The Grenada Boys Secondary School Hostel: Reminiscing on a boarding school life in Grenada [Paperback]

Dr Winston J Phillips (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 23, 2009

This book is about memories of a boarding school life, and is also a tribute to the Grenada Boys Secondary School (GBSS) Hostel as a great educational institution in a then emerging country. Academic disciplines were taught at the GBSS. The Hostel supplemented academics with lessons on personal interactions and relationships, and on social living in general. The keys to life in the Hostel were discipline and camaraderie - in study; in play; and in other aspects of social life. Hostel Boys were more confined than boys living outside, but such confinement was without a baggage of written rules, and life therein provided several opportunities for individual personal development. In the words of one Hostel Boy: "So many of us came to the Hostel as brash, crude, 'ignorant', unhewn base metals, and left as polished gems." Though the book does not specifically deal with the issue, it challenges the reader to ponder the issue of channeling the always roving human spirit in positive directions at a young age.

Product Details

• Paperback: 200 pages
• Publisher: Outskirts Press (November 23, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1432746650
• ISBN-13: 978-1432746650
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.1 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,366,090 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars GBSS HOstel lessons, April 18, 2010

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Michael S. Phillips (Toronto,Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Grenada Boys Secondary School Hostel: Reminiscing on a boarding school life in Grenada (Paperback)

Phillips recounting of his GBSS HOstel days brings back memories of friendship,sports,challenges,fair play,dedication and discipline.
For those of us who were not part of the GBSS Hostel scene(either too young or too old or otherwise), we all benefited vicariously from the lessons learned by older brothers,other relatives and friends who went out of their way to inspire as they impart the positive results of their hostel experiences to relatives and friends and to the community as a whole.
Thanks Bobby for an enjoyable journey back.

5.0 out of 5 stars Spurring Memories for Elders and Youth Alike, April 7, 2010

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ROP "SILOLANT" (Brooklyn, New York, US) - See all my reviews

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The book recaptures with great storytelling, a period of Grenada's education system where boys from the countryside resided and schooled on the grounds of the Grenada Boys' Secondary School on Tanteen at a time when transportation to and from the outskirts of town was very limited. Rather than a stoic historical account of facts and figures, this is a story told by your Father/Grandfather/Uncle/A Family Friend with warm recollection - of friendships, mischief, responsibilities and achievements in an environment away from home that was both thrilling and challenging with a high expectation of every youngster. I thank Dr. Phillips for having written this book about a Grenadian Education Experience those generations after his risk never really knowing about unless we read and talk about it with those who lived it. The stories made me reflect on my own unique, wonderful and challenging secondary school memories that I hold so dear.as do so many of us. It's a good read for any one of any age!

5.0 out of 5 stars Reminiscing on a happier time and place, March 29, 2010

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P McLaren "Pat" (Maryland, USA) - See all my reviews

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What an endearing set of memories. As an outsider, I began to understand how this great unbreakable bond between these boys was formed. I laughed at the pranks and shook my head at the nicknames, that only a belonger can understand.