Developing intellectual rigor and human leadership skills

A community in Zurich for open-minded learners and leaders

Our first Curiosity Camp for kids aged 10–14 takes place from February 22–26 in Zurich, Switzerland! Click here for more information.

Join one of our camps, bootcamps, or retreats in Zurich, tailored to various ages, to develop the human skills you need for the future.

Why we exist

We exist to cultivate curiosity and human leadership skills

As the world moves towards using Artificial Intelligence, human skills will become even more important for pursuing both excellence and personal happiness.

Cultivating curiosity will prepare you for the era ahead.

Curiosity is more than asking questions. It is the willingness to listen for intent, challenge what you think you know, see an issue from various perspectives, and discover the best communication style to connect with others.

Curiosity Club exists to help people and teams develop the abilities to think deeply, communicate clearly, collaborate, and turn complex problems into meaningful action.

A heart-shaped stone next to a small green sprout growing from the soil

The Curiosity Club Framework

What you will learn

We are building spaces and experiences where you can feel challenged and supported in a way that helps you discover your innate potential. During Curiosity Club experiences you will learn both hard and soft skills and leave feeling confident, energized, and inspired.

The Curiosity Club framework: a cycle of Listen, Understand, Think, Express and Engage around a light bulb

1Listen

Active listening
Listening for intent

2Understand

Questioning for clarity
Questioning for connection
Empathy

3Think

Logic
Creativity
Research skills
Fact checking

4Express

Written and verbal argumentation
Public speaking
Debate
Giving feedback

5Engage

Problem solving
Teamwork
Leadership

Curiosity Club experiences

Three ways to join the club

We offer three types of experiences — camps for pre-teens, bootcamps for teens, and retreats for college students and professionals tailored to the needs of the group.

Pre-teens · ages 10–14

Curiosity Camp

As pre-teens discover their own opinions, we teach them critical thinking and teamwork in a playful and creative camp environment.

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Teens · ages 14–18

Curiosity Bootcamp

Teens are challenged to craft their opinions, refine their critical thinking, experiment with leadership skills and build their character through games and experiential learning in evening bootcamps.

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Students & professionals

Curiosity Retreats

Ambitious university students, young professionals and future leaders improve their human leadership skills in customizable retreats that are tailored to solving complex challenges.

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Please reach out to learn more about how to join the Curiosity Club!

Curiosity Club experiences

The Curiosity Club experiences

Holiday camps, evening bootcamps and tailored retreats — please inquire for more information.

Pre-teens · ages 10–14

Curiosity Camp

Children from ages 10–14 can attend holiday camps.

Camp details →

Teens · ages 14–18

Curiosity Bootcamp

Teens from 14–18 can attend evening bootcamps.

Bootcamp details →

Students & professionals

Curiosity Retreats

Tailored retreats for university students and professionals who need support in solving complex challenges and developing human leadership skills.

Retreat details →

Curiosity Camp flyer: Where curious minds go exploring. 22–26 February 2027 at Karl der Grosse, Zurich

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Current offering · Holiday camp

Curiosity Camp — where curious minds go exploring

Our first Zurich-based Curiosity Camp will run in Zurich at Karl der Grosse from February 22–26, 2027. At Curiosity Camp, pre-teens learn critical thinking and teamwork in a playful and creative camp environment.

When22–26 Feb 2027
Mon–Fri, 9:00–16:00

WhereKarl der Grosse
Kirchgasse 14, 8001 Zürich

WhoAges 10–14
Comfortable speaking English

PriceCHF 450
Early bird CHF 350 before Oct 31

Day 1
We will design our ideal working space and get to know each other through improv games. The day will end with a reflection on our teamwork in designing and building.
Day 2
We will learn to listen and develop logical arguments through games and exercises. The day will end with a reflection on how we practiced being vulnerable and trusting others.
Day 3
We will practice public speaking through drama techniques and engaging games using art and music. At the end of the day, we will reflect on connecting with an audience through various styles.
Day 4
We will research topics chosen by the children and approved by the counselor. We will practice arguing both sides of a topic to see different perspectives.
Day 5
We will practice debating for a win vs. debating for an agreement. Parents will be invited in the afternoon to see the results.

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Curiosity Bootcamp flyer: Build the confidence to think for yourself and the curiosity to keep growing. Thursdays 5–7 PM starting September 2, 2027

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Current offering · Evening bootcamp

Curiosity Bootcamp — build the confidence to think for yourself

Our first Zurich-based Curiosity Bootcamp will run in Zurich starting on September 2, 2027. The Curiosity Bootcamp challenges teens intellectually and socially to build them into future leaders.

WhenThursdays
5–7 PM

StartingSept 2, 2027

Format8 sessions
CHF 450

WhoAges 14–18

1 & 2
Learning to listen for intent and demonstrating understanding.
3 & 4
Logic and robust argumentation, both written and verbal.
5 & 6
Practicing developing their own arguments and being able to defend them.
7 & 8
Putting all the skills together as teens debate for a win and then debate to arrive at a consensus.

