by Adam Simon | Apr 25, 2019 | Staff Stories, Teen Camp Blog |
My friend Neil and I were talking about camp the other day and he said that when he was looking for a camp for his son years ago he only got to meet the camp Directors. While it may have been somewhat helpful, he knew that ultimately it would be his son’s...
by Adam Simon | Apr 17, 2019 | Camp Stories, Camper Tesitimonials, Staff Stories, Teen Camp Blog |
Adam Simon on “the Georgios effect”One of the highlights of going to camp for me is getting to work with Georgios Tsangaris. Georgios came to camp when he was 15 for our first summer, and now he’s 31. He has only missed two years of camp during those...
by Adam Simon | Apr 8, 2019 | Camp Stories, Camper Tesitimonials, Staff Stories, Teen Camp Blog |
The following post comes from Phoebe, a current camp counselor, that she wrote about attending Odyssey Teen Camp as a teen. Phoebe’s passion for our loving community shines through here in a way that’s different from the typical posts we share on our blog,...
by Adam Simon | Feb 1, 2019 | Camp Stories, LGBTQ+ Camp, Staff Stories, Teen Camp Blog |
Twenty years ago I was a middle-aged guy with a corporate job that never felt like a good fit for me. Today, I run an unconventional summer camp where up to one in four teens identifies as transgender or gender non-conforming. The journey has been an unexpected one.An...
by Adam Simon | Mar 24, 2018 | Anxiety & Shyness, Camp Stories, 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...
by Adam Simon | Feb 14, 2018 | Camp Activities, Camp Stories, Home Page, Staff Stories, Teen Camp Blog |
At Odyssey Teen Camp, we have a rich and diverse selection of classes from campers to choose from. One that has become very popular in the last few years is our Magic: The Gathering intensive, where campers get to play the game together in a week-long activity block....
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