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Applied Scholastics - Study Technology to Overcome Any Barrier Based on L. Ron Hubbard's extensive technology, Applied Scholastics™ programs enable individuals to handle the literacy and education of the children and people in their communities. Applied Scholastics is a Social Betterment Corporation of ABLE International. Applied Scholastics International is a non-profit educational organization and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, disability or age in its programs and activities. www.appliedscholastics.org   (161 words)

Applied Scholastics International - Study Technology for Effective Literacy and Education Programs Applied Scholastics was founded the following year as a public benefit, nonprofit and non-religious organisation to work with governments and schools worldwide. Churches of Scientology and their members support and sponsor Applied Scholastics in recognition of its proven results and its potential to improve life for the students of today and tomorrow. Applied Scholastics has trained over 66,000 educators, who in turn are bringing this vital technology to millions of students. www.effective-education.org /pg008.html   (555 words)

Scientology's Education Fronts - Applied Scholastics International Applied Scholastics claims that it is wholly independent of the Church of Scientology. Applied Scholastics' separate incorporation does mean that, in a strict legal sense, it is separate from the Church of Scientology. Applied Scholastics was established on the instructions of L. Ron Hubbard in 1970. studytech.org /asi.php   (3831 words)

Applied Scholastics - Making Headway in the Battle for Literacy Applied Scholastics International is a non-profit, public benefit organization formed in 1972 by educators from colleges, universities, and both public and private schools. The mission of Applied Scholastics is to provide effective education services and materials that help people learn how to learn and thereby work effectively to achieve their goals and realize their full potential. Applied Scholastics delivers effective teacher training programs that teach teachers about Study Technology and how they can use it in teaching their students. www.appliedscholastics.org /about/index.php   (235 words)

Applied Scholastics - L. Ron Hubbard, Humanitarian/Education Founded by a consortium of American educators from university, college and lower schools, Applied Scholastics is dedicated to the dissemination of LRH educational technology both privately and publicly, and administered by the Association for Better Living and Education. In all, Applied Scholastics functions through some two hundred affiliates worldwide to the ultimate benefit of some thirty million people from every educational and socioeconomic sphere. By 1975, under an Applied Scholastics affiliate known as Education Alive, the program had come to embrace several districts to the benefit of several thousand students and instructors. education.lronhubbard.org /page78.htm   (307 words)

Applied Scholastics... The Executive Director of Applied Scholastics Canada, Elizabeth Zahari, said "in view of the current alarming statistics from the Grade 10 student’s poor results in literacy tests, this is cause for not only great concern but effective action. Applied Scholastics and Education Alive, who tutored and trained hundreds of students in the Pape/Danforth area for many years, are delighted to be back and are now In their new premises at 678A Pape Ave. A 16 year old student at Applied Scholastics at one point had been 3 grades behind in his reading and was able to catch up within one school year. www.echoworld.com /B01/B0105/B0105-1.HTM   (461 words)

Applied Scholastics - Making Headway in the Battle for Literacy Applied Scholastics of Italy and the Mediterranean is a non profit organization, which was officially established in Italy in 2000 with centers and individuals licensed by Applied Scholastics International that have been operating there for many years. Applied Scholastics of Italy and the Mediterranean has been recognized as an accredited/qualified corporation for the training of school personnel (M.D. 2nd August 2005, Ministerial Directive 90/2003), after the admissions examination from the MIUR (Ministry of Instruction, University and Research) National Technical Committee. Applied Scholastics of Italy and the Mediterranean first began in 1978 in Rome providing training for teachers and principals in effective teaching strategies using Study Technology. appliedscholastics.org /Italian_Accreditation   (598 words)

Applied Scholastics: Effective Education and Study Technology Applied Scholastics is a secular social betterment program, a separate and autonomous charitable program that is independent of the churches of Scientology. Applied Scholastics International opens the doors to opportunity by implementing effective educational programs in a vast array of settings for both children and adults. Applied Scholastics tutoring and community programs bring education and learning skills for life to young people and adults. www.scientology.org /en_US/world/betterment/applied-scholastics   (187 words)

Scientology's Study Technology - Essay -- Dr. David Touretzky and Chris Owen Applied Scholastics and its related organizations have publicized some claimed successes, but have provided no specifics, corroboration or even details of where the results were obtained. Applied Scholastics is not alone in its apparent sloppiness: similar figures are presented similarly vaguely on the websites of its parent organization, ABLE, and on the Church of Scientology's official Study Technology website. In Applied Scholastics' sister organization Narconon, clients are required to write success stories on a standardized form at the end of each course, in order to "attest" to a successful completion. www.studytech.org /study_tech4.php   (4161 words)

