According to statistics, homeschooling in the United States has increased 74% in the last eight years.
Why? We do not believe that it is because of a lack of faith in our public school systems as much as it is a growing desire to see MORE education and more focus on real issues that will eventually effect the home.
We have toured this country for many years teaching and presenting in thousands of schools and have addressed not only hundreds of thousands of school students but their very concerned parents. Disaster preparedness is always an issue that raises more questions than it provides answers. How do I teach it to my children without frightening them? How do I deal with the tough issues after a disaster? Do I allow my kids to see the news of current disasters? How do I involve them in our planning?
We have found that the world of disaster preparedness is a wide world of educational opportunity filled with science, history, social science, mathematics and literature. It is through this new blog that we intend to provide those tips, stories and insights that we have shared as we toured. Stay tuned here for programs, guides and curriculum additions as well.

Thursday, May 6, 2010

The Vollmer Family

Congratulations to the Vollmer family in New Lenox on the installation of their new weather station. Check out the pictures below!
There it sits, proudly on top of the family's playset with Emma (in the picture), who is learning how to track weather and monitor severe weather conditions right from the family's computer! Brandi got to visit with the kids at the Vollmer house and showed the family some weather games while we prepared to go to an event at a local school.
Read on to the previous blog to learn more on how to get a weather station for YOUR FAMILY...
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