How SuperCamp began
In the late 1970s, a woman named Bobbi DePorter co-founded Burklyn, a business school in Vermont. The Burklyn school was different. It didn't just churn out students with plenty of head knowledge; it produced entrepreneurs who understood themselves.

Subjects were taught in a totally unconventional way: as entire experiences, instead of isolated material. Furthermore, instead of being just purely academic or theoretical, the learning experience was applied to real life.

Utilizing a variety of teaching methods in an optimal learning environment, the new method was a success with students, and word got around. From the feedback she received, DePorter realised that children had to learn "how" to learn, not what to learn — that way, their skills could be applied to any subject.

De Porter studied with Dr. Georgi Lazanov, who developed accelerated learning. The methods she learnt formed the basis of SuperCamp. In 1981, together with Eric Jensen and Joe Simmons, she began tailoring the learning experience at Burklyn into a suitable program for teenagers.

The first SuperCamp was held in 1982 in Kirkwood Meadows, California with 64 students attending. Since then, it has grown by leaps and bounds — 48,000 campers from over 80 countries have graduated from the program.

The camp, which combines learning, communication and life skills, has been featured in the Wall Street Journal and CNN, and a host of US newspapers such as the LA Times, Boston Globe, USA Today and Christian Science Monitor.