Vicky Boomgaardt

Lakefield College School. Passionate about social justice, experiential education & facilitating personal growth. Mom. Adventurer. Connector.

[Vicky Boomgaardt @vboomgaardt]

Grateful to be able to share conversations about how we take care of ourselves and each other on the good —and the not-so-good—days with these strong, insightful and compassionate individuals. Mental health matters @LakefieldCS #BellLetsTalk

[The Trevor Project @TrevorProject]

#TransDayOfRemembrance is an important, but often painful day for many in the trans and nonbinary community 💙💗💙 art by @sogayjen 🎨

Remember that you aren't alone. If you're struggling, we're always to support you 24/7 at: https://t.co/hxtScqt870 📲 #TDOR

[Vicky Boomgaardt @vboomgaardt]

Whoohoo! Congratulations @sarahdouglas__ !!! All of @LakefieldCS is cheering for you and this amazing accomplishment!!

[Vicky Boomgaardt @vboomgaardt]

@sarahdouglas__ @TeamCanada @SailCanada Good luck Sarah! We’re all cheering for you @LakefieldCS!

[Vicky Boomgaardt @vboomgaardt]

Thank you Jal @ALIVEOutdoors for sharing your story and your perspective and encouraging our students to think intently about how they want to lead next year. You helped to set the stage for lots of important conversations #CommunityFirst

[ALIVE Outdoors @ALIVEOutdoors]

Thank you @LakefieldCS for the invitation to speak with your Gr. 11 class about how leadership is not positional or rooted in ego/hierarchy/power, but rather it's self-awareness & strengths that will allow them to create a healing, connective power as next year's Gr. 12 leaders.

[Vicky Boomgaardt @vboomgaardt]

Huge gratitude to both @PeterAOGrady & @slkwilcox — the most amazing staff team to support our grads in creating a magical day- always a special event but this year it meant even more to our community to share so much laughter and joy #CommunityFirst #OutdoorsEveryday

[Peter A O'Grady @PeterAOGrady]

And THANK YOU to @slkwilcox for the never ending enthusiasm and support she provided our grads and the SLC in preparation for our annual Winter Carnival today.

[Vicky Boomgaardt @vboomgaardt]

Magic. Loved the comment from one of our @LakefieldCS players on his way down to play for the first time: “we are so lucky”. Couldn’t agree more #OutdoorsEveryday

[Rhiannon Gilbart @rhigilbart]

Lake Katchewonooka is the new home ice of @LakefieldCS 🏒 Just another example of finding joy in unplanned circumstances. Shout out to our Facilities Team for making this rink of dreams a reality!

[Vicky Boomgaardt @vboomgaardt]

Good reminders about actions we can take to take care of our mental health— so important to not only talk about but actually put these strategies into practice on a regular basis— and particularly this winter #BellLetsTalk

[Brené Brown @BreneBrown]

My favorite line from the poem by @TheAmandaGorman today: “We lift our gazes not to what stands between us but what stands before us.” She is amazing. #inauguration2021

[Vicky Boomgaardt @vboomgaardt]

A day of laughing, playing, decorating and being outside together as a community. Just what we needed as we head into winter @LakefieldCS. And it snowed! #CommunityFirst #OutdoorsEveryday

[Vicky Boomgaardt @vboomgaardt]

Back HOME @LakefieldCS! While our returning students are welcomed home by our Grads & complete their swim tests, our new students who are experientially learning tools to thrive at our Flourish Fiesta #CommunityFirst

[Vicky Boomgaardt @vboomgaardt]

"When they come back to school, if they are outside where there are trees and other plants, there's a documented therapeutic benefit of landscapes that helps to reduce stress" Grateful for our @LakefieldCS
lake, trees and fields https://t.co/q3ImvH0ynP…

[Vicky Boomgaardt @vboomgaardt]

I’d almost forgotten how beautiful our ⁦@LakefieldCS⁩ campus is...Grateful to be able to enjoy this sunset tonight with parents of our Gr 9&10 Day Students as we discussed our #SafetyFirst Return to School plan. Can’t wait for all of our students to return! #CommunityFirst

[Vicky Boomgaardt @vboomgaardt]

Proud of our @LakefieldCS community for all of the ways in we have supported our students learning and growth through this time— and excited about the opportunities to continue the learning and community building this summer (check it out in this morning’s @globeandmail!)

[Vicky Boomgaardt @vboomgaardt]

So proud of our @LakefieldCS community for this amazing evening of joy, music and community building. Thanks to our grads, @slkwilcox and @PeterAOGrady for making it happen #CommunityFirst

[Vicky Boomgaardt @vboomgaardt]

Grateful to connect with @LakefieldCS students present and past as we began our #EarthDay2020 celebrations today with sunrise yoga led by Louise ‘22 and Alice ‘18 #CommunityFirst

[Vicky Boomgaardt @vboomgaardt]

“On this Earth Day, please join me in demanding a healthy and resilient future for people and planet alike”— This is the same lens with which we are approaching our @LakefieldCS #EarthDay2020 virtual celebrations thanks to @mrarsenault and his LEAF students

[United Nations @UN]

We need to turn the #COVID19 recovery into a real opportunity to do things right for the future.

-- @antonioguterres on Wednesday's #EarthDay https://t.co/Q6kpAZxBak

[Vicky Boomgaardt @vboomgaardt]

What’s going on to celebrate Earth Day in your corner of the world? Our @LakefieldCS LEAF students encourage you to explore the answer to this question as we celebrate Earth Week- Remotely this year #OutdoorsEveryday #LWL #EarthDay2020

[Lakefield College @LakefieldCS]

Yesterday marked the beginning of the LCS Earth Week Challenge 2020, and the theme is "Finding the Earth Day (Virtual) Activity NEAREST to YOU". You can complete the challenge in these 3 easy steps. We encourage all students, staff, parents and alumni to participate this week :)

[Vicky Boomgaardt @vboomgaardt]

So excited to see the diverse array of LWL Remote Co-Curricular Options available for our @LakefieldCS students to sign up for today-- opportunities to be active, creative, get outdoors & learn new skills all the while connecting with each other #AuthenticLearning #CommunityFirst

[Vicky Boomgaardt @vboomgaardt]

This meeting was the highlight of my day for sure - grateful for this passionate group of @LakefieldCS leaders - both students and staff #CommunityFirst

[Tim Rollwagen @trollwag]

First grade rep meeting since going remote at @LakefieldCS. Our students are so happy to be able to be a community again, even if it is virtually.