Crescent Blogs

A number of years ago while visiting a colleague at a peer school abroad, we found ourselves discussing the emerging importance of boys’ well-being as a precondition to their engagement and performance at school. We mused about our own experiences as emerging young men. We could not recall a single conversation from our school days about our mental or emotional wellness.

This year, Crescent’s Centre for Boys’ Education (CCBE) took on a new challenge: introducing student teachers to an independent school environment. We’ve developed relationships with the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE) and the Schulich School of Education at Nipissing University and plan to create a partnership with one more faculty of education.

Have you ever thought about how that morning bowl of cereal or sugary snack might be shaping your brain? We often focus on what food does for our bodies, but what about its impact on learning, focus, and behaviour? Can diet be a hidden factor behind struggling to pay attention and mood swings in the classroom? Science says yes.