Oceanside, CA 4/30/2008 12:47:15 AM
News / Education

Teen Summer Camps Offer Learning and Life Skills

SuperCamp’s teen summer camps held at colleges across the United States provide middle and high school students a unique combination of learning and life skills that are proven to help teens in and out of school.

 

One of the major reasons for SuperCamp’s success is that the academic summer camps combine academic skills, learning skills and physical challenges, which together help to develop the whole person. As a result, SuperCamp is able to create meaningful transformations in students in just 10 days.

 

In a study of over 6,000 SuperCamp graduates, 73 percent of graduates reported achieving higher grades after attending SuperCamp. An astonishing 98 percent of graduates indicated that they continued to use the skills they learned following camp, while 84 percent said their self-esteem improved and 81 percent note an increase in confidence.

 

Bobbi DePorter, SuperCamp’s co-founder and president says one of the reasons for the level of success achieved with her summer enrichment program is that, “We create a series of mini-success moments for each student, 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.”

 

Ms. DePorter first applied similar accelerated learning techniques with entrepreneurs almost 30 years ago. Then, in 1982, she launched SuperCamp in response to adult students telling her that this learning and life skills training would be ideal for their children.

 

SuperCamp targets its programs to specific age and grade levels. Junior Forum is for students entering grades 6-8, Senior Forum is for students entering grades 9-12 and Quantum U is a college boot camp for incoming college freshmen. A Youth Forum program is available in California for kids entering grades 4 and 5.

 

This summer SuperCamp will be held at eight U.S. colleges: Stanford, Cornell, the University of Washington, Drake, The Claremont Colleges, Wake Forest, Cal State San Marcos and Colorado College.

 

Each camp balances academics with fun activities such as a ropes course and features a dynamic, interactive learning environment that maximizes the long-term retention of the information provided.

 

More information on SuperCamp is available at http://www.supercamp.com/ or by calling 800-285-3276 or emailing info@supercamp.com.