“MITY is growth, challenge, comfort, connectedness, exhilaration, compassion, joy and celebration!” – faculty

“The staff and students together are able to create an almost palpable atmosphere of creativity, positive energy and learning.  It is a place where kids can feel accepted and valued for who they are.” – faculty

“MITY is a place where you have freedom to be yourself and to learn who that self is.” – student

“MITY is…Fostering leadership.  Where a kid can be a kid.  Where great minds are molded, intelligence maintained, creativity encouraged.  Where you can be comfortable being you.” – student

“MITY has made me the person I am, the teacher I am, the dad I am…I can credit almost everything I have become from the lessons learned at the wonderful place called MITY.” – alumni

“MITY students are very special people; special because they have all taken a risk in exposing their vulnerabilities, in allowing themselves room to grow during their often tumultuous teenage years.  MITY has provided the space, the staff has given the directives, and the students have taken the every, enthusiasm, and power and RAN with it, becoming powerhouses in their schools, communities, and groups of friends.” – student

“MITY has made me the person I’m still becoming.” – alumni

“I wrote my college application essay on what MITY has meant to me.  It’s the reason I’m now at college, meeting a ton of new people with whom before MITY, I never would have dreamed that I would have so much in common.” – alumni

“MITY is winning the watermelon-eating contest and then going back to class a little bit later to give a speech.” – student

“I have spent a good deal of time growing up at MITY in two-week increments, learning both the easy way and the hard way lessons on friendship, love, family, respect, independence, academics, and on life.” – student

“MITY times are some of the sweetest memories of growing up, knowing nothing, but being open-minded enough to learn everything.” – alumni

“There is nothing closer to a high school think tank than MITY.  Our daughter has been taught by motivated interesting teachers.  She has developed friendships with like-minded kids who are determined to learn and accomplish great things.  MITY is the only summer program of its kind in Minnesota.” – parent

“The Twin Cities need more summer camps of the caliber that don’t merely repeat school course work, but inspire a new level of academic growth.” – parent

“The program (MITY) helps the students not only get ready for college but also helps develop life skills.” – parent

“MITY provides an outlet and learning opportunity for kids who are beyond their years academically – but want to be with other kids who share their love of learning.” – parent

“The opportunity for highly motivated kids to learn challenging subjects together with excellent teachers and peers from around the region is really energizing and fun.” – parent

“The camp provides experiences and opportunities for kids to have two weeks of saturated time in a single topic/discipline.  The dedication of the teachers is clear as they take these kids of all skill levels and interest, and bring them together as a team in such a short time.” – parent

“MITY is a vision of what schools and learning can and should be – for kids, teachers, parents and community.  Small, safe, creative, supportively challenging and committed to learning.” - parent