Minneapolis Public Schools

Learn how to make Mead using honey, water, yeast and nutrients, with a focus on crafting a delicious dry beverage. Taught by Julie Jao who has made over 40 batches of Mead. Her specialty is North Star Cherry Melomel made with honey and cherries from South Minneapolis. Julie will share recipes, explain the step by step process, give advice on equipment and reveal little known secrets.

An introductory class on how to use a metal detector - Learn how they operate, their uses, and what types of things you can find. Cover municipal regulations, best practices and courtesies, and how exactly to interpret what each beep means. From relic hunting to coin collecting, trying to find lost keys to finding the edge of a property line, Metal Detecting is a fantastic hobby with a wide range of uses. Participants will receive an overview of the above, followed by time to put it to practice and go on a hunt of their own! Each student will get an individual metal detector and free reign to explore and hunt. A staff will be present to assist and answer any questions during this period. Metal Detectors are quite light, weighing less than 3 pounds. Frequent standing/sitting/kneeling is expected for this activity. If the class is full, please sign up on the waitlist. Additional slots may become available/extra dates my be added.

Build on the skills you learned in Excel 1. Practice the PMT loan payment and lookup functions. Also learn how to set data validation rules to control errors, add subtotals to spreadsheets, import a database into Excel and “clean it up" and create and manipulate pivot tables and charts.

Build on your Excel 2 skills, and learn how to set up your data to take full advantage of pivot tables and charts and avoid problems. Learn how to format data, work with more than one field in the values area, pivot fields, add simple and complex calculated fields, create calculated items, build and format a custom dashboard and add slicers.

Insomniacs and bicycling lovers unite. Enjoy a 45- or 36-mile ride through the metro on the "Midsummer's Night Dream-of-a-Ride." Make a stop at late-night shops like Mel-O-Glaze Bakery on your way to the sunrise finish and gourmet breakfast. Registration by July 11. Cost includes breakfast and t-shirt. Cancellation for partial refund must be made by July 11.

Join MPS Community Education on Saturday, September 7th for a behind-the-scenes tour and conversation with Ella Daniels, the new Executive Director of the Mill City Farmers Market. We'll meet in front of Farmers Bar + Kitchen at 9:30 am and walk through the farmers market with Ella Daniels, learning about the market’s vendors and programs. Attendees will have the opportunity to participate in Mill City Cooks, a live cooking demonstration and food sampling program offered every first and third weekend at the Mill City Farmers Market. Following the tour, there will be a brief Q&A inside the Mill City Museum Rail Corridor focused on MCFM's mission and impact, including Next Stage Grants, which has provided over $395,000 in micro-grants to local, sustainable farmers and food producers since 2013. Afterward, each attendee will receive $10 in market tokens and are welcome to shop and enjoy the rest of the morning at the market! Space is limited. Group meets at 9:30 am in front of Farmers Kitchen + Bar located at 750 S 2nd St Suite 100, Minneapolis, MN 55401. If tour is full, please enroll for the waitlist. We will contact you if a space becomes available.

Reset your mind and body to the rhythm of the season. Discover the peaceful sights, sounds, and smells outside while becoming grounded in nature. Use the ever-changing elements around you as inspiration to create works of art. Register your child for a morning class and an afternoon class and we will provide lunch and supervision free of charge from 12-1 pm. When signing up for the morning class, you will be able to choose the option “Stay for free lunch and recess from 12:00 – 1:00 pm” as you complete your registration. To ensure that our high-quality enrichment classes are accessible to all families, Minneapolis Community Education offers fees on a sliding scale. The class fee is the average cost of offering a class. Families are asked to pick the class fee or the price that they are able to pay. When families participate as they are able, at all levels of our sliding scale, the whole program becomes self-sustaining. Thank you for your consideration as you sign up for summer programs!

Blend creative art projects with gentle yoga poses and breathing exercises. Students learn mindfulness while expressing themselves peacefully. Grades are the year your student will be entering in the Fall. Community Education uses a sliding scale model for program fees so our summer 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. Families are asked to pick the price that they are able to pay. If you need further financial assistance, please contact the lead coordinator of the Super Summer Program at Northeast Middle School at Katie.Johns@mpls.k12.mn.us or 612-668-1065.

