Elite Summer Program Equips Students for Lifelong Success
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Published:11/29/2010 04:09pm
Students today face distractions like never before. Over-scheduled extracurricular activities, an onslaught of digital entertainment options and ubiquitous peer pressure to go along with the crowd all conspire against academic excellence.How can we beat the "excellence deficit" facing America? Many parents give their kids an edge for success by enrolling them in SuperCamp's elite summer enrichment programs. Using proven accelerated learning techniques, SuperCamp boosts students' confidence, motivation and self-esteem, empowering them to earn better grades and have better communication and relationships with family and peers.The 7- to 10-day intensive residential camps are held across the United States and abroad for students...
The Reintroduction of Dave Cirino: Back to His Music like He Never Left
Published:11/29/2010 01:59am
Music samples and interviews available upon request.Contact - Alean F. Elston (609)346-5290 aleanaleanelston.comThe Reintroduction of Dave Cirino: Back to His Music like He Never LeftRB Recording Artist and Producer, Dave Cirino, returns to reissue Spaceman featuring new bonus videos.New York, NY November 2, 2010 Responding to popular demand, Purple Fox Digital recording artist Dave Cirino is preparing to reissue his EP entitled SpaceMan. It will be reissued in an expanded version that will include 3 new videos in late 2010 or early 2011, announced today.Cirino personally supervised all aspects of the SpaceMan reissue. The reissued EP, aside from the new...
Expanding Health, Happiness and Human Potential Through Huna
Published:11/24/2010 03:55pm
Kona, Hawaii Many people today live with the feeling that their lives could be so much more than they are experiencing in their jobs, relationships and finances. From across the globe and all walks of life, many come to Hawaii to study how they can live with new power, peace and prosperity through Huna, the islands' ancient discipline of energy, consciousness and healing."Whatever you think you are, you are more than that," Dr. Mathew B. James tells his students in seminars across the globe and at Kona, where he has been chosen by Hawaiian elders to carry on a...
Young Video Gamers Buy Up Timeless Instrument
Published:11/24/2010 03:53pm
St. Louis, Missouri Fans of the video game "The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time," and parents seeking an inexpensive, easy-to-play instrument to introduce their children to music lead a resurgence of interest in the ocarina. And STL Ocarina is ready to equip them with thousands of the pocket-sized, pottery wind instruments in all shapes and colors. An ancient instrument with roots that lie in the dawn of history, clay ocarinas were played by the Mayans, Aztecs and Incas of South and Central America. A world away, ocarinas shaped like birds and animals and dating from as early as 5,000...
Dare to Succeed
Published:11/16/2010 05:06pm
Life is one great adventure and you have it in the power of your mind to make it the greatest adventure of all time. You only have one life, so it is up to you to make it the best you can. My life has been stupendous and it just seems to keep getting better and better, it is only now that I realize why. Its because I have always had Mindset Energy - the will and the determination to get up and go.Our energy determines how we feel, how we think and how we act. These three together...
Teen Success in Challenging Times: Practical Tips on How You Can Help Your Teen
Published:11/16/2010 05:06pm
These are challenging and disruptive times for all of us wars, the environment, the economy and our kids, particularly teens, are being affected as well. Everywhere they turn there is talk of how bad things are and they take it in. Teens may give the appearance that theyre immune from these issues, but many of them actually are feeling concern deep down. Other teens are more vocal, blaming adults in general and, often times, blaming their parents specifically.Whether your teen appears unsettled by todays world events or not, its well worth your time to do what you can to...
9 Ways to Support Your Teen
Published:11/16/2010 05:06pm
For many years at SuperCamp, parents would ask us if we could start a program for them, to help them learn what their child is learning at SuperCamp. A few years ago we started Parent Weekend, an intensive three-day parent program that coincides with the final three days of a 10-day Junior Forum or Senior Forum at the same location. The parents who attend love it, including graduating with their children on the final day.In addition to exposing parents to many of the learning and life skills their sons and daughters discover at SuperCamp, we also talk with parents about how...
