This is not just your run-of-the-mill study skills or rote memory program. Accelerated learning is the most advanced learning method in use today and is based on the way we all naturally learn. As a trained Accelerated Learning Specialist, Millicent St. Claire brings a whole new concept for effective studying to your students in this multi-faceted workshop. Using tried and true accelerated learning methods, Millicent helps students unlock their potential for learning by actively involving the WHOLE STUDENT in the process. That means she incorporates physical activity, creativity, music, images, color, and other methods designed to get your students actively involved and taking responsibility for their own learning. This workshop introduces a variety of learning options that allows them to use all their senses and settle comfortably into their own preferred learning style.

Best described as an experience, not just another program, this session has the potential to change your life. Break through whatever is holding you back, and get ready to make your dreams become reality. Beginning with presenter-led discussion, participants are introduced to the concept of barriers, and obstacles. Barriers, in this program, are those things in our life that hold us back; that keep us from getting to where we truly want to be; things over which we have ultimate control. Each participant in the session will use a one-inch thick, twelve inch square piece of white pine board as a metaphor for their own obstacle/barrier. They are then coached on one of two techniques, using either the hand or the foot, to safely and successfully break the board – and break through their barrier.

During the junior year most college students are faced with making major decisions, which will determine the type of person they want to be and their role in society. However, when it comes to choosing their major, what major classes are most beneficial, deciding career or grad school, a lot of students don’t know where to start. As a result, these students often choose a major that isn’t right for them or make decisions based on timing (i.e., I want to graduate next Spring) instead of making an educated and supported decision. This program is designed to assist students in discovering the game plan that works for them as well as to help them navigate the transition from college undergraduate to college graduate and beyond.

After four years of higher education, some seniors get a little complacent and happenstance. This program is designed to give the senior college student a wake-up call and let them know it “ain’t” over ‘til they flip that tassel. This program will help college seniors get the most out of their last year of college and implement a plan of action to successfully transition to graduate school or their chosen career. This program is a must for any graduating senior.

When students go to college for the first time, they are front loaded with information, support and resources. However, during their second year, students often return to campus without the same level of support they had during their first year. Sophomores often hastily choose a major only to change it again, adopt a “know it all” attitude, fail to ask for help, avoid new experiences, and fail to explore all of the options. In fact, research indicates that dropout rates are the highest during the sophomore year, which is often referred to as the sophomore slump.

This country is facing a national crisis. According to national statistics, 1 in 9 minority men ages 20-34 are incarcerated; minority males contribute to most school disciplinary problems, and they represent less than 50% of the college population. While this information is daunting, there is hope. This interactive program is specifically designed to decrease the school dropout rate of minority males and improve the minority male achievement gap.

The sophomore year is unlike any year in college. As research suggest, this is the year that students have the highest probability in dropping out because of lack of support systems in place. This program is designed to help give students the tools to become academically and socially successful their sophomore year and beyond.

The PhotoReading Whole Mind System is an advanced reading strategy that helps students read – and comprehend – books in record time and Millicent St. Claire is a licensed and certified PhotoReading instructor. This is NOT Speed Reading! Students will learn to read better, not faster. They’ll learn to comprehend more with less effort. Although the full ‘Whole Mind System’ is an intense 3-day program that Millicent teaches in public workshops and summer camps for teens, college students and adult learners, this JUMPSTART program delivers the basics of advanced reading in a fun, engaging and dynamic way. It is designed to help students focus on assignments, improve memory and comprehension and GET THEIR READING DONE! With just a few simple techniques, students will learn to open their minds for a “whole brain” learning and reading experience.

Dave brings a full-blow, high-energy, interactive MEMORY CHALLENGE competition to your school. This activity can involve everyone on campus from freshmen to seniors and even faculty and staff. Everyone will have fun challenging – and improving – their own memory and learning new memory techniques that will last them a lifetime!

Triple your memory, double your reading speed and cut study time in half using these record-setting memory and reading techniques. This talk has a transformative effect on students that lasts a lifetime.