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SHS to host major conference on the arts
SHS to host major conference on the arts in boys’ education
Everyone at Selwyn House School is thrilled to be hosting the IBSC international conference in the summer of 2019. The International Boys’ Schools Coalition is a non-profit group of schools devoted to the development and betterment of boys’ education. Through hosting conferences, both regionally and internationally, the IBSC brings educators and students together to discuss effective teaching methods for guiding boys on their journey to manhood and personal fulfillment.
SHS has been involved in the IBSC since the organization’s early years. Selwyn House Dean of Students Minna Shulman has been a member of the IBSC Board of Trustees, as well as head of the research committee focused on such projects as relational teaching, frameworks for character education and mastery in teaching boys. The IBSC has driven the research on how boys learn, and the relational teaching focus has been an outgrowth of that research.
Selwyn House hosted an IBSC regional conference in 2017 on Enhancing Boys’ Lives Through the Arts.
The IBSC annual conferences bring together educators of boys from around the world. Selwyn House will be hosting over 600 delegates in 2019 with the goal of exploring the healing of art and the art of healing in boys’ lives.
A team from SHS were in Australia in July for the 2018 Annual Conference. They were involved in every aspect of the conference, from the welcome at registration to the Action Research Project, the program for spouses and family members, the content and format, and the food and hospitality.
While in Australia, the SHS team also proudly invited all the IBSC delegates to come to Montreal in 2019, luring the conference delegates with an incredible invitational video made by and with Selwyn House students, faculty and Old Boys, with a special welcoming message from The Right Honourable Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
Selwyn House is relying on student, faculty, Old Boy, and parent volunteers to make this conference possible. Minna is spearheading the committee. This conference will be a complete community undertaking, and everyone is keen to get involved.
One of the highlights of the 2019 conference will be the chance for the community to get involved through volunteering and sponsorship. Sponsorship opportunities include the conference receptions, transportation, keynote speakers, entertainment, conference gifts, and more. The Selwyn House IBSC team strongly encourages everyone’s participation and support.
We are excited to explore the creative and healing power of the arts and their ability to promote wellness in the lives of boys. The conference theme of “Boys and the Arts: Great Minds, Big Hearts” will attract inspiring speakers and workshop presenters who will focus on all areas of the creative arts, mental health and the potential of the arts to promote healing, wellness, and personal change.
Small in campus, Selwyn House is large in history, programs, and commitment to boys. We are confident that our guests will have a wonderful action-packed experience at our school and in our city.
Montreal is an amazing city, and the summer is a perfect time to visit. One of the summer’s highlights, the worldfamous Montreal Jazz Festival, runs from June 27 through July 6, 2019 and will overlap with the conference.
To watch the video for the IBSC conference to be held in 2019 at Selwyn House, use the QR code at right, or go to www.selwyn. ca/ibsc
