QUANTUM LEARNING STUDENT PROGRAMS
Target challenging student populations with a powerful student program
Targeted interventions with challenging student populations can result in lasting changes in behavior and performance.
Quantum Learning blends learning skills and life skills to meet the targeted outcomes of your program.
QL has improved the lives of at-risk youth worldwide including homeless, Title I and Intervention students, and pregnant minors.
Quantum Learning presents hundreds of student programs every year across the U.S. and internationally. These programs have a dramatic impact on the academic achievement of student participants and consistently reduce behavioral issues. Each program is unique and focused on your specific objectives for your target student population.
Programs comprise selected modules from our learning and life skills curriculum. These skills are products of our 30 years of SuperCamp programs that have transformed the lives of over 60,000 students worldwide.
- Our life skills components help students set and achieve goals, expand their comfort zone, understand the power and consequences of their choices, and improve their communication and relationships. The result is improved self-esteem and a desire to succeed in school and in life.
- Our learning skills components give students practical, research-based methods to become more successful learners. Skills include critical thinking, note taking, test taking, reading, writing and memory.
.… dramatic and broad positive impact on student participants … improved engagement in the learning process and reduced behavioral issues.
QL has extensive experience in engaging and motivating students with a range of personal challenges including:
- low academic performance
- poor communication and conflict resolution skills
- lack of positive role models in the home/community
- low confidence and self-esteem
- instability based on family conditions
- low socioeconomic status
- single-parent or legal-guardian homes
- exposure to gangs and drug use
Student Program Success Parameters. We collaborate with you to design programs that meet the unique needs of your organization and your students. Our programs are most effective when designed and delivered within the following parameters:
| Student Profile |
- 6th-12th grade students
- Students within a three-grade range of each other
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| Program Length |
- Two- to five-day programs enable effective engagement and skill development with challenging populations. The longer the program, the greater the immediate and long-term impact.
- One-day programs may be effective for learning skills development with mainstream student populations
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| Staffing/Group Size |
- One Quantum Learning Facilitator for every 40 students
- Up to 80 students per group
- Teacher support: at least one teacher for every 15 students
- A one- to two-hour training session for the staff is provided on the day before the program
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| Facility |
- Facility with flexible seating arrangements including chairs and space to be active
- Separate rooms are required for each group of 80 students; maximum 80 per room
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| Content |
- Activities to build rapport and increase participation
- Selected learning and life skills based on your objectives and program timeline
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Target Populations and Outcomes. Over the past 20 years we have developed a wide range of student programs for targeted populations. A few of our most popular and notable programs are outlined below.
- At-Risk to At-Promise Program
This dynamic and effective two-day program connects with students through activities that establish trust, address critical self-esteem issues, and attach a personal value to being a productive member of the learning community.
Students …
- take ownership of their choices
- set and achieve goals
- build a positive self-image and lose their fear of what others think
- develop positive personal character traits (8 Keys of Excellence)
- understand the power and consequences of personal choices
- form a vision of their future to drive self-responsibility for learning
- learn the value of failure for success in life
- Test Success Program
This one- to two-day program blends character and communication skills with practical test-taking tools that give students the edge they need for scoring well on standardized tests.
Students practice a range of skills that help them …
- self-motivate and develop a positive attitude toward testing
- access the optimal brain state for learning and memory
- learn ten specific strategies to improve test performance
- chunk information into manageable parts for better retention
- retain information in long-term memory for higher test scores
- control brain state during testing for less test anxiety and better performance
- GearUP Programs
Quantum Learning’s student programs have proven to be a strong foundation for GEAR UP programs in several states.
- Maryland
- Oklahoma
- Wyoming
- Montana
- Louisiana
- Texas
- Arizona
- Kansas
- Oregon
- Transition Programs
The transition from elementary to middle school, and middle to high school is often challenging for at-risk youth. With changes to environment and schedules and the need to increase self-responsibility, many youth fall by the wayside or “check out” and demonstrate negative behaviors.
A Quantum Learning student program makes a positive difference for many students. With the high societal costs of a single dropout, a powerful transition program is an excellent investment that can have significant payback.
Students develop the learning and life skills required to be successful at the next level of their education.
An added benefit is that students who participate together in a program have a strong sense of community as they move into their new school.
- Native Youth Programs
Less than half of American Indian youth graduate with a regular diploma. In addition, Native schools experience high levels of attitude and behavior issues. Therefore, many tribal communities look for ways that the entire community can support the success of their youth in school and in life.
Our native youth residential programs inspire students with the 8 Keys character framework, other life skills, and effective study and learning skills.
Teachers are actively involved to assure a smooth transition and consistent implementation of the learning and life skills developed during the program.
We’ve integrated culturally relevant rituals and music to help students better connect with their culture and community.
