Our first "Fur, Feather, Skin, or Scales" critter of the year is the newt—specifically, the Sierra Newt, which is native to our local area. The Sierra Newt closely resembles the California Newt found in Southern California.

The Northern California Homeschool Convention (NCHC), Math Lesson, John Q. Adams, Math Bunny, Ohmapi Curriculum, Prospective Parent Meeting, Sunday August 4th 10am-12pm, Fall 2024 Enrollment

Today, I am sharing one of our stories and lessons about the last wild grizzly bear in California.

Do you put kraut on your hot dogs or bratwurst? Did you every wonder where such a combo originated and why?

Stacey shares about her storytelling experience at the Sierra Storytelling Festival

Return of the Newsletter/New Blog

Can you believe that it has been a year since the last newsletter? For real…I checked the files and last July was the last newsletter sent. There were several emails about programs and classes and such, but not a real newsletter in a whole year! Last year was a busy one. It was our highest enrollment yet. And, last year we added the all new elective day which meant a whole new group of students and teachers. It was an amazing year! Thank you students, parents and our Ohmapi team. There are a bunch of photos in this newsletter (scroll down) so you can see some of the things we did last year.

This summer I am diving deep into bugs! Yep, all sorts of bugs: big ones, tiny ones, biting one, squirmy ones, slimy ones, flying ones, swimming ones…you get the idea…there are a lot of bugs out there. An estimated 10 quintillion individual insects are on Earth. That’s 19 zeroes after the 1! Insects make up 75% of all animals.

Ethnobotany of Flowers: Most of us admire flowers for their beauty and their importance for pollinators. But did you know that many wildflowers have lots of ethnobotanical uses? Yep, just think of the medicines from Yarrow and St. Johns Wart. And how about the important food from Sunflowers…the yummy seeds!