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
Summer Scholars are invited to join us at one of our enrichment sites for fun activities.
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.
In our fast-paced, digital world, we often lose our connection to the natural environment. Forest Bathing, inspired by the Japanese practice of Shinrin-yoku, is not a hike or a botanical study, it is a guided sensory experience. Join us to slow down, quiet the mind, and "bathe" your senses in the atmosphere of the forest. Research shows that just two hours of mindful nature connection can lower blood pressure, reduce cortisol levels, and boost your immune system. Please dress for the weather and bring a small sit-pad or camp chair if you prefer not to sit on the ground.
Note: Community Education uses a sliding scale model for program fees so our programs can be financially sustainable and more equitable. Participants are asked to pick the price that they can pay. By more clearly articulating our lower cost options, we have removed the barrier that some may have felt in making scholarship requests. When participants sign up at the higher price levels, they help make the program more sustainable
Refund Policy
Refunds (minus a $5 transaction fee) are given if you call or email at least three business days before a class begins. Full refunds will be given for any class that needs to be canceled by the site.
Kristen Mastel is the Head Librarian and Curator at the Andersen Horticultural Library at the University of Minnesota Arboretum. She previously served as a liaison to several University departments, including the Institute on the Environment and Extension. A Past President of the Minnesota Library Association, Kristen holds a Master of Library Science from Indiana University and a B.A. from the University of Minnesota Morris. Beyond her library work, she is a wellness advocate who leads "stressbuster" workshops focused on aromatherapy, forest bathing, and horticultural therapy. Guided by her strengths of empathy and connectedness, she enjoys helping others find harmony through holistic practices.
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