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Dog Obedience: Puppy Socialization to 6 Months (Roosevelt) ONLINE
Hobby & Leisure

Participate from home! This is the online version of our "Dog Obedience: Puppy Socialization to 6 Months" class, led by Lisa Skelton Socialize* your new puppy and teach them the foundational skills they need in life; cues such as sit, stay, come and down. Learn about positive reinforcement training and your dog's body language. *socialization is a process that may include socializing as one element, but is a more complex, multi-faceted and formative set of interactive experiences. This class is priced on a sliding fee scale. Please pay the price you are able. This helps to ensure that Community Education can provide quality opportunities for all of our participants.

Adult Enrichment Fall 2025
Dowling
Minneapolis Kids (Including Minneapolis Kids Jr)

Dowling Elementary School

School Year 2025-2026 Mpls Kids Non-School Day Site
Dowling (FULL AM)
Minneapolis Kids (Including Minneapolis Kids Jr)

Registration seasons currently open: - Minneapolis Kids Jr 2025-26 - Before and After School 2025-26 - Non-School Days 2025-26 Any sites not listed below are full with waitlists that are closed. Some sites may show that specific days or components (before, after school) are full, though you're still welcome to register for those days/components and be invited to the waitlist. If you're no longer interested in being on the waitlist, please cancel your pending contract request(s) via your Eleyo account. Please allow 10 business days for processing new contract requests (including non-school days). If we have to contact you to make corrections to your contract request(s), you can expect up to an additional 10 business days for processing. Minneapolis Kids Jr 2025-26 Full-day school-year pre-K childcare for children 4 years of age by Sept. 1 School Year 2025-26 Jrs registration is now open. Scroll down this page to select a site and register. Visit the Minneapolis Kids Jr section of our website for more programming details. Before and After School 2025-26 High Five/Pre-K through 5th grade School Year 2025-26 registration is now open. Scroll down this page to select a site and register. Visit the Before and After School section of our website for more programming details. Non-School Days 2025-26 Childcare on days when school is not in session for High Five/Pre-K through 5th grade Non-school-day registration for School Year 2025-26 is now open. Families with APPROVED school-year contracts (before/after school, Minneapolis Kids Jr): Register from within your contracts in Eleyo. Open each contract and select the Register Non-School Days option. Families without school-year care (including pending/waitlisted families): Register by scrolling to the bottom of this page and selecting the Non-School-Day-Only Contract option. Visit the Non-School Days section of our website for more programming details. 2025-26 Non-School Day Calendar Questions? Check our FAQ & Resources page. View the Eleyo Parent Guide for help topics related to managing your Eleyo account.

School Year 2025-2026 Mpls Kids Site
Dowling Elementary School

Building
Dowling Minneapolis Kids Jr (Full-Day Pre-K Childcare) - WAITLIST
Minneapolis Kids (Including Minneapolis Kids Jr)

Registration seasons currently open: - Minneapolis Kids Jr 2025-26 - Before and After School 2025-26 - Non-School Days 2025-26 Any sites not listed below are full with waitlists that are closed. Some sites may show that specific days or components (before, after school) are full, though you're still welcome to register for those days/components and be invited to the waitlist. If you're no longer interested in being on the waitlist, please cancel your pending contract request(s) via your Eleyo account. Please allow 10 business days for processing new contract requests (including non-school days). If we have to contact you to make corrections to your contract request(s), you can expect up to an additional 10 business days for processing. Minneapolis Kids Jr 2025-26 Full-day school-year pre-K childcare for children 4 years of age by Sept. 1 School Year 2025-26 Jrs registration is now open. Scroll down this page to select a site and register. Visit the Minneapolis Kids Jr section of our website for more programming details. Before and After School 2025-26 High Five/Pre-K through 5th grade School Year 2025-26 registration is now open. Scroll down this page to select a site and register. Visit the Before and After School section of our website for more programming details. Non-School Days 2025-26 Childcare on days when school is not in session for High Five/Pre-K through 5th grade Non-school-day registration for School Year 2025-26 is now open. Families with APPROVED school-year contracts (before/after school, Minneapolis Kids Jr): Register from within your contracts in Eleyo. Open each contract and select the Register Non-School Days option. Families without school-year care (including pending/waitlisted families): Register by scrolling to the bottom of this page and selecting the Non-School-Day-Only Contract option. Visit the Non-School Days section of our website for more programming details. 2025-26 Non-School Day Calendar Questions? Check our FAQ & Resources page. View the Eleyo Parent Guide for help topics related to managing your Eleyo account.

