by Steven Gottlieb | Jul 1, 2015 | Blog
Dear Boundless Families:Everyone arrived safely today. FYI, the weather today was a rare late June Nor-easter – almost unheard of. But the weather hastened the departure, and this was a blessing. As one teacher put it, labouring to put a positive spin on dismal...
by Steven Gottlieb | May 20, 2015 | Blog
I made a casual email typo this morning, slipping an F in front of the word unfettered. And I thought, hmmm, this could be milked to describe Boundless. It could mean fun-fettered, as in, we are drenched in mirth. Too cheeky I suppose. We are not a merry-go-round. And...
by Steven Gottlieb | Feb 8, 2015 | Blog
My rehab from a painful Christmas knee replacement has left me reflecting about perseverance. Echoes of my dad’s nagging nuggets of wisdom dance in my head. When he would labour on about “persistence and determination”, I tuned him right out. I knew everything as a...
by Steven Gottlieb | Oct 9, 2014 | Blog
Dear Boundless Families:I have had the joy of living in BLIS the past week, and have a flood of observations to share: One student is struggling socially. It was suggested to the group that this young man needs some “older siblings” to keep an eye out on him and...
by Steven Gottlieb | Sep 26, 2014 | Blog
I stole away from the city yesterday, arriving at Boundless to find a bunch of teenagers donning make-up and dressing in drag to celebrate the end of their weekly stint at math and English. After 10 days, these kids have settled and are letting their freak flags fly....