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Visit by Dr Michael Reichert

Renowned educational psychologist and co-founder of the Relational Learning for Boys Framework, Dr Michael Reichert, will be visiting the school in the week 23 to 27 February 2015.

Image _007Dr Reichert created and served as Director of an urban youth development programme, Peaceful Posse, sponsored by Philadelphia Physicians for Social Responsibility, and currently serves as Executive Director of the Center for the Study of Boys’ and Girls’ Lives, a research consortium of independent schools operating in partnership with the University of Pennsylvania. Dr Reichert has published and spoken at conferences, schools and to community groups on subjects related to boys’ and girls’ lives. He has consulted to and conducted training for many independent schools, and is currently on staff at The Haverford School outside of Philadelphia.

The Relational Learning Framework has been developed using examples of best practice from a wide range of boys’ schools across the USA, Canada, the UK, Australia, NZ and South Africa. Dr Reichert’s visits (two this year) are being funded through the Fellowship Programme of the Scotch College Foundation. The primary purpose of Dr Reichert’s first visit will be to work with groups of boys and teachers to better understand our school. To this end he will run focus groups for boys and staff, and participate in a wide range of observations across the school.

Relational learning strategies are key to the ongoing development of effective learning conversations with boys, and improved academic care, in all areas of school endeavour. Dr Reichert is very much looking forward to the visit and, in his words, “to helping Scotch become better at something it already values and does well”.


Enquiries to:

Dr Peter Coutis

Director of Research, Teaching and Learning