Minneapolis Kids Jr (Full-Day Pre-K Childcare) 25-26 Mpls Kids Site
Waitlist

Downtown Minneapolis Walking Tour w/ Mark Raderstorf (Southwest)
Trips, Tours & Special Events

Come join Lynhurst resident and tour guide Mark Raderstorf on an informative and entertaining walking tour of downtown Minneapolis. We will get to see the inside of iconic buildings such at the City Hall, Grain Exchange, Hennepin County Govt Center, Farmer's and Merchants Bank, IDS Tower and Wells Fargo Tower. As we walk the streets of downtown, you will learn why St Anthony Falls (Owamni) was the birthplace of Minneapolis and the importance that water power played in the immense economic growth of our city, post 1860. You will get a deeper appreciation of Minneapolis History and the role these buildings played in the development of downtown. Tour distance will be 2 miles so bring your walking shoes. Tour is limited to 20 people, so sign up before it gets filled. Group meets in front of City Hall - 350 S 5th St, Minneapolis, MN 55415. If class is sold out, please enroll for the waitlist. We will contact you if a tickets becomes available.

Adult Enrichment Fall 2025
Waitlist

Drawing 1 (Lake Harriet Upper) ONLINE
Arts & Crafts

Learn how to draw with step-by-step concepts to create fully-composed 3-dimensional drawings. This class is for beginners. Supply list sent after registration.

Adult Enrichment Fall 2025
Waitlist
Colorful (flickr) (CC BY 2.0)

Drawing 1 (North)
Arts & Crafts

Learn how to draw with step-by-step concepts to create fully-composed 3-dimensional drawings. This class is for beginners. Supply list sent after registration.

Adult Enrichment Fall 2025
Waitlist

Drawing 1 (Roosevelt)
Arts & Crafts

*Update 8.25.25 This class schedule and pricing has changed since our paper brochure was printed. The class is now 6 sessions, beginning Oct. 15th and the price has been reduced accordingly. This course is designed for beginners and will focus on several elements of art, such as line, shape, value and contrast. The instructor, Haley Stampp, will help you learn how to draw what you see, by expanding your knowledge of proportion and value comparison. Students will learn how to transform simple lines and shapes into works of art with the use of shading to add contrast and dimension. Bring your own supplies, supply list sent after registration. If class is full, please enroll in the waitlist. We will contact you if a space becomes available. This class is priced on a sliding fee scale. Please pay the price you are able. This helps to ensure that Community Education can provide quality opportunities for all of our participants.

Adult Enrichment Fall 2025
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Driver Safety

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Driver Safety (Defensive Driving (Camden)
Driver Safety

Review your driving skills, understand current laws and gain tips on defensive driving. Receive a certificate for a 10% discount on auto insurance. Take the 4-hour class every three years to renew the 10-percent discount on your auto insurance. A discount certificate is given upon completion.

Lifelong Learning 55+ Fall 2025
Driver Safety (Defensive Driving) (Roosevelt)
Driver Safety

When you take the AARP Smart Driver course, you could be eligible for a multi-year discount on your auto insurance. Plus safer driving can save you more than just money. The course teaches proven driving techniques to help keep you and your loved ones safe on the road. Additionally, you’ll learn: Important facts about the effects of medication on driving. How to reduce driver distractions. How to maintain the proper following distance behind another car. Proper use of safety belts, air bags, anti-lock brakes and new technology found in cars today. Techniques for handling left turns, right-of-way, and roundabouts. Age-related physical changes and how to adjust your driving to compensate. This 4-hour course needs to be taken every 3 years to be eligible for the insurance discount. AARP Members get $5 off this class: select the AARP member price ($24 in the drop-down price options) when you register online and include your AARP number when prompted OR… mention this discount when you register over the phone or by mail. No additional discounts.

Lifelong Learning 55+ Fall 2025
Darrell Godliman (flickr) (CC BY 2.0)

Driver Safety (Defensive Driving)(Barton 55+)
Driver Safety

When you take the AARP Smart Driver course, you could be eligible for a multi-year discount on your auto insurance. Plus safer driving can save you more than just money. The course teaches proven driving techniques to help keep you and your loved ones safe on the road. Additionally, you’ll learn: Important facts about the effects of medication on driving. How to reduce driver distractions. How to maintain the proper following distance behind another car. Proper use of safety belts, air bags, anti-lock brakes and new technology found in cars today. Techniques for handling left turns, right-of-way, and roundabouts. Age-related physical changes and how to adjust your driving to compensate. This 4-hour course needs to be taken every 3 years to be eligible for the insurance discount. AARP Members get $5 off this class: select the AARP member price ($24 in the drop-down price options) when you register online and include your AARP number when prompted OR… mention this discount when you register over the phone or by mail. No additional discounts.

