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The Adventure Starts Soon: Brain Chase Summer Learning and Discount Code

It’s hard to believe that it’s Spring Break 2015 already here in Florida. Our kids have less than 3 more months of school until summer break starts. Time flies! Although the kids are really looking forward to the summer as parents we can’t help but worry about summer learning loss. Children actually lose one to two months of learning over the summer months*. I always knew there was some loss, but I was surprised to recently find out it was as much as two months worth. How can you help ensure your child’s brain stays sharp? Brain Chase.

This post is part of a campaign with The Motherhood & Brain Chase and I have been compensated, however my opinion cannot be bought.

What is Brain Chase?

  • 5-week online summer learning challenge for 2nd through 8th graders
  • A massive global treasure hunt powered by reading, writing and math
  • A learning adventure to prevent summer brain drain
  • A motivational tool for getting kids to do online academic work during the summer
  • A personalized learning platform
  • A hunt for a golden mechanical treasure
  • A $10,000 scholarship and trophy

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To be more specific, it’s a fun way for you and your kids to go on a fun learning adventure over the summer that could result in a HUGE reward in the end! Not only do the kids get to enjoy different external reading and math websites but they also get feedback on weekly writing exercises from credentialed teachers.  Parents are kept up to date via weekly emailed progress reports. Throughout the adventure the kids will be mailed three different adventure tools to utilize while trying to solve this years challenge of finding the Sunstone of Cortes. Starting on June 22nd kids all around the US will race to find the real life hidden treasure buried in the ground somewhere on Earth.

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How Brain Chase Works

1. START THE CHASE

At 9 a.m. ET on Monday, June 22, 2015, Brain Chase: The Sunstone of Cortés begins. Adventurers log in to watch the first animated webisode and meet Mae Merriweather, the star of the show. Then they dive into their first week of learning challenges. A proprietary (patent pending) learning management system – the “Dashboard” – tracks each student’s progress as they journey through the 5-week challenge.

2. UNLOCK THE ADVENTURE

Each week the adventurers have four tasks: read for 15 minutes per day, write one journal entry, earn 10,000 points on Khan Academy, and do one bonus challenge. When they’re done, they unlock the next webisode, which contains hidden pictures, numbers, and riddles to help them guess the treasure’s location.

3. FOLLOW THE STORY

Mae Merriweather and her friends from the Grayson Academy of Antiquities are hot on the trail the mysterious Sunstone of Cortés. To find it, they travel to the Himalayas, dive off the coast of Greece, and solve riddles. But there is more to the quest — and treasure — than they realize.

4. FIND THE BURIED TREASURE

The hunt for the Sunstone isn’t just fiction – there is a real golden Sunstone of Cortés and $10,000 buried somewhere on Earth. Every 24 hours, adventurers can log in to enter their guess of the treasure’s location. The first adventurer to guess the location within a two-mile radius travels with his/her family to the treasure site to claim the gold.

The 2015 Challenge

The 2015 Brain Chase challenge is to find the Sunstone of Cortés, a mysterious calendar stolen from the Aztec empire by Hernan Cortés in the 1500s. Kids join Mae Merriweather, her brother Max, athletic Sean Drake, and former nemesis Savannah Bryce to find the fictional Sunstone of Cortés… and the real one!

We are really excited to take part in Brain Chase this year. We will also be giving away one FREE membership to join the adventure to one of our readers in late April or May.  In the meantime, here is a discount code for you to join along with us on this adventure! Use “LIFEWITHLISA15” and you will save 15%!

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Since James is going into 6th grade next year he will benefit greatly from this as it is mainly geared toward early readers through 8th graders. The technical rules are age 6-16. I will not have to worry about us traveling or summer camp either because he can catch up when he gets home and since it will work on the major PC browsers, as well as iPads. He can always access it while we are on the road!

I would love to hear if you have any questions or if you think you might enroll your child this summer.  Be sure to leave me a comment and I’ll get you the answers you need!

*A 2011 RAND study

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