Update # 3, Session One – Sittin on the Dock of The Madawaska Bay

Session # 1 Update – The Bus Seemed Warmer

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...
Update # 3, Session One – Sittin on the Dock of The Madawaska Bay

(F)un-Fettered

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...
Update # 3, Session One – Sittin on the Dock of The Madawaska Bay

Ya Ya. Perseverance. I Know, Dad!

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...
Update # 3, Session One – Sittin on the Dock of The Madawaska Bay

Boarding School Update – Scaling Mount Everest

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...