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Biking for Beginners (Gr. 3-5)

Learn the basics of bike repair and bike safety before heading out on exciting adventures. See all the trails, lakes, and other destinations that are close by on bike. Grades are the year your student will be entering in the fall of 2024. A lunch is available to all students. Please select this option when you register. Would you like a full day option? Register your child for a morning class and an afternoon class and choose the option “Stay for free lunch and recess from 12:00 – 1:00 pm.” This extra hour is free of charge! 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 Sanford at lissa.gordn@mpls.k12.mn.us or 612-668-4922.

Mon-Thu, Aug 5 - Aug 8

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Sanford Middle School

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Bilingual Spanish and English Music and Movement - Música y Movimiento Clase Bilingüe - Español e Inglés (Enades 0-5) - (0-5y) Separating

Esta clase es para familias que hablan Español y/o Inglés que quieren conectarse a través de su idioma y cultura. Las clases de educación temprana y educación para adultos, serán tanto en Español como en Inglés. Se aplicará un recargo del 10% a las tarifas para los que no sean residentes de Minneapolis. Si desean obtener más información o para registrarse, por favor llamen al 612.517.5991. This class is for families that speak Spanish and/or English to connect across language and culture. Child and parent education spaces will be held in both Spanish and English. ECFE classes are priced on a sliding fee schedule based on family income. Please choose the fee that best fits your family budget. A 10% surcharge will be applied to fees for Non-Minneapolis residents. For more information or to register, please call 612.517.5991

Wed, Sep 11 - Jan 22 2025

1:30 - 3:30 PM

Green Central Dual Language Elementary School

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Bird Watching with Kao, DNR Naturalist - Fort Snelling State Park (Southwest)

Fall in love with Fort Snelling State Park! Join DNR Naturalist Kao Thao for Bird Watching in the Park! Kao will discuss plant species found within the park, history, geology, wildlife and share stories past and present. NOTE: Binoculars provided or you can bring your own. Place: Fort Snelling State Park, We will meet inside the Thomas C. Savage Visitor Center Address: 101 Snelling Lake Road, St. Paul MN 55111. **The entrance to Fort Snelling State Park is on highway 5 and Post Road (Adjacent to the MSP International Airport). DO NOT go to the Historic Fort Snelling (Bloomington Road). Keep in mind that it will take at least 10-15 minutes to drive from the park’s entrance building (Contact Station) to the Visitor Center. NOTE: State Park pass not included. Daily pass is $7 per vehicle. If class is full, please enroll for the waitlist. We will contact you if a space becomes available.

Fort Snelling State Park

Birth to 3rd Grade (For parents/caregivers of children 0-8y) Online

This is an online Parent/Caregiver Only class. Join us for a virtual parent discussion. Google Meet link: meet.google.com/ixq-wqgh-fdn For more information please call 612.517.5721 [Afaan Oromo] or 612.517.6001 [Amharic].

Wed, Sep 11 - Jan 22 2025

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Birth to 5 (Birth to Kindergarten Enrollment) Non-Separating

This is a non-separating class (child and parent together for entire class). Parent education will focus on child development, school readiness, temperament, guiding behavior and sibling relationships. These classes include: • Parent and child spending quality time together • Activities created by an Early Childhood educator based on a theme and focused on all areas of your child’s development • Parent/Caregiver discussion ECFE classes are priced on a sliding fee schedule based on family income. Please choose the fee that best fits your family budget. A 10% surcharge will be applied to fees for Non-Minneapolis residents.

Mon, Sep 9 - Jan 13 2025

9:00 - 10:30 AM

Hale Elementary School

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Birth to 5 (Birth to Kindergarten Enrollment) Separating

This is a separating class (child and parent spend time together and apart). Parent education will focus on child development, school readiness, temperament, guiding behavior and sibling relationships. These classes include: • Parent and child spending quality time together • Activities created by an Early Childhood educator based on a theme and focused on all areas of your child’s development • Parent/Caregiver discussion A limited number of Infants 0-4 months are welcome to stay with parents during discussion time. Please enroll your young infant only in the Sibling Care option. NOTE: These young infants will remain with the parents during discussion time. ECFE classes are priced on a sliding fee schedule based on family income. Please choose the fee that best fits your family budget. A 10% surcharge will be applied to fees for Non-Minneapolis residents.

