Minneapolis Public Schools

Join Fall after school in the gym for a 11 week club where you get to move! Shake, shuffle, and slide off the school day as students engage in weekly exercises and gym games between 4 and 5:30 that invigorate your student to increase focus and a body calm for time at home! For students grades K-5. In order to ensure that our high-quality enrichment classes are accessible to all families, Minneapolis Community Education is now offering fees on a sliding scale. We're moving to a sliding scale model for program fees so our youth programs can be financially sustainable and more equitable. The different prices reflect the average cost of offering a class as well as discounted options and options that help us cover our administrative costs. Fees cover instructor pay, class supplies, program materials, marketing and scholarships. Families are asked to pick the price that they are able to pay. As always, we will continue to offer full scholarships upon request. When families participate as they are able, in all levels of our sliding scale, the whole program becomes self-sustaining. Thank you for your consideration as you sign up for youth programs!

Spark creativity and personal expression in this hands-on jewelry making class! Students will learn how to design and create their own wearable art using beads, wire, charms, and a variety of fun materials. Each week, participants explore new techniques—from basic beading and pattern-making to simple wire-work and assembling their own bracelets, necklaces, keychains, and more. This class encourages creativity, problem-solving, and fine motor skills while giving every student the chance to make pieces they’re proud to wear or gift. All materials provided—just bring your imagination!

Wow in the kitchen with these easy recipes and food trends you've always wanted to try. *Students will be working with items containing dairy, gluten and eggs.

Seward Bike Sharks: a bicycle maintenance and repair program     Who's ready to get greasy?!? Did you know Seward has an entire room filled with bike tools and designed for bike repair? We are bringing back a Seward mainstay with the return of the Mondo bike shop, open to any E2 students. We especially encourage 6th grade families to sign up. Our purpose will be two-fold: to share bicycle maintenance skills with students that they may learn hands-on life skills, and to maintain Seward Montessori's wonderful bike fleet, which all E2 students use in the Physical Education bike units, led by Mr. Nicolas. So, we are learning, and also giving back to our community. Your student should be advised that 1. this is a program where we will likely get messy and dirty, so don't wear your fanciest clothes, and 2. this is a pilot project, bringing back a former tradition, and therefore the first couple sessions will be spent sorting, organizing, doing inventory, and yes, working on bikes. GO SEWARD BIKE SHARKS!

Chess Club is designed to give students an opportunity to learn the game of chess, improve their chess skills, and to enjoy challenging their peers, while experiencing healthy competition and sportsmanship.El Club de Ajedrez está diseñado para dar a los estudiantes la oportunidad de aprender el juego de ajedrez, mejorar sus habilidades ajedrecísticas y disfrutar desafiando a sus compañeros, mientras experimentan una competencia sana y deportividad.

Improving dexterity, hand-eye coordination, and cultivating creativity students will learn basic stitching techniques for hand-sewing and beginner embroidery work. Projects will include making bookmarks, a decorative pillow, felt monsters, finger puppets and more! The course will cover intro to handsewing safety and materials, basic stitches, patterns, design, color theory basics, embroidery and patching. The class is intended for students who have an interest in sewing and will be able to attend and follow safety rules and directions with minimal assistance. Snacks will be provided as well as free choice play time before cleaning up.

Welcome to the future of training - Sk8rsculpt is a class designed to enhance the skating skills for ALL skaters no matter the level or experience. This class targets the movement patterns needed to move efficiently, all done on a yoga mat. Half of the class is OFF skates using your skates as the tool, then second half is in boot training. The class has sections focused on agility, stability, balance, strength, body awareness and reaction speed. Hockey players, Roller derby, Skiirs, Figure skaters and Roller skaters, even skate boarders and inline skaters ALL can become more polished skater. This class is the ultimate universal fitness truth, as it can pertain to anyone who stands up on this earth. Stability training has scientific proof proving that not only physically does wonders but keeps the brain active and healthy. Children have a small window of time of opportunity, where they're brain develops most of its proprioception skills by age of 12. Non-skaters have much to benefit from this style of training. Athletes of all sorts like LeBron James, Shai and Lonzo Ball have implemented stability training as well as kinesthetic awareness growing their own proprioception, keeping an edge on the competition. Every day people can have the opportunity to get fit enough to glide effortlessly like the pros. Even if you plan to never skate, balance and stability will greatly improve your everyday life into old age. Living in Minnesota, slipping on ice is always a possibility, and many elderly folks health start to decline much quicker after a dangerous fall. Did you know skating can burn 600 to 1000 calories an hour? Not only that, it is fun! Knowing this could be a goal just to stay up on your feet and living a fit lifestyle. Whether you are an hobby skater, everyday person looking to grow physically, weekend warrior, upcoming All Star, or a benchwarmer looking to take a teammates spot. All have to gain working the ultimate exercise experience with Sk8rsculpt Fitness!

Let’s make this back-to-school season a masterpiece! Young Rembrandts’ drawing lessons will ignite your child’s creativity and sharpen their artistic skills. Fall-themed illustrations will introduce them to warm and cool color theory. From visualizing sounds to drawing dynamic emotions, your child will expand their artistic toolkit while having a laugh with their cartoons. Let their humor and creativity shine—enroll them in Young Rembrandts today!