After school programs for youth at Minneapolis Public Schools locations
Promoting families healthy growth and development through education, support and community building.
Minneapolis Kids provides year-round, fee-based, school-age childcare for families with youth enrolled in High Five/Minneapolis Kids Jr through 5th grade during the school year (entering grades K-7 during the summer).
Teen Parent Services is dedicated to keeping teen parents on the track to graduation by providing them with parenting education and supports while providing high-quality early childhood education services to their children.
Adult Enrichment Academics
Adult Enrichment Health, Wellness & Safety
Adult Enrichment Writing
Adult Enrichment Yoga & Mind-Body Practices
Adult Aquatics
See the best of our Minneapolis outdoor athletic facilities as we offer summer sports camps for youth. Young athletes will get a taste of a high school field experience. Don’t miss it as it comes through your neighborhood.
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An opportunity to provide a culturally and linguistically specific ECFE experience to families from Afghanistan.
Spend quality time with your child learning and playing together. Parent discussion will examine topics through the lens of fatherhood. Explore the joys and challenges of being a dad.
An opportunity to provide a culturally and linguistically specific ECFE experience to families from India.
Here's your chance to spend some uninterrupted time together participating in toddler-friendly activities that support growth and development.
Give the gift of learning. Gift vouchers can be purchased in a variety of denominations and can be used for most Community Education Youth & Adult Enrichment classes. Some restrictions apply.
Step inside history and experience the heartbeat of the Rondo–Frogtown community with the 825 ARTS Taste the Block Tour — an immersive journey through a building that has stood for over 100 years.
As we take you back in time, you’ll learn how true former Victorian Theater once served as a lively nightclub, a hidden speakeasy, and a neighborhood movie theater — a place where stories were told, music was alive, and community gathered. Each chapter of this building reflects the resilience, creativity, and cultural richness of the people who have called Rondo home.
Along the way, guests will enjoy curated snack bites from our neighboring restaurants, highlighting the vibrant flavors and diverse cultures that continue to shape our community today.
Most importantly, this tour honors the Rondo–Frogtown community members who saved this historic building and turned a 15-year dream into reality. What you’ll experience isn’t just a tour — it’s a celebration of community power, preservation, and possibility.
Come taste the block, walk through history, and witness how a neighborhood’s love brought 825 ARTS building back to life.
Tour led by Mercedes “Mizz Mercedez” Yarbrough, educator, community leader, and creator of the Black to the Future comic series, blending art, history, and innovation to make learning fun and relevant.
If tour is sold out, please add your names to the waitlist. We will let you know if spots become available.
Mercedes has been part of the public education system for more than a decade, building her experience in areas of special education and behavior. She has seen how technology has made an impact on today’s youth, which inspired her to start a new venture as a virtual educator, also known as ‘Mizz Mercedez.’ She’s an inspiring mother to four boys, dedicated to providing an enjoyable learning process with a culturally diverse curriculum that instills pride in children of color. She urges young adults to view their history using a positive frame of mind and her creativity has no limitations. Mercedes incorporates video games, comic books and animations into teaching methods. She strongly believes today’s kids hold the key to creating a better future and she’s passionate about guiding this generation to unlock unlimited abilities of their hearts and minds. Her so-called superpower, to make this change, is an infectious positivity, that Mercedes carries wherever she goes.
Mizz Mercedes