Thu, Sep 5 - Jan 23 2025

9:00 - 11:00 AM

Mona Moede

Thu, Sep 5 - Jan 23 2025

1:00 - 3:00 PM

Heritage Academy STEM Academy (Wilder)

Fri, Sep 6 - Jan 17 2025

9:30 - 11:30 AM

Las Estrellas Dual Language Elementary School

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Black and Brown Children (Birth to Kindergarten Enrollment) Non-Separating

This is a non-separating class (child and parent spend the class time together). Join us for a space to engage with your young Black/Brown child with child friendly activities to do together; while connecting with other caregivers about parenting and how it's different when raising Black and Brown children. Our class is taught by a Brown Latinx teacher. Class meets weekly and you may join at any time. ECFE classes are priced on a sliding fee schedule based on family income. Please choose the fee that best fits your family budget. A 10% surcharge will be applied to fees for Non-Minneapolis residents.

Wed, Sep 11 - Jan 22 2025

12:00 - 1:30 PM

Mona Moede

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Black and Brown Children (Birth to Kindergarten Enrollment) Separating

This is a separating class (child and parent spend time together and apart). Join us for a space to engage with your young Black/Brown child with child friendly activities to do together; while connecting with other caregivers about parenting and how it's different when raising Black and Brown children. Our class is taught by a Brown Latinx teacher. Class meets weekly and you may join at any time. ECFE classes are priced on a sliding fee schedule based on family income. Please choose the fee that best fits your family budget. A 10% surcharge will be applied to fees for Non-Minneapolis residents.

Mon, Sep 9 - Jan 13 2025

9:00 - 11:00 AM

Mona Moede

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Broadway Cabaret (Entering Gr. 4-6)

All your Broadway favorites packed into one week! Learn a short scene, a song, and dance from a different musical each day, and have a performance for friends/family on the final day! Come ready to move! 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!

Mon-Thu, Aug 5 - Aug 8

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Kenwood Elementary School

Building Friendships Across Cultures (Birth to Kindergarten Enrollment) Non-Separating

This is a non-separating class (child and parent together for entire class). Come build friendships, do activities, and sing songs with families across cultures and languages. Activities, books, and songs will reflect the families, and the languages of the teachers in the classroom (English, Hmong, Somali, and Spanish). ECFE classes are priced on a sliding fee schedule based on family income. Please choose the fee that best fits your family budget. A 10% surcharge will be added to fees for Non-Minneapolis residents.

Fri, Sep 6 - Jan 17 2025

1:00 - 3:00 PM

Heritage Academy STEM Academy (Wilder)

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Bus Tour - Thoreau in Wild Minnesota with Jim Walsh - May 31, 2025 (Southwest)

In the spring of 1861, writer/philosopher/poet/naturalist Henry David Thoreau traveled to Minnesota for the first and only time. Seven years prior, Thoreau published his landmark book “Walden,” which championed nature, the woods, and the act of staring at a body of water for internal and spiritual self-awareness. The next year, Thoreau would die from his lifelong bout with tuberculosis, at 44 years old. Other than botanical notes, Thoreau never had a chance to write about his Minnesota visit. What would he have had to say about our great lakes and big river? Thoreau fan and writer/songwriter/author Jim Walsh has long wondered as much; now in the spring of 2024, join Walsh as he leads a tour of Twin Cities landmarks visited by naturalist/writer/poet Henry David Thoreau during his trek to Minnesota in the spring of 1861. Stops include Nicollet and Hennepin Islands and Bde Maka Ska. 12:45 pm Board Coach Bus 1:00 pm Bus Departs 4:00 pm Return to Southwest High School PICK UP LOCATION: Southwest High School - 3414 W. 47th Street, Mpls, MN 55410 Park & meet in the Chowen Ave. lot on the West side of the school between 46th & 47th Streets. NOTE: The correct price for this 3-hour bus our is $69. If tour is full, please enroll for the waitlist. We will let you know if space becomes available.

Sat, May 31 2025

12:45 - 4:00 PM

Southwest High School

Bus Tour: "University Ave - One Street, Many Dreams" with Dave Bredemus (Southwest)