Lifelong Learning 55+ Fall 2025
Waitlist

Driver's Education Classroom Training (Edison)
Driver's Education-Teens

Driver’s Education Classroom Instruction Click here to view the Edison Driver's Ed Webpage Receive State-required classroom instruction to prepare you for your permit test. Students must attend all 30 hours of instruction, no make-up dates available. Upon successful completion of the course, students will receive a digital certification of completion (yellow card). Classes offered by Minneapolis Community Education are open to students ages 14 and older. Contact 612-668-1306 if you have questions about payment options. Once your classroom portion with Community Education is over, you must arrange, schedule, and pay for Behind-the-Wheel Training separately with your choice of provider. Expect to pay $350+. To register, parents/guardians need to create an account/profile and then add the student's information. If the class is full, add your student to the waitlist. You must join the waitlist with a valid method of payment: either card or bank account information. Payment will not be collected until the student is placed into the class. If you don’t see a class listed for your child’s school, check with your school’s Community Education staff. 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 are able to 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. Regardless of the price you choose, the instruction, content and quality remain the same. Click here for more information: Edison Driver's Ed Webpage

Youth & Family Fall 2025
New
Vivid Racing (flickr) (CC BY 2.0)

Driver's Education Classroom Training (North)
Driver's Education-Teens

Receive State-required classroom instruction to prepare you for your permit test. Students must attend all 30 hours of instruction, no make-up dates available. Upon successful completion of the course, students will receive a digital certification of completion (yellow card). Classes offered by Minneapolis Community Education are open to students ages 14 and older. Contact 612-668-1720 if you have questions about payment options. Once your classroom portion with Community Education is over, you must arrange, schedule, and pay for Behind-the-Wheel Training separately with your choice of provider. Expect to pay $350+. *if you are 18 or older, see different requirements. To register, parents/guardians need to create an account/profile and then add the student's information. If the class is full, add your student to the waitlist. You must join the waitlist with a valid method of payment: either card or bank account information. Payment will not be collected until the student is placed into the class. If you don’t see a class listed for your child’s school, check with your school’s Community Education staff. 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 are able to 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. Regardless of the price you choose, the instruction, content and quality remain the same.

Youth & Family Fall 2025
New
Rene Schwietzke (flickr) (CC BY 2.0)

Driver's Education Classroom Training (South)
Driver's Education-Teens

Receive State-required classroom instruction. Students must attend all 30 hours of instruction, no make-up dates available. Upon successful completion of the course, students will receive a letter of completion. Class is open to students age 14 and older; students cannot receive a permit until their 15th birthday. Behind-the-Wheel Training is arranged, scheduled and paid for separately with your choice of provider. Contact us at Khadra.Fiqi@mpls.k12.mn.us or call 612.668.4326 if you have questions about payment options. In order to enroll online, students must have their profile linked the profile of another adult. Minnesota State Law requires students to be present during all 30 hours of classroom training to receive their certificate of completion which allows them to enroll in Behind-the-Wheel Training. Drivers between the ages of fifteen and eighteen wishing to take their instructional permit test have to show proof of enrollment in six hours of Behind-the-Wheel Training. This proof of enrollment is commonly referred to as a blue card. Many of the classroom instructors Minneapolis Community Education contracts also provide Behind-the-Wheel Training through their own agency and they are able to share that information with students. Students are not required to take Behind-the-Wheel Training with their classroom instructor. Minneapolis Community Education makes no recommendation for providers of Behind-the-Wheel Training but can give contact information to families of specific providers upon request. Cost for Behind-the-Wheel Training is not included in the cost of this classroom instruction.

Youth & Family Fall 2025
New
Driving (flickr) (CC BY 2.0)

Driver's Education Classroom Training (Southwest)
Driver's Education-Teens

Receive State-required classroom instruction to prepare you for your permit test. Students must attend all 30 hours of instruction, no make-up dates available. Upon successful completion of the course, students will receive a digital certification of completion (yellow card) from the provider teaching the class. Classes offered by Minneapolis Community Education are open to students ages 14 and older. Contact 612-668-3100 if you have questions about payment options. Once your classroom portion with Community Education is over, you must arrange, schedule, and pay for Behind-the-Wheel Training separately with your choice of provider. Expect to pay $350+. This class is priced on a sliding fee scale to make our programs more accessible. Families should choose the price they are able to pay. In order to enroll online, students must have their profile linked the profile of another adult. Minnesota State Law requires students to be present during all 30 hours of classroom training to receive their certificate of completion which allows them to enroll in Behind-the-Wheel Training. Drivers between the ages of fifteen and eighteen wishing to take their instructional permit test have to show proof of enrollment in six hours of Behind-the-Wheel Training. This proof of enrollment is commonly referred to as a blue card. Many of the classroom instructors Minneapolis Community Education contracts also provide Behind-the-Wheel Training through their own agency and they are able to share that information with students. Students are not required to take Behind-the-Wheel Training with their classroom instructor. Minneapolis Community Education makes no recommendation for providers of Behind-the-Wheel Training but can give contact information to families of specific providers upon request. Cost for Behind-the-Wheel Training is not included in the cost of this classroom instruction.

