Homeschoolers Visit Big Bone on Field Trip
Friday, February 27th, 2009
Melissa is a homeschool mom to three beautiful children ages 12, 10, and 3. They use Charlotte Mason’s educational philosophies of learning the natural, everyday hands-on life way. They especially enjoy learning and growing together beyond the classroom doors in God’s amazing creation in nature.
On Wednesday they went on a very fun field trip with some of the other families from their co-op to Big Bone Lick State Park. Their naturalist guide taught the kids three different sessions on bison, animal tracks, and survival in the wild.
Melissa was surprised to learn that bison are quite dangerous. They do not like anyone or anything in their territory and will quickly charge to eliminate it. And the fact that they can weigh up to a ton, run 40 mph (humans can’t run that fast, even Olympics competitors), and can leap over 6 feet, she wouldn’t want to get in their space. Bison are primarily all muscle, and that is how they are so powerful.
