Life Skill Programs With A Difference

Today’s quantum youth live in a hyper-connected world where lifelong learning skills are in greater demand than schools are equipped to deliver. More than a quarter century ago, QLN founders built their learning and life skills business on three converging needs:
• A positive way to experience strengths earlier in life
• Acquiring “learning-how-to-learn” skills to process accelerating data
• A better way to keep up with young brains rewired by mega-sensory stimulation

Quantum Learning Network’s (QLN) learning and life skills expand the definition of literacy from reading, writing, ‘rithmetic’ to reading, writing and readiness. QLN’s differentiating product is readiness through personal and academic excellence.

QLN programs hold the keys to shift a youth’s self-perception into positive mode, unlock a teacher’s passion, revive a parent’s hope and dynamically focus an adult’s inner vision.

Our Programs

These programs address the reality of the student’s everyday life and offers guidance and solutions to everyday real situations. The students have the opportunity to explore their relationships, goal setting, time management and organisational strategies, and committing to the responsibility for all outcomes in their everyday life.

The students will cover all areas of this holistic program from relationships with family members, goal setting, time and organisational strategies, and developing responsibility for all outcomes in life.

The delivery of the program is interactive, physical, and personal to the needs of the individual and the group. The program aims to build realistic confidence in an individual ability in relationships, academic enhancement and study strategies.

These programs can be delivered as either a residential or non-residential program.

Other School and Organisation Tailor Programs:

All programs are can be tailored to each groups needs, age and abilities, from 3 years to 55 years.

GET SMART - Lead Smart
I am a leader. A leader is not born; leadership can be learnt and practiced. The GET SMART Leadership Program focuses on development skills which can be acquired by just about anyone. If there is a desire or a need, leaders will arise. Now you have the opportunity to be the effective leader you know you want to be, or that you realise you are going to have to be!

GET SMART - Street Smart
This program addresses the reality of the student’s everyday life and offers guidance and solutions to everyday situations. The students have the opportunity to explore their relationships, goal setting, time management and organisational strategies, and committing to the responsibility for all outcomes in their everyday life.

GET SMART - Book Smart
Students gain practical skills to enhance their academic achievement, study ability and focus. Academic sections include; Writing, Fast Reading; Memory Development Techniques. Study and organizational strategies include; effective note taking, mind mapping, gaining more from class, how you learn, test taking techniques. These modules can be designed to suit students across the age and ability spectrum, from 6 years old to university students.

GET SMART - Adventure Smart
100% outside the school classroom, this physical and experiential program focuses on problem solving, communication, self development and confidence building. The experiential discovery helps student through a process of self development and personal discovery. All of the elements of the program continually draw on how they can influence their everyday life.

Five Main Components of life skills program

	Integrity Students will identify values which are important to their family, school, peers, culture, and self. They will be able to demonstrate positive actions which will align with their identified values.
	Communication Students participate in activities to highlight the importance of communication and hone their skills in communication. They will begin to identify and manage their own internal dialog and the part that plays in their personal success.
	Commitment Students will go through the process of goal setting including planning, reassessment, and overcoming obstacles. They will identify where they can draw strength from, and to learn from past failures to achieve their goals.
	Balance Students will develop an understanding of balance in school and home life. Also gain Time Management and Organisational Strategies. They will be able to identify and discuss issues requiring balance in life such as relationships and health.
	Responsibility Students will identify their responsibilities to themselves, their family, their peers, school and community. They will gain confidence and skills to be able to appropriately accept positive and negative consequences for their actions.

For all of our programs, we are also interested to share our experiences with schools and community groups that have students with special needs.

U family, NTUC - Campers Arete Holiday Program

This Get Smart Success Program is an adventurous, stimulating way to spend the holidays. While not at school, children will remain stimulated during the holiday period.

This is a holiday program with a difference, we strive to give children a sense of awareness of themselves and to enhance their own skills to support their transition though Primary School.

By providing the child with an awareness of themselves, practice communication with peers, family and authority, several academic enhancement tools, confidence to try challenges, students will confidently move with greater ease through their early school years.

The program is centred on The Five Pieces of the Success Puzzle.

1st Piece – Communication Learning how to use the power of your voice and words 2nd Piece – Responsibility Responsible for self, actions and consequences 3rd Piece – Integrity Developing awareness of the alignment of Values and Actions 4th Piece – Balance Discovering the importance of balance in all areas of life 5th Piece – Commitment Committing to opportunities, and being flexible to change

Children are welcomed into a safe environment with trained education staff where they participate in activities which enable them to discover and practice their life skills, and academic enhancement tools, including study strategies and organisational skills.

