1. The American Experience
A tour of individual empowerment
Session 1 ~ June 14 – July 4 )
Session 2 ~ July 8 – July 28
Session 3 ~ – Aug 1 – August 21
Home Valley, Washington State, United States of America

2. What is Camp Beyond?
Camp Beyond is a place where
students grow in
confidence
and
character
through understanding and
purpose of oneself.
Camp Beyond builds focused purpose and confidence through goal setting.

3. The Basics
WHO: Young adults, ages 12-16, in small groups that are
limited to twenty students.
WHAT: A unique and tailored combination of education
and adventure with expert and trained facilitators. See our
website for pricing.
WHEN: Several programs are scheduled throughout the
year.
WHERE: Summer sessions in the beautiful Pacific
Northwest of the United States and winter in the warm
and tropical paradise of southern Taiwan.
WHY: Because we believe your child deserves every
opportunity to build their potential and our curriculum
has already shown amazing results in our graduates.
Camp Beyond is that unique addition to a college
application showing that you seek a well-rounded
educational experience.
Camp Beyond builds focused purpose and confidence through goal setting.

4. Our Vision
Our mission is to deliver students a unique, exceptional, and challenging
educational experience via a natural outdoor setting that combines purpose
and confidence to strengthen character, overall effectiveness, and spiritual
understanding.
Preparing students to successfully integrate, contribute, and transfer their learning both academically and socially - is at the heart of all we do.
Camp Beyond builds focused purpose and confidence through goal setting.

5. Education Experience
The building blocks for academic
success are:
1.
Sense of PURPOSE created
through goal setting.
2. Sense of CONFIDENCE built by
facing challenges and overcoming
obstacles.
We chart a course for our students to
build the foundation that leads to a
successful future through
repetition, challenge, and
accomplishment. Trained minds need
great character for a profitable future.
Camp Beyond builds focused purpose and confidence through goal setting.

6. What Sets Us Apart?
Safe
Sound Method
Quality Academics
Cultural Experiences
Access to U.S. Schools
Unparalleled Experience
Valuable Educational Investment
Competent & Experienced Leadership
Camp Beyond builds focused purpose and confidence through goal setting.

7. U.S.A. Highlights
What better way to spend
your summer break …
 Campers explore nature’s bounty
in the states of Washington and
Oregon from rivers to
mountaintops.
than exploring the Pacific
 Daily challenges that build
Northwest?
confidence and character.
 Unique curriculum designed to
improve thinking and
conversations that explore
worldviews.
 Lifelong friendships formed
through a one-of-a-kind experience.
 Workshop to build teenage
decision making skills.
Camp Beyond builds focused purpose and confidence through goal setting.

8. A Day at Camp Beyond – U.S.A.
7:00 – 8:00:
8:00 – 8:30:
8:30 – noon:
Noon – 1:00:
1:00 – 5:30:
5:30 – 6:30:
6:30 – 7:00:
7:00 –8:00:
8:00 – 9:30:
9:30 – 10:00:
Wake up and breakfast.
Activity and safety briefing.
First daily activity.
Lunch.
Second daily activity.
Free time.
Dinner.
Conversations in critical thinking.
The 6 Most Important Decision
You’ll Ever Make Workshop.
Showers and lights out.
Camp Beyond builds focused purpose and confidence through goal setting.

9. Weekly Breakdown– U.S.A.
Week 1: Nature. Campers explore and learn
about natural resources. Activities may include
fishing, picking berries or foraging for
mushrooms, tracking animals like deer or elk, and
exploring snow covered Mt. Hood or the ice caves
of Mt. Adams.
Week 2: People. Campers will meet and speak
with a variety of local residents, including
interviewing old-timers and mountain
men, farmers, orchardist and foresters.
Week 3: Culture. The final week includes
participating in a local rodeo, having dinner with
an American Indian community, experiencing
local festivals, and learning about local heritage –
students see how the use of nature by various
cultures has defined the Pacific Northwest.
Camp Beyond builds focused purpose and confidence through goal setting.

10. The 6 Decisions Workshop
The 6 Most Important Decisions You’ll Ever Make by Sean Covey is the basis
for an evening workshop series. These lessons will give our daily activities meaning
and purpose and build decision-making skills for our campers.
1. School. What are you going to do about
your education?
2. Friends. What type of friends will you
choose and what type of a friend will you be?
3. Parents. Are you going to get along with
your parents?
4. Dating and Sex. Who will you date and
what will you do about sex?
5. Addictions. What will you do about
smoking, drinking, drugs, and other
addictive stuff (including dealing with college
peer pressure)?
6. Self-worth. Will you chose to like yourself?
Camp Beyond builds focused purpose and confidence through goal setting.

11. Building Blocks
Through interaction with
nature and local
citizens, students will reflect
on how they are a part of
and can influence nature
and society in and through
their own lives. The unique
combination of education
and experience is designed
for one goal…
Camp Beyond builds focused purpose and confidence through goal setting.

12. Where Will My Kid Stay?
The unique experience will take
place in Washington State, with
Oregon just across the Columbia
River. Campers will live in a small
community called Home Valley.
Campers will:
 Stay in traditional American
Indian tepees.
 Experience a two day
adventure living in a tent
outdoors.
 Be exposed to local cuisine and
and immersed in the daily life
of the local American
community.
Camp Beyond builds focused purpose and confidence through goal setting.

