Faculty Leadership and Presentations with the IBSC
Signature Learning Experiences in Italy and Spain
Faculty Leadership and Presentations with the IBSC
In 2025-26 through the Teaching Boys Initiative, we expanded Saint David’ s presence within the International Boys’ Schools Coalition( IBSC) with faculty leadership and participation at the IBSC Conference in South Africa in June.
• Coach Kevin Neylon was accepted into the IBSC Action Research Program to conduct a study around competitive anxiety to identify strategies that work best for boys, both individually and for teams as a whole. He attended an action research workshop at the IBSC conference.
• Director of Athletics Pedro Morales presented Rise Up, Walk Forward: Coaching for Character, Culture, and Competitive Success to an international audience of educators and coaches.
• Director of Teaching and Learning Jamie MacNeille was named coordinator of the IBSC Relational Teaching Special Interest Group and presented her work on the Relational Teaching Continuum, a project continuing into the 2026 – 2027 school year.
• Research Coordinator Tori Gilbert participated in a special interest group session on building a research culture in schools.
Signature Learning Experiences in Italy and Spain
Each spring, eighth graders travel from Rome to Assisi to Florence, seeing firsthand the art and architecture they’ ve studied all year. They sketch, reflect, and write each evening, returning home with a deeper understanding of Ancient Rome, the Middle Ages, and the Italian Renaissance.
In June, rising eighth graders travel to Salamanca, Spain, for two weeks of immersive language study and cultural exploration, including fun time for soccer with local children. In navigating daily life in Spanish, the boys return with stronger skills, deeper bonds, and a wider view of the world.
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