Switzer Learning Center Students Participate in Annual Special Olympics Day Activities

 Friday marked the 23rd annual Switzer Learning Center Special Olympics Day at Alta Loma Park in Torrance. It was a perfect spring day where volunteers from Torrance Refining Company, community members, family and friends gathered to help kick off the one-day event which included Olympic-style competitive activities.

The Annual Switzer Olympics Day returned from a 3-year hiatus, due to the pandemic. This year, the culminating event was an opportunity for all age groups, diploma-track and alternative curriculum students, to socialize and build connections in an open environment not able to be experienced on campus.

“This is an off-campus event that incorporates students of all learning abilities to exercise and practice their social skills. The Olympics Day event encourages community togetherness, healthy competition and engages students who don’t often participate in physical, outdoor activities,” said Telpher Youman, Dean of Students at Switzer Learning Center.

Each Olympics Day station was set up so groups of students could experience and participate at their own pace. Events included the long run, arm hang, free throw, football throw, 40-yard dash, sit ups, trunk lift, and jump rope. Staff and volunteers were on hand to assist and encourage the students with each challenge. Many students needed support and encouragement to participate, but as the day progressed the increase in their self-confidence was evident.

The day ended with students and staff coming together to celebrate with a BBQ luncheon including fresh produce donated by The Children’s Community Center.

About Switzer Learning Center

Switzer Center is a nonprofit organization founded in 1966 with a mission of “Nurturing children, teens, and young adults of all abilities to believe, achieve, and thrive.” Switzer Learning Center’s 5th-12th grade, co-educational, nonpublic, special education school, and clinical services serve children, teens, and young adults with mild to severe learning, social, emotional, and behavioral challenges. Students work with a highly trained team of credentialed special education teachers, licensed psychologists, licensed speech and language pathologists, art therapists, certified Crisis Prevention Intervention specialists, and other related service providers who are dedicated to help students achieve academic, vocational and personal goals unattainable in conventional educational settings. Learn more about Switzer Learning Center at www.switzercenter.org.

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Canada – The Canada Learning Bond

The Canada Learning Bond (CLB) is money from the Government of Canada to help pay for post-secondary education. It provides an initial payment of $500 in a Registered Education Savings Plan (RESP) and $100 for each subsequent benefit year of eligibility, up to the benefit year in which the beneficiary turns 15, to a maximum of $2,000. Contributions are not required to receive the CLB.

The Canada Learning Bond (CLB) is money from the Government of Canada to help pay for post-secondary education. It provides an initial payment of $500 in a Registered Education Savings Plan (RESP) and $100 for each subsequent benefit year of eligibility, up to the benefit year in which the beneficiary turns 15, to a maximum of $2,000. Contributions are not required to receive the CLB. 

Eligibility for the CLB is based on family income. In addition, recipients must:

be born on or after January 1, 2004;
be a resident of Canada;
have a valid Social Insurance Number; and
be named as a beneficiary to an RESP.

Children in care for whom the Children’s Special Allowance is paid also qualify for the CLB.

For children under the age of 18, their primary caregiver, or the spouse or common-law partner of the primary caregiver, can request the CLB on behalf of the child. The primary caregiver is the person who is eligible to receive the Canada Child Benefit in the child’s name.

In addition, the child’s primary caregiver must have applied for the Canada Child Benefit for the child through the Canada Revenue Agency and must continue to file income tax returns, so that eligibility can be validated.

The CLB is retroactive. It can be requested on behalf of an eligible child, and the child can still receive the entire amount that they would have been eligible for had it been requested from birth.

Beginning in January 2022, individuals who were eligible for the CLB as children but did not receive it can apply for it themselves when they reach the age of 18. They will have until the day before they turn 21 to apply.

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Summit Learning Institute Offers Homeschooling Courses for Children

 As soon as the COVID-19 lockdowns started, schools all over the world closed or transitioned to online studies. To help parents provide quality education to their children in these turbulent times, Summit Learning Institute offers homeschooling courses at affordable rates.

As homeschooling offers more flexibility and convenience, many parents prefer this method instead of admitting their children to regular schools. In 2020 only, the proportion of households with school-aged children practicing homeschooling increased from 5.5% to 11.1%.

Homeschooling is a more convenient option for parents and children, but maintaining the same education standards at home is not as easy. This is where Summit Learning Institute comes to the rescue.

Summit Learning Institute is an online education gateway that offers a range of courses to help students learn new skills and subjects from the comfort of their homes. Courtesy of the unprecedented advancements in technology over the past few years, online education is no more a hassle.

Instead, it offers more interesting ways for the instructors to interact with the students and make the lectures engaging, unlike ordinary classrooms. From online quizzes to digital educational games to the deployment of cloud and AI technology, instructors at Summit Learning Institute utilize every given technology to make their courses more organized and provide a healthy learning experience to children of all ages.

Speaking about the virtual learning platform, a Summit Learning Institute representative stated, “At Summit Learning Institute, we understand that online learning is more convenient for children. However, at the same time, it can be difficult for the parents to keep their children interested in studies. To help you effectively deal with the problems, we make all our homeschooling courses incredibly interesting and fun. Your child won’t get easily bored with the studies because we customize the course according to their schedules and integrate several fun-filled activities to keep them engaged.”

Regardless of their class, geographical location, or cultural background, Summit Learning Institute treats all its students with equal respect and prioritizes their interests over all other things. They aim to build a diverse community of online learners where everyone benefits and gets an opportunity to expand their network.

