By Camp Ondessonk Communication Team There is a particular kind of silence that follows a prescribed burn. The smoke clears. The blackened earth settles. And then, almost imperceptibly, life begins…
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By Camp Ondessonk Communications Team How 983 Acres of Southern Illinois Wilderness Turn Curious Teenagers into Confident, Career-Ready Leaders Picture this: your teenager is kneeling at the edge of a…
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Discover how one eight-year-old’s first weekend at Mini Camp ignited a decade-long journey of personal growth, and why child development experts say experiences like hers can shape who your child…
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Before warm weather fills our calendars with practices and all the fun summer can bring, I’m checking a big item off our pre-Summer Camp to-do list by completing all the…
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By Lucia (Juenger) Hodges One of my favorite responsibilities at Ondessonk (since 1993) is managing Lost & Found. I delight in the positive responses I get when a camper is…
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By Evan Coulson, Coordinator of Strategic Initiatives, Camp Ondessonk Camp alumni, many now camper parents themselves, returned to Ondessonk for a Winter Stewardship Weekend where they engaged in a full…
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