By Dr. Evan Coulson Camp Ondessonk continues to work closely with Vienna High School (VHS) to provide local students with valuable experiential and applied learning opportunities through after-school clubs, at-school…
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By Judy (Blase) Woodruff Jess (Sanders) Horvath has come home. Her first association with Camp Ondessonk was in 2009 when she was a first-year camper. She went on to become…
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Camp Ondessonk, an ACA-accredited Camp, is taking teen camping to the next level with two new Adventure Camp programs for summer 2026. Located in the heart of the beautiful Shawnee…
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By Pati Egan Hundreds of campers, staff, and visitors pass Brébeuf Flats every day. They might stop, sit for a while, and think to themselves “What a nice little spot.”…
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From Shy to Shining: How Camp Ondessonk Transforms Self-Esteem When Sarah dropped her 11-year-old daughter off at Camp Ondessonk for the first time, she watched nervously as her typically reserved…
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The numbers paint a sobering picture. Between 2010 and 2015, adolescent depression increased by more than 50%, and anxiety disorders surged alongside unprecedented smartphone and social media adoption (Haidt, 2024).…
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