Location
San Juan Islands, WA
Gender
Coed
Session Lengths
1 weeks
Overview
Camp Nor’wester is an outdoor overnight camp for campers ages 9-16 where children gain significant skills and insights in a caring and supportive atmosphere, taking advantage of the Pacific Northwest’s coastal character, through a program that is characterized by a commitment to:
* Develop a child’s maturity and a positive self-image.
* Provide programming that holds the physical and emotional safety of the child as a paramount concern.
* Teach children skills and values about responsibility for one’s self, others, and the environment.
* Provide a community where diversity, tolerance, and compassion are valued, respected, and promoted.
* Provide a positive outdoor group living experience that helps children develop the skills necessary for productive group and interpersonal interaction.
* Provide an experience for children that is challenging, rewarding, memorable, and fun.
Camp Nor'wester provides a unique outdoor living experience where a diverse group of young people is challenged to develop skills that increase self-confidence and encourage respect, responsibility, and compassion for themselves, their community, and the environment.