What is Applied Scholastics? Applied Scholastics International was started in 1972 by a group of teachers who worked together to utilize (within the education system) the educational methods called “Study Technology”; developed by L. Ron Hubbard. Applied Scholastics works to give learners, both youths and adults, and their teachers the tools needed to overcome the barriers to learning. Applied Scholastics International also publishes a series of books which present the Study Technology and other educational material developed by L. Ron Hubbard. www.scientology.org /en_US/world/betterment/applied-scholastics/pg001.html   (288 words)

The Watchman Expositor: Applied Scientology in Public Schools? An example of this is the recent controversy that surfaced in California, where schoolteachers who are Scientologists have been using Scientology's Applied Scholastics' materials in their classrooms. Meanwhile, Applied Scholastics submitted five books authored by Hubbard to be approved as supplemental textbooks by the California State Department of Education. This appears to be characteristic of Scientology's Applied Scholastics as they also made "unsubstantiated" claims about an earlier foray into California's public schools in the Compton district. www.watchman.org /sci/appliedscientology.htm   (1317 words)

Scientology's Fraudulent Study Technology Smith and Applied Scholastics insist the books are non-religious in nature, and a spokesperson for the Department of Education said a committee that examined them could find no references to Scientology (Helfand, 1997b). In a 1992 lawsuit in Santa Clara, California, three persons who were subjected to Applied Scholastics courses sued their employer, Applied Materials, for retaliating against them when they refused to continue participating in training that amounted to Scientology indoctrination (Hemet (California) News, July 29, 1992.) The employer eventually settled the case for an estimated $600,000. Applied Scholastics is housed along with Narconon and the Way to Happiness Foundation at 7060 Hollywood Boulevard in Los Angeles. www-2.cs.cmu.edu /~dst/StudyTech   (8242 words)

Vanguard - Education: Applied Scholastics centre opens in Nigeria Applied Scholastics, a non-profit international organisation with over 700 affiliated groups in more than 40 countries, partnering with Education Tax Fund (ETF), is bringing a revolutionary study methodology to Nigeria, the body is to train educators from various educational institutions throughout the country. She said the partnership between AOCOED and Applied Scholastics International of USA will be mutually beneficial, boost education in Nigeria and the status of the college locally and internationally, and won’t be trifled with. Applied Scholastics, established by American educators in 1972 to promote and develop programmes of effective education for educators, business trainers, tutors, parents, children and any individual who need improved study skills to enhance their scholastic, business and personal activities. www.vanguardngr.com /articles/2002/features/education/edu430112006.html   (1429 words)

Fulfilling the Promise of an Education - Making Human Rights a Reality - Church of Scientology International Applied Scholastics programmes are used by tens of thousands of educators in 54 nations. Applied Scholastics has delivered seminars and training courses to more than 63,000 teachers, who have in turn trained 3.4 million students in the use of these educational methods. Word of mouth about the effectiveness of Applied Scholastics’ programmes has since spread to other nations on the African continent that today are contending with illiteracy in their populations. www.scientology-europe.org /en_US/pub/human-rights/pg012.html   (615 words)

L. Ron Hubbard-inspired teacher training center opens in county   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-09) Leaders of Applied Scholastics say their organization is separate from Hubbard's Scientology, that it is based on his educational techniques. Applied Scholastics was at the center of a debate in California six years ago when some teachers proposed that the state buy the group's books to supplement school textbooks. Applied Scholastics employees have begun to introduce themselves to school districts, churches and other agencies in the St. Louis area, Slaughter said. www.rickross.com /reference/scientology/studytech/studytech15.html   (732 words)

Applied Scholastics International - ABLE International Applied Scholastics International was started in 1972 by a group of educators searching for methods that could help them salvage students who were falling through the cracks of the education system. The founders of Applied Scholastics were troubled by the number of students unable to assimilate or apply the information they were studying, and the resulting frustration that led many of these young people to drop out. Study Technology, the teaching method used by Applied Scholastics, is a tool which can be used by students, teachers, children and parents alike. www.able.org /programs/applied-scholastics   (260 words)

Part 4-A-1: Reaching into Society - Scientology and the Schools Applied Scholastics currently has plans to build a 1,000-acre campus, where the organization would train educators to teach Hubbard's tutorial program. Applied Scholastics considers these schools fertile ground because campus administrators are willing to try new approaches to improve scores. In applying for district financing, Clegg said the educational program was "developed by American writer and educator L. Ron Hubbard." Excluding any reference to Hubbard's Scientology connection, he persuaded the board to provide $5,000 to tutor 30 sophomores with low reading scores and to conduct a parent workshop. www.lermanet2.com /scientologynews/latimes/lat-4a1.htm   (1266 words)

