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Summer Camp To Help Incoming College Students
Academic summer camp, Quantum U, helps high school graduates who are heading to college in the fall prepare for their new experience with valuable learning and real-life skills.
Quantum U is a different kind of academic summer camp. It’s part teen summer camp, part college bootcamp. Incoming college students who attend the eight-day Quantum U summer program gain practical life and learning skills that they will require to succeed in college, including techniques to manage their time, energy, and finances, as well as extensive training in college-level communication, presentation, writing, and reading skills.
According to Kevin Davis, a Quantum U facilitator, the program is unique because, “Quantum U helps students transition from the attitude and skills of a youth to the attitude and skills of an adult. They learn to go from the mindset of ‘things happen to me’ to ‘I make things happen for me’.”
Quantum U is an outgrowth of SuperCamp, a learning and life skills summer camp for middle school and high school students that launched in 1982 and has graduated over 48,000 students worldwide. An important aspect of both SuperCamp and Quantum U is that students learn how to learn, meaning they discover their own learning style and they are taught several practical learning techniques in the areas of note-taking, studying and memorization.
Joe Chapon, Vice President of Quantum Learning Network, indicated that Quantum U is a smart investment for parents. “College is not just an extension of high school. Instead it represents a new paradigm in school, learning and autonomy,” said Mr. Chapon. “And given the cost of a college education, sending a son or daughter to Quantum U for eight days to give them a head start on college is a very wise decision.”
Mr. Chapon indicated that Quantum U will be held at
