The Boundless School

I went to this place almost a year ago and I've been trying my hardest to forget about it. The only reason I'm writing this review now is because I woke up from a nightmare that reminded me. My first trip there was absolutely amazing. Everyone was kind, supportive and happy, the activities were fun, and by the end I ended up leading a singing of heaven on earth around the campfire on the last night(even if I didn't know the actual song name or most of the words). Aside from the group leader being a convulsive liar and manipulator, it was absolutely perfect and I'd be giving a 5 star review no doubt. The second trip however, was when this place showed it's true colors. The first couple days were amazing, very much more of the same. However, on the night before the multi day camping trip, I suffered a panic attack, was up in my bunk crying for about an hour(would have likely been longer if a counselor didn't chew me out to come have dinner), and wanted to be sent home. Instead, on the morning of the next day, multiple counselors came to heckle, harass, and guilt me into staying, even bringing in another participant who had been quite an authority's pet to help out. They forced me to stay without forcing me to stay. From there, they treated me like a prisoner, an outcast. I had to shut up and do what I was told or be ostracized and ousted. Any attempt to bring me back into the group was always full of backhanded and distant remarks. I did more work then the others, and was never truly one of them after I made the fatal mistake of showing weakness. That's when I realized exactly what this place was. A conformity camp. A place schools send all the "bad" and "weird" kids to try and make them "normal" again, and most go completely unaware of it. I contemplated everything from running away to just jumping in a river and hoping whoever found me would be better then them. I didn't do any of that, I was their prisoner, under constant surveillance from the moment this all began. To top it all off, I go on a week long camping trip every summer with my extended family and all of their friends families and for the entire time it just felt... wrong. I ended up leaving midway through, something I'd never done or would have even crossed my mind before boundless. Boundless killed my love of nature and the outdoors, and for that I can never forgive them. If you're a counselor, please do not recommend a kid here, and if you're a kid interested in coming here, please consider it carefully and don't be wooed by the outward niceities. Edit: oh yeah, I almost forgot. I was told this would be counted as an outdoor physical education credit. Instead I was told during the last few days that it would be taking one of my electives away. I ended up begging them to fail me.

This is the best way I have ever earned a credit. During my time there I learned a lot including white water paddling, and camping. The staff there are so kind. I will be back next year

This school... no this community and family is the best place I have ever been to in my entire life as of yet! It will probably be the best place I would have ever been to by far. From Session 1 to the end of Session 2 (still have yet to attend Session 3 and 4 but will update). Anyway, this place and the people in it have metamorphosed me into an even better and stronger person than I was before. The people you will meet, the memories you will make and the bonds you will forge all together will be the construction of your character that will take the world head on. From learning about lessons through fun games such as Jeopardy or Who Wants To Be A Millionaire to adventuring on a canoe into the open wilderness to have a greater understanding of being in this world we live in, I repeat there is no school that will better accept you no matter who you are or what has happened to you. Every single one of the staff, teachers, students and Steve & Lisa are the greatest human beings that you will ever meet because they are GENUINE, they do not present any superficiality towards you. Everything they say is real whether it's advice or just plain criticism. Also, the fact that you get CREDITS for all of it is just beyond amazing. To any future students that will be attending. I bid you to enjoy every single moment there. You will understand this the moment you start living there. - Aaron Pagulayan - Class of 2018