Our Mission
Onamia Community Education is committed to creating lifelong learners and enriching our communities by offering programs, classes and other learning opportunities for all residents of every age, interest, and ability level.
UPDATE!!
The Onamia Community Education Department is looking for community input! Please fill out this survey to help us better understand what programming and needs the community wants or is interested in! The survey can be found HERE
Current Community Education Program Offerings
NEW!
Summer Garden Skills Program (Beginner-Friendly)
Program Overview
Hands-on gardening program where participants grow vegetables from seed to harvest. Learn by doing while caring for shared garden beds and your own chosen plant.
- Choose your main plant: tomato or pepper
- Help care for shared beds (radishes, lettuce, and more)
- Grow bag and supplies provided
- Take home your harvest while building gardening skills and knowledge
Schedule
Tuesdays:
- May 19 – May 26 & September 1 – September 15 | 4:30–5:45 PM
- June 4 – August 25 | 8:30–9:45 AM
Note: Week of June 2nd will meet on June 4th (meets Thursday).
Cost: Total of 20 sessions
- $30 per participant
- Late registration fee: $40
- Cash or Check payable to Onamia Community Education
Fees must be paid no later than the first session (May 19) Without fee paid you cannot participate.
Registration
Sign up is due May 15.
Registration options:
- Online at the Onamia Public Schools website under the Community Education Welcome tab (printable available) email to kbarnett@onamia.k12.mn.us
- Or stop by the Onamia High School Office for a paper registration form
- Please Return Forms and Fees to Onamia High School Office
- Volunteers needed and welcome
- Free participation (must have gardening knowledge and ability to assist others)
Additional Info
- Ages 14+ Adults may bring children but they must take care and responsibility of them during the entire time of the program. See Conduct Policy.
- Program capped at 20 participants, so sign up FAST!
- A waitlist will be created if the class fills up, with help of 2+ volunteers more can be added to the class.
Contact
Questions or volunteer interest: kbarnett@onamia.k12.mn.us
UPDATE! Youth Summer Baseball & Tee Ball
Time to get ready for another season of Onamia Summer Baseball for our area youth!!
Tee Ball: Boys and Girls entering Kindergarten in the Fall of 2026 through age 8.
*Boys and Girls age 8 may also play on the 9U baseball team.
Baseball: Both Boys and Girls can sign up for Baseball. There will be separate teams for
students currently in grades:
9U = 2nd and 3rd Graders, (Games will typically be Mondays & Wednesdays)
THERE IS NO 11U TEAM DUE TO LOW NUMBERS FOR THIS AGE GROUP.
11/13U = 6th and 7th Graders, (Games will typically be Mondays & Wednesdays)
16U = 8th, 9th & 10th Graders, (Games will be on typically be Tuesdays & Thursdays)
* Some games could occasionally be scheduled outside of the typical scheduled days
Summer Baseball practice days/times are out! Check out their Facebook page Onamia Youth Summer Baseball for current updates!
16U (Mille Lacs Team) Coach: Jeff Nelson & Owen Sargent (assist)
Practice times are TBD
13U (mixed team of 11U players and 13U) Coach: Chad Calander & Jake Nohner (assist)
Practice Sunday evenings from 6-8pm tentatively starting Sunday 5/3 on the junior high field behind the high school. All practices and home games will be on this field.
9U Coach: Joe Ehrmantrout
Practice Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 6:00 - 7:30pm tentatively starting 5/4 on the Soo Line Field across from the Onamia Fitness Center. All practices and home games will be on this field.
Tee-Ball Coach: Robert Oswaldson III
Tee-Ball will begin towards the end of the school year. Coach R. will reach out to families via text for practices. Equipment needed is tennis shoes & personal gloves.
To keep the program affordable to all, we are going to need parents and community members to volunteer time to ump, maintain the fields or be a part of the summer baseball board.
Funding for equipment, league fees, ump fees, etc. will be raised through registration fees and
fundraising. Volunteer coaches will need to have a background check on file at the school. The
school will cover the costs of the background checks.
If you have any questions, please contact Kailee Barnett at