What Parents Need to Know About Summer Enrichment Camps
Published:11/16/2010 05:06pm
Every year, parents are faced with the same question: how to make the summer both fun and constructive for their kids. More families are turning to summer enrichment programs as a way of adding value to the summer camp experience.But not all summer enrichment camps are created equal. Here are some points to consider when evaluating programs for your son or daughter for this summer.Does the area of enrichment have any practical application to your childs academic future?Several camps position themselves as enrichment programs when, in reality, they are glorified and expensive vacations for the students who attend. Do the kids...
Lighting the Fire of Motivation in Your Teen
Published:11/16/2010 05:06pm
One of the most difficult tasks parents face in bringing up teenagers is motivating them to do their best, particularly in the academic arena. The truth is its very hard for parents to motivate their kids.Motivation is intrinsic; it comes from within. Parents, or teachers for that matter, cant force a young person to get motivated to learn more at school. The more they try the more resistance they receive.Of course theres the proverbial carrot on the stick approach. If you get better grades, you can earn a ________. Incentives, or bribes, only go so far for so long.So what does...
10 Easy Ways to Study More Effectively
Published:11/16/2010 05:06pm
Whether you have grade school, middle school, high school or even college students, you can support and encourage their successful learning in two important ways by helping them create a positive study environment and by providing them with learning tips that apply at home and in the classroom. This report from SuperCamp and Quantum U addresses what students and supportive parents can do in each area.Creating a Positive Study EnvironmentDeveloping strong study habits is an extremely important learning skill, but its often overlooked when thinking of ways students can take control of improving their grades. Here are some of...
Back-To-School Learning Tips
Published:11/16/2010 05:06pm
As summer winds down, working moms and parents everywhere want to help their kids prepare to start the new school year with the skills they need to succeed. Getting kids excited about learning is a matter of teaching them to be fully engaged in the moment. At SuperCamp we call this concept This is it! Its one of our 8 Keys of Excellence that we teach campers. Here are some ideas we share with students and parents:1. Create a home office for studyingA study area should be quiet and away from distractions. It can be the students bedroom, a den, loft,...
Learning to Make Beautiful Music Together
Published:11/16/2010 05:06pm
In teaching young people to play violin and ocarina, I see them also learning skills that help them in their studies, life and work. Many of these skills are the same ones that can help couples preparing to get married to enjoy a healthy, happy relationship over the years.Through music instruction, students learn discipline, patience, problem-solving skills, confidence and responsibility, among other valuable lessons. These character traits are developed through repetition, as students slow down and focus on playing each note correctly. In a world bombarded by fast-paced and often dubious media messages touting instant gratification, music can help people slow...
Tuning Up Muscles and Mind: Health Benefits of Music Education
Published:11/16/2010 05:06pm
My husband is a very fine musician, and as our business has grown, he has had less time to devote to practicing the violin. When he was able to start regularly practicing again recently, he soon found he had lost several pounds.How could that be? Violin is a very physical instrument. He wasnt doing any other exercise or diet, so we know his weight loss was from the extra activity of playing.One of the often-overlooked benefits of playing a musical instrument is how it helps improve overall fitness and health. In my experience teaching music at the St. Louis School of...
Life Skills From Music Education
Published:11/16/2010 05:06pm
In teaching young people to play violin and ocarina, I see them also learning skills that will help them in their studies, life and work. One of the amazing things about music education is how students pick up these skills through the process of learning to play an instrument.Through music instruction, children learn discipline, patience, problem-solving skills, confidence and responsibility. These character traits are developed through repetition, as students must slow down and focus. In a world where kids are bombarded by fast-paced and often dubious media messages touting instant gratification, they learn the value of applying themselves to a task.Learning...
Ocarina: Easy, Economical Way to Introduce Kids to the Joy of Music
Published:11/16/2010 05:06pm
Summer is almost here and parents are looking for ways to keep their kids entertained, engaged and learning. Many families will enroll children in music lessons over the summer, but there are other economical ways to introduce kids to the joy of playing an instrument. I teach violin at the St. Louis School of music and I know that not all families have the time, resources and or interest to devote to private instruction and buying or renting a violin, cello or piano.For these families, I have found the ocarina is a great instrument to introduce kids to music. It is...
