This summer, our family has been taking an Ice Cream Tour of Virginia. There is no website for this tour. You don’t need tickets. There’s no printed schedule, and, mercifully, no tour guide with bad jokes. We simply looked up the best-reviewed establishments in the state and worked our way down the list, also adding […]
A particularly compassionate and imaginative journal entry by Kayla P., age 11, Arlington, VA. “Hey mom, I’m going to the lab. Be back in time for dinner,” I yelled, grabbing my backpack and running down the stairs. “Okay, honey. Be careful,” replied my mom. I ran out the door and down the street and into […]
“May the sun never set on American baseball.” ~ President Harry S. Truman For Father’s Day this year, the girls and I got my husband a family pack of tickets to a Washington Nationals baseball game. We’ve gone to a few games in past years, and it’s always a good time. There’s lots to see […]
This is another one of the exceptional writing samples we’ve received recently. Great job Ellie! By Ellie Coleman, age 12, Midland, MI Dear Principal Jones, Everybody has been buzzing about the cafeteria workers having super powers. I know you have already said the cafeteria workers are normal people, but I have proof they are so […]
We know some of our adventurers are taking real trips around the globe this summer, and some are having learning adventures closer to home. Whatever your summer brings, we at Brain Chase want to hear about it! That’s why we’re introducing #adventuresofmae, a way for Brain Chase students to check in and share with us […]
One of the joys here at Brain Chase headquarters is seeing the weekly journal entries come in from our adventurers around the world. They are full of imagination and energy and goodness. There are so many good ones, we decided to share some of them here with you, our fellow adventurers. Periodically, we will be […]
Question: What do jumbo marshmallows, Nick Offerman, and a pond full of tadpoles all have in common? Answer: They perfectly describe last weekend. Offerman (Ron from “Parks & Rec”) is the National Wildlife Federation’s new spokesperson. He’s featured in their 2015 Great American Campout campaign, an effort to get 100,000 people pledged to camp this […]
“‘May God thy gold refine.’ That must be from the Bible.” “Shakespeare,” Turtle replied. “All quotations are either from the Bible or Shakespeare.” ~ The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin For a couple of years, I’ve had this grand idea to do a Shakespeare unit with my girls over the summer. This year, we’re finally […]
A real buried treasure lies hidden somewhere under a fruit tree. The first student to solve the riddles and click the map within a two-mile radius of the actual burial spot will win it all. Simple, right? But since this treasure hunt spans the entire globe, it can also seem quite daunting. Before you […]
Most kids I know like to cook. There’s something about taking food in one form, then chopping, smashing, stirring, scooping, pouring, tossing, sprinkling, or blending it, and making it into something new, something delicious to eat and share. Plus, cooking is very grown-up. From the time they could stand on a step stool, my girls […]