About QLN
Over the past 29 years, QLN's academic summer camp, youth programs, in-school and workshop programs in the areas of learning-and-life skills, teaching and training, and effective learning environments have become a leading resource for students, parents, teachers, school administrators and businesses. QLN President and co-founder, Bobbi DePorter's vision of schools, families, and businesses producing creative and responsible people ready to participate in a global community, has remained strong and continues to grow.
SuperCamp, QLN's learning and life skills academic summer camp program for students from 6th grade through college, began its first program with 64 people.
Today, with a new 42,000 square foot Southern California campus and worldwide academic programs and training, SuperCamp has graduated over 55,000 students. SuperCamp's innovative and engaging learning-to-learn techniques help students increase their academic achievement in such areas as reading, study skills, writing, math and critical thinking, while also enhancing important life skills in the areas of communication, leadership, relationships, self-worth, personal responsibility, goal-setting and much more.
QL Education directly serves the academic world with its highly successful educational model through staff development and curriculum workshops for teachers and school administrators and learning and life skills programs for students. This synergistic approach to the learning process has been proven to increase academic achievement and improve kids' attitudes toward learning, while reigniting teachers by helping them tap back into why they went into teaching in the first place. Over 5 million students have been impacted through the company's Quantum Learning youth programs.
In recent years, Bobbi DePorter and her husband and business partner, Joe Chapon, have applied their learning principles and techniques to the business world. QLN's Quantum Business division provides businesses with three distinct areas of instruction - Shifting Corporate Culture, Train the Trainer and Advanced Learning Skills - each of which are tailored to a specific company's needs. In every program, employees will discover the eight keys to a successful business environment and communication models that create honest, open and supportive relationships.
Click here for a message from QLN's founder and President, Bobbi DePorter. View the QLN milestone timeline.
QLN Milestones
Quantum Learning Network has evolved from a small group of educators in the early 1980's to a global organization that has reached out to 16 countries. The care, commitment and dedication that the company was founded upon, remains the same today as QLN continues to touch new students, teachers, school administrators, and business leaders in the U.S. and around the world. Here is the QLN milestone timeline!
1981:
The decision to create SuperCamp was made. The goal was to make learning fun and meaningful. Development on this revolutionary methodology began.
1982:
The very first SuperCamp was held at Kirkwood Meadows in Tahoe. There were 64 students in the first SuperCamp.
1983:
SuperCamp expanded to four sites in the USA. SuperCamp was held in Hawaii, California, and Utah. The Corporation was formed and home office was Del Mar, California.
1984:
Three more SuperCamp programs held in Bear Valley, California. The Ropes Course was added.
1985:
The first East Coast SuperCamp was held.
1986:
CNN coverage of SuperCamp made SuperCamp a national phenomena.
1987:
Learning & Life Skills video series was created. The first College Forum was held.
1988:
The first Junior High program was created. The Learning Forum "dba" was created.
1989:
Students from the Soviet Union attended SuperCamp. Quantum Learning Methodology was created.
1990:
Moscow and Singapore SuperCamp programs were held. The first Youth Forum was held. Headquarters moved to Oceanside, California.
1991:
Rabun Gap, Georgia school program implemented.
1992:
Quantum Learning book published. Hong Kong added as a SuperCamp program. Thornton high school district adopts Quantum Learning.
1993:
Twenty-two SuperCamp programs, three SuperCamp programs in Asia, QL begins in Grossmont school district in San Diego and Northwood Middle School in Woodstock, Illinois.
1994:
Learning Forum Foundation sponsors IAL conferences in '94, '95, and '96.
1995:
First SuperCamp in Europe at the Harrow School in London.
1996:
Learning Forum goes live on the Internet.
1997:
Quantum Business book published. SuperCamp program in Malaysia. Grossmont summer program wins Golden Bell award.
1998:
GradLINC begins. Quantum Teaching book published. Leadership Teams initiated. Golden Bell award.
1999:
Learning Forum upgrades infrastructure and installs new database management and CRM modules.
2000:
SuperCamp reaches 30,000 graduates. Learning Skills book series published. Over 600 schools have adopted Quantum Learning. QL Education program implemented in the Ukraine.
2001:
SuperCamp reaches seven U.S. locations six worldwide. New QL for Teachers curriculum.
2002:
First Parent Weekend for SuperCamp locations. GMU ALT graduate course. QL Education programs introduced in Bermuda.
2003:
Quantum Learnings Comprehensive School Reform Model is one of four that is nationally approved. SuperCamp Facilitator, Petit Pinson, climbs Mount Everest. QL Education launches programs in Mexico.
2004:
First SuperCamp in Spanish. SuperCamp reaches 40,000 graduates.
2005:
Learning Forum and Quantum Learning become united as Quantum Learning Network (QLN). First SuperCamp in Mandarin. QLN becomes a registered Microsoft partner. QL Education programs begin in the Dominican Republic.
2006:
QLN moves into its new 42,000 square foot Campus in Oceanside, California. SuperCamp reaches 45,000 graduates with eight U.S. campuses and programs in 10 countries, including several in Asia, the Dominican Republic, and Switzerland.
2007:
SuperCamp adds Cornell University to its roster of U.S. college host sites. Cornell becomes the first Ivy League school to hold a SuperCamp summer camp program. SuperCamp surpasses 48,000 graduates.
2008:
SuperCamp reaches 50,000 graduates, and Quantum Learning President Bobbi DePorter was interviewed by Fox News San Diego.
2009:
Learning Forum International, Quantum Learning Networks’ non-profit, introduced the new national student excellence program called Communities of Excellence – Living the 8 Keys.
2010:
Super camp added Brown University and reached over 55,000 graduates. National TV star, from Bachelorette, and past SuperCamp Team Leader Ali Fetatowski visits Stanford camp to tell her experiences and how SuperCamp helped her stay true to herself.