
ENJOY LIFE
ACADEMY
Welcome to your most life-changing week.
New England’s Premier Leadership & Mindset Camp For Empowering Teens
This rite of passage for high school teens combines high energy team building with a leadership focused social/emotional playbook to create a life-changing experience that empowers teens to live with high self worth, a positive attitude, and a drive for perpetual success.
Award Winning Staff (3:1 Ratio)
6 Days & 5 Nights of Adventure
Flexible Cancellation
Cell Phone & Social Media Free
“Life-Changing.”
"This program is absolutely life-changing"
"It was the best experience of my whole entire life"
"My life has been changed"
"I'm so thankful for it"
"It's the safest place on earth"
"This program is absolutely life-changing" "It was the best experience of my whole entire life" "My life has been changed" "I'm so thankful for it" "It's the safest place on earth"
"This academy changed me"
"I had such an amazing time"
"Every teen should be able to do this experience"
"Most powerful week of my life"
"I'll be back for years"
"This academy changed me" "I had such an amazing time" "Every teen should be able to do this experience" "Most powerful week of my life" "I'll be back for years"
2025 Dates & Location
Babson College
Join us for two unforgettable weeks at Babson College in Wellesly, MA. Our students stay in the dorms and enjoy all of the beautiful on-campus facilities. Living at a college helps teens expand their comfort zone and build their confidence.
July 7 - 12
July 21 - 26
$1725
✔ Room and board for 6 days and 5 nights
✔ Designated team leader & award winning programming
✔ Meals, activities, and merchandise for the week
✔ A lifetime of mental strength, happiness, & self-worth
Need financial aid? We have funding available to help families who can’t quite afford the tuition. Simply ask → evren@enjoylifeeducation.org

of graduates return to Enjoy Life for a second, third, or even fourth time.
of graduates would recommend Enjoy Life to a friend without reservation.
of graduates rate Enjoy Life as the most valuable and fun week of their life.
WHAT WE DO
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Enjoy Life Accelerator
Engaging full-group sessions led by Evren Gunduz. These high energy presentations include leadership simulations, mindset demos, SEL curriculum, and motivating talks on life, attitude, and success.
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Empower Workshop
Teens are broken into 8-member teams we call "Squads". Led by our “Enjoy Life Teachers", teens create their own core values, set their life vision, make an action plan, and apply the takeaways from the Enjoy Life Accelerator.
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Team Challenge
Hands-on, intricate team-building challenges that require putting problem solving and teamwork skills to the test. Every teen gets to lead a challenge and squads compete against one other to be names the Academy’s "Squad Champion".
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Teen Resilience Panel
Staff members share personal stories of experiencing adversity, challenge, and struggle and teach our teens how resilience is not simply overcoming difficulty, but embracing and growing from it! Teens then create and share their own empowering story of resilience within their squads.
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Mindfulness
Teens are led in morning and evening meditations & journaling sessions led by Tara Gunduz, a certified yoga & mindfulness instructor. We teach our teens the power of being present in their life moments and find gratitude for being active in their life journey.
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Team Building
The full Enjoy Life Academy Cohort works together to problem solve large group tasks that both bonds the cohort and develops critical skills in problem solving, teamwork, communication, and leadership.
DAILY SCHEDULE
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11:15am-12:15pm | Move-in
12:30pm-1:30pm | Lunch
1:30pm-3:00pm | Opening Ceremonies
3:00pm-4:30pm | Teambuilding #1
4:30pm-5:00pm | EnjoyLife Accelerator #1
5:30pm-6:30pm | Dinner
6:30pm-7:00pm | Teambuilding #2
7:00pm-8:00pm | EnjoyLife Accelerator #2
8:00pm-9:45pm | Chill Time
9:45pm-10pm | Dorm Huddle
10:30pm | Quiet Hours Begin
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7:30am | Wake-up
8:15am-9:15am | Breakfast
9:15am-9:30am | Mindfulness
9:30am-10:30am | EnjoyLife Accelerator #1
10:30am-11:30am | Team Challenge #1
11:30am-12:30pm | Empower Workshop #1
12:30pm-1:45pm | Lunch
1:45pm-2:45pm | EnjoyLife Accelerator #2
2:45pm-3:45pm | Team Challenge #2
3:45pm-4:45pm | Empower Workshop #2
4:45pm-5:30pm | Teen Panel
5:30pm-6:30pm | Dinner
6:30pm-7:00pm | EnjoyLife Accelerator #3
7:00pm-9:45pm | Chill Time
9:45pm-10:00pm | Dorm Huddle
10:30pm | Quiet Hours Begin
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7:00am | Wake-up
7:30am-8:30am | Breakfast
8:30am-8:45am | Mindfulness
8:45am-10:30am | EnjoyLife Accelerator #1
10:30am-11:30am | Commencement 🏆
11:30am | Move Out
“You want to be a stronger leader, a better person, you want to live a bigger life, you want to achieve your dreams? You’ve got to be at your 10 to do it.”
