WHAT IS DISCOVER?

Love for curiosity, enthusiasm for education, and a sense of civic responsibility. Discover is, above all, a community of inspiring people from all corners of the world who dedicate their time to sharing their knowledge, experiences, and passion.

Our main activities include organizing summer and year-round educational events for high school students. The Discover Summer Academy has become a tradition, while Discover Yourself takes place throughout the year. Our additional Mentoring and Internship programs allow high school students to continue their growth even after completing the academy. For alumni and the broader community, we offer Discover Meetups, Alumni events, and various webinars or pilot projects that our community members are eager to launch.

The goal of Discover and the motivation of all its members is to seek answers to various questions and challenges in the world, expand their own horizons, and ignite enthusiasm in others.

Since 2011, over 2,000 students have gone through Discover.

Discover Summer Academy

  • Our flagship program since 2011,
  • 5 sessions for a total of 400 high school students from the Czech Republic, Slovakia and abroad (2 international sessions) during the summer holidays,
  • a week full of courses and workshops during which you get to learn about new fields, have discussions, develop your thoughts and discover what you are passionate about.

Discover Yourself

  • 6 weekend sessions during the year for 15 students, led by a mentor and with interesting guests,
  • a weekend focused on 1-2 fields of study (economics, law, IT, sociology, technology…),
  • focus on self-development and year-round happenings in a tight-knit group.

Internships and mentoring

  • Discover internships involve high school students in the organisation of all Discover activities, allowing you to see how things work in a non-profit organisation and what it takes to prepare and run summer programs for several hundred people.
  • You can also engage in year-round mentoring and consult with tutors on anything you need help with.

OUR VALUES – Love for knowledge, respect and appreciation for diversity, civic engagement

HISTORY OF DISCOVER

Discover Summer Academy was founded in 2011 by Slovak and Czech students at the university of Oxford. Their original goal was to provide high school students with the opportunity to experience the inspiring way of learning about interesting subjects that they knew from their Oxford colleges. The first Discover summer camp was held that year and over time the summer academies have transformed: Discover has broadened its scope and gradually adopted a more holistic approach to self-development that is not just focused on academics. All who give their time to Discover Summer Academy are volunteer(s). Their only reward is the opportunity to positively impact a new generation of students and the tight-knit community of inspiring individuals that has formed around Discover.