13. Camp Staff
Camp Founder and Director
John is a successful entrepreneur and avid outdoorsman who speaks Chinese
and has been living and working in China for over 20 years. Having grown up
in Washington’s Columbia River Gorge, John developed a love for the outdoors
at an early age. Since then John has gone on to start several companies and
become a pioneer in the burgeoning retail market in China. He’s also dedicated
himself to helping children develop through his involvement with various
organization. Aside from establishing Camp Beyond, John was the founder of
Boy Scouts troop 23, he’s acted as director at TYPA in Taiwan, and he founded
the Sluggers Baseball Program while living in Shanghai. John is also a father
two fantastic children and husband to the Camp Mother, Mei Lien.
Camp Mother
Mei Lien is a native of Taiwan and has lived and worked in both the East and the
West. She is a caring mother of two great children and wife to the director of
Camp Beyond. She is soft spoken, yet strong, and she is always there when you
need her. Mei Lien is also an excellent cook, an empathetic listener, and a
comfort to all who she spends time with. She plays a vital role in our camps as a
loving and patient listener when campers are in need of a motherly figure. Mei
Lien is an experienced camp counselor and will certainly be the one to make sure
all campers and staff live up to their commitments. Camp Beyond is fortunate to
have has as our camp mother!

14. Camp Staff
Counselor
Ray Kempf has a degree in Literature from Washington State University, a
graduate degree in Philosophy from Southern Illinois University, and a
teaching license from the State of Massachusetts. He has nearly twenty
years teaching experience and has taught classes in
English, History, Mathematics, Speech, Philosophy and Religion and
teaching experience at the Junior High, High School and College Level. He
currently teaches Geometry, Religion, Speech and Logic classes at a small
private school in Hood River Oregon. Mr. Kempf also brings seven
previous summers of experience in a camp setting working with children.
Counselor
Faith Kempf is an experienced, licensed American teacher entering her 23rd
year of teaching Junior High and High School students. She received her
teaching and Biology degree from Washington State University. She is
currently teaching at a small but academically rigorous private school in
Hood River, Oregon. Faith has prior experience in working with Chinese
students and in teaching English as a second language. Faith lives on a 5
acre farm in Husum, Washington with her husband and 3 children. They
work the farm together to raising much of their own food in a healthy and
sustainable way.

15. Testimonial: Changing Attitudes
October 5, 2013
Dear Camp Beyond,
I never thought any camp can change teens this much!!!
I can tell the change in Andrew: he is more willing to
communicate with us – and with more patience - has become
more understanding, and takes initiative. He acts like a mature
young adult now!! In the camp, he was asked to think about his
future, including college, a job, and even his future family!! He
was taught how to set up his goals (short-term, mid-term) and
the actions to reach his goals. And now, he is doing what he
promised in the letter he wrote to us - EVERYDAY!!!
I don't think any other organization can do what Camp Beyond
did for Andrew. It's not only about the skills Camp
Beyond teaches these teens, but the whole heart and goodwill
they pour onto these teens!!! Our children learn through daily
activities, writing, and reflections - and without
knowing, they grow physically and mentally stronger. This is a
camp I will highly recommend to my friends!
Best,
Rita Chang
Rita and her son Andrew
Chang. Andrew is a 2013
Camp Beyond alum.
Camp Beyond builds focused purpose and confidence through goal setting.

16. Testimonial: Fostering Leadership
Camp Beyond Summer Camp – 2013
Personal Experience by John Cho
This is a specially designed camp for a group of
teenagers (age 13 to 17) who attended International
schools in Shanghai and Taipei. We have known Camp
Organizer John Stephen for over a decade. We know
that John excels in fostering teen leadership
development and is a gifted coach who encourages
teamwork. We have encouraged John to run this
specially designed summer camp for our teen-age
children. John took our advice and organized a
successful Camp Beyond in the summer of 2013,which
my daughter attended.
Overall, John has designed this 3 week summer camp
to focus on life experiences for leadership
development, comprehension and reasoning, crossculture thinking, goal setting, and teamwork. Over this
three-week camp experience, both my daughters Martina and Melissa - have grown in many areas while
also exploring the Columbia River Gorge. The
experience of participating in a rodeo in
Goldendale, Washington, and the true U.S. Western
cowboy culture was a life changing experience for
these Chinese students.
My older daughter, Martina, has improved in crosscultural thinking, confidence and her ability to
work in teams. My second daughter, Melissa, has
grown in confidence, leadership, goal-setting and
teamwork skills. Both of them told me that this is
the best summer camp they have ever attended.
They would love to return to the camp in the future
to be the camp leaders or assistants to help out
other young students learn and grow.
My wife and I have both visited the town of
Stevenson in Washington State and the camp on the
third week. We have enjoyed the beautiful country
and views in the Columbia River Gorge. We could
see the real growth in our teenage children and
their peers during the summer camp. It was really
the best quality summer camp that we have
experienced over the years. I would recommend
other parents register your children to attend
future Camp Beyond sessions organized by Mr. John
Stephenson and his team in the U.S. or other parts
of the World.
John Cho
Johnhcho88@hotmail com
Camp Beyond builds focused purpose and confidence through goal setting.

17. Contact Info
Please visit our website at
www.orientalxpress.com/camp-beyond
Or find us on Facebook at
www.facebook.com/CampBeyond
You can feel free to email our
director, John Stephenson, at
jstephenson.taiwan@gmail.com
Camp Beyond builds focused purpose and confidence through goal setting.