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Why is It So Hard For Teenagers to Feel Good About Their Appearance and How Parents Can Help?

Why is It So Hard For Teenagers to Feel Good About Their Appearance and How Parents Can Help?

by Adam Simon | Mar 4, 2019 | Help For Parents, Technology, Videos

Adam SimonI’m Adam Simon. I started teen camp eighteen years ago with the vision of creating a space where teenagers would know they are safe from bullying or negative judgments and would feel free to show who they really are and to become their best selves. Let’s connect, discuss, engage…

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Teen Smart-Phone Usage as a Privilege, Not a Right: Establishing Sensible Restrictions

Teen Smart-Phone Usage as a Privilege, Not a Right: Establishing Sensible Restrictions

by Adam Simon | Mar 4, 2019 | Help For Parents, Technology, Teen Camp Blog, Videos

Adam SimonI’m Adam Simon. I started teen camp eighteen years ago with the vision of creating a space where teenagers would know they are safe from bullying or negative judgments and would feel free to show who they really are and to become their best selves. Let’s connect, discuss, engage…

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How Anxiety Can Help Teens Practice For Life Challenges

How Anxiety Can Help Teens Practice For Life Challenges

by Adam Simon | Feb 27, 2019 | Help For Parents, Shyness, Technology, Teen Camp Blog, Videos

Adam SimonI’m Adam Simon. I started teen camp eighteen years ago with the vision of creating a space where teenagers would know they are safe from bullying or negative judgments and would feel free to show who they really are and to become their best selves. Let’s connect, discuss, engage…

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What’s It Like to Run a Summer Camp with Many Transgender and Gender-Expansive Teens?

What’s It Like to Run a Summer Camp with Many Transgender and Gender-Expansive Teens?

by Adam Simon | Feb 1, 2019 | Camp Stories, LGBTQ+ Camp, Staff Stories, Teen Camp Blog

Adam SimonI’m Adam Simon. I started teen camp eighteen years ago with the vision of creating a space where teenagers would know they are safe from bullying or negative judgments and would feel free to show who they really are and to become their best selves. Let’s connect, discuss, engage…

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Connection, Belonging and the Importance of Having Anchors in Teenagers’ Lives

Connection, Belonging and the Importance of Having Anchors in Teenagers’ Lives

by Adam Simon | Jan 23, 2019 | Help For Parents, Teen Camp Blog, Videos

Adam SimonI’m Adam Simon. I started teen camp eighteen years ago with the vision of creating a space where teenagers would know they are safe from bullying or negative judgments and would feel free to show who they really are and to become their best selves. Let’s connect, discuss, engage…

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Do Cell Phones Belong at Summer Camp?

Do Cell Phones Belong at Summer Camp?

by Adam Simon | Dec 27, 2018 | Help For Parents, Shyness, Technology, Teen Camp Blog

The trauma of taking away kids’ “magic phones” at camp I know that’s a little dramatic, but that’s how it feels watching kids hand their cell phones over to their parents when they are dropped off at camp. I think I got that “magic phone” term from the comedian Norm McDonald, (one of my favorites). A […]

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The Dark Tunnel of Adolescent Evolution (Part 1): Why Parents Need to Stay in The Game

The Dark Tunnel of Adolescent Evolution (Part 1): Why Parents Need to Stay in The Game

by Adam Simon | May 14, 2018 | Help For Parents, Teen Camp Blog, Videos

Adam SimonI’m Adam Simon. I started teen camp eighteen years ago with the vision of creating a space where teenagers would know they are safe from bullying or negative judgments and would feel free to show who they really are and to become their best selves. Let’s connect, discuss, engage…

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Thoughts on Gender and How Kids Can Help us Grow if We Allow it to Happen

Thoughts on Gender and How Kids Can Help us Grow if We Allow it to Happen

by Adam Simon | May 9, 2018 | Help For Parents, LGBTQ+ Camp, Teen Camp Blog, Videos

Adam SimonI’m Adam Simon. I started teen camp eighteen years ago with the vision of creating a space where teenagers would know they are safe from bullying or negative judgments and would feel free to show who they really are and to become their best selves. Let’s connect, discuss, engage…

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It’s Not Your Journey: Giving Adolescents The Space to Navigate Their Lives

It’s Not Your Journey: Giving Adolescents The Space to Navigate Their Lives

by Adam Simon | May 8, 2018 | Help For Parents, Videos

Adam SimonI’m Adam Simon. I started teen camp eighteen years ago with the vision of creating a space where teenagers would know they are safe from bullying or negative judgments and would feel free to show who they really are and to become their best selves. Let’s connect, discuss, engage…

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Parenting Adolescents: Structure, Limits and Flowing With The Changing Tide of The Parent Child Relationship

Parenting Adolescents: Structure, Limits and Flowing With The Changing Tide of The Parent Child Relationship

by Adam Simon | May 8, 2018 | Help For Parents, Videos

Adam SimonI’m Adam Simon. I started teen camp eighteen years ago with the vision of creating a space where teenagers would know they are safe from bullying or negative judgments and would feel free to show who they really are and to become their best selves. Let’s connect, discuss, engage…

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From Apprentice to Dungeon Master: Odyssey’s First Camper-Led Intensive

From Apprentice to Dungeon Master: Odyssey’s First Camper-Led Intensive

by Adam Simon | Apr 12, 2018 | Teen Camp Blog

This next blog post comes to us from Richard DeVivo, a long-time camper who spent his final year at OTC leading an intensive on his own. His passion for Dungeons and Dragons turned into an ambition to lead a campaign as Dungeon Master for a small group of people at camp. Here’s what Richard has […]

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Let the Little Moments Happen – Staff Culture at Odyssey

Let the Little Moments Happen – Staff Culture at Odyssey

by Adam Simon | Mar 24, 2018 | Camp Stories, Shyness, Staff Stories, Teen Camp Blog

This blog post comes from one of our first-time counselors, Allie. While Allie had many years of camp experience, this was her first time at Odyssey Teen Camp—and as she describes, it totally changed her view of what camp could really be for campers and staff alike. “At first, I didn’t know what to think. […]

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MAKE MORE BAD ART! Fearlessness and Confidence-building at Odyssey Teen Camp

MAKE MORE BAD ART! Fearlessness and Confidence-building at Odyssey Teen Camp

by Adam Simon | Mar 1, 2018 | Teen Camp Blog

  This next post comes to you from one of our devoted staff members, Schu! (See her staff bio here.) Schu has been coming to camp for the past 4 years, and now writes about her favorite intensive to teach: Fearless Art-Making—also known as MAKE MORE BAD ART!  “The first time I picked up a […]

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Magic: The Gathering Card Game at Odyssey Teen Camp

Magic: The Gathering Card Game at Odyssey Teen Camp

by Adam Simon | Feb 14, 2018 | Camp Activities, Camp Stories, Home Page, Staff Stories, Teen Camp Blog

Adam SimonI’m Adam Simon. I started teen camp eighteen years ago with the vision of creating a space where teenagers would know they are safe from bullying or negative judgments and would feel free to show who they really are and to become their best selves. Let’s connect, discuss, engage…

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What parents have to say about Odyssey Teen Camp

What parents have to say about Odyssey Teen Camp

by Adam Simon | Feb 7, 2018 | Camper Testimonials, Parent Testimonials, Teen Camp Blog

A few years ago, we decided to ask parents what they saw Odyssey Teen Camp doing for their teenagers. This is a wonderful video to watch and truly get the scope of transformation that parents see from the outside. We’re so honored to be a place where teenagers can learn self-reliance, healthy communication, and positive […]

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