STARTING LIVES OF LEADERSHIP AND SERVICE

There is no simple way to describe Vitality. 

Founded in 2022, Vitality is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization which consists of year-round research programs for high school students built upon three pillars: academics, student self-government, and service.  Each program operates as its own independent student-run organization, with its own admissions process, website, location, traditions, and certain general guidelines. Vitality focuses on real challenges and student health, creating an environment that values learning, resilience, and personal growth over grades and prestige, all while serving humanity. The programs are at a meager cost and is completely free in case of financial need. In exchange, Vitality students are expected to dedicate themselves to service and humanity. 

The success of this program depends, for all of us, on how each student engages with once-in-a-lifetime opportunities.

We see in you a future friend and collaborator in our effort to continually improve Vitality. This is a unique responsibility that we grant to our staff and students: ownership of the entire organization, for life.

We provide the same promise as life itself: to pursue genuine happiness so that the world may become more perfect.

The Offer of Vitality

To recognize that what hurts one teammate hurts us all.

To recognize that, no matter what, we are always doing better than we deserve.

To continually strive not just to meet expectations, but to surpass them.

To build a standard for the appreciation of others' work and the criticism of your own.

To meet challenges head-on, knowing true potential lies beyond comfort.

To explore deeply and embrace diverse perspectives in our big world.

To make committed friends, who are to be leaders in all walks of life.

To always have integrity,  ensuring personal growth fuels our collective success.

To prioritize the health of the heart, mind, and body, knowing true vitality begins within.

To find our flow state—supporting our missions, each other, and humanity as a whole.

This is the offer of Vitality for a journey of vitality.