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Annual Report 2020-2021
The Crescent Centre for Boys’ Education
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Discovering How Boys Learn Best
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SHARING OUR EXPERTISE The Crescent Centre for Boys’ Education
Discovering How Boys Learn Best
2020-2021 CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS AISL April 2021: Y’all Means All: Promoting Social Justice in Your Library Lisa Elchuk, in collaboration with three other AISL librarians from elementary, middle, and high schools, presented favourite social justice books, websites, documentaries, podcasts, booksellers, social media hashtags, and more. As part of AISL’s Growing As Champions Of Diversity, Equity, And Inclusion In Our School Libraries workshop, the presentation focussed on the concept of windows, mirrors and sliding glass doors to ensure students see themselves and others in literature. It builds upon the importance of asking students what they want, as well as sharing resource lists and LibGuides (curated library resource pages) for topics like Social-Emotional Learning, Black Excellence, Pride/LGBTQ2+, and Asian Heritage and Awareness. IBSC Student Forum May 2021: ISBC Global Youth Online Forum on Racial Equity in Boys’ Education: Values, Identity, and Access This forum solicited experiences with diversity at boys’ schools and proposed solutions to increase belonging and diversity. Crescent was the only Canadian school and shared insights with boys from the U.K., South Africa, Australia, New Zealand and the U.S. Kayvan Movahedi, Jack Hetherington, Xaivian Lee, Runo Ajise, and Ken Cheng, accompanied by Jonathan Arendt represented the Crescent experience. Students from Lower through Upper School were divided into groups of about 20 students each for discussions led by the Aspen Research Institute, who collected the data for a later report. They were the only adults who were allowed to speak – the rest
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