Youth & Family Fall 2025
Driver's Education-Teens

State-required classroom instruction that will prepare you for your permit test. 30-hour classes are offered after school and during the mornings and afternoons in the summer. Behind-the-wheel lessons are arranged and paid for separately. All prices are listed on a sliding fee scale. Contact the Community Education Youth & Adult Programs staff at your high school for schedules of upcoming classes.

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Drones 1: Essentials (Ella Baker)
Hobby & Leisure

This course provides an introductory overview of drones and aerial photography videography. The course applies to those who already have a drone, are looking to get one, or are simply interested in learning more about drones, aerial photography, and videography. Topics covered include: Wide world of drones, various options Rules of the road and airspace, license, cert, reg Flight planning and prep, LAANC airspace authorization Fundamental aerial photo and video techniques Handout to take home with tips and practice items Demo flight and opportunity to fly your drone, weather permitting

Adult Enrichment Fall 2025
Prefeitura de Itapevi (flickr) (CC BY 2.0)

Drones 2: Aerial Photography & Video (Ella Baker)
Hobby & Leisure

Part 2: Drone Aerial Photography Video Flying Your Plan - Checklists, Composition, Flying your drone, and more. This course builds upon Part 1 and applies to those with drones or looking to get a drone and those simply learning more about drones, aerial photography, and videography. Topics covered include: Planning your flight, Aircraft (Drone) and camera settings Demo flight and opportunity to fly your drone, weather permitting Photo and video tricks and techniques, Composing your shot Post-flight activities, Best practices, and tips Handout to take home with tips and practice items

Adult Enrichment Fall 2025
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Drones 3: Aerial Photography & Video Advanced (Ella Baker)
Hobby & Leisure

Part 3 – Drone Aerial Photography Video Advanced This course builds upon parts 1 and 2, combining everything from planning and flying your flight, imagery capture (photos and video), composition, and post-flight post-production. While this class focuses on drone aerial photography and videography, elements also apply to action cameras such as GoPro, Osmo, and 360s. Topics covered include: Preflight planning and briefing, LAANC airspace authorizations Demo flight and opportunity to fly your drone, weather permitting Capture some footage and images. Post-flight debriefing Post-production and editing, Basic photo and video editing Best practices, tips and tricks

Adult Enrichment Fall 2025
Drop In Nature: Spiders (Anwatin)
Family

Stop by the nature center to explore a variety of activities about spiders. Learn about different kinds of webs and the spiders that make them. Try to make your way through a giant spiderweb, go on a story walk and make a spider craft to take home.

Youth & Family Fall 2025
Drop In Nature: Tracks & Scat (Anwatin)
Family

Come by the nature center to participate in a variety of activities all about tracks and scat left behind by the animal residents of the park. Find out who’s been eating what and try and variety of activities to hone your skills as a nature detective.

Youth & Family Fall 2025
Waitlist

Dumplings & Pot Stickers (Northeast)
Cooking

Potstickers are probably the most popular of Chinese dumplings here in the TC. Learn to make these treasures from scratch, including dumpling skins, succulent meat and non-meat fillings, and tasty dipping sauces. Then start inviting friends over for dumpling-making parties on Friday and Saturday nights. Good times!

Adult Enrichment Fall 2025

Minneapolis Public Schools

Dog Obedience: Puppy Socialization to 6 Months (Roosevelt) ONLINE
Hobby & Leisure

Dowling
Minneapolis Kids (Including Minneapolis Kids Jr)

Dowling (FULL AM)
Minneapolis Kids (Including Minneapolis Kids Jr)

Dowling Elementary School

Dowling Minneapolis Kids Jr (Full-Day Pre-K Childcare) - WAITLIST
Minneapolis Kids (Including Minneapolis Kids Jr)

Downtown Minneapolis Walking Tour w/ Mark Raderstorf (Southwest)
Trips, Tours & Special Events

