In 15 days, the way your child speaks will change.
The world's first field-based speech & presentation camp run with students from Thomas Jefferson (TJ), the top U.S. science high school. Not sightseeing, not a short language camp β a premium VIP camp where children learn to say what they think, every day, in Washington, D.C.
Experience becomes learning; learning becomes speech.
Explore
Firsthand field study at 18+ world-famous cultural, historical, and scientific sites β broadening perspective through real experience.
Think
Deep critical- and logical-thinking lessons from native-speaking teachers educated at top universities, threaded through three big themes.
Express
Three hours daily with TJ students β small-group speech tutoring that turns what they explored into what they can say.
Grow
A final speech competition in front of TJ students completes each child's growth in expression and confidence.
The core of this camp isn't "experience" β it's change.
Many children find English hard not because they lack vocabulary, but because they've had little practice organizing their thoughts and saying them out loud. So instead of memorizing grammar, students do three things every single day: organize their thinking, learn the structure of speech, and present in front of others.
Real expression practice with TJ students β 3 hours a day
Every afternoon, students work shoulder-to-shoulder with TJ seniors β not to be handed answers, but to learn how strong students think, structure an argument, and present it. It's the difference maker other camps can't offer.
The TJ standard, first-hand
Students experience how the top U.S. STEM high school communicates β not just math and science, but problem-solving, persuasive presentation, and project-based learning.
Mentoring that shows the thinking
Mentors don't just give answers; they reveal the reasoning path β so students absorb the American presentation structure of claim β evidence β example β conclusion.
1:3 micro-groups
An ultra-small format other camps can't match: each student's strengths and weaknesses are known, with immediate coaching and feedback.
Washington, D.C. is the classroom.
Here the capital isn't a tourist stop β it's an extended classroom. The Capitol & Library of Congress teach the value of clear explanation; the art museums train students to put what they see into structured words; the science & technology institutions challenge them to explain complex ideas simply.
From "however you speak is fine" to "persuade with your ideas"
"However you speak is okay."
Self-introduction, speaking in clear sentences, and describing what they see.
"Organize what you want to say."
The structure of speech (beginning β middle β end), explaining with examples, and the basics of storytelling.
"Persuade with your organized ideas."
Expressing opinions with poise, using visuals and notes, and the final speech competition & presentation.
East-Coast elite-university tour
Not the campus tour anyone can book β students meet current undergraduates face-to-face and hear firsthand about majors, dreams, and how they got there.
Seven days across Princeton, Harvard, MIT, Brown, Yale, Columbia, NYU, UPenn, and Johns Hopkins β with student Q&A sessions, plus Manhattan, a Broadway musical, the Met and MoMA, and Independence Hall.
Program cost
Included
15 days of instruction by top native-speaking teachers; evening 1:3 tutoring; lodging, meals & care at a private Alexandria residence; all transport (private vans); every admission fee; the Kennedy Center performance; materials; photos & video; and IAD airport pickup.
Not included
Round-trip airfare, travel insurance, and personal spending money. Pickup from airports other than IAD (Dulles) β DCA or BWI β is $85 each way. The schedule is built around Korean Air's direct IncheonβDulles flights.
Good to know: classes run weekday afternoons (1:30β5:30 PM) in grade-based groups of up to 6, taught in English by university-educated native instructors, with Korean interpretation available as needed. Boys' and girls' rooms are separate. Refunds: the $2,000 deposit is fully refundable if cancelled by Nov 15; the balance is due Jan 5; cancellations between Nov 15 and Jan 5 are refunded 80%, after Jan 5 are refunded 50%, and none after the camp begins.
2027 Winter Camp interest form
Tell us a little about your child and we'll follow up by email with full details and the registration steps. Seats are limited to small groups.