It’s that time of year. Time for students to head to classes.

For those embarking on their first day — whether it be young children stepping into to their first formal classroom, older children walking into a new school or young adults moving on to higher educations — it can be both an exciting and somewhat frightening experience.

It’s also a time of opportunity to be embraced. Beginning a new educational setting offers a chance for new experiences and to broaden horizons. It can provide a chance to make new choices which can change the entire trajectory of a life. It can also present the opportunity to see new faces and make new friends.

For those at the beginning of their journey, it is a time to be embraced, despite any intimidation one might feel.

For others, the first day returnin

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