Equity and Inclusion at Camp Nor’wester
Everyone is Welcome
Camp Nor’wester strives to be an open and inclusive community for all people. It is our intention to provide an equitable experience for all campers who enroll at Camp Nor’wester.
Camp Nor’wester strives to be an open and inclusive community for all people. At the board level, a committee called Creating Cultural Competency in our Camp Community (C5) guides the organization in the efforts of equality and inclusion.
C5 strives to ensure the camp community can access the “essence” of camp which includes fostering authenticity, connection, and the opportunity to develop one’s growth mindset.
Our vision is to provide an inclusive environment for the diverse campers, staff, and stakeholders already connected with Nor’wester, with the belief that as we become more equitable and inclusive internally, additional campers, staff, etc. from diverse backgrounds will organically connect with Nor’wester. By developing our diversity inclusion, the entire organization benefits.
We also envision a camp community in which conversations about equity and inclusion are normalized so that campers, staff, etc. expect to engage in courageous conversations and have the comfort and skill to do so.
It is our intention to provide an equitable experience for all campers who enroll at Camp Nor’wester. Training our staff, providing safe spaces for discussions at camp and ensuring campers can access the program equally are just a few examples of the foundation we’ve built to positively impact the camper experience in regards to these important issues.
Camp Nor’wester Anti-Racism Pledge
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. Camp Nor’wester seeks to be intentional in its pursuit of recognizing bias, as well as creating a courageous space for all to engage in the work of dismantling racism and ethnic oppression. (Updated October 8, 2020)