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.

Saturday, June 26, 2010

FAST FOOD FREE


Oh yeah, we are still on the road so updates are hard to get up here for you, but in the meantime, we have found something well worth your time and incredibly inspiring! A real home-schooled hero!
At an event in Centennial, Colorado, front row center sat Koa Halpern and his mother. As conversation began, we found out that Koa was the President of an organization called Fast Food Free. Now, while that is not really all that incredible, what WAS incredible, is that Koa is 12 YEARS OLD!
In October of 2008, Koa started Fast Food Free, a powerful organization focusing on health, animal welfare and more!
Make this a website you visit with your kids TODAY!
We'll admit, we eat a lot of fast food on tour, so our initial reaction to Koa's work was a bit mixed, but after visiting his website, our habits on this tour are starting to change. Maybe yours will too...

www.fastfoodfree.org
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