Oneonta World of Learning

Repost for Delaware Opportunities Inc.

The Farmers' Museum will recognize Mother’s Day by offering free admission to all mothers, grandmothers, and mothers-to-be on Sunday, May 9 from 10:00 a.m.5:00... p.m. The first 50 moms to visit will take home a handmade heart, created by our talented blacksmiths, and a letterpress printed card from our Middlefield Print Shop!

(for ages 12-25)

Free workshop this afternoon! Monday, May 3, 5-6PM Helping Kids Build a Self Care Toolkit - Surviving the Pandemic and Beyond with Nyla Rock-Vanloo, LMSW https://ymhproject.org/childrens-mental-health-awareness-w/

Has your family seen the Jan Brett exhibit at the Fenimore Art Museum yet?

Holidays can be really hard for people, including children with and without special needs. The meltdowns you may be seeing are their way of communicating with us.

Repost for the Franklin Free Library: "Each packet will include a book or two and an activity based on the artist(s) being featured. Contact us by calling: (607) 829-2941 or email: [email protected]. Or contact us here on Facebook! Enrollment is limited, so sign-up soon!"

Repost for our friends at the Delaware Academy Ukulele Club

Repost for our friends at CDO STEM!

Check out the Story Walk at Gilbert Lake State Park! Thanks to NY State Parks & Historic Sites for this fun addition to a lovely walk in the woods Share your own Oneonta-area discoveries by tagging #OWLaroundTown

Two more nights of this dazzling (free!) celebration in Neahwa Park

(For students in grades 3-7, in schools served by Otsego Northern Catskills B.O.C.E.S. AND Delaware-Chenango-Madison-Otsego BOCES) The Catskill Area School Study Council presents four virtual enrichment programs from which to choose: Storytime Art, Drama, Spanish, & Babysitting Training $65.00 per 4-week participant Please contact your guidance office directly for further details on how to register your student. All registrations will be forwarded by your school district to the Study Council; CASSC cannot accept them directly from parents. https://www.oncboces.org//Spring%202021%20Enrichment%20Pac

Repost for Support Oneonta & so many of our wonderful local businesses! "What are you doing this New Years Weekend? How about a FUN Scavenger Hunt? Visit the websites of our local small businesses to learn the answers to quiz questions and WIN PRIZES donated by our retailers, restaurants and services. Over 60 prizes will be divided by 15 winners!... Team up with your family and friends. Learn about our local shops and eateries, pass the word, and help support our community. Join in the fun! It's FREE to play! Contest closes on Sunday at midnight. " http://www.sweethomefortheholidays.com/ See more

(To start: Cut paper into a square. Fold in half diagonally, then fold into thirds. Trim the overlapped excess so you have an equilateral triangle.)

Oh wow, Neahwa Park has a bicycle maintenance station!?! (by the pond) Thank you, City of Oneonta Parks and Recreation! Share the local finds that interest & inspire the children (or adults!) in your life by tagging #OWLAroundTown or email [email protected] to be featured on our page

A young OWL community member was so mesmerized by this water feature at New Asbury Gardens Outdoor Living and Garden Center that he took a video and did his own research about laminar flow, finding this explanation on youtube from Smarter Every Day: https://youtu.be/y7Hyc3MRKno What local finds inspire the children (or adults!) in your life to seek more information? Share your videos/photos/stories tagged #OWLAroundTown or email [email protected] to be featured!

The Empire State Maker Faire starts today! Free virtual STEM/STEAM fun for all ages! https://makerfaire.com/empire.../empire-state-schedule-page/ Program Highlights: -Mario the Maker Magician creates his props for his magic show and uses them to inspire young people to create and make things themselves.... -Limor Freid, CEO of Adafruit Industries, is Saturday's keynote speaker. An electrical engineer and computer scientist, Limor founded Adafruit Industries from her dorm room at MIT and has since grown it into one of the most influential resources for makers and open-source advocates. -Project Showcase, highlighting the works of makers on our new platform Make: Projects! Browse, comment, and ask the makers questions directly! -Student Day, on Friday, October 16th, from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. EDT. Geared toward students and educators, whether they are learning in person, remotely, or homeschooled, the program offers hands-on activities as well as STEM/STEAM workshops. -Five-Minute Lightning Talks featuring a wide variety of makers inspiring creativity for all ages. -Makerspaces Tours several spaces across the state will give tours and demonstrations of their community members' work. See more

Former Huntington Memorial Library children’s librarian & retired SUNY Oneonta education professor Dr. Black was so happy to find this Little Free Library by the tennis courts at Wilber Park! Good work, folks! What local finds interest & inspire the children (or adults!) in your life? Share your videos/photos/stories tagged #OWLAroundTown or email [email protected] to be featured!

Repost from Delaware County, NY Department of Mental Health: free guided mindfulness exercises for adults & children!

Many thanks to Hartwick College for this show of support for the Oneonta community! OWL being a volunteer-run organization in a space donated by the Town of Oneonta, our overhead is low & we look forward to reopening to the public on the other side of all this. In the meantime, the building is available for private use by self-selected groups (Girl Scouts, homeschool pods, etc) by donation. Additional support is needed to keep the heat on, hot water heater installed, insuran...ce up to date, and forward-planning projects on track. Please consider making a donation to: Oneonta World of Learning 167 Youngs Road Oneonta, NY 13820 or via Paypal to [email protected] Thank you for all of your interest & support! See more

Repost for WSKG Public TV & Radio & PBS KIDS

Repost for Huntington Memorial Library & Friends of Recovery of Delaware and Otsego Counties, Inc. (FOR-DO)

Repost for our friends at Huntington Memorial Library

Repost for Noah's World: (As the OWL PlayHouse has no employees & relatively low overhead, we will still be here on the other side of this pandemic, but it would be a huge loss to our community for this other vibrant playspace to close!)

Repost for our friends at Huntington Memorial Library:

Repost for our friends at SUNY Oneonta:

Repost for OWL supporter Hali Resney Tomczak: (If interested, contact Hali directly or comment on her original post)

Otsego County is seeking input from parents and guardians to better assess daycare needs for this upcoming school year. With schools following a full-time or partially remote schedule this fall, many parents are trying to figure out where to send their kids on virtual learning days while they’re at work. A link to the survey is at otsegocounty.com and will be open until Thursday.

Repost for Sissy's Little Lambs Children's Center:

Repost for Oneonta Christian Academy: