The Blog of the West Wind

Many months have passed since I put my attention on this space, and I'm ashamed! I'm making an early new year's resolution to get more consistent with using this blog…

Spent a fabulous day at camp, starting the long journey to open things up and get ready for the summer. Sun was shining, temperatures were something approaching warm, and everything's…

A beautiful day up at camp today. Cold, yes, but no wind and mostly blue skies. I spent most of the afternoon puttering around, tromping through what's left of the…

(What follows is the text of a letter sent in November, 2010 to all members of the Kabeyun community.) Greetings from Kabeyun! As we approach our 88th summer, I am…

A prospective parent wrote the other day, asking me to "briefly describe the profile of one of [our] campers." My response: "Which one?!" Because the Kabeyun program (philosophy, mission) focuses…

It is Sunday morning, the first Sunday of the 86th summer at Kabeyun and the end of the first full week of camp. And what a full week it has…

A thoughtful parent writes, "…It makes me wonder if Kabeyun kids are challenged enough. Yes, going away, being away from parents and discovering oneself is challenging, especially for young kids….

This year more than any other I've felt the effects of the cultural phenomenon drawing young people into a career-, and resume-building mindset, and activities as they approach and move…

This fall I re-read Alvin Toffler's Future Shock, a book that is almost forty years old, but that in many ways still rings true. A lot of what Toffler talks…