“The world has so many lessons to teach you. I consider the world to be like a school, and our life, the classrooms.”
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Homeschool

One of the most common reasons parents decide to educate their children at home is to provide them with a better education than they believe they will receive in the school options available to them.  Sometimes this means a more challenging and rigorous curriculum.  Sometimes this means an environment that is better adapted to a child with learning issues, attention issues, a different learning style or another special need.  While the number of students being homeschooled has grown, charter schools and school district programs have developed as well to support the efforts of homeschooling families.

Whatever a family’s motivation and whether a child struggles with or excels at learning, the underlying cognitive skills needed to succeed academically are the same.  Skills like attention, visual processing, auditory processing, memory, sensory integration and thinking skills are critical for learning and they can be improved.  For many homeschooled children, improved cognitive skills mean both greater success in academics and greater self-esteem and motivation.

BrainWare Safari as Part of a Homeschool Program

Thousands of students have used BrainWare Safari in a homeschool environment.  Parents, and students themselves, typically see significant changes in the students’ ability to:

  • Complete school assignments
  • Stay focused on school work
  • Take on more challenging work
  • Improved academic success
  • Improved problem-solving
  • Work independently


In a study during the 2010-2011 school year, students at Circle of Independent Learning Charter School in Fremont, CA, a school that supports homeschooling families with personalized resources, were provided with BrainWare Safari.  Cognitive skill improvements were seen in all areas:

Cognitive Skill Area

% of Students Improving

Memory

100%

Perceptual Processing

89%

Thinking

78%

Attention

67%

 

Many parents also find that BrainWare Safari is a wonderful way to work with one child while keeping the others busy and productive, developing the skills they need to have to excel academically.

BrainWare Safari and Homeschooled Students at COIL Charter School Report

Success Stories from Our Users

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Homeschooling Parents Say ... I Find the Exercises Challenging for Myself

by J.Detweiler, Homeschooling Parent

"My daughter, who is 8 years old, really enjoys BrainWare Safari. She has Sensory Processing Disorder; her vision and auditory system are impacted by this. The games do a great job targeting the skills she needs improvement on. We've found some of the games are similar to exercises her vision therapist was having her do. The one exception though is BrainWare Safari does it in a way that's more fun. As a parent, I enjoy watching her play the games and find them challenging for myself."

Educators Say ... A Very Important Resource Tool for Our Teachers

by Denise Kish, Principal, MI

"As a principal and curriculum director, I am always looking for what works in education to help each of our students learn faster, more easily and more comprehensively, so each student experiences success. We have found that BrainWare Safari works with students at any level, whether struggling or accelerated. All our students improved their cognitive abilities after completing the exercises in BrainWare Safari. I consider this program a very important tool for our teachers; it makes their jobs easier as they now have better performing students.:

Clinicians Say ... Skills Children Will Apply Every Day of Their Lives

by Russell Osnes, OD

"Our brains are constantly changing and developing. The more we exercise them, the faster we learn, and the better we process the information we receive. Working on the 41 cognitive skills encompassed in BrainWare Safari can help kids perform better, do tasks more efficiently, remember what they've been studying in school better, and be able to stay on task longer. The skills children learn in BrainWare Safari they will apply every day of their lives."

Kids Say ... I’ve Gotten Better at Listening

by Drew D. (Age 10)

"I've gotten better at listening. I used to misunderstand stuff because I didn't read the instructions and got right to work, but BrainWare Safari taught me to slow down and double-check my work."

Parents Say ... Skills that Benefit Children for Their Lifetime

by Puling Z. (Rachel, Age 7)

"BrainWare Safari works on skills that can benefit children for their lifetime. Other skills they may forget, but this is different. It's like Chinese traditional medicine; it cures form the root."

Parents Say ... A Miracle

by Chana F., Israel

"BrainWare Safari is a miracle. I would have paid anything for it, now that I have seen what it can do to help my son grow his brain right before my eyes. I am confident that it will transform his academic failure into brilliant success."

Clinicians Say ... BrainWare Safari is Revolutionary

by Gary Vogel, OD, FAAO

"BrainWare Safari is revolutionary. For the first time, the kinds of exercises I have used one-on-one with patients have been incorporated into a fun and entertaining video-game format."

Educators Say ... Gives Teachers Valuable Data They Can Use to Improve Their Instruction

by Dr. Lou Whitaker, Principal, Pope John Paul II, FL

"The area we noticed the greatest improvement in was the attitude of the students. They enjoyed playing the games and the teachers and parents noticed the students were able to complete homework assignments with less stress and frustration--which was a direct result of BrainWare Safari. As an educator for over forty years, I have spent my career looking for new, innovative programs that produce results, give teachers valuable data they can use to improve their instruction, get students excited about learning, and put fun back in the classroom. BrainWare Safari is such a program."

Kids Say ... Go at the Pace That Is Right for You

by Andrew T. (Age 11)

"BrainWare Safari taught me that if you are rushing in math you can get a lot of questions wrong, but if you go at a certain pace that is right for you, can get the problems right."

Parents Say ... Grades Have Improved

by Mary H. (Philip, Age 10)

"Whereas before Philip would come home and want to do other things because homework was too hard or would take too long. Now he comes home and does it. And the best part is his grades have improved."

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