The Passion For Excellence (PFE) Camp is a 5-day immersive leadership and life experience built to challenge students to live with more intention, responsibility, and consistency.
PFE is not about hype, speeches, or temporary motivation.
It is a way of life rooted in:
Discipline over comfort.
Consistency over convenience.
Responsibility over excuses.
At PFE Camp, students learn what it truly means to pay that invoice.
From morning routines to late-night reflections, participants experience the pressure, standards, accountability, and decision-making required to grow into the person they say they want to become.
PFE Camp is designed for students who are ready to be challenged — and ready to grow.
This experience is for those who want to:
If someone is looking for an easy week, this is not it.
If they’re ready to raise their standard, they belong here.
Each day combines powerful lessons, real-world challenges, structured reflection, and performance-based accountability.
Participants are immersed in an environment where excellence is expected — and measured.
Learn practical principles for discipline, mindset, responsibility, and identity.
Apply lessons in action through activities that test effort, teamwork, and decision-making.
Students are coached, evaluated, and pushed to improve every day.
Participants document personal growth and identify the standards they will carry forward.
Build social fitness, leadership, and communication in a high-energy environment.
PFE Camp is built for transformation that continues after the camp ends.
Each participant leaves with:
PFE Camp takes place at DME Academy, with a curated mix of learning environments and experiences designed to challenge, engage, and build perspective.
Planned locations and experiences:
along with guest speakers and a dedicated support staff committed to helping each participant grow in character, leadership, and discipline.
Your tuition covers the full PFE Camp experience — five days of structured leadership training, daily accountability, real-world challenges, and measurable growth.
Secure your spot with online payment (simple and seamless during registration).
• 5-day immersive PFE Camp experience
• Daily leadership lessons + real-world challenges
• PFE Olympics evaluation framework (effort, leadership, discipline, coachability, decision-making)
• Staff support + coaching throughout the week
• Planned off-site experiences (curated for growth + perspective)
• PFE Box
• Documented personal growth materials (reflection + tracking)
• Exclusive access to the online PFE course to continue momentum after camp
No. PFE Camp is not built around hype or temporary motivation. It is a high-accountability experience focused on habits, discipline, leadership, and character.
At DME Academy in Daytona Beach, Florida, with additional planned experiences at select locations.
Yes. Enrollment is limited to maintain the quality, accountability, and coaching experience.
Tuition includes the full camp experience, leadership lessons, challenges, PFE Olympics framework, support staff, planned activities/experiences, a PFE Box, documented personal growth, and exclusive access to the online PFE course.
PFE Camp is a 5-day immersive experience. (Update final dates on the page once confirmed.)
PFE Camp is led by Max Van Auken, Mike Panaggio, and Joshua Akinbiyi, plus guest speakers and support staff.