Ramsay County Historical Society produced a video called University Avenue: One Street, a thousand dreams. This tour will explore University Avenue from its beginning near Railroad Island in St. Paul to its Minneapolis terminus in Northeast Minneapolis. University Avenue has always been eclectic, unruly, noisy and gritty. It’s fortunes have changed over the years many times , it’s main purpose has stayed the same, a vital link between Minneapolis and St. Paul. This 133 year old street has gone from dirt to paved, horsedrawn carriages to steam powered rail to the modern street car. We will visit famous churches, industrial sites, businesses, theaters and shops along the way. Many of the ethnic groups that have settled near University Avenue and on it with their businesses will also be visited. In St. Paul, we will learn about Kittsondale,Town House, Milky Way, candy bar, Iris Park, Minnesota Transfer Railway just to name a few spots. In Minneapolis, we will visit historical locations at the University of Minnesota, first computers location, CanCan Wonderland, Territorial Road, famous bakeries, Prospect Park water tower, Frank Lloyd Wright home and many locations and oddities as University Avenue travels through Northeast Minneapolis. Ages 18+. TIME: 10:15 am Board Bus at Southwest High School - 3414 W. 47th Street, Mpls, MN 55410 10:30 am Bus Departs 4:30 pm @ Return to Southwest High School PICK UP LOCATION: Southwest High School - 3414 W. 47th Street, Mpls, MN 55410 NOTE: After Oct 14th, only transfer of registration is available. If tour is full, please add your name to the wait list. We will notify you if space becomes available.

10:30 AM - 4:30 PM

Southwest High School

Bus Tour: Cranberry Festival in Warrens, WI (Southwest)

Enjoy the roads of central Wisconsin, full of scarlet maples, yellow birch, and deep red sumac as we travel to Warrens, Wisconsin. Warrens Cranberry Festival is the world's largest cranberry festival. There is something for everyone - 2024 will mark the festival’s 52nd year! The festival boasts over 850 arts and crafts booths, 350 flea market booths, and 100 farm market vendors. The festival also has over 100 food vendors. We will tour the cranberry museum and have a delicious cranberry ice cream cone at the museum. A tour of a cranberry bog is also included. If interested, you’ll have a chance to watch the grande parade, with Wisconsin’s largest collection of high school bands. Our motorcoach bus will have plenty of space underneath to store any purchases. NOTE: Lunch is on your own at the festival as well as a fast food stop on the way home. TIME: 7:45 am Board Bus 8:00 am Bus Departs Southwest High School 8:30 pm @ Return to Southwest High School PICK UP LOCATION: Southwest High School - 3414 W. 47th Street, Mpls, MN 55410 NOTE: Only transfer of registration available after August 29th. No refunds. If tour is full, please enroll for the waitlist. We will notify you is a spot becomes available.

7:45 AM - 8:30 PM

Southwest High School

Bus Tour: Rondo - A Celebration of Art, History & Culture with Dr. Artika Tyner (Southwest)

Step back in time and explore the vibrant history and cultural richness of Rondo, St. Paul's historic African American neighborhood, on our immersive bus tour. Led by Dr. Artika R. Tyner (award-winning author, civil rights attorney, and Rondo native), this tour takes you on a journey through the heart of Rondo, where you'll learn about its history as a bustling community filled with thriving businesses, arts, culture, and close-knit families. As we wind through the streets, you'll hear captivating stories of resilience, creativity, and community engagement, from the challenges faced during the construction of Interstate 94 to the vibrant cultural scene that once flourished here. Alongside its rich history, Rondo was also a hub of arts and culture, nurturing talented musicians, artists, and writers who left an indelible mark on the city's cultural landscape. You'll visit significant landmarks, including historic churches, schools, and businesses, each with its own fascinating tale to tell. Along the way, you'll also have the opportunity to meet local residents and community leaders, gaining insight into the ongoing efforts to preserve Rondo's legacy and build a brighter future. Whether you're a history buff, a cultural enthusiast, or simply curious about this important chapter in St. Paul's past, our Rondo bus tour offers a unique and memorable experience for all. Join us as we celebrate the past, present, and future of this beloved neighborhood, steeped in history, creativity, and community. - 9:45 am Board Motorcoach at Hallie Q Brown Community Center located at 270 N Kent St, St Paul, MN 55102 - 10:00 am Bus Departs - 1:00 pm @ Return to Hallie Q Brown OPTION: Support the "Planting People Growing Justice" Literacy Program by ordering a copy of Dr. Tyner’s book “Joey and Grandpa Johnson’s Day in Rondo". Fee includes coach bus, guides & light refreshments, A portion of tour proceeds will support participating Rondo businesses. Note: Only transfer of registration after Oct 5th. No refunds. If the tour is full, please add your name to the waitist.

10:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Bus Tour: Sister Celeste's All Hallow's Eve Ghost Tour (Southwest)

Join Sister Celeste, the original roamin’ Catholic, as she journeys toward her final resting place. Along the way, Sister tells tales of otherworldly behavior surrounding the dearly (and not so nearly) departed and serves up a host of stories and lore that will have you reaching for your glow-in-the-dark rosary! The tour includes fascinating information about the true history of Hallows’ Tide and a final stop at a Sister’s favorite cemetery. - 12:45 pm Board Minnesota Coach Bus - 1:00 pm Bus Departs PICK UP LOCATION: Keg & Case Market area: located 928 7th St W, St Paul, MN 55102 We will return around 4:00 pm. If event is full, please add your name to the waitlist. We will notify you if space becomes available.

Keg and Case Market

Bus Tour: St. Paul's Ethnic Progressive Dinner with Dave Bredemus (Southwest)

The Twin Cities, one of the most racially diverse urban areas, is a smorgasbord of ethnic delicacies and foreign cuisine with food from many nations and ethnic groups. Enjoy a multi course, progressive dinner of delectable, finger foods, appetizers, salads, main courses and desserts at the best and most unique ethnic restaurants covering Cambodian, El Salvadorian, Palestinian, and Kurdish cuisines. The tour will take you to the crossroads of the world, presenting unique spices, international flavors, and specialty foods shaped by each country’s geography, plant lore, and agricultural customs and eating preferences. Don’t miss this chance to fill your curiosity, as well as your stomach! Ages 21+. TIME: 1:45 pm Board Bus 2:00 pm Bus Departs Southwest High School 6:30 pm @ Return to Southwest High School PICK UP LOCATION: Southwest High School - 3414 W. 47th Street, Mpls, MN 55410 NOTE: After September 15th, only transfer of registration is available. If tour is full, please add your name to the wait list. We will notify you if space becomes available.

Southwest High School

Bus Tour: Stories of the Rondo Neighborhood Before the I94 Change" with Frank M. White (Southwest)

Join historian Frank M White on this fascinating journey through the early years of St. Paul's Rondo neighborhood. From the beginning, Rondo was a haven for people of color and immigrants. Learn of the neighborhood's immigrant namesake who faced discrimination due to his wife’s mixed white and indigenous heritage. French Canadians, German, Russian, Irish, and Jewish families all followed his lead in the late 19th century and found homes there. Beginning in the 1910s and 1920s, Rondo experienced a social and cultural boom. Music and theater flourished. African American newspapers such as the Appeal, the Northwestern Bulletin, and the St. Paul Recorder represented Rondo’s interests and needs. In 1913, St. Paul established its chapter of the NAACP, making it a center for civil rights activity. One member of the chapter, Rondo resident Roy Wilkins, later led the national NAACP. Frank grew up in Rondo. He will share stories from his extensive research as well as personal stories living in the neighborhood. Meet the Motorcoach Bus at Hallie Q. Brown Community Center located at 270 N Kent St, St Paul, MN 55102. 9:45 am Board Motorcoach Bus 10:00 am Bus Departs Fee includes coach bus, guides, and light refreshments. Note: Only transfer of registration after Sept. 15. No refunds. If the tour is full, please add your name to the waitist.

10:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Bus Tour: The Apostle Islands, Bayfield & Madeline Island w/ Historian Dave Bredemus (Southwest)

Beautiful Bayfield, Wisconsin, Madeline Island, and the Apostle Islands have been attracting visitors since the 1800’s. These early tourist arriving by train or steamboat, found towns and islands, filled with lumber mills, sandstone quarries, and commercial fishing. Throughout the tour, Dave will share much information on the geography, history, culture, nature and contemporary life in the north country.This region is one of the premier tour destinations in America. Come with us as we explore and learn about this wonderful part of America. Tour Highlights: * Pattison State Park Short walk and Wisconsin's highest waterfall * Richard Bong WWII Heritage Center & Lunch in Superior, WI * Ammicon State Park * Travel along scenic Wisconsin Highway 13 with views of Lake Superior and some of the most rustic towns in Wisconsin & views of the Apostle Islands * Red Cliffs Indian Reservation Visit * Tour of Ashland, Wisconsin. * Narrated Boat Tour of The Apostle Islands with stops at some of the islands * Rittenhouse Inn for Elegant Lunch * Northern Great Lakes Museum and Visitor Center * Boat Ride to Madeline Island: Short tour and free time to explore the shops. * Lunch on your own in Bayfield and time to explore this historic town. * Travel back to Minneapolis through rural Wisconsin learning about the countryside and the cities along the way All adults 21+ are welcome to join the tour! Price includes: Coach Bus Transportation, 2 Nights Lodging at the Best Western-The Hotel Chequamegon in Ashland, Coffee/Bakery Stop, Breakfast at Hotel, Lunches on Monday & Tuesday, all Scheduled Tours & Admissions NOTE: Meals on your own - Monday & Tuesday dinners in Ashland, Wednesday lunch in Bayfield & stop for bathrooms and snack on return to Minneapolis; 7:45 am Board Coach Bus at Southwest High School 8:00 am Bus Departs The coach bus will board at Southwest High School - 3414 W. 47th Street, Mpls, MN. Meet bus at the Chowen Ave. (west side) parking lot between 46th & 47th streets NOTE: Any cancelations after June 24th will be refunded less $25 if we can fill the spot from our wait list. Transfer of registration is accepted. If tour is full, please enroll for the waitlist. We will contact you if a space becomes available. If there is enough interest, we will move to a bigger bus.