Evren Gunduz
Enjoy Life Academy Founder
“You are teaching them not only about leading other people, but how to be happy with yourself. How to understand your circumstances. How to deal with those things and move forward.”
Devin McCourty
New England Patriots
MEET OUR TEAM
FAQs
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The accommodations are standard double dorm rooms. Babson has really nice dorms and all are air-conditioned. The facilities at Babson are nop notch!
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Ages range from 14-18 for students. Students come in as first-years of all ages in that range. The staff are all aged 19 and up.
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Yes. We encourage teens to attend the Enjoy Life Academy with same school and same team peers as it will allow them to bring the experience and change back to their community with more energy and effectiveness. If having a roommate that you are comfortable with helps you to better access the experience, then you can write in a name during the registration.
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Expect the unexpected. Team building, group challenges, inspiring workshops, skill building activities, and many exercises that stretch our minds and make us more resilient. You will have to see for yourself, but it’s the most fun, energizing, impactful week of your life!
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Many of our teens are introverts but the Academy gives them a freedom to break out and that is what you see in the video! Don’t worry - Enjoy Life Academy is for everyone, not just outgoing, extroverted teens. The program is super inclusive and designed to help all teens, no matter their personality. Introverted teens often do really well because they can connect and grow at their own pace. There’s a mix of group activities and personal reflection, so you don’t have to be “on” all the time. It’s all about helping you build courage, find your voice, and make meaningful connections in a way that works for you.
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Enjoy Life Academy is for everyone, not just the outgoing, extroverted kids you might see in the videos. The program is super inclusive and designed to help all teens, no matter their personality. Introverted teens often do really well because they can connect and grow at their own pace. There’s a mix of group activities and personal reflection, so you don’t have to be “on” all the time. It’s all about helping you build confidence, find your voice, and make meaningful connections in a way that works for you.
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Yes! Our staff undergo a rigorous application and training process, and each is hand-selected to provide the best experience for the students. They are CORI and SORI passed. Additionally, all our staff members are home-grown, meaning everyone has gone through the program and been there for at least four summers! They are dedicated to providing an unforgettable experience.
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If you cancel up until June 1, you receive full refund minus the $100 deposit.
If you cancel between June 1 & 72 hours prior to the start, you receive a 50% refund.
If you cancel within 72 hours of Leadership Academy, you receive no refund.
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It can take up to 15 minutes. Yes, it is thorough, but being this thorough allows us to fulfill our top priorities: student safety and program quality. These are not a cookie cutter, to-the-masses program. These are premium leadership and empowerment experiences for driven teens.
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Yes. You will be given the option to pay in monthly installments at checkout but you must pay an initial, non-refundable deposit of $100 because it costs us a little over $100 to reserve a student spot at the college campus.
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Yes, please! You will have this option at checkout. We incur high credit card fees that we don't pass onto you. If you could help us keep our costs down, it helps our program grow!
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Our team is well-equipped to handle any medical concerns! We have a registered nurse on site, 24/7, for any medical-related situations, emergency or otherwise. If your student has an existing medical situation, we offer medicine holding and reminders. We also are accommodating to physical limitations and would be happy to work with you or your teen on figuring out the plan that would work best for them!
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You can apply for a financial aid through us and we will work to meet your demonstrated financial needs. 26% of our students utilize financial aid each year. Don’t let money stop you from coming! Reach out to: evren@enjoylifeeducation.org