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Virtú Summer Institute Application by Virtú Institute in Stanford, CA

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Student-Teacher Ratio 5:1

Summer Camp for Kids Ages 12 & up: Experiments, Debates, Games, Performances and More!

Want to find out how to think critically and be well-rounded? Find out this summer at the Virtú Institute!

Through daily instruction in Science, Philosophy, and Storytelling, as well as physical and creative activities, students will learn how the concepts of one field of study can teach them about other fields. Our instructors, from Stanford, Berkeley, and UPenn, work in diverse fields and are enthusiastic teachers. Join us for a summer of interactive activities, games, and projects that your child will enjoy and benefit from for life!

The program is set to run June 20- July 8th, Monday-Saturday, in Palo Alto.

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. We highly encourage applying early for the best chances of securing a spot in the program.

If accepted into the program, the Cost is $1800 total, which includes:

Three weeks of in-person instruction and activities
All materials associated
Catered lunches and healthy snacks. Students with dietary restrictions may be asked to provide their own meals.

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August 7, 2024 - Wei Gu

It is a quite unique (different from a standard summer camp program) .. Ramsey and Tom adopted a quite interesting approach to help those young kids to open view by adding pieces of theory physics lectures, philosophy/language implication by practice (street interview), hands on cooking ... two weeks of non-standard camp experience.. my daughter got chance to to explore something she would never touch in other program ... definitely recommend it...

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August 4, 2024 - Neel Vasant kumar

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As the world becomes more complex and chaotic, children need to be pushed out of their comfort zone. Virtu's Summer Institute does this in an innovative manner - never quite spelling it out to the students, who are gradually and sometimes suddenly pushed to speak in public, play frisbee, assemble sandwiches with blindfolds on etc as a way to stretch their ability to adapt in the moment.

I would absolutely recommend it.

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September 30, 2023 - Shalini Verma

Virtu is an incredible program that inspires creative and critical thinking through vastly diverse fields and techniques from opera to quantum physics to culinary arts in order to solve problems and understand how things work. The program is immersive, experiential, and impactful in sparking passions, improving cognitive function and making education a hands on amazing experience. Through this program, my son became a librettist (opera lyricist), started coaching kids, initiated and ran multiple clubs and became comfortable with improv. He became a more well rounded individual, a “renaissance man”, with a scientific mind, artistic exploration, eloquent public speaking and peak performance in athletics. Highly recommended program if you want your kids to find their passions and gifts.

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Questions & Answers

Hello, what would a typical day look like? Thank you. (Virtú Summer Institute Application) -

asked on Jul 13, 2021

Jul 13, 2021 - Ramsey Reyes

A typical day at Virtú would look like the following: Group exercise/physical activity; Storytelling Class; Snack/free time; Philosophy Class; Lunch (occasionally featuring guest presenting on various fields); Science Class; Games/Creative Activity; Dismissal. The weekday schedule is 8:15-4:30, and Saturdays are a special outdoor day. Each day different things are covered within each subject, so students get exposed to many new concepts and ways of thinking about the world. I hope this answers your question! -

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Hello , I am interested in this camp for my son, but he is going for a Boy scout camp for one week in between. Can he join only for 2 weeks ? let me know. (Virtú Summer Institute Application) -

asked on Jul 09, 2021

Jul 09, 2021 - Ramsey Reyes

Partial attendance is prorated, to clarify. -

Jul 09, 2021 - Ramsey Reyes

Hello, thank you for your question. Yes partial attendance is encouraged as well—we have other students who will be attending partially too. Please let us know if you have any other questions. We look forward to your son joining us potentially! -

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What is the timing of this camp? The listing is pretty confusing, it shows 6am -12pm PDT, 9 - 3 EDT and and itinerary that goes from 9-4:30. The camp seems to be in Los Altos so 6am-12pm would be unusual timing for a camp. (Virtú Summer Institute Application) -

asked on Jun 02, 2021

Jun 02, 2021 - Ramsey Reyes

Hi Beth, the program will be running July 19-August 6, Monday through Saturday, from 8:15 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. My apologies for the confusing information. Thank you and let me know if you have any other questions! -

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