Tuesday, May 12, 2009

RE/MAX Hot Air Balloon To Make Educational Visit To Columbia Explorers Academy In Chicago On May 18

Program Sponsored by RE/MAX Northern Illinois Real Estate Network

The students at Columbia Explorers Academy Elementary School, 4520 S. Kedzie Ave. in the Brighton Park neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois, will get an exciting introduction to hot air ballooning when the RE/MAX Hot Air Balloon and its crew visit the school on May 18. The visit is part of an on-going interactive educational program developed and sponsored by the RE/MAX Northern Illinois real estate network.

The 1,100 students and staff at Columbia will learn about various aspects of ballooning, including its history, the scientific principles involved and a demonstration on how the balloon functions. The program will be offered four times that day, starting at 9:15 a.m., in the school gymnasium, so that all students will have a chance to participate. During the presentation, the balloon envelope will be inflated with cold air so that students can walk inside it.