Nearly all children are interested in, curious about, or fear bugs. This natural phenomanon creates an environment for learning about them. Entomology is the gateway (drug) to the sciences. Entomology provides a natural onramp for learning about other sciences, mathematics, and technology. Bradon's unique perspective also allows students to see how engineering and the liberal arts have helped him collect, record, learn and teach others about the littlest and most interesting of these creatures.
What Students/Parents Say:
Abby- "It's great that I now have a kit of tools and everything I need to pin my own bugs at home. I can pretend to have my own museum!"
Anya- "I loved the field trip where we caught our own bugs to pin!"
Jacque- "My daughter age 12 attended Bradon's bug classes and absolutely loved each one. We attended the whole series and each class she built on the skills she learned from the previous. Bradon was able to share his love and enthusiasm of bugs and is very knowledgeable about each specimen we pinned."
Mary- "Bradon prepared and organized the event, even arranging to have his entomologist mentor come and teach the class with him. We enjoyed a fantastic morning of learning and fun with hands-on bug-pinning experience to boot!"
Kael- My children and I have taken an entomology class from Bradon and I was impressed by his depth of knowledge and enthusiasm for his subject. We learned a lot about beetles and my kids went home inspired to look, pay attention, and really notice the tiny creatures that are all around us. Bredon’s class was full of new information and amazing photographs and included an outdoor hands-on lesson on how to pin beetle. Also, he shared with us his personal collection of pinned insects which was very impressive!
