Speak successfully with ModernBrain this summer.

A flowchart titled 'What class should I take?' mapping different classes and programs for various grade levels, including advanced speech classes, beginner speech and debate, mock trial, and model UN, with pathways for middle and high school students, and a summer 2025 class map.

What class should I take?

If you want to speak with one of us about a class, make an appointment with us for an INFO SESSION (click here).

If you want to see class descriptions and costs, check out our COURSE CATALOG (click here).

If you're looking for private college counseling, you should go to our COUNSELING PAGE (click here).

Summer Class Schedule

  • We have three summer sessions. Each one is three weeks long, Monday through Thursday.

    Session one (June 9-26, 2025)

    • Location(s): Irvine, Online

    • Days: Monday through Thursday

    • Times: 9am to 12pm (option one), 1pm to 4 pm (option two)

    Session two (June 30-July 17, 2025)

    • Location(s): Irvine, San Marino, Thousand Oaks, Online, Palos Verdes

    • Days: Monday through Thursday

    • Times: 9am to 12pm (option one), 1pm to 4 pm (option two), 5pm to 8pm (option three/online only) Pacific

    Session three (July 21-August 7, 2025):

    • Location(s): Irvine, San Marino, Online, Palos Verdes

    • Days: Monday through Thursday

    • Times: 9am to 12pm (option one), 1pm to 4 pm (option two), 5pm to 8pm (option three/online only) Pacific

    Locations:

    1. Our Irvine classes are located at 17052 Gillette Ave, Irvine, CA 92614.

    2. Our Thousand Oaks classes are located at 1459 East Thousand Oaks Blvd Unit G, Thousand Oaks, CA 91362.

    3. Our San Marino classes are located at 2549 Huntington Dr #101, San Marino, CA 91108. 

    4. Our Palos Verdes classes are located at 500 Silver Spur Road suite 125 Rancho Palos Verdes CA 90275.

    5. All our online classes are held over Zoom. You'll receive a Zoom link after registering. 

    6. If unforeseen circumstances occur (including but not limited to a coach's car breaking down an hour before an in-person class or an outbreak at an in-person site), ModernBrain reserves the right to move up to two classes per semester from an in-person to an online class. ModernBrain will alert the impacted families to the change ASAP.

    Health and Safety:

    1. ModernBrain endorses the use of great health resources like the Covid Safety and Planning Guide from the IUSD and materials provided by the Orange County Health Agency. Please click here for more information.

    2. We mandate that all in-person teachers and students follow the masking rules and health and safety guidance of the local school/district.

    Prices:

    • Each summer class listed below is $1499.99 for 36 hours of training (three hours per day, four days per week, three weeks).

    • Private sessions are $225 per hour, or $875 for a five-hour package.

  • Summer Session #1 (June 9 to June 26, 2025) [Monday through Thursday, three weeks]

    • Elementary School:

      • 9am-12pm | Speech and Debate Comprehensive (3rd-5th)

      • 1pm-4pm | Debate Comprehensive (3rd-5th)

    • Elementary School/Middle School:

      • 9am-12pm | Congress and Impromptu (5th-8th) 

      • 1pm-4pm | Model United Nations for Kids (4th-6th)

    • Middle School:

      • 1pm-4pm | Speech and Debate Comprehensive (6th-8th)

    • Middle School/High School:

      • 9am-12pm | World Schools and Parliamentary Debate (7th-12th)

      • 9am-12pm | Model United Nations (7th-12th)

      • 9am-12pm | Intro to Lincoln-Douglas Debate (6th-12th)

      • 1pm-4pm | Public Forum Debate (6th-12th)

      • 1pm-4pm | Mock Trial (7th-12th)

      • 1pm-4pm | Intro to Policy Debate (6th-12th)

    Summer Session #2 (June 30 to July 17, 2025) [Monday through Thursday, three weeks]

    • Elementary School:

      • 9am-12pm | Speech and Debate Comprehensive (3rd-5th)

      • 1pm-4pm | Elementary Nationals Team (3rd-5th) 

      • 1pm-4pm | Debate Comprehensive (3rd-5th)

    • Elementary School/Middle School:

      • 9am-12pm | Congress and Impromptu (5th-8th) 

    • Middle School/High School:

      • 9am-12pm | Intro to Policy Debate (6th-12th)

      • 9am-12pm | Speech Nationals Team (6th-12th) 

      • 9am-12pm | Mock Trial (7th-12th)

      • 9am-12pm | Public Forum Nationals Team (6th-12th)

      • 1pm-4pm | Public Forum Debate (6th-12th)

      • 1pm-4pm | Economics, Leadership, and Entrepreneurship [Level I] (6th-12th)

      • 1pm-4pm | Model United Nations (7th-12th) 

      • 1pm-4pm | Intro to Lincoln-Douglas Debate (6th-12th)

    Summer Session #3 (July 21 to August 7, 2025) [Monday through Thursday, three weeks]

    • Elementary School:

      • 9am-12pm | Elementary Nationals Team (3rd-5th)

      • 9am-12pm | Speech and Debate Comprehensive (3rd-5th)

      • 1pm-4pm | Debate Comprehensive (3rd-5th)

    • Elementary School/Middle School:

      • 1pm-4pm | Congress and Impromptu (5th-8th) 

    • Middle School:

      • 9am-12pm | Speech and Debate Comprehensive (6th-8th)

    • Middle School/High School:

      • 9am-12pm | Public Forum Debate (6th-12th)

      • 9am-12pm | Mock Trial (7th-12th)

      • 9am-12pm | Congress Nationals Team (6th-12th)

      • 1pm-4pm | Model United Nations (7th-12th)

      • 1pm-4pm | Speech Nationals Team (6th-12th)

      • 1pm-4pm | World Schools and Parliamentary Debate (7th-12th) 

      • 1pm-4pm | Mock Trial Nationals Team (8th-12th) 

    Use the form at the bottom of this page to register. If any of the course options are missing or you wish to open up a new section, please email help@modernbrain.com.

