Envision Experience Avis 4 817

So so so helpful, all the staff was great and taught a lot. Hadi was the best teacher i could’ve asked for. food in cafe was horrible though

I had so much fun. you will most likely like all the people in your group

It was overall pretty awesome two people that really stuck out to me and were great advisors was Connor and medhita honestly they made this trip amazing.

This experience for my son was once in a lifetime. From the friends he made to all he learned were extraordinary. He was able to get hands on experience as a high school student! This experience helped him attend to the life skills that very few students are able to have before they go to college. He learned to critically think, problem solve, advocate for himself and have an opportunity to get a taste of what his future may be.
I cannot say enough for the advisors as well as the location! VERY HIGHLY RECOMMEND!

Andreus learned so much and really enjoyed himself attending the program.

This was such a fun and inspiring week. I made lifelong friends and learned so many new skills. My favorite part was the triage day, where we got to practice the things we had learned the prior few days. I recommend anyone who is serious about going into medicine to do this.

Wonderful program for my rising 4th grade student. There were kids from all over the country. The experience of visiting a major college campus and having top tier instructors was invaluable. And the kids created a few objects (science projects) that they can keep for a lifetime of memories. Highly recommend.

I loved the program
It was a lot of fun to meet a bunch of new people and visit all these places and learn so much

Amazing advisors and wonderful activities. Made lifelong friends

Meeting others from all over the nation was great! The locations selected for the excursions were fantastic, however, it would be nice to have more time at each of the museums/locations

My experience was awesome! I learned things that I've never knew about such as the heart and its components. I built things like a flashlight and robots. I would do this experience all over again!

I attended youth leadership conference focused heavily on DEI. Our leader, Mr. Azzam, was poorly prepared. He said, show me your best or I’m not going to show you my best, then he made little effort. He brushed off answering questions and answered with vague responses.
He criticized us for not being enthusiastic about a mindless chant and shifted conversations to personal stories—like his father’s death—that had nothing to do with leadership.Additionally, Mr. Azzam often said he was “poor on time,” which caused our group to miss activities that we could hear other groups participating in. I was not there to hear his personal woes. My family sacrificed much for me to attend. This was far too expensive for basics. I feel we were taught simple, character traits that I was taught at home.
The developed materials were poor—failed to promote my development of essential leadership aspects, spent too much time on fictional characters’ beliefs, and focused on social issues like book bans, environmental activism, and a DEI agenda. Where were the activities for attendees to illustrate leadership?
The curriculum did emphasize the rules of 4-Bs: be respectful, be safe, be responsible and be engaged. These were more leadership directed and very beneficial. Tolerance is only tolerance when it is balanced. These lessons pushed a one-sided agenda instead of teaching true leadership. The name of this conference suggests otherwise. I expected more. Social issues are important, but they cannot replace genuine leadership development.
I have attended other WorldStrides programs—Washington, D.C., Key Largo, STEM Camp—that were excellent.

Likes:
- The ease of location and parking coordinated well between Envision and event host.
- Pick-up was coordinated fair and by regulations stated in orientation documents, majority of the week. Friday the half day was a bit chaotic but it wasn't totally on staff. Parents could have coordinated better as well.

Dislikes:
- The tuition paid was for a full five (5) days not 4.5 half days. Friday of the program week was cut short & understand the out of town participants have to catch flights but coordinate/inform better when parents and child are deciding on regeneration.
- The program iteninary from understanding could have been followed/structured better.
- The program academic agenda from understanding could have been more vigorous inclusion/organized involvement.
- The event host cafeteria where participants ate all meals unless off campus did not have a tasteful selection of entrees according to participant and peers. Unfulfilled on campus cafeteria dining experience.

My experience was great because of the amazing hospitality we received from Yale and the people I met are so important to me. The activities we did everyday were very entertaining and I would 100% come again.

My son had a wonderful time attending Envision Experience for the first time. Everyday was exciting from the various activities, the learning experiences, the new friends he made with peers who all have similar interests, to the college campus cafeteria food! He can't wait to attend next year. Thank you to everyone involved in making this camp possible.

Our son had an amazing experience and I wish opportunities like these were offered more. Our son finished this program with a clear picture of the direction he would like to go in when he starts college, whereas prior to the experience he was torn between two different fields. This opportunity not only helped him “test out” the courses but also gave him a taste of college life.

It’s a fun experience and allows you to meet great people. For business they mainly focus on the entrepreneurship rather than other aspects of business. But still informative

This was a very organized and ultimate experience. I enjoyed meeting so many people that share my interest. The speakers were my favorite part. Incorporating the CSI aspects with the Law aspects were a great idea!

This was a very fun experience I enjoyed it lots.

The exposure to different professionals in various fields was inspirational. Great experience flying a plane and riding in a helicopter. Visits with astronaut was amazing. Touring USAFA was exceptional.
The day-to-day disorganization of program staff and logistics was terrible; leading to too much time spent watching top gun with no freedom to relax in their dorms or exercise, arriving late at off site excursions due to showing up at wrong location, etc.,