AM Break
10:00 – 11:00 AM Reflection 2 (Evans Choral Room)
What Do Boys Need?
11:00 – 11:15 AM
Closing Remarks (Evans Choral Room)
Return to the Fairfield Inn