SCEL Mourns Passing of Director
Dr. Martha M. Wood
1929 - 2012
It
is with great sadness that SCEL announces the passing of our beloved Founder,
Dr. Martha M. Wood following a valiant battle with cancer. Her husband of 57
years, four sons and their wives, seven grandchildren and a sister survive her.
Martha established SCEL in 2000 as a vehicle to spread the knowledge of Dr. Reuven Feuerstein’s innovative work in cognitive processes, which she had discovered as a doctoral student at Georgia State University. Read more and respond to blog
Welcome to SCEL
Are you interested in how children and adults can become better thinkers? Better problem solvers? Better decision makers? Would you like to know more about how to assess someone’s learning potential? The Southeastern Center for the Enhancement of Learning (SCEL) offers programs and curricula that have been shown to enhance learning skills. As a result of our proven training, we can equip the parent, teacher, therapist, employee or employer, with the necessary skills to help themselves and/or others – from ages three to adult – become better lifelong learners.
SCEL Announces Twelfth Annual Workshops
June 18 - June 29, 2012
Metro-Atlanta, Georgia, USA
The Southeastern Center for the Enhancement of Learning will host its
twelfth
annual Feuerstein Workshops in June of 2012 in Metro-Atlanta, Georgia, USA. Classes are scheduled for June 18
- 29, 2012, from 8 A.M. to
5 P.M. Classes in all
Levels of IE Standard and IE Basic are being planned. LPAD I will also be
offered.
Although it may be necessary to make adjustments in offerings, SCEL has announced the following schedule for courses and trainers:
| Instrumental Enrichment Classes | ||
| Course |
Cost (Paid by May 10) |
Cost (Paid after May 10) |
| June 18 - 22 | ||
| IE Standard I | $800 | $850 |
| IE Basic I | $800 | $850 |
| IE Standard III | $800 | $850 |
| June 25 - 29 | ||
| IE Standard II | $800 | $850 |
| IE Basic II | $800 | $850 |
| June 18 - 29 | ||
| LPAD I | $1200 | $1200 |
Registration fees include ALL MATERIALS (Resource Notebook, Teachers Guides and Student Pages-- with stencils for Level III). THESE TRAINING MATERIALS ARE NOT PROVIDED AT OTHER SITES.
A lunch and two hospitality breaks are provided each day. Upon completion
of 45 hours, each participant will
receive an official ICELP Certificate of Training.
As always, classes are contingent upon adequate enrollment. If it should be
necessary to cancel classes due to inadequate enrollment, applicants will be
notified by May 16, 2012.
Non-refundable travel tickets should not be purchased until classes are
confirmed. Inquiry can be made through
info@scel.org for the status of classes or for additional information.
2012 Transportation & Accommodations
NOTE: There are many interesting, historical, cultural, and educational points
of interest in Atlanta and the surrounding areas. We hope you will make plans to
spend some extra time before or after training to take advantage of this
opportunity to visit some of these places. (Because of the time required for IE
Training, it will not be possible to make sight seeing trips during the day
while in training.)
The SCEL Training Experience - What makes it special?
Any Cognitive Enrichment Training is a special experience, but we like to
think that Cognitive Enrichment Training at SCEL is “extra special.” The main
thing that makes it so special is the fellowship with some very interesting
people--from our certified trainers to our interesting mix of novice and
experienced participants. Trainees come to us from a wide variety of settings:
public schools, charter schools, private schools, special needs schools, home
schools, educational therapy settings, and clinical practice. Add to this the
geographical diversity –which in past years has included participants from
eleven different states (literally coast to coast from Georgia to California)
and ten different countries –mainly from Europe, but also including Russia, UAE
and Thailand, and you have fertile ground for intellectual “sharing.”
A second thing that makes our training “extra special” is the quality of our
training staff. All of our certified trainers have earned advanced degrees, have
extensive classroom experience, and have completed many hours of Cognitive
Enrichment training—some of which, for each trainer-- has been through
International ICELP Workshops. Their dedication to our training makes it
possible for us to offer smaller classes in order to meet individual training
needs.
We try to limit our classes to ten participants, and, with our own staff
trainers, can often offer classes with as few as six trainees. Each class is
conducted by a certified trainer who is present for all the sessions –even if
there are occasional guest presenters. This insures continuity and efficiency of
time use, and more importantly, provides a contact person for after training
follow-up. (For information on SCEL Trainers check the website under Contact
Us.)
The availability of Teacher’s Guides and a Training Notebook with resources for
each course is also an important extra. We feel that part of our training is to
help participants learn how to use the Guides. We have chosen to include them in
our registration fee rather than make them optional and available for purchase
at additional expense. We also provide internet access at the training site.
As important as these aspects of our training are, however, there is
another element that really makes the difference—that is a big dose of Southern
Hospitality. In order to minimize the interruptions inherent in full day
training, we furnish lunch and two breaks daily. Breaks and
lunch are valuable times for discussion and interaction among trainers and
participants.
Our trainers are sensitive to individual needs, and are anxious to give our
trainees individual attention, but our main resource in this department is our
hospitality chairperson. She is available to help with any problems that may
arise.
Finally, when you train at SCEL, we say, “We are yours forever!” You are free to
contact us at any time for advice or just to chat.
