Welcome to the new Quantum Learning blog. We're excited to have this place to share knowledge about learning and teaching and what works with kids. We're dedicated to "reaching" and helping as many kids as we can - and are confident that in sharing with parents and teachers through this blog, we will make a difference for ever-growing numbers of kids. Sharing knowledge helps everyone to learn and grow.
Our students and schools are at a critical crossroads. We all need to inspire and prepare today's youth for success in tomorrow's global workforce. When kids believe in themselves they can achieve great things. They gain confidence to succeed in many ways when they like and respect themselves and others, when they increase their intrinsic motivation, when they gain an understanding of how to adapt their knowledge to a constantly changing world, and when they increase their personal boundaries of creativity and innovation.
We - and you - can help them do this! Over the last 25-plus years of Quantum Learning school programs for educators and SuperCamp summer camp programs for students, we have acquired a wealth of knowledge about effective learning, effective teaching, building confidence in youth, and developing positive relationships with children, especially teenagers.
Quantum Learning is a powerful methodology that began with a small summer academic and life skills summer camp program called SuperCamp - a place where kids felt great about themselves and their potential. As SuperCamp grew educators became aware of its success through their students and began asking if programs based on the same Quantum Learning methods could be developed for schools.
The results achieved by the Quantum Learning methods used at SuperCamp and in our school programs for educators and students are remarkable and well documented.
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SuperCamp: Over 48,000 students have graduated from SuperCamp worldwide in the 26 years since it began. An independent study of over 6,000 SuperCamp graduates found that 73% improved their grades, 81% developed more confidence, 68% increased their motivation, and 84% gained greater self-esteem. (See www.SuperCamp.com for more information.)
- Quantum Learning School Programs create effective teaching and learning environments. Teachers and administrators learn to make learning joyful, improve classroom behavior, accelerate learning, build rapport and self-esteem, and make content more meaningful for all types of learners. Students increase self confidence and motivation and learn proven methods to raise grades and test scores. Now more than 30,000 educators in 30 states have been trained in Quantum Learning methods and studies have shown that QL teachers get significantly better student results than their peers. (See www.QLN.com and click on "QL Education" on the main nav bar for more information and study results.)
The wealth of knowledge that all of us at Quantum Learning have acquired over these 25-plus years of helping kids get ready for the world is what we'd like to share through this blog. We'll cover everything from the ABCs of Learning to Active Listening to Comfort Zones to various ways to build relationships with teens. From time to time we'll also include information and research on teaching, learning, communication, etc., from others that we think would be of interest to you.
I'm hopeful that visitors to this site – parents of students in high school, middle school and elementary school, teachers, school administrators, our QL-trained teachers, QL facilitators, parents of SuperCamp grads, and maybe even a few students - will also share their thoughts and knowledge. As we all share what we know, we all grow. We CAN give kids the self-belief and skills they need to learn better and adapt faster with less fear - to become motivated, inspired, and skilled students capable of thriving in today's world!