Do you love to collect fun miniture objects? If so, come and create your own awesome miniture objects with clay, paper, and other crafting materials! Register your child for a morning class and an afternoon class and we will provide lunch and supervision free of charge from 12-1 pm. When signing up for the morning class, you will be able to choose the option “Stay for free lunch and recess from 12:00 – 1:00 pm” as you complete your registration. To ensure that our high-quality enrichment classes are accessible to all families, Minneapolis Community Education offers fees on a sliding scale. The class fee is the average cost of offering a class. Families are asked to pick the class fee or the price that they are able to pay. When families participate as they are able, at all levels of our sliding scale, the whole program becomes self-sustaining. Thank you for your consideration as you sign up for summer programs!

Do you love to collect fun miniture objects? If so, come and create your own awesome miniture objects with clay, paper, and other crafting materials! Register your child for a morning class and an afternoon class and we will provide lunch and supervision free of charge from 12-1 pm. When signing up for the morning class, you will be able to choose the option “Stay for free lunch and recess from 12:00 – 1:00 pm” as you complete your registration. To ensure that our high-quality enrichment classes are accessible to all families, Minneapolis Community Education offers fees on a sliding scale. The class fee is the average cost of offering a class. Families are asked to pick the class fee or the price that they are able to pay. When families participate as they are able, at all levels of our sliding scale, the whole program becomes self-sustaining. Thank you for your consideration as you sign up for summer programs!

We are hosting a friendly, semi-competitive community chess tournament at Seward Montessori this Summer! 5 rounds of 30 + 5 time control. We will be using a Swiss scoring system, with +1 point awarded per win, +.5 Points awarded for a draw, and 0 points for a loss. Chess boards will be provided, chess clock apps are recommended for keeping time - if you have any questions or concerns, feel free to reach out to andrew.kallevig@mpls.k12.mn.us. Some chess clocks are available for use. Trophies will be awarded to top 3 players, which will be determined by total score and tiebreakers based on strength of opponent. In addition, first place will receive a new chess set! This is an unrated tournament of all skill levels- come experience an OTB tournament with your community! Tournament specific rules will be: Touch Move (if you touch a piece, it must be moved.) Illegal moves will be reset, with 2 minutes awarded to the opposing party. Quiet Play (No continuous conversation or excessive comments) Any assistance, please pause clock and raise your hand, tournament staff will assist any disputes/clarify any rules.

*** Cut off for Main event day-of registration is 8/1 at 5:00PM. Any Registrations made with the Main event fee will be refunded on 8/3. *** A day full of all things MTG! Minneapolis Community Magic Festival consists of a main event and many side events - Main event is a Swiss style Sealed tournament of Edge of Eternities (released August 1st). Top 8 members will stay for a 3 round draft. First place will receive a box, Top 4 will receive additional prizes. Pack per win. In addition to the main event, we will have: - On-Demand Drafts: drafts prescheduled on the hour, in addition to firing when 8 people are ready to go! Pay inside the event, price of draft will be market price. - Commander area: Firing games of 4 players as they come. There will be two types of commander games - casual, and competitive. $5 entry to either, with casual receiving a pack regardless of placing. Competitive will receive 3 packs for 1st, 1 pack for 2nd. - Cube area: Cube enthusiasts can come and try each other's brews. Cube firing times will be on demand - We are working on partnering with vendors to provide product for anyone interested - We are working on setting up a food truck. We will send out an email to all registered before August 2nd if food is unavailable on site. Refreshments/drinks will be available for purchase, in addition to water fountains throughout the school. SCHEDULE: 9:30AM - approx. 9:00PM. Doors at 9:30AM, Tournament check in from 9:30-10:15. 10:15 go over rules. Tournament start 10:30 Deckbuilding 10:30-11:30 Round 1 11:30-12:20 Break for lunch Round 2 1:00-1:50 Round 3 2:00-2:50 Round 4 3:00-3:50 Round 5 4:00-4:50 Top 8 meet @ 5:10~, Draft begins 5:20 (Draft times might get pushed back depending on the schedule of Sealed.) Round 1 6:30-7:20 Round 2 7:20-8:10 Round 3 8:10-9:00PM We will be closing up other activities at 7:00PM. Anyone interested in staying to watch top 8 draft is welcome (also anyone interested in volunteering to clean up!) Main event - $40 Side-event-only door price - $5 Both forms of entry will put your name in a drawing for a Minneapolis Community Magic Fest T-Shirt! Shirts also available to order: Any further questions or inquiries, please email: Andrew.kallevig@mpls.k12.mn.us