What is SuperCamp’s “Secret Ingredient”?
SuperCamp facilitates powerful learning through its Quantum Learning teaching methods that are proven to positively transform teen attitudes, confidence, and motivation. And what is SuperCamp’s secret ingredient? Mini-success moments! At SuperCamp we create a safe and encouraging environment aligned with what we know from brain research. We build curiosity and a sense of belonging, we […]
A Wadsworth Legacy: Samantha Hochmuth
“I felt like I got my life back.” “When my parents told me about SuperCamp and how my Granduncle Bob was such a huge supporter of it, I wasn’t sure what to think,” said Samantha Hochmuth. “They said he sent his grandchildren and other people in his life because he believed it helped them so […]
A Wadsworth Legacy: Hunter Hochmuth
“It completely changed me for the better.” (and he went to SuperCamp three times) Hunter Hochmuth was one of the many children the Wadsworth family sent to SuperCamp, including his sister Samantha. Hunter benefitted so much the first time he attended SuperCamp, Senior Forum at Stanford University in 2013, that he attended two more times—Loyola […]
A Wadsworth Legacy: Jake Castellanos
“I changed so much . . . I wanted to go every year” (and he went to SuperCamp four times) Jake Castellanos, Bob and Mary Wadsworth’s grandson, had the misfortune of losing his parents at a young age and was raised by his other (paternal) grandparents. He grew up without many other kids around and […]
Taught to turn on, now taught to turn off — who knew?
In 1982, when SuperCamp started, we were teaching students how to turn computers on. Now, nearly 38 years later, we are teaching students to turn their electronic devices off! If you’re a parent, educator, or just a keen observer of the world around you, you’ve probably made the following observation: “Kids are on their phones […]
A SuperCamp Champion Leaves a Legacy—In Memory of Bob Wadsworth
“It didn’t matter where he was standing. He was always the biggest person in the room, and I don’t mean by size.” “I never knew you could be ‘like a father’ to so many people.” “He was incredibly generous with his time, love, and finding ways to create interesting experiences. He was always there if you […]
What Gen Z Needs is What SuperCamp Offers!
University presidents agree: what Gen Z students need is what SuperCamp offers and has taught students for more than 35 years—“how to learn throughout their lifetimes.” Middle school and high school students, also known as Gen Zs, are significantly different from millennials and face very unique challenges in school as well as later when they […]
Be Yourself – Everyone Else is Already Taken (Part 3 of 3)
The following is adapted from The Seven Biggest Teen Problems and How to Turn Them Into Strengths by Bobbi DePorter. This book is the result of observations of teens during 24 years of SuperCamp. We hope that the ideas shared and the experiences of some of our students will be helpful to parents of teens […]
Be Yourself – Everyone Else is Already Taken (Part 2 of 3)
The following is adapted from The Seven Biggest Teen Problems and How to Turn Them Into Strengths by Bobbi DePorter. This book is the result of observations of teens during 24 years of SuperCamp. We hope that the ideas shared and the experiences of some of our students will be helpful to parents of teens […]
Be Yourself – Everyone Else is Already Taken (Part 1 of 3)
The following is adapted from The Seven Biggest Teen Problems and How to Turn Them Into Strengths by Bobbi DePorter. This book is the result of observations of teens during 24 years of SuperCamp. We hope that the ideas shared and the experiences of some of our students will be helpful to parents of teens […]