Among academic summer camps, SuperCamp is unique in that it focuses on overall learning skills, not specific academic subjects, which vary from year to year and city to city. Instead, SuperCamp campers learn how to learn, which gives them new skills that they can apply to all school subjects now and in future years.
SuperCamp emphasizes individuals’ particular learning styles. Knowing one’s own learning style, or strengths, can help when it comes time to study for a test. At SuperCamp, we make this point by telling campers the story of Slim ‘n’ Bil.
Slim ‘n’ Bil are both very smart people – smart in very different ways. Slim ‘n’ Bil both have a wide range of skills. Whenever they meet, they like to show off their talents to each other, and practice their skills to build their intelligence in different areas. The question they ask each other isn’t ‘How smart are you?’ it’s ‘How are you smart?’
When Slim ‘n’ Bil first got together, they realized that their names together spell out each of the eight different ways that we’re all smart – and they created ways to practice and improve each area. Check this out:
S – Spatial-visual: read maps, create 3D art, look at hidden-shape puzzles.
L – Linguistic: write stories, give speeches, play Scrabble
I – Interpersonal: take on projects in groups, get to know people
M – Musical: practice beats, play an instrument
N – Naturalist: look for patterns, do odd-one-out puzzles
B – Bodily-kinesthetic: play with a hackey, act things out, dance
I – Intrapersonal: keep a journal, create goals for yourself
L – Logical-mathematical: do logic puzzles, play tic-tac-toe, look for reasons
At SuperCamp, we explain that everyone is smart in all eight ways and we may have particular strengths. We tell campers to use these strengths to study in a way that will be most effective for them. When they’re not studying, we encourage them to try out some of these practices to improve areas they find challenging.
For more information on SuperCamp, visit http://www.supercamp.com/ or call 800-285-3276.
