Scion — By Invitation

I — The Idea

Your child will never want for money.
So we teach them to build it, respect it, and use it well.

The greatest risk to a child of means is not failure — it is drift. Comfort without purpose. Scion exists to make builders: young people who create real value, understand what money truly is, guard their health and attention, and choose their own path deliberately. Talent is universal; the doorway is not. We are the doorway.

II — The Transformation

Four things they keep for life.

A real company

They arrive with an idea and leave as founder and CEO of a registered, operating business — first customers, first revenue, real.

A relationship with money

What it is, how it is earned and kept, and — crucially — how and why to spend it with intention rather than fear or waste.

Their health & attention

Sleep, nutrition, breath-work, and a reset of their focus — including a guided declutter of their digital life. Less feed, more life.

A chosen future

They step off the default path and begin to design their own long game — on purpose, with conviction.

III — The Old-Money Way

Learn the old-money way.
Quiet, patient, built to last.

New money shouts; old money whispers. The most enduring wealth is silent — discreet, unhurried, and stewarded across generations. We teach that discipline early: not how to spend loudly, but how to build quietly, keep wisely, and let it compound. Silent wealth is the aspiration.

Build itMake real revenue from a company they built — so money becomes created, not merely inherited.
Keep it quietThe old-money instinct: discretion over display. Confidence that needs no logo.
Let it compoundPatience as a strategy — the long game that turns first revenue into lasting wealth.
Steward itA lifelong relationship with wealth: neither afraid of it, nor defined by it — built to outlast them.

Body firstDaily movement, yoga, breath-work, and a nutrition-led table.
A digital declutterWe help each student clean and reset their online life — and rebuild real focus.
Calm under pressureManaging anxiety and sustaining a high-output day without burning out.
PresenceHow they carry, present, and communicate themselves as a founder.

IV — Health & Attention

Reclaim the body.
Reclaim the focus.

The scarcest resource a young person has is attention — and most of it is being spent for them. We give it back.

V — The Curriculum

What they master.

The 0→1 ventureIdea, validation, product, launch.

Sales & first customersFrom nothing to first revenue.

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Money & unit economicsPricing, margin, cash, the cap table.

Company, legal & IPStructure, tax, contracts, patents.

Fundraising & the pitchHow investors think; the live panel.

Building a teamFinding co-founders; CTO, CMO, CFO.

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Health & attentionSleep, food, focus, digital declutter.

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Presence & communicationHow a founder shows up in the world.

Decision-makingThe long game, the short game, judgement.

The networkPeers, mentors, investors — kept for life.

VI — The Month

Twenty-eight days. Idea to company to first revenue.

Week I

Forge

Pressure-test the idea against real customers; decide what is worth building.

Week II

Build

Ship the product and site; stand up the company, money and legal rails.

Week III

Launch

Go live, win the first customers, make first revenue; pitch a real panel.

Week IV

Prove & Reward

A founder’s work-week, then the reward arc and graduation into the circle.

VII — The Speakers

Taught by those who have done it.

Each cohort is led by founders, investors and operators of the first rank — those who have built and sold real companies. The names for the year are revealed privately to invited families, closer to the month.

VIII — The Schedule

Twenty-eight days, revealed on acceptance.

The full itinerary — masterclasses, mentor sessions, build sprints, the live demo-day panel and the reward arc — is shared in detail with each confirmed family. A rhythm built around making, not lectures.

IX — The Path In

Admission is earned
over months, not minutes.

We admit a single, carefully chosen cohort each year. Serious families begin early. It starts with a short film from the student — and a real commitment of their time.

September

Applications open

Students submit a video: who they are, and the idea they want to build.

Sep – Nov · ~3 months

Interviews & tasks

We interview and work with candidates, with real commitment tasks to reveal follow-through.

January 1

The decision

A single cohort is selected and invited.

~6 months

Guided preparation

Roughly ten hours a week with us, so they arrive already moving.

Summer

The month

Twenty-eight days in an iconic European castle.

X — The Setting

An iconic European castle.

We remove your child from the ordinary and place them somewhere extraordinary — an exclusive, hand-chosen setting where ambition and focus come naturally, and the friendships of a lifetime are formed.

XI — Belong

More than a month. A circle you never leave.

For the ones who begin with ambition — and are meant for legacy.

Enquire

Request a private introduction.

We admit one cohort a year, and every enquiry is handled personally and in confidence. Tell us a little about your family and your child, and we will arrange a private conversation.

Received

Thank you.

Your enquiry has been received, in confidence. Our team reviews every family personally and will be in touch to arrange a private conversation.

Your child will never want for money.So we teach them to build it, respect it, and use it well.