WELLRead: Recent Episodes
Crescent Centre for Boys' Education
Introducing WELLRead, the new podcast series by the Crescent Centre for Boys’ Education. Each episode will explore one of CCBE’s four research pillars: Pedagogies, Wellbeing, Character and Diversity.
WELLRead is hosted by the CCBE team of Dr. Sandra Boyes, Executive Director, Trish Cislak, Director of Research and Rob Messenger, Academic and Research LEAD Team.
The Crescent Centre for Boys’ Education (CCBE) has four research pillars: Pedagogies, Wellbeing, Character and Diversity. In our second episode of CCBE’s WELLRead podcast, we take a deep dive into experiential learning. Our Outreach program is one of Character in Action programs at Crescent and this discussion focuses on the impact of local service learning and national/international outreach trips.
Guests:
- Ms Sheryl Murray, Director of Outreach at Crescent School
- Nicholas Mehta, Class of 2013
- Ryley Mehta, Class of 2016 and member of the Crescent Alumni Diversity Committee
- Nick deVilla-Choi, Grade 12 student and Grad Class/Alumni Liaison Prefect
Episode Themes:
- Connecting to one of CCBE’s research pillars
- Discovering local Service Learning Opportunities with boys from Grades 3-12
- Reflecting on how Outreach experiences help to build a Man of Character from a Boy of Promise
- Valuing the role that this generation plays in embracing global connections and sustainability
Resources referenced in this episode:
- Independent Schools Experiential Experience Network
- Crescent School - Character in Action - Outreach Leadership
In our inaugural episode of CCBE’s WELLRead podcast, we lean into the efforts of the Crescent community to improve our understanding and support of Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging. Aligning with Black History Month, this episode celebrates Black Excellence and shares insights from a panel discussion by Black Crescent community members.
Guests:
- Tega Ajise, Grade 12 student and Head Boy at Crescent School
- Dan Pringle, Class of 2005 alumnus and a member of the Crescent Alumni Diversity Committee
- Caleb McLeod, Grade 12 student and Assembly Prefect at Crescent School
Episode Themes:
- Connecting to one of CCBE’s research pillars
- Celebrating Black History Month
- Building understanding within the Crescent community
- Creating context of the intersectionality of Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging
Resources referenced in this episode:
- Crescent School’s Diversity Statement
- Reflections by Dan Pringle
Diversity PLC Book Groups: In February 2021, 89 staff and faculty members participated in book discussion groups organized by Crescent’s Diversity Professional Learning Community (PLC). The books discussed were:
Begin Again: James Baldwin’s America and Its Urgent Lessons for Our Own by Eddie S. Glaude Jr.
How to Be Antiracist by Ibrahim Kendi
Stamped: Racism, Antiracism and You by Jason Reynolds
The Skin We’re In by Desmond Cole
We Want to Do More Than Survive: Abolitionist Teachings and the Pursuit of Educational Freedom by Bettina L. Love
Introducing WELLRead, the new podcast by the Crescent Centre for Boys’ Education. Each episode will explore one of CCBE’s four research pillars: Pedagogies, Wellbeing, Character and Diversity.
The trailer features Crescent School’s Dr. Sandra Boyes, Executive Director of Professional Learning & Research, Head of Lower School, and Ms. Trish Cislak, Head of Libraries and Research.