they will run the place in a few years

I had an intense, honest and emotional session with the AiTs yesterday (Adventure CITs). We talked about the history of inclusion programs at Frost Valley. To me there's nothing more crucial than that historical knowledge. Deciding that no child should be denied two weeks at summer camp by virtue of his or her family's poverty, or his or her chronic illness, or his or her disability, is indeed a decision - not a value that fell from the sky fully formed and unintended. People actually make progressive changes. I think the AiTs really got it. And I was moved by how powerfully they discussed their own responsibility in the chain of responsibility (stewardship is another word for it). So after this great session we walked outside and had a picture taken of us together. Nice.

* Alumni-focused footnote to the above: the guy standing at far right in the photo is Charlie, one of the AiT Coordinators. His mom is Lisa, who is a nurse here at camp and is herself a former camper.