Academic summer camps are growing dramatically in popularity was the message from Quantum Learning Network and SuperCamp president,
Ms. DePorter cited SuperCamp’s milestone 50,000th student enrollment, which took place on March 31, as proof of how popular academic summer camps have become in recent years. SuperCamp’s success, she said, reflects the positive results so many kids have experienced from attending the summer enrichment programs and the equally positive word-of-mouth testimonials parents of graduates have shared with other parents.
The cutbacks in education budgets are further driving more parents to take their children’s education into their own hands to ensure they don’t get left behind when it comes to grades, college prep and getting into the better colleges. One solution for parents is summer enrichment, particularly programs such as SuperCamp that have lasting impact with the students.
A study with over 6,000 SuperCamp graduates reported that 98 percent continued using the skills learned at SuperCamp well after the camp ended. The study also reported that 73 percent of graduates increased their grades the following year at school and over 80 percent said they were more confident.
SuperCamp programs are held on prestigious college campuses throughout the U.S.: Stanford, Cal State San Marcos, and Claremont Colleges in California; University of Washington in Seattle; Colorado College in Colorado Springs, Drake University in Iowa, Cornell University in New York, and Wake Forest University in North Carolina. Internationally, programs are offered in
Four age-specific programs are available for students entering grades 4 and 5, 6-8, 9-12 and college in the fall. To learn more about the company’s 2008 summer camp programs, visit www.QLN.com or call 800-285-3276.