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Curiosity Retreats flyer: Developing human skills to solve complex problems. Understand, Relate, Experience, Reflect

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Tailored retreats

Curiosity Retreats — developing human skills to solve complex problems

Curiosity Retreats are designed specifically to address the needs of the group requesting the retreat — for university students and professionals who need support in solving complex challenges and developing human leadership skills. Retreats run for 1–3 days, customized to resolve your complex problem.

A non-exhaustive list of topics that can be built around the Curiosity Club concept include:

Team building
Public speaking
Conflict management
Building a feedback culture
Developing critical thinking
Managing a team
Finding your own mission statement

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Testimonials

Where it all began

From the 2008–2012 Debate Club in Guatemala, the precursor of Curiosity Club.

My time in the debate club in 2011 was a transformative experience that expanded my mind and taught me to look far beyond my own perspectives. Although I was already questioning things in my daily life, this space gave me the structure to analyze reality with greater openness, showing me that debating isn't about fighting, but about learning to understand other perspectives. The driving force behind this growth was our teacher, Amanda, whose warmth and engaging teaching style made the learning both enjoyable and profound. Although my time with her was brief, this experience taught me the valuable lesson that good teachers don't need years to impact our lives, but rather enough empathy to leave an indelible mark.

— Idania from Santiago Zamora, Guatemala

I was very young when I met Ms. Amanda in 2008. She is very good at what she does — she is organized and responsible. She gave us new goals and taught us to face challenges in life by always informing ourselves, developing strong arguments, and building the character to solve challenges through discussion and debate.

— Luis from Antigua, Guatemala

About

Who founded Curiosity Club?

Portrait of Amanda Turner Ege — **Amanda Turner Ege**Founder, Curiosity Club · Zurich, 2026

Amanda Turner Ege founded Curiosity Club in Zurich in 2026.

As a mom of three children growing up in the age of AI, Amanda began researching how to teach critical thinking and empathy. She became so passionate about the intersection of these topics across age groups and industries that she decided to dedicate part of her time to building a community that values intellectual rigor, human leadership skills, and kindness during a time in the world when these core values are being challenged.

Amanda has dedicated her career to having an impact on individuals and systems. She spent the last 20 years alleviating poverty across various sectors — education, agriculture, impact entrepreneurship and impact investing. She sits on the Board of three impact companies and has been a frequent guest lecturer at IMD, ETH, University of Zurich, and University of Hamburg. Over the last eight years, she has been an Executive Director at elea, a premier philanthropic impact investor based in Zurich. In addition to being a member of the investment team, she runs the elea Talent Program and manages the elea Entrepreneurs' Community where she trains, mentors and convenes in a way that helps people discover their potential.

The idea for Curiosity Club came out of a Debate Club that Amanda ran for teens in Guatemala between 2009 and 2012. The program expanded to 20 schools since then.

Amanda obtained an MBA at the Yale School of Management with a focus on emerging market finance. Her degree led her to study entrepreneurship and impact enterprises in China, South Africa, Indonesia, Bangladesh, and Vietnam. She graduated from Yale College with a BA in History.

For more information, please listen to Amanda's podcast or visit her LinkedIn profile.

Listen to the podcast LinkedIn profile

The experiences behind Curiosity Club

Conflicts start when people don't feel understood

Over her career, Amanda witnessed that conflicts start when people don't feel understood. Some people struggle to communicate while others struggle to listen. Sometimes people struggle with both. This is true for individual relationships, team dynamics, even market dynamics.

To solve difficult problems well, strong teams listen to different perspectives, understand the problem logically from all of these perspectives, recognize strengths and gaps, challenge assumptions, build consensus with everyone aligned and turn rigorous thinking into collaborative action.

As Artificial Intelligence can increasingly recall information, analyze data, generate ideas and produce content, human capabilities, especially the ability to combine intellectual rigor with human understanding, will become even more important.

Amanda is building Curiosity Club to cultivate the future skills needed to achieve high quality results in joyful teams.

Our beliefs

What members of Curiosity Club believe

01

You have undiscovered potential.

Potential grows when you become curious about yourself, others and the world around you.

02

You need both challenge and care.

We can hold high standards while treating people with kindness and respect. We can challenge an idea without diminishing the person who holds it. This combination of intellectual rigor and human caring is what helps you become more capable and discover your potential.

03

Deep thinking is fun.

Intellectual rigor and human care can coexist with kindness, lightness and fun. There is joy in asking a better question, seeing something clearly for the first time and arriving at a consensus in a team because everyone is contributing with a sense of psychological safety.

04

You learn best when you play, practice and experience.

Learning should be something you live. Curiosity Club turns rigorous thinking and human skills into experiences — through games, challenges, collaboration and play. Because when learning is joyful, you don't just understand more. You want to keep discovering and forming deeper relationships.

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