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Academics: Creative Writing 2 (Entering Grades 6-9)

Experienced authors, take your storytelling skills to the next level. Further establish your personal style and writing persona, share your stories and compile your work into a book. To ensure that our high-quality enrichment classes are accessible to all families, Minneapolis Community Education is now offering fees on a sliding scale. The different prices reflect the average cost of offering a class as well as a discounted option and options that help us cover our administrative costs. Fees cover instructor pay, most 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 additional financial assistance 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 summer programs!

Mon-Thu, Jul 8 - Jul 11

Mon-Thu, Jul 22 - Jul 25

9:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Academics: Crime Solving (Entering Grades 3-5)

Become a top secret spy! Use forensics, code breaking and the basics of Morse code to learn real techniques to solve crimes. To ensure that our high-quality enrichment classes are accessible to all families, Minneapolis Community Education is now offering fees on a sliding scale. The different prices reflect the average cost of offering a class as well as a discounted option and options that help us cover our administrative costs. Fees cover instructor pay, most 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 additional financial assistance 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 summer programs!

Mon-Thu, Jun 24 - Jun 27

9:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Mon-Thu, Jul 8 - Jul 11

9:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Mon-Thu, Jul 15 - Jul 18

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Academics: Debate 101 (Entering Grades 6-9)

Socks and sandals? Yes or no? Conquer the fundamental structure and organization of debate. Develop persuasive and logical arguments for hot-button issues and make your voice heard. To ensure that our high-quality enrichment classes are accessible to all families, Minneapolis Community Education is now offering fees on a sliding scale. The different prices reflect the average cost of offering a class as well as a discounted option and options that help us cover our administrative costs. Fees cover instructor pay, most 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 additional financial assistance 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 summer programs!

Mon-Thu, Jul 15 - Jul 18

9:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Mon-Thu, Jul 29 - Aug 1

Academics: Graphic Novels (Entering Grades 5-8)

Discover visual storytelling through styles from around the world. Storyboard, sketch and refine your first epic graphic novel. To ensure that our high-quality enrichment classes are accessible to all families, Minneapolis Community Education is now offering fees on a sliding scale. The different prices reflect the average cost of offering a class as well as a discounted option and options that help us cover our administrative costs. Fees cover instructor pay, most 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 additional financial assistance 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 summer programs!

Mon-Wed/Fri, Jul 1 - Jul 5

9:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Mon-Thu, Jul 15 - Jul 18

9:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Mon-Thu, Jul 29 - Aug 1

9:30 AM - 12:00 PM

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Academics: Harry Potter Adventures (Entering Grades 3-5)

Expecto Patronum! Unleash your inner wizard and share your experiences with friends at Diagon Alley. Explore Hogwarts, brew magical potions and become Ollivander’s apprentice to master wand-making. To ensure that our high-quality enrichment classes are accessible to all families, Minneapolis Community Education is now offering fees on a sliding scale. The different prices reflect the average cost of offering a class as well as a discounted option and options that help us cover our administrative costs. Fees cover instructor pay, most 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 additional financial assistance 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 summer programs!

Mon-Wed/Fri, Jul 1 - Jul 5

9:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Mon-Thu, Jul 8 - Jul 11

Mon-Thu, Jul 22 - Jul 25

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Academics: Journalism - Make a Newspaper (Entering Grades 5-8)

Extra! Extra! Read all about it! Sharpen your investigative and reporting expertise by creating a newspaper complete with photos, interviews, stories, and cartoons. To ensure that our high-quality enrichment classes are accessible to all families, Minneapolis Community Education is now offering fees on a sliding scale. The different prices reflect the average cost of offering a class as well as a discounted option and options that help us cover our administrative costs. Fees cover instructor pay, most 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 additional financial assistance 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 summer programs!

Mon-Thu, Jul 15 - Jul 18

9:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Mon-Thu, Jul 29 - Aug 1

9:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Academics: Magic Tree House (Entering Grades K-2)

Travel with Jack and Annie aboard the Magic Tree House to visit different times and places. Read Magic Tree House adventures and create different crafts for each story. To ensure that our high-quality enrichment classes are accessible to all families, Minneapolis Community Education is now offering fees on a sliding scale. The different prices reflect the average cost of offering a class as well as a discounted option and options that help us cover our administrative costs. Fees cover instructor pay, most 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 additional financial assistance 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 summer programs!

