In Quebec we refer to the start of the school year as la rentrée, often translated as “return” or “re-entry.” This year a “return” to anything resembling normal feels increasingly out of reach as the Delta variant rages and the fourth wave crashes down on Canadians (https://ici.radio-canada.ca/rci/en/news/1815842/no-doubt-canada-now-in-4th-wave-of-covid-19-as-cases-spike-across-much-of-the-country). A “re-entry” into a world still very much grappling with COVID offers a fresh