Drawing 1 (Lake Harriet Upper) ONLINE
Arts & Crafts

Drawing 1 (North)
Arts & Crafts

Drawing 1 (Roosevelt)
Arts & Crafts

Driver Safety

Driver Safety (Defensive Driving (Camden)
Driver Safety

Driver Safety (Defensive Driving) (Roosevelt)
Driver Safety

Driver Safety (Defensive Driving)(Barton 55+)
Driver Safety

Driver's Education Classroom Training (Edison)
Driver's Education-Teens

Driver's Education Classroom Training (North)
Driver's Education-Teens

Driver's Education Classroom Training (South)
Driver's Education-Teens

Driver's Education Classroom Training (Southwest)
Driver's Education-Teens

Driver's Education-Teens

Drones 1: Essentials (Ella Baker)
Hobby & Leisure

Drones 2: Aerial Photography & Video (Ella Baker)
Hobby & Leisure

Drones 3: Aerial Photography & Video Advanced (Ella Baker)
Hobby & Leisure

Drop In Nature: Spiders (Anwatin)
Family

Drop In Nature: Tracks & Scat (Anwatin)
Family

Dumplings & Pot Stickers (Northeast)
Cooking

Minneapolis Public Schools

Dog Obedience: Puppy Socialization to 6 Months (Roosevelt) ONLINE Hobby & Leisure

Dowling Minneapolis Kids (Including Minneapolis Kids Jr)

Dowling (FULL AM) Minneapolis Kids (Including Minneapolis Kids Jr)

Dowling Elementary School

Dowling Minneapolis Kids Jr (Full-Day Pre-K Childcare) - WAITLIST Minneapolis Kids (Including Minneapolis Kids Jr)

Downtown Minneapolis Walking Tour w/ Mark Raderstorf (Southwest) Trips, Tours & Special Events

Drawing 1 (Lake Harriet Upper) ONLINE Arts & Crafts

Drawing 1 (North) Arts & Crafts

Drawing 1 (Roosevelt) Arts & Crafts

Driver Safety

Driver Safety (Defensive Driving (Camden) Driver Safety

Driver Safety (Defensive Driving) (Roosevelt) Driver Safety

Driver Safety (Defensive Driving)(Barton 55+) Driver Safety

Driver's Education Classroom Training (Edison) Driver's Education-Teens

Driver's Education Classroom Training (North) Driver's Education-Teens

Driver's Education Classroom Training (South) Driver's Education-Teens

Driver's Education Classroom Training (Southwest) Driver's Education-Teens

Driver's Education-Teens

Drones 1: Essentials (Ella Baker) Hobby & Leisure

Drones 2: Aerial Photography & Video (Ella Baker) Hobby & Leisure

Drones 3: Aerial Photography & Video Advanced (Ella Baker) Hobby & Leisure

Drop In Nature: Spiders (Anwatin) Family

Drop In Nature: Tracks & Scat (Anwatin) Family

Dumplings & Pot Stickers (Northeast) Cooking

Dog Obedience: Puppy Socialization to 6 Months (Roosevelt) ONLINE
Hobby & Leisure

Dowling
Minneapolis Kids (Including Minneapolis Kids Jr)

Dowling (FULL AM)
Minneapolis Kids (Including Minneapolis Kids Jr)

Dowling Minneapolis Kids Jr (Full-Day Pre-K Childcare) - WAITLIST
Minneapolis Kids (Including Minneapolis Kids Jr)

Downtown Minneapolis Walking Tour w/ Mark Raderstorf (Southwest)
Trips, Tours & Special Events

Drawing 1 (Lake Harriet Upper) ONLINE
Arts & Crafts

Drawing 1 (North)
Arts & Crafts

Drawing 1 (Roosevelt)
Arts & Crafts

Driver Safety (Defensive Driving (Camden)
Driver Safety

Driver Safety (Defensive Driving) (Roosevelt)
Driver Safety

Driver Safety (Defensive Driving)(Barton 55+)
Driver Safety

Driver's Education Classroom Training (Edison)
Driver's Education-Teens

Driver's Education Classroom Training (North)
Driver's Education-Teens

Driver's Education Classroom Training (South)
Driver's Education-Teens

Driver's Education Classroom Training (Southwest)
Driver's Education-Teens

Drones 1: Essentials (Ella Baker)
Hobby & Leisure

Drones 2: Aerial Photography & Video (Ella Baker)
Hobby & Leisure

Drones 3: Aerial Photography & Video Advanced (Ella Baker)
Hobby & Leisure

Drop In Nature: Spiders (Anwatin)
Family

Drop In Nature: Tracks & Scat (Anwatin)
Family

Dumplings & Pot Stickers (Northeast)
Cooking