Mon-Thu, Jun 24 - Jun 27

9:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Mon-Thu, Jul 15 - Jul 18

Academics: Math Games (Entering Grades 3-5)

Use probability games and tricks to improve your problems solving skills as you solve sum simple math problems. Chances are the fun will add up in this class. To ensure that our high-quality enrichment classes are accessible to all families, Minneapolis Community Education is now offering fees on a sliding scale. The different prices reflect the average cost of offering a class as well as a discounted option and options that help us cover our administrative costs. Fees cover instructor pay, most 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 additional financial assistance 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 summer programs!

Mon-Thu, Jun 24 - Jun 27

Mon-Thu, Jul 22 - Jul 25

9:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Academics: Mock Trials - It's the Law! (Entering Grades 6-9)

Get ready to become a lawyer. Examine case materials and develop your own case. Justice will prevail! To ensure that our high-quality enrichment classes are accessible to all families, Minneapolis Community Education is now offering fees on a sliding scale. The different prices reflect the average cost of offering a class as well as a discounted option and options that help us cover our administrative costs. Fees cover instructor pay, most 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 additional financial assistance 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 summer programs!

Mon-Thu, Jul 8 - Jul 11

9:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Southwest High School

Academics: Mythology - The Hero's Journey (Entering Grades 3-5)

Cross from the known into the unknown and meet ancient mythological beasts, heroes and deities from cultures of Greece, Rome, Egypt and Japan. Create your own myths to explain the wonders of the world. To ensure that our high-quality enrichment classes are accessible to all families, Minneapolis Community Education is now offering fees on a sliding scale. The different prices reflect the average cost of offering a class as well as a discounted option and options that help us cover our administrative costs. Fees cover instructor pay, most 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 additional financial assistance 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 summer programs!

Mon-Thu, Jun 24 - Jun 27

9:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Mon-Thu, Jul 8 - Jul 11

Academics: Wellness & Self-Care (Entering Grades 4-7)

Center yourself with yoga, meditation and journaling. Draw mandalas, love yourself with affirmations, sip on herbal tea and practice calming breathing exercises. To ensure that our high-quality enrichment classes are accessible to all families, Minneapolis Community Education is now offering fees on a sliding scale. The different prices reflect the average cost of offering a class as well as a discounted option and options that help us cover our administrative costs. Fees cover instructor pay, most 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 additional financial assistance 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 summer programs!

Mon-Wed/Fri, Jul 1 - Jul 5

9:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Mon-Thu, Jul 15 - Jul 18

9:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Acrylic Pouring: Beach Wave(South)

Join us for a fun evening learning how to create fun and easy fluid art. Instead of paint brushes we will use gravity to move the paint and different techniques to create two ocean inspired pours. It's a lot of fun (and somewhat addicting!) and a great way to spark your creative energy. You will create two 8”x8” canvases and transport home in a provided tray. Your final piece will change during transportation and when it is completely dry

Thu, Jun 6

7:00 - 8:30 PM

South High School

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Adoptive, Foster and Kinship Families Birth to 3rd Grade (For parents/caregivers of children 0-8y) Online

This is an online class for caregivers. Join us in a class that explores caregivers and child development through an adoptive/foster family lens. Join us for a virtual parent discussion. Google Meet link: meet.google.com/eym-fpqv-zdw

Thu, Feb 1 - Jun 13

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Advanced Sewing and Fashion Design (Sanford)

This class is for our advanced sewers who have taken sewing 1. Students will further their understanding of following and creating patterns, get into more complex projects with quilting and clothing fabrication and have open studio time to work on projects they desire. Ms. Michelle will teach this class again and work with students to continue their love of making and sewing! Note: Community Education uses a sliding scale model for program fees so our afterschool programs can be financially sustainable and more equitable. Families 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 families participate at the higher price levels, they help make the program more sustainable. Pricing Scale: Class Fee - covers staffing and supply costs Higher price levels 1 & 2 - supports sustainable programming & scholarships Partial Scholarship price Full Scholarship price

Tue/Thu, Mar 12 - May 16

Sanford Middle School

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Adventures with Mentors (2-5)

A team of College Y Mentors will be coming weekly to your after school program with a new adventure each week. We will be doing a variety of activities through Y Mentor Adventures Imagination Stations. Each week we will have an opportunity to use our imaginations creating all kinds of fun activities, which could include creating and playing games, travel, nature, music, science, art, and even learning how to grow your brain! It will be super fun using our imaginations together, come join us! There is no fee for this program

Wed, Mar 27 - May 1

Seward Montessori Elementary School

Age Group 1 - Youth Swim Team Practice -Ages 7-14 (Southwest Pool)

