Educators From Israel Visit Delphi Academy of Los Angeles

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(Free-Press-Release.com) August 23, 2005 -- A group of six educators from northern Israel visited Delphi Academy of Los Angeles in late July to learn about Delphi�s use of Study Technology.

Study Technology (http://www.AppliedScholastics.org/stu_tech.php) was developed over 40 years ago by author and humanitarian L. Ron Hubbard to help students truly understand what they study and essentially learn how to learn. It consists of tools and techniques teachers can use to improve the learning rates of their students. It can be used by students to improve their ability to understand and use the materials they read and study.

The Israeli schools Kurchak and Ha-Megninm, located in Kyriat Shmone (a small town in northern Israel close to the borders of Jordan and Lebanon) had been having trouble with violence and aggression among their students. No matter what the teachers did, the students could not get better. Many �unteachable� students were placed on medication such as Ritalin to handle the problem. But this solution was not working. So when Meir Ezra, an Israeli businessman, learned about Study Technology and brought it to the two schools, the interest of the teachers and administrators was immediately piqued. Plans were soon made to visit one of the unique schools that employ this technology, the largest of these being Delphi Academy of Los Angeles.

Upon arriving at Delphi, they were toured by Head of School and Head of Admissions. The educators were taken throughout the kindergarten through high school campus, observing the different levels and classes and particularly observing how Study Technology was implemented on each level.

The Israeli educators particularly enjoyed speaking with the students. Each student said they loved school, and many students went on to say that they used to hate school, but since going to Delphi, they have come to really enjoy it. The students would tell them how, at other schools, you were pushed through a subject even if you really didn�t understand it. You were only studying to pass the class or the test. You were not studying to actually use and apply what you learned. �But at Delphi,� explained high school student, Gol Mohammadi, �we use Study Technology so we understand all of what we learn and can USE all of it. If I start having trouble, my teachers use Study Technology to help me work it out so I can better understand what I am studying. They never let me go past something that I don�t fully understand.�

As a result of the tour, Ms. Shosana Shemer, the head of school at the Kurchak School and Mr. Yose Malul, the head of school at the Ha-Megninm School, have been speaking with the Israeli Department of Education. Both schools have decided to implement Study Technology in their schools immediately.

Delphi Academy, located in Lake View Terrace, CA, is a private day school for kindergarten through high school students. Delphi Academy is licensed to use Applied Scholastics(TM) (http://www.AppliedScholastics.org) educational services.

Website: http://www.DelphiLA.org