We are of course talking about those giant balls of Hydrogen Gas out in space like our sun…

We are once again planning an overnight camping trip on Thursday Nov. 15th in honor of OTA’s attempt to connect with local astronomers from the San Diego Astronomy Association. The plan is for the 6th grade to come to school on Thursday 11/15, caravan to our group campsite at William Heise park just outside of Julian, camp overnight and then return to OTA by drop off time at 3pm. In addition to our efforts to learn about space science, we will also be learning about elements of culinary arts via our preparation of 4 meals, environmental science as we hike through chaparral and environmental art through the inspiration of artists such as Andrew Goldsworthy. In order to make this a continued successful part of our outdoor education program, we are looking for a few parent volunteers to drive to, back and/or both…of course parents who are willing and capable of camping overnight with us are very much welcome and appreciated. More details will follow but please contact jmajor@otacharter.org ASAP for any volunteer information.

…and yes we’ll probably see a few turkeys running around…