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-Murray Gell-Mann, 1969 Nobel Laureate in Physics
"Adventures of the Mind is like Davos or TED,
but with outstanding high school students."
Celebrating
1000+ scholarships & 200+ Mentors
Learn about Adventures
Talented teens received a unique opportunity to spend a week meeting, greeting, quizzing, challenging, conversing, and dining with an all-star faculty of mentors.
Mentorship
Meet dozens of accomplished adults who attend Camp Adventures for the express purpose of providing mentorship. These are people – most of us generally only get to read about – who actually spent several days on campus connecting with the campers.
The Experience
Explore what we have offered our students and how we’ve stoke their intellectual and creative passions through the experience.
Meet Our Mentors
Herschel Walker
Heisman Trophy Winner
Amy Tan
Author of The Joy Luck Club
Perry Chen
Creator & Chairman
Kickstarter, Inc.
Murray Gell-Mann
Nobel Prize in Physics
Annie Duke
Founder of How I Decide
Poker Champion & Author
Sam Wang
Author & Neuroscientist
Princeton University
Sheldon Glashow
Nobel Prize in Physics
Boston University
Ginny Ruffner
Artist
Eric Maskin
Nobel Prize in Economics
Harvard University
Frank Sulloway
Darwin Scholar
MacArthur Genius
UC Berkeley
Jack Horner
Paleontologist
MacArthur Genius
Lisa Randall
Author
Professor of Physics
Harvard University
Rita Dove
US Poet Laureate
1993-1995
Pulitzer Prize for Poetry
Jennifer Shahade
Author
Woman Grandmaster of Chess
Walter Kirn
Novelist
Essayist
Literary Critic
Ben Huh
CEO
Cheezburger.com
Dale Chihuly
Artist
Dalton Conley
Professor of Sociology,
Medicine & Public Policy
NYU
Jacques d’Amboise
American Ballet Legend
Founder
National Dance Institute
Carol Greider
Nobel Prize in Medicine
Johns Hopkins
School of Medicine
Kathy L’Amour
Publishing
Mark Moffett
Naturalist & Photographer
“Dr. Bugs”
Charles Simonyi
High-tech pioneer
Philanthropist
Space traveler