  • Summer Session #1 (June 9 to June 26, 2025) [Monday through Thursday, three weeks]

    • Elementary School/Middle School:

      • 1pm-4pm | Congress and Impromptu (5th-8th) 

    • Middle School:

      • 1pm-4pm | Speech and Debate Comprehensive (6th-8th)

    • Middle School/High School:

      • 1pm-4pm | Intro to Lincoln-Douglas Debate (6th-12th)

      • 1pm-4pm | World Schools and Parliamentary Debate (7th-12th) 

    Summer Session #2 (June 30 to July 17, 2025) [Monday through Thursday, three weeks]

    • Elementary School:

      • 9am-12pm | Elementary Nationals Team (3rd-5th)   

      • 1pm-4pm | Speech and Debate Comprehensive (3rd-5th) 

    • Middle School/High School:

      • 9am-12pm | Speech Nationals Team (6th-12th)

      • 1pm-4pm | Public Forum Debate (6th-12th)  

      • 1pm-4pm | Model United Nations (7th-12th) 

      • 5pm-8pm | Mock Trial (7th-12th) 

    Summer Session #3 (July 21 to August 7, 2025) [Monday through Thursday, three weeks]

    • Elementary School:

      • 1pm-4pm | Debate Comprehensive (3rd-5th)

      • 5pm-8pm | Speech and Debate Comprehensive (3rd-5th)

    • Elementary School/Middle School:

      • 5pm-8pm | Congress and Impromptu (5th-8th) 

    • Middle School/High School:

      • 1pm-4pm | Speech Nationals Team (6th-12th) 

      • 1pm-4pm | Mock Trial Nationals Team (8th-12th)

      • 1pm-4pm | Intro to Lincoln-Douglas Debate (6th-12th)

    Use the form at the bottom of this page to register. If any of the course options are missing or you wish to open up a new section, please email help@modernbrain.com.

  • Summer Session #2 (June 30 to July 17, 2025) [Monday through Thursday, three weeks]

    • Elementary School/Middle School:

      • 1pm-4pm | Congress and Impromptu (5th-8th)

    We intend to increase the number of class offerings at our Thousand Oaks site as these classes fill.

    Use the form at the bottom of this page to register. If any of the course options are missing or you wish to open up a new section, please email help@modernbrain.com.

  • Summer Session #2 (June 30 to July 17, 2025) [Monday through Thursday, three weeks]

    • Elementary School/Middle School:

      • 9am-12pm | Congress and Impromptu (5th-8th)

    • Middle School/High School:

      • 1pm-4pm | World Schools and Parliamentary Debate (7th-12th) 

    Summer Session #3 (July 21 to August 7, 2025) [Monday through Thursday, three weeks]

    • Elementary School:  

      • 9am-12pm | Speech and Debate Comprehensive (3rd-5th)

    • Middle School/High School:

      • 1pm-4pm | Mock Trial (7th-12th)

    We intend to increase the number of class offerings at our San Marino site as these classes fill.

    Use the form at the bottom of this page to register. If any of the course options are missing or you wish to open up a new section, please email help@modernbrain.com.

  • Summer Session #2 (June 30 to July 17, 2025) [Monday through Thursday, three weeks]

    • Elementary School:

      • 1pm-4pm | Debate Comprehensive (3rd-5th)

    • Middle School/High School:

      • 1pm-4pm | Mock Trial (7th-12th) 

    Summer Session #3 (July 21 to August 7, 2025) [Monday through Thursday, three weeks]

    • Middle School/High School:

      • 1pm-4pm | Intro to Policy Debate (6th-12th) 

    We intend to increase the number of class offerings at our Palos Verdes site as these classes fill.

    Use the form at the bottom of this page to register. If any of the course options are missing or you wish to open up a new section, please email help@modernbrain.com.

    1. Go to the checkout form.

    2. Select the times and locations for your class(es) from the drop down bar.

    3. If you believe you're entitled to a discount, write us a message at help@modernbrain.com. We'll send you a coupon--personalized to you--to deduct the cost of your credit from the classes you want to select. Our coupon-based discounts include: 

      1. EARLY BIRD: If payment and registration are completed before April 7, 2025, you get a 10% early bird discount (automatically reflected in the sales link below).

      2. EARLY BIRD #2: If payment and registration are completed before May 16, 2025, you get a 5% early bird discount (automatically reflected in the sales link below).

      3. MULTI-CLASS: If you register for two summer classes, you get a 20% discount on the second class. The discount applies to the less expensive of the two classes.

      4. COLLEGE: If a student signs up for a college counseling package (not a private session) and another ModernBrain class, including a Nationals Team competition class (in the same year), they are entitled to an additional 5% discount on the other ModernBrain class (one per semester).

      5. PRIOR CLASS CREDIT: if you have class credit with us, let us know so we can deduct it from your total before you make a purchase.

    4. All of our classes are discounted if students join after the start of the semester. This discount roughly matches the prorated value of the class in addition to (1) the time a teacher must take to update a student on the class's expectations and (2) access to the lesson material they missed. Join any time!

    5. You must sign up and pay for a class at least 48 hours before attending that class. If you would like to purchase a class and attend class the same day, please call us at 1-707-466-6686. We need this time to make sure there is room in the class and, if not, to add another teacher.

    6. Pay for your class(es). You'll receive an email confirmation.

    7. Roughly a week prior to the class's start time, you'll receive a welcome email with any additional information you need to participate (if you're registering after the class's start time, this timetable will vary).