The following is the introduction to Bob Carignan’s August 11, 2016 newsletter to the Riverstone community. To read previous Riverstone newsletters, you may link to our archives here. We invite you to subscribe to our weekly newsletter here.
Hi All,
I hope you are making the most of August. Walls are going up on “Phase 1” and we are on schedule to have them all up by the start of school. Summer camps are busy and the school is beginning to come alive with activity!
I need to ask everyone a favor. This morning I met with a new residential student and his mother who arrived early to explore Boise. It was touching to see her concern for her son as he begins a new and unknown adventure – it is the same concern that we all have for our children. I promised her that this caring and welcoming community would look after her son well.
As we move into this new phase of Riverstone’s future, I ask that all of our families help us to ensure that these students are known and celebrated. The same is true for the many new day students and their families who will be entering our doors for the first time.
There has been a time in all of our lives when we were new to a situation. We can all remember how important simple gestures and kindness were to making us feel part of the community. We will be asking this of our students as well.
We are excited for all of our High School students to be a part of the fabric of our residential “Riverstone House.” We will be hosting and planning many activities that originate in our downtown “Basecamp,” as the facility’s common area will be known. We hope to also host parent events as the schedule allows.
I am so proud of our community, and I am thrilled to welcome new students and families into it!
Enjoy August,
Bob Carignan
Head of School
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