EDITORS’ NOTE

The Crescent Centre for Boys’ Education: Discovering How Boys Learn Best

Dr. Sandra Boyes Executive Director of Professional Learning & Research, Head of Lower School

Ms. Trish Cislak Head of Libraries and Research

We are pleased to share this annual report with you. It represents our flourishing research culture in ways many would not have expected over the course of this past year. We have discovered that promoting research, gaining new knowledge and collaborating with global colleagues thrive under any circumstances, even a global pandemic.

As our school year began, we realized a need to build our team, and we are grateful for the insights and support from Rob Messenger. Rob is a Crescent Learning Support Specialist, and his work through a master’s program at Johns Hopkins University is fueling the development of our Wellbeing pillar of the CCBE.

The creation of our Advisory Panel further strengthened our team. We are so fortunate to have their expertise, guidance, and support. Our two meetings this year have allowed us to create our guiding principles for 2021-22. We can now move forward with intentionality and clarity. The CCBE is determined to provide inspiration, innovation and guidance for the Crescent community as we strive to represent excellence in the teaching and learning for and of boys.

Finally, our roles within the IBSC – Sandy as co-chair of a Special Interest Group on Relational Teaching and a member of the Research Committee and Trish as an Action Research Team Advisor – allow for purposeful and insightful interactions with boys’ schools’ colleagues across the world. We value these connections and are looking forward to sharing our continued findings with them.