Beyond Classrooms

With World Cup season lighting up screens around the world, young players are watching the moments everyone talks about: the stunning goals that shift a match in seconds, the tight games decided by nerve and discipline, and the unexpected breakout stars who rise to the occasion and make the tournament feel wide open.

That same sense of possibility sits at the heart of The Yunnan Festival of Football, delivered in partnership with Football Future, a Shanghai-founded youth football development organization bringing professional coaching and on-pitch training support to the experience.

Designed for U13 boys and girls, this is a chance for students to train and compete like a pro in Kunming through a football experience that goes far beyond match play. Across five energizing days, students step into tournament football, skill challenges, practice press conferences, live casts back home, mental coaching, wellbeing sessions, outdoor yoga, and team moments that build confidence, resilience and connection.

It is competitive, high-energy and purposeful giving students the chance to prepare like a team, perform under pressure, recover well, and grow through every part of the journey. From the first warm-up to the final whistle, The Yunnan Festival of Football is built to make football feel bigger, richer and more real.

For students who have been caught up in the excitement of this World Cup season and are imagining their own moment on the pitch, this is an exciting opportunity to step in, take part and see where the game can take them.

One of the most meaningful things students can do is help other students. Different generations, different cultures, but with one shared goal: to grow and learn.

We’re bringing you more pics 📸 from Jeju Island. Aren’t they adorable? ☺️

📸 Udo & Jeju Island in 🇰🇷 this week. A wonderful trip with 12 students who love to learn. We’ll be sharing an awesome video about the program soon!

Everyone knows passion fruit and beef. But what if you made a rice noodle soup with both?

Well, that’s one of Tom’s favorite lunches — our Head of Business Development based in Shanghai.

Sometimes, food can teach us about innovation — and that’s at the core of our programs with Beyond Classrooms.

Filmed with François, who had a layover in Shanghai before heading to Jeju.

Haven’t booked summer school yet? Good. We just saved you a flight to Boston.

This August, Harvard faculty are coming to True North International School in Hanoi, bringing two distinct programs designed for middle and high school students.

The Harvard Faculty Social Entrepreneurship Lab (August 3–7, 2026) is designed for middle school students who want to learn how to solve real-world problems the way innovators do. Over five days, students will identify challenges in their communities, use AI as a research and creativity tool, and build solutions they’ll pitch with confidence. This isn’t about lectures or worksheets. It’s about hands-on learning where students move from observation to action, developing entrepreneurial thinking and discovering that solving real problems starts with understanding real people.

The Harvard Faculty STEM Innovation Lab (August 10–14, 2026) is designed for high school students ready to think like researchers and innovators. Students will develop meaningful research questions, conduct structured inquiry, build prototypes, and present STEM innovations to peers and mentors. From AI in healthcare to renewable energy and space exploration, students explore cutting-edge fields through inquiry-driven projects that combine research literacy, AI integration, and design thinking. By the end, they walk away with a research question, a prototype, a professional presentation deck, and the mindset to see challenges as opportunities.

Both programs are supported by Anny Chan, a social entrepreneur and Teaching Fellow at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, and Scott Bower, an educator with two master’s degrees in education, including one from Harvard, with professional experience spanning PreK-20 across the US and beyond.

Scan the QR code to register and visit our website for full program details:
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