Age Group 1 - Novice swimmers are moving into a race strategy environment in which workout structures work towards efficiency and speed. Must have completed skills from the Red Cross Level 4. Participants must be able to swim 200 yards of Front Crawl without stopping AND perform all strokes (Front Crawl, Backstroke, Breaststroke, Butterfly), though need not meet all USA Swimming rules for each stroke. If participant is in need of building endurance, they may be asked to attend the Novice group temporarily in order to achieve performance. ** This program is set up with a sliding scale fee which helps us improve accessibility for families, while responsibly working toward financial sustainability. Class fees have a range of four fees presented in which families can choose the fee that best fits their budget. NOTE: Youth swim team practice registrations will be placed on a waitlist. Any new participants added to the roster will be evaluated on their first day before being placed on any one of the three swim team levels.

Mon, Tue/Thu, May 2 - May 30

Ages	7 yr. - 14 yr.

Mon, Tue/Thu, Jun 3 - Jun 13

Ages	7 yr. - 14 yr.

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Age Group 2 - Youth Swim Team Practice - Ages 9 -14 (Southwest Pool)

Age Group 2 - Participants must be able to swim all strokes (Front Crawl, Backstroke, Breaststroke, Butterfly) according to USA Swimming rules and wish to improve their technique, speed, and/or endurance. ** This program is set up with a sliding scale fee which helps us improve accessibility for families, while responsibly working toward financial sustainability. Class fees have a range of four fees presented in which families can choose the fee that best fits their budget. NOTE: Youth swim team practice registrations will be placed on a waitlist. Any new participants added to the roster will be evaluated on their first day before being placed on any one of the three swim team levels.

Mon, Tue/Thu, May 2 - May 30

Ages	9 yr. - 14 yr.

Mon, Tue/Thu, Jun 3 - Jun 13

Ages	9 yr. - 14 yr.

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Alexander Technique (Seward)

The Alexander Technique is an educational method used worldwide for over 100 years. It begins with the premise that the human organism is perfectly designed for a range of activities. Tension, poor breath support, and postural habits get in the way of this potential, creating chronic pain, stress, and injury. But by teaching the possibility of change, the Alexander Technique enables ease and improved mobility, balance, and performance. Are you experiencing... less energy and alertness, back pain, joint stiffness, poor digestion, nerve damage, chronic pain, loss of mobility, anxiety, tension, and/or stress? With the Alexander Technique you'll get... renewed energy, reduced physical tension, better breath support, improved organ function, lowered blood pressure, improved mobility and balance, improved posture, and a relaxed and present attitude!

Thu, Apr 18 - May 23

6:30 - 7:30 PM

Seward Montessori Elementary School

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All About Beads (Gr. 3-5)

There is so much to make with beads! Bead bracelets, mosaics, and your own creations. 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, Jun 24 - Jun 27

Justice Page Middle School

All About Beads (Gr. K-2)

There is so much to make with beads! Bead bracelets, mosaics, and your own creations. 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.gordan@mpls.k12.mn.us or 612-668-4922.

Mon-Thu, Jul 15 - Jul 18

Sanford Middle School

All About Knives & Knife Skills (Southwest)

Bring your current go-to knives and see how they stack up against newer ones. Learn how and why to keep your kitchen blades razor sharp and practice basic cuts in class that you will use over and over at home. If class is full, please enroll for the waitlist. We will contact you if a space becomes available or we are able to add additional sections.

All About Umami! (Southwest)

One of the challenges to creating deeply flavored vegetarian and vegan dishes is achieving those mouth-coating, lip-smacking, belly-filling qualities known by their Japanese name, umami. Join Jan for a cooking exploration of traditional ways to impart umami to soup, noodles, salads, and savory sauces. (This class does not cover new commercial meat and cheese substitutes; it uses age-old, modestly priced ones.) Bring containers to take home your treasures. If class is full, please enroll for the waitlist. We will contact you if a space becomes available.

Southwest High School

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All Things Paint! (Gr. 1-2)

Create original works of art using watercolor, tempera and ink. Learn a variety of techniques that use dry brushes, sponges, and tissue paper. Grades are the year your student will be entering in the fall of 2023. 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 lissa.gordan@mpls.k12.mn.us or call 612.668.4922.

Mon-Wed, Jul 1 - Jul 3

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Sanford Middle School

All Things Paint! (Gr. K-2)

Spend the week painting with different types or paint and different types of tools to paint with. What kind of picture can you create by painting with a toy car? A straw? Have fun creating unique pieces of art. 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! Grades are the year your student will be entering in the fall of 2024.

Mon-Thu, Jul 29 - Aug 1

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Justice Page Middle School