New Speaker Series Focuses On Boys and Relationships
Today's Boys, Tomorrow's Men: Relationships, Emotions, and Values is a new speaker series at Browning, presented with matching support from the Edward E. Ford Foundation.
“We want Browning to be a leader in the conversation about what it means to be a boys’ school today, so it only seemed natural that we invite leading experts in to speak to our families and the larger community,” said Dr. John Botti, Head of School. “The demand for this kind of information is high - in fact, the first talk ‘sold out’ in a few hours.”
The broad theme for these talks was men’s relationships and the first speaker was Dr. Adam Cox, author of Cracking the Boy Code, who visited the school on October 30 to meet with faculty, visit classrooms and give a talk to a general audience. In conjunction with Dr. Cox’s visit, Gene Campbell, Head of the Upper School, hosted a book club with the families of sophomore boys to begin discussing the concepts illuminated in the book.
“The only real way to get a boy to take true intellectual risks is to have relationships intact so that in fact that boy does know that he is known and loved and respected and that it's okay to be wrong and to fail,” says Mr. Campbell. “We’re trying to partner with families so that we understand that relationships are not only important to their son’s health and wellness, but to his academic success as well.”
