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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 Eleventh Annual Workshops

The Southeastern Center for the Enhancement of Learning will host its eleventh annual Feuerstein Workshops in June and July of 2011 at the SCEL Training Center in Metro-Atlanta, Georgia, USA. Classes are scheduled for June 13-July 1 from 8 A.M. to 5 P.M. Classes in all Levels of IE Standard and IE Basic are being planned.

Although it may be necessary to make adjustments in offerings, Director, Dr. Martha M. Wood, has announced the following schedule for courses and trainers:

Registration fees include all materials (Resource Notebook, Teachers Guides and Student Pages-- with stencils for Level III). These training materials are often not provided at other sites. Continental breakfast, a light lunch, and two hospitality breaks are provided each day. 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, 2011.

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.

Download 2011 Registration Form

2011 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, with a choice from our menus, and two breaks daily with fresh fruit and veggies, as well as traditional snack foods. 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.

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