Bridging the Understanding Gap - Freedom Magazine - Voice of Church of Scientology Los Angeles Applied Scholastics International is a non-profit, public benefit organization whose purpose is to improve education worldwide. Assisted by Applied Scholastics International, Rev. Johnson began employing the study technology and formed the Compton Learning and Literacy Project, where children and adults received free tutoring and training in literacy, study and communication. Applied Scholastics and its affiliated programs and schools which use the study technology are a bright hope for the future of education. www.freedominla.org /issue01/page08.htm   (2148 words)

Scientology's Education Fronts - Applied Scholastics International In exchange, the schools support Applied Scholastics' program by providing it [with] ten percent of the funds they receive in connection with their Applied Scholastics' activities. Narconon, Applied Scholastics and Hubbard College of Administration each have the authority to extend tax-exempt status to newly formed subordinate organizations. Applied Scholastics has had excellent results increasing the ability of students to read and understand materials. www.studytech.org /asi.php   (3831 words)

What is Scientology doing in Society Applied Scholastics International is a non-profit, public benefit corporation whose purpose is to improve education worldwide. Applied Scholastics was founded in 1972 to advance the application of L. Ron Hubbard’s Study Technology outside the Churches of Scientology and thus broadly remedy learning difficulties for people of all ages and in all walks of life. Applied Scholastics programs have been used to teach gang members in Los Angeles’ inner city, students in New Zealand and teachers in South Africa. www.scientologie.tm.fr /question/ref_4.htm   (3653 words)

Study skills class linked to Scientology Applied Scholastics representatives, however, assured her that the program steered clear of religion. Applied Scholastics had a big advantage over the school system studies skill program: a small pupil-teacher ratio of no more than five to one. Applied Scholastics is based on the idea that there are three barriers to learning: lack of mass, too steep a gradient and words not understood or wrongly understood. www.religionnewsblog.com /18372/applied-scholastics-scientology   (1490 words)

Texts Highlight Scientology's Role in Education "Applied Scholastics, for 25 years, has been and will always be a nonprofit organization that uses the Study Technology of L. Ron Hubbard," Rena Weinberg, the president of the Association for Better Living and Education International, said in a recent interview. Critics of the Church of Scientology charge that organizations such as ABLE and Applied Scholastics are "front groups" whose purpose is to gain wider social acceptance for the church itself. Applied Scholastics licenses the use of its materials to a variety of mostly private literacy programs and neighborhood foundations. www.solitarytrees.net /pubs/scntexts.htm   (2459 words)

WHAT IS APPLIED SCHOLASTICS? Applied Scholastics is one of several organizations whose purpose is to promote the use of Scientology "Study Technology," a study system developed by Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard, to the non-Scientology world, primarily to schools and businesses. Applied Scholastics is not legally a part of the Church of Scientology. Applied Scholastics has often met opposition when its connection to Scientology is exposed; schools have dropped Study Technology programs and people whose employers have pressured them to take business training seminars based on Study Technology, which they view as Scientology indoctrination, have sued. www.xenu.net /archive/infopack/10.htm   (552 words)

St. Louis - News - L Is for L. Ron Applied Scholastics makes headlines once again, but this time the occasion is no celebration: Two local school districts, St. Louis and Hazelwood, say the group isn't welcome in their classrooms. Applied Scholastics' methodology (which Hubbard calls "Study Technology") holds that students have trouble in school because they never learn how to learn. Chris Wright says Applied Scholastics personnel "aggressively" began trying to partner with her district almost as soon as the group took up residence in Spanish Lake. www.riverfronttimes.com /2005-10-26/news/l-is-for-l-ron   (1244 words)

Applied Scholastics Tutoring Programs Applied Scholastics International, a non-profit public benefit corporation with a mission to improve education worldwide, provides this much needed resource through Study Technology (or Study Tech), a precise system for learning any subject. Developed by author and humanitarian L. Ron Hubbard, Study Technology is a breakthrough educational methodology that opens the door of opportunity and keeps it open for adults and children from urban centers in America and Europe to the townships of South Africa. For nearly three decades, Applied Scholastics staff and representatives have worked in partnership with government agencies, educators, schools, corporations, community groups and parents to implement Study Technology, bringing hope of a world free from illiteracy and the possibility of life-long learning. www.study-technology.org   (290 words)

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