Become the antidote for toxic masculinity in your school.

Boys are immersed in the possibility of violence. They account for three quarters of youth suicides. They’re more likely to be disengaged at school.

Yet boys are also resilient and self-aware, and they can be leaders in challenging homophobic language and gender-based violence. Schools can offer them opportunities to grow into their full potential as the next generation of men.

The difference is educators like you.

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The Air Boys’ Breathe: Toxic Masculinity

Better than I expected

Counsellor

The Next Gen Mentors workshops went really well with our full staff, better than I expected actually! The feedback from the staff has been really positive, even staff who missed the pro-d have been asking about how they can access the content. We learned and had great discussions about our roles as individuals, and as a community, to have a positive impact on the boys and young men in our school.

The right information at the right time

Director of Wellness

These presentations continue to be wonderful. The right information at the right time. The pacing is wonderful and the conversations that are sparked have been extremely impactful. We are currently toying with the idea of how we implement some of these strategies within the restrictions of a school schedule and busy culture.

Safe and nurturing spaces

Community and Partnerships Developer

I continue to recommend the program to other schools and will continue to support Next Gen Men as we work together to create safe and nurturing spaces in schools that will prepare our boys for positive experiences in the community and later in life.

Would highly recommend

Program Coordinator

Next Gen Mentors was really helpful in understanding how best to support boys. It not only offers deeper insight into the pressures that boys face and their impact on boys’ well-being—but also provides solutions and discussions with fellow educators about how those ideas can actually be implemented. Also, they have so many helpful resources that you can look back on and keep with you long after the series has finished. Would highly recommend!

There’s been continuous conversation

DEI Director

There’s been continuous conversation with the people from my school about this session. Also, I brought up belonging and ‘boy behaviour’ and making space for people in a sixth grade meeting.

They have great insight and have fun

Mental Health Wellness Coach

The boys that I work with have no issues having discussions or participating in the activities I have planned for them since the training. They have great insight and have fun when they participate.

It helped us build empathy

Dorm Head

With fellow prefects (seniors living and working in the ninth-grade dorm), we shared how boys tend to act out/cause harm to establish themselves in a new group, and it helped us to build empathy for the students we are working with and gave us a framework to work from.

100% of participating educators in 2023-2024 said they learned something new.


100% of educators said that the content was relevant to their work with students.


92% felt that they had a clear actionable next step to put what they learned into practice.


70% later reported that they had taken action in a way that directly impacted students.

What else is included?

  • Talking Tools Card Decks

    Start facilitating conversations with boys using our thoughtfully designed card decks for guiding meaningful discussions and affirmations right away. FREE set with the Next Gen Mentors bundle.

  • Monthly Office Hours

    Get support from a Next Gen Men expert in engaging boys every month to support you in putting what you learn into action within your classroom.

  • Next Gen Manual Program Guide

    Get our FREE comprehensive guide with 13 lesson plans for educators to implement, facilitate and evaluate a positive masculinity program.

Director of Programs Jonathon Reed

Jonathon (BA, BEd, MEd) sustains Next Gen Men’s reputation for reliable and high-quality program delivery within the field of gender justice, and contributes to NGM’s expertise on boys and masculinity through ongoing research, knowledge translation, and advocacy.

Hot Neon Learning Ryan James

Ryan (BCms, MET) is a former Next Gen Men employee harnessing his Masters of Educational Technology to support his passion for and commitment to boys and men’s health and well-being through the development of NGM’s digital learning tools.

Research and Evaluation Director Jason Tan de Bibiana

As Next Gen Men’s Research and Evaluation Director, Jason (BSci, MSci) leads the evaluation of all our initiatives, and supports our facilitation team in delivering quality programs and trainings.