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CEI Brazil October 2026 Pre-Trip Survey

Camp Education International (CEI) is preparing for one-day professional development symposiums in Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo in October 2026, focused on Camp Education in the context of elite secondary schools.

This survey will help CEI understand the schools, students, leaders, counselors, parent dynamics, and student development priorities represented in the room. Your responses will directly shape the October event design.

Estimated time: 10–12 minutes. Unless you give permission otherwise, individual comments will not be attributed by name in planning materials. Thank you for your candid and helpful responses.
SECTION 1: Participant Profile
1.Full name
2.School / organization
3.City / country
4.Which of the following best describes your role?
5.Which event city are you most likely to attend?
6.Who else from your school should be part of this conversation? Select all that apply.
SECTION 2: School Demographics and Context
7.What type of school do you represent? Select all that apply.
8.What is your school’s approximate total enrollment?
9.Which grade levels does your school serve? Select all that apply.
10.What is the approximate size of your graduating class?
11.Where do your students most commonly apply for university? Select all that apply.
12.12. How would you describe your school community?
13.What are the biggest pressures shaping your school’s secondary program right now? Select up to 5.
SECTION 3: Student Development Challenges
14.Thinking about your secondary students, how significant are the following pressure, stress, and future-anxiety challenges?
Not significant
Somewhat significant
Moderately significant
Very significant
Extremely significant
Academic pressure
Parent pressure
Brand-name university pressure
Fear of making the wrong choice
Fear of failure
Burnout / exhaustion
Anxiety about the future
15.Thinking about your secondary students, how significant are the following independence, resilience, and agency challenges?
1 = Not significant
2 = Somewhat significant
3 = Moderately significant
4 = Very significant
5 = Extremely significant
Low resilience
Low independence / autonomy
Low initiative
Lack of self-awareness
Lack of real-world confidence
16.Thinking about your secondary students, how significant are the following social connection and communication challenges?
Not significant
Somewhat significant
Moderately significant
Very significant
Extremely significant
Weak authentic communication
Difficulty working in groups
Excessive screen time
Lack of meaningful social connection
17.What is the biggest challenge facing your high-achieving students today?
18.What are students carrying that adults may not easily see?
SECTION 4: What Universities Want / What Students Need
19.How important are the following personal readiness capacities for students preparing for university and adult life?
Not important
Somewhat important
Important
Very important
Essential
Resilience
Independence
Initiative
Purpose
Ability to handle uncertainty
Ability to learn from failure
Practical life skills
Self-advocacy
20.How important are the following social, global, and creative capacities for students preparing for university and adult life?
Not important
Somewhat important
Important
Very important
Essential
Leadership
Collaboration
Communication
Adaptability
Emotional intelligence
Creativity
Global perspective
21.Which three of these capacities are strongest in your students? Select up to 3.
22.Which three of these capacities most need development in your students? Select up to 3.
23.Which three of these capacities are hardest for schools to intentionally teach? Select up to 3.
SECTION 5: Existing “Camp-Like” Experiences at School
24.For each student life or leadership experience below, indicate whether it exists at your school and how intentionally it is connected to student developmental outcomes.
Does not currently exist
Exists, but not intentionally connected to outcomes
Somewhat intentional
Moderately intentional
Very intentional
Fully integrated into school culture
Student council / student leadership
Advisory / homeroom
House system
Peer mentoring
Student-led assemblies
Community days
25.For each experiential or co-curricular program below, indicate whether it exists at your school and how intentionally it is connected to student developmental outcomes.
Does not currently exist
Exists, but not intentionally connected to outcomes
Somewhat intentional
Moderately intentional
Very intentional
Fully integrated into school culture
Athletics
Performing arts / music / theater
Clubs
Outdoor education
Service learning / CAS
MUN / debate
Entrepreneurship
26.For each extended learning or wellness experience below, indicate whether it exists at your school and how intentionally it is connected to student developmental outcomes.
Does not currently exist
Exists, but not intentionally connected to outcomes
Somewhat intentional
Moderately intentional
Very intentional
Fully integrated into school culture
Research Projects
Field trips / travel programs
Retreats
Wellness curriculum/programming
Other student-led experiences
27.What is one school experience your students love because it gives them ownership, agency, creativity, or leadership?
28.Where do students get to lead, fail, adjust, and try again without heavy adult control?
SECTION 6: Camp Education Readiness
Before continuing, a brief note on Camp Education:

In this survey, Camp Education refers to a developmental approach that uses experience, community, challenge, play, and reflection to help students build capacities that are difficult to develop through academics alone. Camp Education can happen at summer camps, but it can also inform school-based experiences such as advisory, student leadership, retreats, clubs, athletics, service learning, outdoor education, parent education, and college readiness work.

CEI organizes Camp Education through eight developmental domains: Leadership & Personal Development; Social Emotional Learning (SEL); Practical Skill Development; Outdoor Education & Environmental Stewardship; Creativity & Innovation; Physical Education & Adventure; Health & Mindfulness; and Global Citizenship.

As you answer the questions that follow, please think broadly about where students at your school already gain independence, resilience, confidence, communication skills, leadership, purpose, and real-world readiness — and where those experiences could become more intentional.
29.How interested would your school be in exploring the following Camp Education pathways?
Not interested
Slightly interested
Interested
Very interested
High priority
Helping parents understand the value of camp
Bringing Camp Education principles into existing school programs
Training teachers and counselors in the CEI Method
Designing student leadership experiences using CEI Domains
Using Camp Education to support college counseling outcomes
30.How interested would your school be in exploring the following Camp Education implementation models?
Not interested
Slightly interested
Interested
Very interested
High priority
Sending students to accredited summer camps abroad
Creating a local school-based camp experience
Developing a Brazil-based camp culture or camp network
Building parent education around resilience, independence, and life readiness
Strengthening existing clubs, retreats, service learning, or advisory programs
31.What would make Camp Education difficult to implement or support at your school? Select all that apply.
32.Which three barriers would be most important to address? Select up to 3.
33.What would make Camp Education credible and useful to your school leadership?
34.What would make Camp Education credible and useful to parents?
35.What would make Camp Education useful to college counselors?
36.What would make Camp Education realistic in Brazil?
SECTION 7: October Event Design
37.What would you most want to learn at the October event? Select up to 5.
38.What format would be most useful? Select up to 3.
39.What would make the event a success for you personally?
40.What would you want to leave with? Select up to 5.
PAGE 8: Final Reflection and Dates
41.In one sentence, what do you hope Camp Education could contribute to students in Brazil or Latin America?
42.What should CEI be careful to understand before arriving in Brazil?
43.Who else should be part of this conversation?
44.Would you be open to a short follow-up conversation with CEI before October?
45.May CEI quote your survey comments anonymously in planning materials?
46.For October 2026 dates, please select your best (top) response from the three options below.
47.Are Saturdays available for professional training?
48.Comments on dates:
Thank you for sharing your perspective. Your responses will help CEI design a more relevant, practical, and useful October experience for schools in Brazil.

We look forward to learning with you.