Mozart. Beethoven. Bach. Their music is timeless, and we’ve all heard it. But how good are you, really, at identifying famous classical compositions? Why Classical Music? At Brain Chase, we’re all about expanding your child’s educational experience. Unfortunately, these days, your child does not get much exposure to classical music. So, we’ve decided make […]
At Brain Chase, we love decoders and secret codes. One of our favorites is the Pigpen cipher. The Pigpen cipher not only looks cool, it has a long history. No one is really sure who invented the cipher, but variations of it have been used by different groups since the 18th century. During the Civil War, the code […]
Children often learn from and become like the characters they read about. So often our daughters see young women represented as princesses or ballerinas. They read stories that encourage a love of dance and fairy tales, but what can we do when our daughters want something more? What stories can we tell our little girls […]
How Does Learning A Second Language Benefit Your Child’s Brain Development? By: Anabela Barros, Guest Blogger Learning a foreign language offers important benefits for your child’s brain development. It helps improve concentration, memory, intelligence and lowers their risk of being diagnosed with dementia and Alzheimer’s later in life. A language is quite complex, and a […]
Keep your child learning, busy, and entertained this summer with Brain Chase! A new revolution in summer camps has arrived (drumroll please…): Online Summer Camps (a.k.a Virtual Summer Camps)! These are not the traditional, pay-hundreds-of-dollars-to-keep-your-kid-entertained-for-a-week camps. Online summer camps are quickly becoming a popular and MUCH more cost effective way to keep your kids entertained and learning throughout the summer. Check […]
Really expand your child’s education with our broad selection of electives. We are excited to offer several new electives, along with our already-existing electives. Our complete list of electives includes: Google Books Reading Challenge Brain Chase Book Club Creative Writing Challenge with Credentialed Teachers Khan Academy Math Challenge Rosetta Stone Foreign Language Challenge Typing Club […]
Just as the weather started to turn warm this spring, I asked my five-year-old daughter, “What are you looking forward to this summer?” “Fireflies,” she answered. “There’s no way they can get cancelled.” Sadly, she knows the ways of our world. Plans change. People get sick. It rains on parades. Out of necessity, I’m constantly […]
Have you ever imagined what it would be like for a human to be a pet to an alien? Well, Persephone M. age 11 of Toronto, Ontario, Canada has! Meaka and Deaka alien, as you know I would really like to get a pet human. Although you don’t want me to have one, I have […]
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 […]
“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 […]