We have now officially introduced our Pillar 3 on Making Positive Friendships.
Friendships are one of the most important elements of our lives. We are social beings and despite differences between us we can all agree that we need people around us to be fulfilled in our nature.
In Boarding this is even more emphasized. By being away from the family, the students are led to create strong bonds to lay the foundations of their “Boarding Family”. Peers, roommates, colleagues become like brothers, confidents, close friends… in some cases, inseparable for life. The nature of this connection is then authentic, genuine and forged by the circumstances and the kinship that the setting enhances.
These types of bonds are created by the capacity of listening and understanding each other. That’s how we find points of agreement or common interest. However it’s a process that takes time. Real friendships are not always easy to find and need to resist to the abrasive effect of arguments, disagreements and even time. If they resist to these elements, if they are capable of reinventing themselves through changes, maturity and distance… most likely they are real.
