This past week, the four oldest units were out on Big Trips. Monday-Wednesday, the Islanders and Wayfarers were on two-night overnights. When the Foresters and Voyageurs are the oldest campers on Johns Island, that means it’s time for Nell Robinson Day!

It’s hard to believe that the first week of the summer has already ended! Sure, it was a short week, but it still feels like time is flying! Each unit has started to develop its own personality in a way that comes only from living and attending activities together, and we can’t wait to see where their relationships take them.

The 2023 summer staff have been working hard to prepare for camper arrival. Over the past few weeks, the “To Do List” contained a wide range of tasks, including building all camper living structures, learning Camp folk dances, practicing technical skills, going on an overnight, discussing tips/tricks/expectations for working with kids, introducing jumping, inventorying, setting up departments, and much, MUCH more.

The United States must begin to confront its own history of genocide and Indian boarding schools. The time is now to listen . The time is now to locate all mass graves on the grounds of Indian Residential Schools, uncover the truth about the missing children, and honor their lives in ways determined appropriate by their families and communities.

As an organization that serves a multi-generational community around the world, Camp Nor’wester is committed to the principles of diversity, equity and inclusion. Toward that end, we affirm our commitment to the practice of anti-racism, while recognizing that each of us connected to Nor’wester is at a different place along this path of awareness, education and engagement.

We are compelled to share with you our sadness, frustration, and anger given the events of the last week following the murder of George Floyd. We see and hear how all People of Color, and all people, are affected by the tragic, senseless murders of Black Americans.