Students Prepare for College at Innovative Summer Camp

One academic summer program is helping students prepare for college well before they reach their senior year of high school. At SuperCamp’s 10-day learning and life skills academic summer camps, students entering grades 9 through 12 learn valuable real-life skills that help prepare them for the next level in school and in life.

In fact, 73 percent of SuperCamp graduates report achieving higher grades after attending the summer program. A remarkable 98 percent of graduates indicate they continue to use the skills they learned following camp, 84 percent say their self-esteem improved and 81 percent note an increase in confidence.

There are two reasons why SuperCamp achieves these results, according to SuperCamp co-founder, Bobbi DePorter. “First, at SuperCamp, kids learn how to learn. We give them the tools to read and write better, study more effectively, and problem solve,” said DePorter. “Second, we create a series of mini-success moments for each kid, so they leave SuperCamp feeling more comfortable with who they are and more confident in their ability to succeed at anything they put their minds to.”

Based on accelerated learning methods that Ms. DePorter first applied with entrepreneurs almost 30 years ago, SuperCamp is an intensive residential summer academic program that has graduated over 53,000 students worldwide in its 28 years. In addition, DePorter’s company, Quantum Learning Network, trains teachers in these same learning techniques in schools throughout the United States.

SuperCamp will be held at nine U.S. college campuses this summer, from Stanford University in the west to Brown in the east. Other locations include, UCLA and Loyola Marymount in Los Angeles, Cal State San Marcos in north San Diego County, Colorado College in Colorado Springs, the University of Washington in Seattle, Wake Forest University and Lake Forest Academy, a college prep school in Chicago.

SuperCamp offers three grade-specific programs: the 7-day Junior Forum for students entering grades 6-8 in the fall, the 10-day Senior Forum for students entering grades 9-12, and the 8-day Quantum U for incoming and current college students. The dynamic learning environment is designed to maximize long-term retention of the information provided.

At each program level, students gain powerful broadbased academic skills that enable them to maximize learning and retention of new information. The life skills taught in each of SuperCamp's programs also are age-specific and focus on building the confidence and motivation of students, as well as enhancing their communication, interpersonal, decision-making and leadership skills.

More information on all of SuperCamp's summer enrichment programs is available at the SuperCamp website and by calling 800-285-3276.