—Seoul, Korea • Summer 2026
The best high school summer program in Korea
Six weeks in Seoul. 120 hours of Korean at Ewha Womans University. A bespoke capstone project built around you. A university edge that lasts.
The Program
Seoul is your classroom
SeoulQuest is a transformative six-week academic residency for high school students who want more than a summer camp. We pair rigorous university academics with immersive field studies, 1:1 mentorship, and a fully personalised capstone project.
"Through 1:1 projects and networking with professionals in business, technology, and history, students gain a definitive competitive advantage for university."
This is not a K-pop camp. SeoulQuest students investigate Korea’s past and future — the miracles and the struggles alike — and emerge with genuine cultural fluency and academic proof of it.
A chronological journey
through Korea
Each week is anchored to a pivotal chapter in Korean history — studied in the exact places where it unfolded.
Classes end at 1 PM.
Then Seoul begins.
After mornings at Ewha, the city becomes your curriculum.
Your project.
Your Seoul.
Every Friday is yours — a six-week bespoke project with an expert mentor, entirely unique to you. Choose from 12+ tracks or propose your own.
Calligraphy
Taekwondo
Fashion Design
K-Pop Dance
PhD Research
Cooking
Folk Painting
Video Production
K-Makeup
Traditional DanceCalligraphyTaekwondoFashion DesignK-Pop DancePhD ResearchCookingFolk PaintingVideo ProductionK-MakeupTraditional DanceEverything you need,
nothing left out
120 hours of Korean language instruction — 6 university credits worth $17,500 at US private universities
24/7 on-site staff, all meals included, high-speed Wi-Fi — dietary restrictions fully supported
Six 1:1 weekly sessions with an expert mentor in your chosen capstone track, culminating in a Graduation Showcase
A dedicated Korean university mentor as your personal cultural guide, language tutor, and city navigator
All museum admissions, expert lecture series, film screenings, and curated site visits across Seoul and beyond
Airport transfers, Korean SIM card, metro transit pass, health insurance, and pre- and post-arrival orientation
From students
and families
"For anyone considering studying abroad for the first time, you could not ask for a better person to do it with."
"If you put in the effort, this summer will give you something real to show for it — not just a line on a resume, but a story worth telling."
"Everything I heard about the program was as if I had designed it myself. Nothing overlooked, and the perfect balance of freedom and structure."
"Every time I see my Korean family I feel like we understand each other more. I've been texting them, and I never would have been able to do that before. I even started using my Korean name."
"I learned more Korean in one summer with Sarah than I did my entire 3 years of self-studying."
"I came here knowing nothing, zero, nothing, except for how to count and how to say thank you. I can have basic conversations now. So I'd say it went pretty well."
"After completing the Level 1 class, I went to the hair salon to cut my hair, and I spoke entirely in Korean. So I was really proud of myself."
"I think my character grew a lot over the program. It grew so much that I wrote my Common App personal statement on it."
"The way Sarah set things up, I was a lot closer to everybody [than on a different program in Korea]. We were able to do a lot of things together that felt really connected with the other kids in the program."
"Sarah set up a fashion design class, and it was really fun. I came out of that with a cool sweater that I designed and a bag that I learned how to sew myself and some jewelry that I made."
"I cannot think of someone I would rather run a program I was participating in, and am so excited that she is providing this opportunity for students interested in Korean language and culture."
"I loved my time with Sarah in Korea so much that I went twice. I’m going to keep building on what I learned in my East Asian Studies classes in college, and I feel like I’m going in with a great foundation."
"Every time I see my Korean family I feel like we understand each other more..."
"I learned more Korean in one summer with Sarah than I did my entire 3 years of self-studying."
"I came here knowing nothing, zero, nothing..."
"After completing the Level 1 class, I went to the hair salon..."
"I think my character grew a lot over the program..."
"The way Sarah set things up, I was a lot closer to everybody..."
"Sarah set up a fashion design class, and it was really fun..."
"I cannot think of someone I would rather run a program..."
"I loved my time with Sarah in Korea so much that I went twice..."
June 25 –
August 11
Six weeks in Seoul. Applications now open.
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