Free Range Unschoolers of Omaha / Council Bluffs

🍓🌽🦋Come Garden With Us!
Together growing food, flowers and fun with friends and families!

🍅😎🌽 GARDEN With Us!
Join us today and grow food, flowers and friends with our neighbors! Sign up Now by texting 🌻Tonya 531.247.9542

🦋🌸🥬🍓 Volunteer in our South Omaha Garden located
at 19th and N St in the
🌹Dorothy Patach Natural Environmental Area!

This is a Public Community Garden on city owned property
🍑🍎🫐🍆🥒🥦🥕🌶️🥔🧅🧄
😎❤️Let's Grow Together!

☀️ACTIVITY: This lesson teaches students about the people who lived on this land before it was called the United States.

(PDF link) https://everykidoutdoors.gov/activities/scholastic-three.pdf

Do you have 4th Graders? Get your Free Pass!

EVERY KID OUTDOORS! Visit America's parks , lands and waters ...

https://everykidoutdoors.gov/how.htm

🌬❄️... stay safe and warm! 🥰 Cheers!

🇱🇷 Ms. Tonya Ward selected as National Civil Rights Leader with LULAC! Please LIKE and Join Us! 🥰

PRESS RELEASE:
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact for additional information;
Ms. Tonya Ward, 402.238.1221
Omaha, Nebraska
Email: [email protected]

October 28, 2021

LULAC Selects Civil Rights Leader

OMAHA, NE – Ms. Tonya Ward has been named President of the LULAC of Omaha Justice Council #35006 by League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC). The selection, by the CEO of the national organization, Ms. Sindy Benavides, and based on
Ms. Ward’s 30-year commitment to equality and fairness as well as her demonstrated advocacy skills that she employs assisting those with needs others in authority ignore. The formation of the Omaha Justice Council was mentored by Mr. Joe Henry, member National Executive Committee LULAC of Iowa.

With approximately 132,000 members and supporters, LULAC is the largest and oldest Hispanic organization in the United States. LULAC advances the economic condition, educational attainment, political influence, housing, health, and civil rights of Hispanic Americans through community-based programs through more than 1,000 LULAC councils nationwide serving all Hispanic nationality groups. https://lulac.org/about/

Nebraska now has 2 LULAC Councils. LULAC Nebraska in Lincoln, NE, the President, Ms. Elsa R Aranda, will continue to bond with Ms. Ward and her members as this new Council begins to work with other leaders that bring our brown, black and white communities together in the common struggle for civil rights, justice, better laws and improvements in conditions that negatively impact people living in the Omaha area, throughout Nebraska and Iowa.

A four-year member of LULAC, Ms. Ward is President of Energy Rescue, Inc., a nonprofit 501c3 organization that assists individuals and families who have lost utility services or are threatened with loss. Ms. Ward advocates for fair, reasonable and attainable payment arrangements – instead of shut offs for utility customers of Nebraska.

Ms. Ward is also an elected member of the Learning Community Coordinating Council of Douglas & Sarpy Counties, representing segments of north and south Omaha as well as residents of Washington and Sarpy Counties since 2014. As a Council member, she endeavors to inform the public how the organization spends over $10 million dollars collected from property taxes each year.

Over her years of public advocacy, Ms. Ward has influenced legal reforms in truancy laws, guardian ad litems, utility practices and regulations, homelessness, and reuniting families.

When asked about her selection, Ms. Ward stated, "Living in the heart of South Omaha has deepened my appreciation for Hispanic culture and my own Hispanic heritage. My mother has deep family roots in the West Indies and our south-of-the-border traditions and values have a richness I hope I can share with a wider community improving quality of life for those in need. So much of our history and contributions have been lost. I am honored LULAC has given me the opportunity to represent them in Nebraska and I hope we can advance the LULAC goals by working together with others who share them."

Please Join Us at our 1st LULAC Event:
Celebrating El Dia de Los Mu***os on November 1, 2021
@ 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm at
Omaha South High School 4519 South 24th St, Omaha, NE 68107

Participants in this event include: Omaha South High School Latino Leaders, Morningside University Students, our new LULAC Student Justice Council, Local businesses and neighbors, Ancestry Searches by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Food,
face painting, Create Art, Music along with
Special Guest Speakers (TBA) sharing stories about
Dia de Los Mu***os.
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☀️🦋 Good Morning Flock! We hope that everyone is healthy, safe and doing great!🥰

Enjoy this video sharing a part of the lifecycles of
🦋Monarch Butterflies and 🌱Milkweed Plants, 2 of our favorites!

send a private message ( pm ) if you would like some Milkweed seeds or young plants!

