I’ll be able to make connections with boys by understanding more of who the whole boy is.

I would definitely recommend BATT to my colleagues – it was three days well spent!

Boys are going to remind me why I teach – to get through to kids, not to get through the curriculum.

Some of our BATT Participants have shared their success stories with us so that we can share them with you. These are stories of teachers working hard to find new teaching paradigms to help the boys in their classrooms.

The Boy-Friendly Classroom
Tanya Wharton writes: So, here I am, 8 months later, to share with you some stories from my own teaching – how did I earlier respond to boys and what do I do now given my greater awareness... Read more!

The "Brain Break Center"
Abby LeGuin writes: Overall, the activity center confirmed one of my initial thoughts, which was that there are so many things we as classroom teachers can be doing to meet the diverse set of needs of our students, both male and female. This is just one that I tried... Read more!

Our next BATT will be held in January of 2004. For more information on how your school can become involved with this program email us at programs@supportingoursons.org or call us at 1-866-OUR-SONS.