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Incorporating Brain Chase Learning Program Into Your Summer

In the video below I discuss ideas on how you can incorporate the Brian Chase learning program into your kids’ busy summer.

The Research

Research shows that summer learning loss is an issue which impacts all students, especially in mathematics. The numbers show that some children lose about 2-3 months of math comprehension every summer when they’re not engaged in a summer learning program.

Can you imagine how on target your child will be if he/she is doing one hour a day of review or new concepts? I can. It’ll make our sixth grade year go that much smoother.

In the video I show you a sample schedule that I’m considering for my son, whereby he’s getting his learning time in and still has the remainder of the day for other activities, whether we’re at home or traveling. We travel with more than one tablet in addition to my laptop, so he’ll be able to get his work in on the go.

The Plan

My idea is to get him engaged in the morning and be done!

As you’re working on your summer trip planning and looking at camps, as well as other activities, make sure that you’re flexible working Brain Chase into your schedule. Your kids only need 5 focused hours per week to do the program.

This works out to be an easy 1 hour per day of work! Easy.

I have a feeling that once my oldest starts the program, watches the videos, and begins unlocking clues, he won’t be in a rush to “be done.”

The Chase Begins Soon

The Brain Chase program starts in a week (June 22nd) so if you haven’t signed up yet, now’s your chance. Pricing for the regular program is $199 for the first child and $100 for each additional sibling. Premium pricing is $249 and $149 each additional child – with this you get an adventure pack, a t-shirt, and a Sunstone of Cortès patch.

Guess what? They even offer a 7-day cancellation policy if you’re not fully satisfied. That’s how confident the creators and educators are in the program.

Remember, in qualified states, your child will be competing for the real Sunstone of Cortès treasure, a $10,000 prize and a trip for the family to find the hidden treasure. All for studying and guessing first! (Kinda wish I was age 7-15 so that I can play.)

For more information click here to register for the program. You can also read about Brain Chase in the national spotlight here. Good luck and see you on the chase!

 

This post is sponsored by Brain Chase in conjunction with their summer learning program. All opinions expressed are my own.

Take A Virtual Trip With Your Kids And Brain Chase

Brain Chase Sunstone of Cortes
Brain Chase has produced a REAL sunstone for one lucky winner to find the $10k prize.

Last month I mentioned a cool virtual summer learning program called Brain Chase. If you missed the post, you can check it out here.

The company has just released several new announcements that are making this program even hotter for your kids! Shoot, I’m jealous I can’t participate.

First off, they created a real Sunstone. What?! Yes! The sunstone is about 12 inches in diameter and has mechanically rotating components that open to reveal the center compartment, where the key to retrieve the $10,000 prize will be hidden.

If I had to list the three things I love most about the Brain Chase program in order, it would be: the opportunity for my kids to travel on a scavenger hunt for the prize; the $10,000 prize; and the opportunity to participate in a Rosetta Stone learning module.

As part of their online academic work, kids can choose the language module in lieu of the writing module.

Students will complete 2 lessons (a total of a little over an hour) each week in order to fulfill their language requirement and unlock the next episode. Students will be allowed to choose from 30+ languages when they register, and will have a week at the beginning of the program in which to switch languages if they prefer.

Brain Chase mystery item
Mystery bonus items make the program more intriguing and fun for kids.

If you want to learn more about “adventure learning” or out-of-the-classroom learning that’s touched with wonder, you should really check out the Brain Chase adventure learning blog. The blog is full of tips and resources for parents and kids.

Here’s one of the funnest additions to the program that they’re offering: The Brain Chase Library Challenge.

What is it? Well, throughout the month of May, Brain Chase will be hosting a 5-city Library Challenge. In each of the following cities, they will hide a voucher worth $1,000 in a local public library:

  • Boston
  • Salt Lake City
  • Orange County
  • Seattle
  • Austin

A unique riddle will lead adventurers to the exact location of the voucher and a complimentary Brain Chase registration.

We might just need to take a trip to Boston to participate in this mini scavenger hunt and maybe win some loot along the way!

This post is sponsored by Brain Chase in conjunction with their summer learning program. All opinions expressed are my own.

Combine Brain Chase And Travel For Kids Summer Learning

Brain Chase summer learning

March is quickly coming to a close. Many of us parents are already thinking about Summer plans, most of which involves a balance of travel and summer learning.

I have a problem that I deal with every year once June rolls around: summer learning loss.

Earlier this week I received an email from a learning center that we’ll be enrolling my oldest son in starting next month. I subconsciously rolled my eyes as I thought about the struggle I’d have keeping him motivated to attend full-out through the summer.

I’ve already started constructing the mental bribes.

Like all other children, mine want to forget about books, forget about snow, and forget about schedules. Their ideal day would be a balance of travel, online gaming, and running outside under the warmth of the sun.

I think I may have found a wonderful solution: Brain Chase!

What is Brain Chase?

Brain Chase summer learning
The characters in the game.

It’s a 5-week online summer learning challenge for 2nd through 8th graders, though technically kids can be between ages 6 and 16. It involves a massive global treasure hunt that’s powered by a child’s reading, writing and math on a personalized online learning platform.

Kids have four tasks that they need to complete each week:

  1. Read for 15 minutes per day
  2. Write one journal entry
  3. Earn 10,000 points on Khan Academy
  4. Do a bonus challenge

After they complete their tasks they can unlock the next webisode which contains hidden pictures, numbers, and riddles that will help them guess the treasure’s location.

How fun.

The program encourages and motivates kids to do online academic work during the summer time in hopes of winning a $10,000 scholarship and trophy. Oh, and bragging rights too of course! They will spend 5 weeks hunting for a golden mechanical treasure. This year the treasure is called the Sunstone of Cortes.

Brain Chase Summer Learning

The program is in its second year. Last year 500 adventurers participated in the hunt for the scholarship money and the treasure.

Biggest Highlights

What I like is that it gives kids motivation to achieve two big goals: winning and traveling! It’s like the academic junior version of the Amazing Race.

Face it, if our kids aren’t continually practicing their reading and math skills during the summer, they lose one to two months of the previous school year’s brain power. A 2011 RAND study revealed this in its findings.

In addition to participating in a massive global treasure hunt for the golden trophy and the $10,000 prize, this is what else kids get when they participate in Brain Chase’s summer learning program:

  • 5 weeks of structured challenges on external reading and math websites.
  • Weekly writing exercises with feedback from credentialed teachers.
  • Exclusive access to an original animated adventure series that’s loaded with hidden puzzles and clues.

Parents are emailed weekly progress reports and 3 adventure tools are mailed to the house to help kids solve special bonus challenges. I have a plan together on how to seamlessly incorporate it in our day-to-day schedule.

So how can you participate? This is what you need to know:

Check out this video to see how the program works: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xciDyoHXz0&feature=youtu.be

The chase starts on Monday June 22, 2015 at 9 a.m. EST. Once the race starts, adventurers can log in every 24 hours to guess where the real treasure is located. The first child to guess within a two-mile radius travels with his/her family to the treasure site to claim the gold.

To participate, sign up at www.brainchase.com. The Limited Early bird price is $149 until April 15, 2015. Each additional sibling is $100. Use the code MOMSGUIDE15 to get 15% off your total purchase. The challenge is open to students ages 6 to 16 in the the 48 United States & D.C. (excluding CO, MD), Mexico, UK and Canada (except Quebec). Entries close 7/5/15.

Are you excited? I am. See you on the Chase!

This post is sponsored by Brain Chase in conjunction with the promotion of their 2015 scavenger hunt.

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