Timing: 9am – 5.30pm daily

Participants: Children aged 7 – 12 years old

Where: YMCA, Fort Canning, 6 Fort Canning Road,179494

Fee:

How to register: visit www.supercamp.sg, click on programs page, find the program, click ‘register’, this will take you to the registration page on the NTUC U Family website or visit U family website

Program

Program Contents

Start the day
Every day starts with all kids and leaders, sharing our names, reviewing our boundaries and warming up with a morning boogie!

Life skill program
Once we are warmed up, it’s time to experience and talking about our piece for the day. The 5 pieces of Success Puzzle Life Skill Program, come together to make a well rounded person. The daily ‘piece’ will linked into all of the activities throughout each day, so the children get a good understanding of how it can be used in everyday life!

Keeping them active
Our interactive morning games, give all of the kids energy and a chance to really practise their life skills, from the 5 pieces program.

Mini Academics
Our mini Academics are all about enhancing the study skills and strategies the children already have, by providing them with clear, simple, easy to remember skills to motivate them towards effective study habits.

Some of the mini academics include;
• Memory techniques
• Effective mind mapping
• Useful note taking
• Understanding themselves as a learner
• How to focus and manage their state while studying
• Building motivation and confidence to prepare for tests and exams.

Station Activities
In these fun afternoon activities there is something for everyone! We will be doing lots of activities to build confidence like public speaking and drama, lots of creative activities like art and craft activities and also keeping things physical with games and talent skills, such as juggling and music!

Afternoon Challenges
We all like a challenge, this is time where the children get to put into practice all of their learning’s from the whole day into practise. These exciting challenges will excite and stimulate the children, and it’s great way to round off the day!

Closure
Our end of the day activities are just as important as every other part ofthe day. This is time for everyone to reflect, celebrate and finish the day on a high note!

If you have any questions please contact Sheryn at 9863011 email sheryn@qln.com.sg Or Ching Hiang at 6213 8475, email khooch@ntuc.org.sg
We look forward to welcoming you to our, Get Smart family!

How to register: visit www.supercamp.sg, click on programs page, find the program, click ‘register’, this will take you to the registration page on the NTUC U Family website or visit U family website

Are you interested in these programs at your school, or community group?

GetSmart Holiday Camp

Whitelodge, and QLN the organisers of SuperCamp Singapore present:

Timing: 20 - 24 June, 9am - 12nn or 2pm - 5pm
             27 Jun - 1 Aug, 2 - 5pm

Participants: Children aged 3 – 5 years and 6 - 8 years

Fee: $75 per day, special saving available

This daily 3 hour fun filled dynamic holiday program is designed to build confidence, success and enhance a child’s natural abilities. The children will participate in age appropriate activities which focuses on communication and provide the students with opportunities to have a positive experience in expressing themselves, relating to others and developing their young social skills.

Program Outcome

• The participants will be able to identify and demonstrate different communication    styles.
• The participants will participate in activities to enhance their confidence
• Participants will cover all areas of interest including P.E, Science, reading and    language.
• Participants will experience a number of EQ development activities, to help;    respect for others and self, sharing, awareness of their environment

Program Content

5 sessions of 3 hours per class, with two 10min bathroom and water breaks.

Sharing time
Every day starts with all kids and leaders, sharing our names, reviewing our boundaries and warming up with a boogie!

EQ Games and life skill program
Once we are warmed up, it’s time to experience and talking about our piece for the day. The 5 pieces of Success Puzzle Life Skill Program, come together to make a well rounded person. The daily ‘piece’ will linked into all of the activities throughout each day, so the children get a good understanding of how it can be used in everyday life!

Creative stories
A chance for all students to develop their imagination, create amazing stories, and develop their ability to tell, read and writes the stories they want to tell

Kinaesthetic activity
In these fun activities there is something for everyone! We will be doing lots of activities to build confidence like public speaking and drama, lots of creative activities like art and craft activities and also keeping things physical with games and talent skills, such as juggling and music!

Snack time
This is the time to reenergise with a healthily snack from ‘the pantry’

Story Time
This is a quieter time, where the teacher will intise the children’s imagination with themed stories from the children’s library. We all like a challenge, this is time where the children get to put into practice all of their learning’s from the whole day into practise. These exciting challenges will excite and stimulate the children, and it’s great way to round off the day!

Songs and tongue twister
Every day we will be singing lots of songs and attempting tongue twisters, this is a great way of building student’s personal confidence in speaking and performing.

Our Staff

This program is developed and led by New Zealand Teacher and Life Skills Coach Sheryn Follero, who has worked in Early Childhood, Primary and Special Needs classrooms throughout Asia, the UK and New Zealand.

Our staff are trained in drama, language development and class management. They have skills an understanding in using Accelerated learning techniques, clear demonstrations, experiential and Adventure Based teaching methods. We will have both expat and local teaching staff, so the students get a mix of experience and energy.

To enrol contact: Deborah, at WhiteLodge Loewen Gardens ph 6475 7262 creativearts@whitelodge.com.sg

Are you interested in these programs at your school, or community group?