The 8 Keys of Excellence: Principles to Live By

by Bobbi DePorter

The 8 Keys of Excellence lay the framework for a supportive, trusting environment where each person is valued and respected. The Keys provide a meaningful way to gain alignment and build a strong sense of community. Stories and comments by youth and adults about each of the 8 Keys are provided to guide and inspire.

230 pages, Paperback

First published November 1, 2000

About the author

Roberta "Bobbi" DePorter is the President of the Quantum Learning Network (QLN) and co-founder of the SuperCamp program.

In the late-1970s, DePorter was co-founder of the Burklyn Business School in Vermont – an avante-garde school that taught traditional business subjects in a non-traditional manner. DePorter studied with Dr. Georgi Lozanov, who developed accelerated learning, and applied his methods at the school.

In 1982, DePorter teamed-up with Eric Jensen and Greg Simmons to co-found SuperCamp – a summer camp program designed to introduce teenagers to accelerated learning academic skills and valuable life skills. The SuperCamp program is now run by QLN and is held annually at several locations across the United States and around the world. Since 1982, more than 50,000 students worldwide have attended SuperCamp.DePorter's books have been published in several countries, including the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, Russia, Indonesia and Brazil.

DePorter is a past President of the International Alliance for Learning, and a past Chairman the San Diego Chamber of Commerce's Business Roundtable for Best Educational Practices.

Bobbi DePorter is the mother of Grant DePorter, a Chicago restaurateur who came to worldwide prominence in 2004 when he paid US$113,824.16 for a baseball which a fan had unwittingly deflected out of the hands of a Chicago Cubs player (thus contributing to the team's defeat in the 2003 National League Championship Series), and then having the ball blown-up in a nationally televised event intended to help end the "Curse of the Billy Goat" which had afflicted the Cubs since 1945.

Reviews

[Chandra Tusdiana · Rating 5 out of 5]

A book that inspires our thoughts and mentality in achieving our goals in life. So many ideas in this book are useful for the people around me and me. A very nutritious book, in my opinion.

[Jeff Lochhead · Rating 5 out of 5]

Though I have employed the 8 Keys in my teaching for the past three years, I had never taken the time to read through the book. I look forward to implementing them with much more diligence in the fall. I am convinced that teaching character skills far outweighs any content that I will ever teach.