💖Cheers!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BhRJlJOK3Vo

Milkweed & the Monarch Butterfly Life Cycle A video created for a show and tell presentation to the Morton Arboretum Photographic Society, 13 November 2017, documenting the life cycle of Monarch butter...

🤩 Learn Typing with Two Hands ...
My sons and I loved using this cool tool!

Welcome to BBC Dance Mat Typing Lessons, a fun way to learn touch typing. There are 4 levels to play, each divided into 3 stages.

toybox.tools.bbc.co.uk

🌱 Good Morning Flock! If you are new to foraging, t's important to be sure to have a skilled Gardner or Herbalist help you identify edible and medicinal plants.

It's a cool and tasty experience to share with your family!
So please stay safe and have Fun Foraging! Cheers! 😎

a couple links:

🌿 Foraging in Nebraska:

https://www.growforagecookferment.com/what-to-forage-in-spring/

🌿 Foraging in Iowa:

https://www.goldenhillsrcd.org/news/wabash-trace-forage-walk

Hello Flock!

Field trip to the farm! Contact Miranda Sherman with questions and to RSVP.

Aug 12 · :) GARDEN FRESH ORGANIC VEGGIES ***TODAY! **** — Nextdoor Find local events on Nextdoor, the neighborhood hub.

Check out Gifford Farm Educational Center Tuesdays in August.

The homeschool days at Vala’s are posted.

Homeschool Days | Vala's Pumpkin Patch Homeschool Days Fall Homeschool Days 2021 Tuesday, September 28thThursday, September 30thTuesday, October 5thTuesday, October 19thThursday, October 28th By reservation only! Part of our mission at Vala’s Pumpkin Patch & Fall Festival is to provide education through entertainment. The land that is ...

Free event at Bayliss during the farmers market.

Happening Saturday at Ditmar’s...

Free event at Manawa...

The brand new Recreation on the Move truck is headed to Sunset Park on August 4th from 11:00am-2:00pm! Stop by for “Recreation on the Move Olympic Pentathlon” an Olympic-themed pop-up event! Five events that kids can drop in at any time to participate with prizes awarded to top performers. Running, throwing, jumping, agility, and accuracy will all be put to the test.

Free family yoga this Thursday and Friday morning at Westfair. Fun for both kids and parents! ❤️

A great activity for kids 3-7. City Sprouts offers a free program that focuses on nature, gardens, and healthy lifestyles. We (Amanda and Everest) attended this Saturday and loved it. It’s happening the next 5 Saturday’s. We hope to see you there!

https://www.omahasprouts.org/little-sprouts

Little Sprouts | City Sprouts Our summer youth program for kids between 5 and 10 years old exposes them to the magic of nature, organic food growing and healthy lifestyles.

We highly recommend checking out Altitude Trampoline Park! Homeschool jump is every Friday from 10-12. We love it there!

Hello flock! Let us take a moment to introduce ourselves. We are friends and fellow unschool homeschool mamas Tonya Ward and Amanda Devine.

Tonya lives in Omaha. She has been homeschooling for years and has 3 sons 15, 20, and 25. Amanda is new to homeschooling and has a 5 year old son and lives in Council Bluffs. We both veer towards the unschooling approach and focus a lot on outdoor learning.

We have found it difficult to find other homeschool families to get together with. After feeling judged when attending other group meet ups we decided to start a group of our own. We want everyone to feel welcome. We spread kindness and acceptance to all. We want to help support other unschool / homeschool families. So excited to meet new people and see where this learning journey takes everyone. ✌️❤️ 🌎

This sounds like a great opportunity for younger kids. My (Amanda) 5 year old will be attending. Contact Mighty Fork Farms with any questions. Hope to see you at the farm. 🚜🌾

We are looking for kind, accepting parents who are also unschooling or homeschooling their children to meet up, explore nature and share ideas with each other.

❤ Come Join Our Flock! 🐓

We are looking for kind, accepting parents who are also unschooling or thinking about unschooling their children to
meet up, explore nature and share ideas with each other.

❤ Come Join Our Flock! 😎