This year was the 10th Annual CRS Alumni Picnic in Central Park! Thank you to the New York Alumni Association for hosting and for everyone who joined us. Click the post to check out photos from the event.
Read the highlights from our annual LAJF Board Retreat at Camp! Big thanks to the incredible members of our Board of Directors who volunteer their time and give their energy to ensure the foundation and CRS continue to thrive.
Thank you to all of the CRS Alums who gathered together in Poland for the World Reunion in September 2024! Click to check out photos from the weekend.
We are excited to announce the winners of the 2024-25 GEJ Scholarship Awards! These recent CRS alums, staff, and volunteers embody the values of leadership, excellence, and commitment to social justice across a variety of fields and disciplines. We congratulate them on all of their achievements and look forward to seeing what they do in the future! Please click to meet this year's scholarship recipients.
The 2020 GEJ Scholars are selected as they exemplify LAJF’s mission of fostering a lifelong commitment to compassionate and responsible leadership for the betterment of our communities. Over the coming months, we will future the 2020 GEJ Scholars so that you can get to know them. To learn more about this and other opportunities for CRS alums, please visit our website. Madina is the youngest GEJ Scholarship recipient this cycle.
Join us in congratulating the 2020 George E. Jonas Scholars. GEJ Scholars are selected based on their intellectual ability, character, financial need, and on an evaluation of the applicant’s future promise of fostering the values of Camp Rising Sun. The 2020 GEJ Scholars exemplify LAJF’s mission of fostering a lifelong commitment to compassionate and responsible leadership for the betterment of our communities.
For 90 years, the Louis August Jonas Foundation has been committed to helping young people grow intellectually, ethically, and globally through Camp Rising Sun, our full-scholarship, summer leadership program for teenagers from around the world. In the upcoming weeks, we will take a deeper look at our curriculum that has inspired, in so many young people worldwide, a commitment to compassionate and responsible leadership for the betterment of their communities and the world.
In this issue, we will explore our unique leadership model, which provides formative learning experiences for first-year participants.
For 90 years, the Louis August Jonas Foundation has been committed to helping young people grow intellectually, ethically, and globally through Camp Rising Sun, our full-scholarship, summer leadership program for teenagers from around the world. In the upcoming weeks, we will take a deeper look at our curriculum which has inspired, in so many young people worldwide, a commitment to compassionate and responsible leadership for the betterment of their communities and the world.
In this issue, we will explore the pivotal role of staff and youth mentors in facilitating the experiential learning process for first year participants.
Earlier this month, we brought together education-minded Rising Sun alums to discuss and brainstorm social justice education and inclusivity at Camp, and the future of our programs. Aptly titled the Educators Think Tank on Rising Sun Programming, our two-part event brought a high level of brainstorming and takeaways we are excited to share with you.
For 90 years, the Louis August Jonas Foundation has been committed to helping young people grow intellectually, ethically, and globally through Camp Rising Sun, our full-scholarship, summer leadership program for teenagers from around the world. In the upcoming weeks, we will take a deeper look at our curriculum, which has inspired in so many young people worldwide, a commitment to compassionate and responsible leadership for the betterment of their communities and the world.
In this issue, we will focus on our educational framework, which is based on fostering independent learning and on emotional intelligence for compassionate leadership
We were thrilled to be joined by over 100 alums through all 3 events to celebrate our 90th anniversary. Thanks to their generosity, we surpassed our fundraising goal of $25,000 during the final session! With a generous match from alumni Steen Sauerberg, we were able to raise over $85,000 for our Virtual 90th Anniversary Campaign.
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The Louis August Jonas Foundation (LAJF) and Camp Rising Sun (CRS) have a long-held commitment to the principles of diversity, stemming from our mission. In that spirit, LAJF and CRS do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, creed, color, sexual orientation, nation of origin, gender, sex, or gender identity.