Mon-Wed, Jul 29 - Jul 31

7:45 AM - 7:00 PM

Southwest High School

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Camp Crafts (Gr. 3-5)

Each day you'll make classic camp crafts like a tin can lantern, lanyards, friendship bracelets, duck tape creations, nature weavings, and more! Register your child for a morning class and an afternoon class and choose the option “Stay for lunch and recess from 12:00 – 1:00 pm.” This extra hour is free of charge with families providing their own lunch from home. 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!

Mon-Thu, Aug 5 - Aug 8

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Justice Page Middle School

Canoeing with Kao, DNR Naturalist - Fort Snelling State Park (Southwest)

Come canoeing at Fort Snelling State Park with DNR Naturalist Kao Thao. Equipment provided. Place: Fort Snelling State Park, Swimming beach (where the canoes are) Drive to (meeting location): Swimming Beach - once past the Park’s Front office (Contact Station). Address: 101 Snelling Lake Road, St. Paul MN 55111. **The entrance to Fort Snelling State Park is on highway 5 and Post Road (Adjacent to the MSP International Airport). DO NOT go to the Historic Fort Snelling (Bloomington Road). Keep in mind that it will take at least 10-15 minutes to drive from the park’s entrance building (Contact Station) to the Visitor Center. NOTE: State Park pass not included. Daily pass is $7 per vehicle. If tour is full, please enroll for the waitlist. We will contact you if a space becomes available.

Cardboard Marble Mazes (Gr. K-2)

Kids can design and make their own marble mazes. This maze activity craft fosters independence and nurtures imagination. With the help of your Instructor and team you’ll design and build an array of marble mazes from simple to complex. The sky is the limit!

Mon-Thu, Jun 24 - Jun 27

Sanford Middle School

Carlson's Llovable Llama Farm (Southwest)

Carlson's Llovable Llama Farm boasts over 90 personable and curious llamas. Come learn about all their sweet and unique characteristics, see baby llamas and even take a llama on a trail walk. There is also a gift shop for llama yarn and toys. Carlson's Farm is located at 8380 Cty Rd 10 E. near Waconia. Transportation is on your own. Ages 16+.(Ages 5+ can register with an accompanying adult.) Register online or call 612.668.3100. NOTE: If class is full please add your name to the wait list. If there is enough interest, we will set up another class. Thank you.

10:00 - 11:30 AM

11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

Cedar-Riverside Walking Tour (Southwest)

No other neighborhood in Minneapolis has impacted our city’s music and theater life, diverse demographics, higher education opportunities, and unique skyline as has the Cedar Riverside neighborhood. As we walk through the blocks centered on Cedar and Riverside Avenues, we’ll learn about the liquor patrol zone, immigrant homes, West Bank bars, the food co-op movement, Dania Hall, protests and rent strikes, mosques, markets, a settlement house and those colorful high rise buildings next to 35W. Bring your own stories to share with tour leader Maureen Trepp, lifetime Mpls. resident, historian and frequent Cedar Riverside visitor. Meet at the outdoor entry to the Humphrey Institute on 19th Ave. So. and 3rd St. E. at 10:00 a.m.. The tour lasts 1 ½ hours and is about a mile in length. There are 2 Blue line and 1 Green line light rail stops in the neighborhood and a parking ramp on 19th Ave. along with street parking. If tour is full, please enroll for the waitlist. We will contact you if a space becomes available.

10:00 - 11:30 AM

Hubert H HumphreySchool of Public Affairs

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Checkmate Chess (Entering Gr. 3-5)

Sharpen your skills and surprise your opponent by calling "checkmate." Develop your analytical skills, concentration and memory, all while playing a classic game of chess. 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!

Mon-Thu, Aug 5 - Aug 8

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Kenwood Elementary School