by Steven Gottlieb | Jul 18, 2019 | Uncategorized
Dear 2-Credit Families: “There is something happening here, what it is ain’t exactly clear” Name the band and the song, be the first to respond, and you win a boundless baseball hat. NO GOOGLING, WE ARE WATCHING. We’ll only notify the winner,... by Steven Gottlieb | Jul 16, 2019 | Uncategorized
Dear Boundless Families: Everyone arrived safely. I heard the traffic Gods were unkind, so special thanks for the diligence. The kids arrived to a kind of summer afternoon that reminds you of when you were a kid, biking to the store on crunchy gravel, buying popsicles... by Steven Gottlieb | Jul 9, 2019 | Uncategorized
Dear Boundless Families: As I neared the Dumoine region territory on Saturday to meet up with the OE gang, the north wind started blowing. This cleared the humidity, and humility, of this motley crew. In what is normally a brutal 15km stretch of flatwater, the... by Steven Gottlieb | Jul 6, 2019 | Uncategorized
Dear Boundless Families: Like a house guest you yearn hang out with the first few days, and soon transforms into the-thing-that wouldn’t-leave, summer arrived at Boundless. It’s hot. The road dust swirls at the slightest provocation. The gravel crunches... by Steven Gottlieb | Jul 4, 2019 | Uncategorized
Dear Boundless Families: I am fascinated by group dynamics, and about how your kids are responding to valley-based education. Everything here is like an educational experiment. First timers are floored by the way we weave nature into classical learning, and about how... by Steven Gottlieb | Jun 28, 2019 | Uncategorized
Dear Boundless Families: Everyone arrived safely. Thanks for a speedy getaway this morning. Summer actually arrived in the Madawaska Valley today. It has rained so much this spring that I personally was a pencil-length away from enjoying my very own indoor swimming... by Steven Gottlieb | Mar 19, 2019 | Uncategorized
One miserable December afternoon, on a Toronto side street melancholy with mud puddles, I divorced my daughter. During a heated driving lesson, I surrendered my beloved to an uncaring world, and it broke my heart. The cruel imperative to let go was modelled by my... by Steven Gottlieb | Sep 4, 2018 | Uncategorized
Dear Boundless Families: The evenings have this chill about them now. It’s transition time in weather and in all things post Labour day. Butterfly time for most families. But your kids couldn’t care less in this moment. The two OE classes have been... by Steven Gottlieb | Aug 25, 2018 | Uncategorized
Dear Boundless Families: Both outdoor groups are long gone on the Dumoine. I have a very brief report on the younger OE, offered to me by Ashley, our Program Manager, who provided whitewater support during hairy sections where the water flows downhill in... by Steven Gottlieb | Aug 22, 2018 | Uncategorized
Dear Boundless Families: In ancient Athens, any prominent public figure who would threaten the integrity of the city could be exiled for 10 years. A sublime concept if you think about it. Instead of liquidating your enemies, just get rid of them for a decade. While 13...
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