Students attending the CYLC program National Young Leaders Conference in Washington, D.C. Secret Service at the White House in Washington, D.C. A student at the CYLC program National Young Leaders Conference in Washington, D.C. viewing the Vietnam Veterans memorial The presidential plaque in Washington, D.C.

What about the company behind the program?

We want to tell you a bit about Envision EMI, where we come from and how we approach our mission.

An educator-led initiative that began over 25 years ago, Envision EMI today is a privately held tuition-based educational organization of nearly 200 people that educates, motivates and inspires (that’s what "EMI" stands for) accomplished students through interactive, experiential and engaging programs that encourage high-achievers to reach higher and achieve more in their academic lives and future professional careers.

The organization began its life as the Congressional Youth Leadership Council (CYLC), a non-profit tuition-based educational organization, in 1985.  This was followed in 1992 with the establishment of our second non-profit tuition-based educational organization, The National Youth Leadership Forum (NYLF).

In 2007, both CYLC and NYLF were acquired and brought together in the privately held entity known as Envision EMI.

To date, Envision EMI has hosted over 600,000 high-achieving students in several thousand successful programs that have exposed scholars to experiences both in the United States and around the world.

The real indicator of success is the positive feedback we receive from students who attend our programs. With that in mind, we hope you will look further, hear more from those with firsthand accounts and discover for yourself why these programs are not scams, but rather experiences of a lifetime.

We value new ideas and suggestions for improvement, and plan to continue expanding our horizons and offering the best supplemental education tools to program participants. If you have additional questions or input, please contact us directly.

NEXT: What do our alumni and their parents say?