Our History of Helping Students

SuperCamp has been helping students become more successful since 1982.

Thanks to the vision of Quantum Learning Network President and co-founder, Bobbi DePorter, and the energy of thousands of talented staff members, SuperCamp has grown over the years to become one of the elite and most highly respected summer camp programs among parents and educators. Bobbi first studied accelerated learning methods with educational pioneer Dr. Georgi Lozanov. These methods are the basis of SuperCamp, which she co-founded in 1981 with Eric Jensen and further developed with Joe Chapon. They found that students are seldom taught learning skills, and that learning how to learn can make a big difference.

SuperCamp is based on concepts that make learning fun and easy, along with positive peer support and carefully orchestrated environmental factors. The use of metaphors such as board breaking and a ropes course help students surpass barriers that hold them back.

The first summer camp, with 64 students attending, was held in July 1982. Results were so impressive the company grew quickly and the word spread. SuperCamp has graduated over 50,000 students from all 50 states and over 80 countries.

SuperCamp has become one of the most comprehensive summer camp programs for helping students, including teens, pre-teens and college-age students, by providing lasting skills in such diverse areas as reading comprehension, study skills, writing skills, critical thinking and life skills, to name a few. The company operates under the name Quantum Learning Network (QLN), which produces SuperCamp, QL Education programs, Quantum Business programs and a range of books and products for parents, students, teachers, school administrators, business people and all individuals who want to make learning fun and make the most of their lives.

SuperCamp has been featured in the LA Times, Boston Globe, USA Today, Christian Science Monitor, Wall Street Journal and many other major publications.

Check out our Summer Camp News page to read and hear some of the recent media coverage that SuperCamp has received.

Read the story of SuperCamp that was written to celebrate our 25th anniversary in 2007.