Toronto Life in the Hood!

This was a pleasant surprise for us.  Kieran told us that he was sent down to the office by his school VP.  But that wasn't really anything new for us.  He's been at the office many times since he was in Casa at HMS.

So going to the office at St Mikes (SMCS) was not much of a shock.  I thought I'd soon get a message saying what he was sent in for.

But he told us they selected a bunch of boys for a photo shoot.  I said cool!
I thought it'd be to update their website or brochures or something local to the school.

But a little over a week ago, my friend messages me.  And said "check this out!"
I thought - 'hey that looks like Kieran'.
Hey that is Kieran.

So neat.  Wow it's in a magazine.  Last magazine he was in was the Babys-R-US one when he was 8 months old.
Glad you can't see the paint stain on his uniform pants or that his tie is falling apart.  I've sewed that thing so many times trying to keep it together.  Or the scuffs on his dress shoes.

Believe it or not, that smile on his face is not photoshopped.  He genuinely loves and is immensely proud of his school.  His class has some funny characters and there is good chemistry with all the boys in his class and year.  And he's made some good friends. It's unfortunate that his school buds are not close by.  But that's okay as the TTC is accessible for many of them.  It is the Better Way!  When it's not down.

As long as he loves his school then that's good enough for us.  Someone wise told me that Education is a Gift.  I just wished this gift didn't cost us so much.  But as long as he takes advantage of it and uses it to the max then it'll be worth it.  I'm sure he'll appreciate it later.   Much later.

This is the section of the Toronto Life the advertisement was for.  It was a Guide to Private schools. Not every school is created equal.  And not every school is a good fit for every child.  Fit is an important consideration.

This is the October 2018 issue that this article is in.  It's the Ultimate Neighbourhood ranking.  The issue before is the Burger issue.
I was looking all over the place for the issue and finally found it at the 7-11 near me and bought one.  Just so that we'd have a copy. Then someone (won't say who) did 5 times better than I did.