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Home School Conferences

Gravitas Publications Hits the Road for Home School Conferences Publisher Presents “Reinventing the Renaissance: Teaching Science in Context“ Gravitas Publications, a small, independent publisher of science texts for children, confirms an ambitious schedule for home school conferences this Spring. A USA Today article in January, 2009, noted more than 1.5 million kids were home schooled in 2007, an increase of 36% over 2003 numbers. “We believe there is a growing demand for non-traditio.. Read more

Posted on 01-Feb-2010

Science Education Gets Creative with Gravitas Study Folders

Study Folders, a supplemental product for creative review of Real Science-4-Kids (RS4K) Level I Biology (http://www.gravitaspublications.com/CatalogueRetrieve.aspx?ProductID=678566&A=SearchResult&SearchID=318276&ObjectID=678566&ObjectType=27) and Level I Physics (http://www.gravitaspublications.com/CatalogueRetrieve.aspx?ProductID=678648&A=SearchResult&SearchID=318278&ObjectID=678648&ObjectType=27), is now available according to Dr. Rebecca Keller, Ph.D., inde.. Read more

Posted on 05-Aug-2009

Homeschool Publication Endorses RS4K

Authors Susan Wise Bauer and Jessie Wise recommended Real Science-4-Kids in the 2009 edition of “The Well-Trained Mind, A Guide to Classical Education at Home.” The Well-Trained Mind, A leading resource for home school education, cited Real Science-4-Kids as "high quality texts for science education" Here is a small excerpt from that article: "Gravitas Publications, publisher of Real Science-4-Kids, has followed up their well-done middle-grade courses with the first level of a h.. Read more

Posted on 23-Jun-2009

New Physics Text Makes Science Education Easy and Real for Elementary Students

New Physics Text Makes Science Education Easy and Real for Elementary Students Furthering its mission to provide quality science education materials for children, Gravitas Publications releases Pre-Level I Physics in the popular Real Science-4-Kids series in late August, 2009. Author and publisher Rebecca W. Keller, Ph.D., confirmed the press schedule for the Pre-Level I Physics Bundle which includes a student text, teacher manual and laboratory workbook. Ten easy chapters comprise .. Read more

Posted on 12-Jun-2009

Home School Book Cites Science Education Curriculum

A leading resource for home school education, "The Well-Trained Mind, A Guide to Classical Education at Home,” endorsed Gravitas Publications Inc., citing the curricula by Rebecca. W. Keller, Ph.D. as “high quality texts for science education." Authors Susan Wise Bauer and Jessie Wise recommended Real Science-4-Kids in the 2009 edition of "The Well-Trained Mind, A Guide to Classical Education at Home (http://www.google.com/search?q=reviews+of+well+trained+mind+conference&hl=en&rl.. Read more

Posted on 12-May-2009

Students Encouraged to Question

Students Encouraged to Question, Look for Connections Dr. Rebecca W. Keller Explains the Role of Context in Science Education In a presentation entitled “Reinventing the Renaissance: Teaching Science in Context,” Rebecca W. Keller, PhD., made a case for how Gravitas Publications trains young students to cultivate curiosity. She emphasized the importance of clustering information and recognizing connections. One of her exercises asked adult participants to remember 16 objects that we.. Read more

Posted on 02-Apr-2009

Science Education Burden Eased for Home School Market

New Online Service Offers Teaching Aids to Home Schoolers Albuquerque, NM –Gravitas Publications, Inc., publisher of K-12 science education texts, debuts an online subscription service that offers new resources to home school parents on February 6, 2009. Called Club Services, the new offering provides teaching aids like online testing for each chapter of every Gravitas Real Science-4-Kids textbook. Other Club Services features include illustrated science experiments and audio talks fr.. Read more

Posted on 06-Feb-2009



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