Emily Barnard
10th Annual NYAA Picnic in Central Park

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.

10th Annual NYAA Picnic in Central Park
Emily Barnard
Annual LAJF Board Retreat 2024

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.

Annual LAJF Board Retreat 2024
Emily Barnard
CRS World Reunion 2024 in Poland

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.

CRS World Reunion 2024 in Poland
Emily Barnard
CRS Session II Photo Gallery

Check out photos from CRS Session II (Boys/Non-Binary) during the Summer 2024 season!

CRS Session II Photo Gallery
Helene Mattera
2024-25 GEJ Scholarship Award Winners

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.

2024-25 GEJ Scholarship Award Winners

Curriculum in Focus VIII: Cultivating Globally-Conscious Leaders

Curriculum in Focus VIII: Cultivating Globally-Conscious Leaders

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. Over the last weeks, we have taken 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 the final issue of this series, we explore how the journalism & world affairs program prepares participants to be globally-conscious leaders.

Curriculum in Focus VII: Creating Space for Meaningful Reflection

Curriculum in Focus VII: Creating Space for Meaningful Reflection

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 talk about how self-reflection and active listening are built into the experiential learning process.

#LifeAfterCRS - GEJ Scholars explore environmental justice, journalism and music.

#LifeAfterCRS - GEJ Scholars explore environmental justice, journalism and music.

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. Read our blog today to learn about the ways in which undergraduate students Monica Janvier ‘15, ‘16, Samantha Luca ‘14, and Olin Edwards ‘17 are plan to further the mission of CRS through journalism, environmental justice, and music.

#LifeAfterCRS - GEJ Scholars explore social work and criminal justice

#LifeAfterCRS - GEJ Scholars explore social work and criminal justice

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. Read our blog today to learn about how Jackie Voluz ‘07, ‘08, ‘11, and Tyshaya Pearce ‘14 take steps towards a more just world using their backgrounds in social work and criminal justice.

Career Advice from CRS Alums You Don't Want to Miss

Career Advice from CRS Alums You Don't Want to Miss

Internship season is upon us! But, if you are like me, the idea of deciding on a single career path is incredibly daunting. What positions should you apply for? There are so many options, how can a person ever possibly make a decision? Hoping to help young alums answer some of those questions, alums in diverse careers have not hesitated to offer their advice. Read on for highlights from our survey and from my experience over the past few years exploring my career interests and internship opportunities.

Curriculum in Focus V: Building Your Own Structure

Curriculum in Focus V: Building Your Own Structure

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 focus on how our curriculum provides self-structured opportunities for project management and collaboration that contribute to a stronger community.

Statement of Solidarity with the Asian American and Pacific Islander Communities

Statement of Solidarity with the Asian American and Pacific Islander Communities

The Louis August Jonas Foundation stands in solidarity with the Asian American and Pacific Islander communities. COVID-19 has exacerbated anti-Asian sentiments and led to a stark rise in hate crimes directed at Asian individuals. We condemn the murders in Atlanta of 8 people—7 of them women and 6 of them of Asian descent. Their names are Delaina Ashley Yaun, Paul Andre Michels, Xiaojie Tan, Daoyou Feng, Soon C. Park, Hyun J. Grant, Suncha Kim, and Yong A. Yue.

Making Camp Rising Sun More Linguistically Accessible

Making Camp Rising Sun More Linguistically Accessible

Considering the diversity of our community, LAJF is taking steps to become more linguistically accessible. Considering the barriers that non-English speakers face when it comes to learning about, applying and going to Camp is very important. This LAJFellowship project will coordinate the translation of the key elements needed to learn about and apply to Camp Rising Sun to more than 15 languages. Having finalized the research phase, we are looking for volunteers that would like to help with the process of translating different resources. Learn more about the project in our blog this week.

LOUIS AUGUST JONAS FOUNDATION
6 RISING SUN LANE
RHINEBECK, NY, 12572, UNITED STATES
+1 (212) 686-1930
CONTACT@LAJF.ORG

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.