MAY / JUNE 2014
BRUNSWICK SCHOOL
MONTHLY MAILING The Gift of Time Although this letter is for the month of May, as it is also the last of my letters for the school year, I thought I might focus my comments upon the summer to come. Summer, especially for students (but I guess for us all to one degree or another) is a very unique window of time in the passage of a year. More than anything, for students, summer provides time . . . time to do things that you couldn’t do during the school year, time to try new things, time to get outside (certainly a welcome experience after the winter that we have had), time to reflect and time to renew. As we work through the last month of the school year and head into a much anticipated summer, below are just a few suggestions for our boys on how to make the time ahead meaningful: -
Set a goal to work toward, achieve and look back upon with pride: o Climb a mountain o Do something outside your comfort zone o Focus upon (and complete) one meaningful community service project or task o Keep a diary o For older students . . . get (and keep) a job
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Get outside. Summers simply cannot be spent in front of a screen. o Daily exercise of some sort is good for the body, the brain and the soul o Warm(er) weather provides a wonderful environment for physical activity
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Spend time with family. So often, the school year gets so busy with so many people (students and parents alike) going in so many different directions that family time is hard to come by. o Plan family walks or games o Schedule family dinners o Consider a family trip with more focus upon “family” and less upon “trip”
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Read, read, read . . . and read. o It is amazing to me how few of our boys find the time or inclination to read for pleasure. o Summer provides the perfect opportunity to commit to reading a book or two . . . just for the joy of it.
All the best to you and your family for a wonderful last month of school and a relaxing and rewarding summer ahead.