17 SDG & MUN Residential & Non-Res.

Enjoy the most personalized Model UN overnight institute located at Cornell University.  DIGIVATIONS XGENS 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals Institute where youth have fun world building, sharing ideas, collaborating, establishing friendships of a lifetime, as well as exploring and learning concepts empowering them to make a positive difference in the world on a daily basis in their own local communities.   

Non-Residential Day Academy, Ages 13-17, Arrive M-F 10am - 6pm (includes Lunch & Snack) for Innovation Class, Creative Engagement & Cornell field trips around the 17 SDGs

Residential Campers, Ages 13-17 follow the fully immersive schedule, arriving 2pm-5pm Sunday, Depart Saturday 10am.  Unlimited meal plan and air-conditioned single, double or triple room in Cornell Dorm or Fraternity.

Take on the role of a delegate in debates on international topics related to the United Nations 17 Sustainable Development Goals.  Immersion in design thinking, arts & humanities, diplomacy, STEM & technology policy lead to innovation & leadership enabling real world solutions to the SDG’s 169 targets & themes: ECONOMIC, FOOD & WATER SECURITY; ENVIRONMENTALISM; SUSTAINABLE INFRASTRUCTURE;  FUTURE OF WORK IN AN AI WORLD; & SOCIAL JUSTICE.  

IN PERSON RESIDENTIAL Fees Include Room, Board, Tuition & Social Activities. Does not include travel from Rochester Airport or Syracuse Airport to the institute located at Cornell University (1 hour shuttle) $500 nonrefundable deposit, unless you require financial aid.  

NASA Award Winning DIGIVATIONS XGENS for ages 13-17 2023 summer pre-collegiate academies of exponential thinking in Upstate NY’s Finger Lakes Region encompassing natural beauty especially Cornell University and Ithaca, NY “gorges”. Consistent with its mission to “Inspire the Next Generation of Innovators” and through hands-on investigation of the UN 17 Sustainable Development Goals, especially Environmentalism, Equity, Food And Water Security, Sustainable Infrastructure,  Future Of Work With Purpose And Reduce Poverty and Social Injustice, DIGIVATIONS XGENS will prepare students to acquire and apply foundational interdisciplinary knowledge solving SDG targets, focusing on four ‘levers’ that are important agents of change necessary to attain achievement of the Goals by 2030: 1) governance, 2) economy and finance, 3) individual and collective action, and 4) science and technology. Also includes activities from Harry Potter Sustainable Universe, including Role Playing as Ambassadors & Delegates Solving Challenges to the Earth & Preparing to Succeed at the United Nations. Magic * Quidditch * Spells * Larping. Academy includes hiking, lake time, art, creative writing and music training by renown faculty.

Certificate of Academic Completion and Community Service Credit. 

As a participant in our summer program, youth ages 14+ have the opportunity to participate as a member of the DIGIVATIONS XGENS DELEGATION during the year at Harvard and Yale MUNs. Our Delegates receive reduced registration fees, preferred country matrix assignments and enhanced plenary/conference speaking.