In addition to homeschooling, the online learning platform also offers courses for parents, job seekers and employers, business owners, and aspiring entrepreneurs.

About the company

Summit Learning Institute is an online learning gateway, which offers a myriad of online courses for children and adults. Their services include online leadership and management courses, online homeschooling courses, online courses for entrepreneurs, and more.

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Summit Learning Institute Offers Comprehensive Mathematics, Management, and Career Growth Courses Online

 The paradigm of traditional schooling has shifted dramatically over the last few years. Being personally available in a class is no longer the only opportunity to learn something. If people are connected to the internet, they can acquire a good education and learn new skills anytime and anywhere they choose using the online learning platforms. This will be the future of learning for all age groups, hence regarded by many as “The Digital Learning.”

Summit Learning Institute is one such online learning platform that offers a lot of courses and skills related to different subjects and areas for people to work and improve. The rise of online learning is growing even more as technology progresses and students’ experience advances. Compared to traditional schooling, it is a valuable approach to learning and offers a variety of advantages. You don’t have to be location-dependent to learn.

Speaking about virtual learning platforms, a Summit Learning Institute representative stated, “Summit Learning Institute is providing students, employees, and people of all ages several online courses relating to topics like mathematics, management sciences, and courses related to professional and personal growth to help you grow individually as well as professionally. Online learning is the future of education. Our experienced and professional instructors have tried to bring the best and quality learning experience for our users of all areas. Summit Learning Institute takes pride in offering quality online courses to its users.”

Summit Learning Institute’s online learning connects students and instructors from all over the world. When it comes to traditional learning, where the location of the people determines the classes they can take. But with virtual learning, people can enroll in courses worldwide, which will give them a better grasp of the online learning platforms while also assisting people in developing their networks and developing an international perspective. It builds an online community of learning which benefits everyone in the community with the learning experience of every individual.

About the company

Summit Learning Institute is an online learning platform, where they have a range of several online courses to choose from. Experienced professionals in their respective fields make their learning material, hence it guarantees you a high level of learning content. They provide a flexible and advanced way of moving forward in your career with several courses on personal and professional growth. There are exclusive courses on empowerment and your personal growth on their online platform. Their services include online courses for entrepreneurs, online homeschooling courses, online leadership and management courses, and more.

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Infopro Learning Gains a Coveted Spot in 2021 Top Content Development Companies by Training Industry

 In the current business world, the modern workforce is actively seeking learning & development opportunities. Companies factor this transformation and are investing in workforce development programs to drive their overall growth.

L&D departments are also improving their business strategy to cater to the evolving needs of global workforce. Today, the most important thing is to ensure that employees engage well with the training content as per their personalized needs, skill sets, and career goals.

Infopro Learning holds an experience of more than 25 years into content development. The leading organization offers services to create learning content into different modalities. For nine years in a row, Infopro Learning has been recognized under the Top 20 Content Development Companies™ list by Training Industry. This annual listing helps buy-side companies in their search for the perfect training and development partners. Training Industry is a reputed organization which analyzes the current training marketplace comprising of the best custom development providers that provide a wide range of services.

“With a focus on measurable performance and operational excellence, our custom learning solutions deliver the best of learning experience. Our solutions are created with the end-goal in mind,” says Anu Galhotra, Senior Vice President of Learning Solutions, Infopro Learning. “We aim to design custom solutions that drive outcomes in terms of customer retention, revenues, or net promoter score. We also create personalized learning paths that aid organizations meet bespoke learning needs and business requirements such as optimizing training time and reducing time to proficiency. It is great achievement for us to be reckoned amongst the Training Industry’s Top 20 Content Development Companies and we hope to foster our relationship with them in the learning and development space.”

Anu Galhotra, Vice President of Learning Solutions, Infopro Learning shares, “Gamification, as a learning strategy works very well for corporate learners, especially when you need to maximize engagement. Our gamification solutions are created to be very engaging, but we also make sure that it aligns to the overall L&D objective and bring about measurable business benefits. Our solutions range from mobile enabled gamified solutions for young managers and leaders within the sales function to onboarding trainings that hinge on a gamified experience. It is a proud moment for us to receive this recognition from eLearning Industry. It inspires us to continue our endeavor to innovate and deliver learning solutions that provide superior learning experiences, measurable performance as well as operational excellence.”

About Infopro Learning:

Infopro Learning is an award-winning workforce transformation company that unlocks the potential of people -employees, clients, and partners. Unlocking the potential of people unleashes higher levels of performance, resulting in outcomes aligned with your company’s strategic objectives. Infopro Learning helps you grow, manage change effectively, and ultimately – transform.

People are a primary source of an organization’s competitive advantage. Over the last 25 years, Infopro Learning has built services and solutions around training, upskilling, and developing people.

As a global leader in talent development and managed learning services, Infopro Learning offers a full- service of solutions that support the entire lifecycle of learning, including strategy, curriculum design, content development, training delivery, learning administration, and talent sourcing. Their digital platforms and global infrastructure enable accelerated realization of the outcomes associated with full-service solutions.

Infopro Learning offers its “unlock” series of innovative leadership and talent development programs designed as a blended learning journey for individual contributors as well as first time, mid-level, and executive leaders. Infopro Learning’s specialized learning solutions are outcomes based and helps organizations improve performance in areas of product adoption, customer education, sales, customer service, IT/ Tech & onboarding.

To learn more about how Infopro Learning can unlock your organization’s potential, please reach out to us at info@infoprolearning.com.

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