The Blog of the West Wind

We've been attending a number of camp fairs again this winter and I've been struck once again by the breadth, though not the depth, of summer opportunities out there for…

I'm interested lately in voices and values – the way that organizations and institutions seem to have the power to control individual and family value sets simply by shouting out…

A parent asked me this the other day: "Do you subscribe to Bunk 1; can we see pictures of our son on the website during the summer?" I had no…

Here's what we see: packages of all sizes coming to camp every day with toys and games, novelty items and accessories, tee-shirts and comics. Most days there is a table…

A prospective family writes: "So, yes, the kids get to choose from many activities at Kabeyun, but are they really challenged? Do you work with them to set goals and…

A long-time Kabeyun parent writes: "We feel like 4 is short and 7-8 is too long at this point. Nathaniel also wants to attend a movie making camp in the…