$4,000 Donation Made For Scholarships To Academic Summer Camp

This summer, two students will attend academic summer camps run by SuperCamp thanks to a $4,000 donation made today by California Bank & Trust. The donation was made to Learning Forum International, an Oceanside, California-based non-profit educational corporation.

Debbie Slattery, Carlsbad Manager of California Bank & Trust presented the check to Learning Forum International president, Bobbi DePorter at LFI’s offices. “This generous donation will make a difference in two deserving students’ lives,” said DePorter. “The two scholarship recipients will gain learning and life skills at SuperCamp that will last a lifetime.”

SuperCamp runs 10-day youth and teen summer camps at eight colleges across the country, including Cal State San Marcos in San Diego, where the two scholarship recipients will attend. The recipients will be selected from among the over 150 scholarship applications that were submitted prior to the April 15 deadline. Applications for 2009 scholarships will be available at the Learning Forum International website in July.

This donation is part of Learning Forum International’s Mission 2012 fund-raising campaign, which has as its goal to impact 10 million students in Quantum Learning learning methods by 2012. The non-profit’s stated mission is “To achieve a quantum shift in teaching and learning.”

According to Ms. DePorter, there is an urgent crisis in education. Students must raise their learning capacity, creativity and adaptability in order to succeed in a rapidly changing global community. The goal of reaching 10 million students, represents roughly 20 percent of the U.S. student population, which is a critical mass.

SuperCamp’s summer enrichment programs have been providing students with Quantum Learning training since 1982. Earlier this year, SuperCamp enrolled its 50,000th student since its inception. Studies of former SuperCamp campers show that most graduates raise their grades, confidence and motivation.

A limited number of spaces remain for enrollment in this summer’s SuperCamp programs. To learn more about the summer camps and how to enroll, visit www.SuperCamp.com or call 800-285-3276.