There is a Point to Sweatpants

There is a Point to Sweatpants

Dear Boundless Families: All arrived safely yesterday. The game is afoot. What game exactly? Leave behind your people, your comforts and your self-indulgence. Hop on a bus, step in a Boundless bubble, take a pulse of everything and everyone around you, find your...
Home Especially Sweet Home

Home Especially Sweet Home

Dear Boundless Families: I have spent an unusual amount of time teaching, hanging out and playing ping pong with your kids. It being November, they are the best game in town.  About a week ago, they got into the habit of popping by the old folks home – where I...
Getting Strong Now

Getting Strong Now

Dear Boundless Families: Three weeks ago, it was the Caribbean up here. Overnight, it turned to Nunavut.  But this weekend, finally, we cherished the crystal blue sky. The second session is afoot and your kids don’t stop running. And thinking. And drawing. And...
A Weekend for Thanks

A Weekend for Thanks

Dear Boundless Families: If the reader will allow a meandering river of gratitude, I would like to express some to a number of shady characters that call themselves Boundless students, and to everyone else who supports this place. To Quiche. Thank you for not stealing...
Just Another Day on Fire

Just Another Day on Fire

Dear Boundless Families: After an 8-day stint in Toronto, I arrived yesterday with a two-four of Krispy Kremes in order to bribe my way into the tumult of teenagers. Charm alone doesn’t cut it for me anymore. It worked.  The gang was grateful. Parents,...