Minneapolis Public Schools

Join us at Open Window Theater for a literary and cinematic classic, The Lilies of the Field -- the story of an itinerant African American worker in the early 1960s who encounters a small group of East German nuns in a parched valley of the American Southwest. An Army vet and a Baptist, Homer Smith offers to help the struggling Roman Catholic nuns build a fence. The problem? They can’t afford to pay him. But the Mother Superior has something much bigger in mind. She believes Homer was sent to them by God to build a chapel. In 1963, Sidney Poitier became the first-ever black man to receive the Best Actor Academy Award for his portrayal of Homer Smith in the highly acclaimed film. In 2020, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant.” Meet Community Ed Staff at Will Call to pick up your tickets. Open Window Theater is located at 5300 S Robert Trail #400, Inver Grove Heights, MN 55077. After March 15th you can transfer your tickets but no refunds or cancelations are available. If event is full, please enroll for the waitlist. We will contact you if a space becomes available.

Come learn about Animal habitats! Read about where animals live and create projects. 2nd and 3rd graders will receive academic content and language while using an integrated, balanced literacy approach.

Do you want to get together with other kids and play board games? Did you know board games can improve both your math and literacy skills? Come learn new games and practice your strategies!

Do you want to be an sketched artist? Or maybe an illustrator? Or why not both?! Build your own sketched book and create stories each week!

In this exciting robotics class students learn mechanical design, construction, programming, and teamwork skills. In pairs, using LEGO building elements, motors, and sensors, students build different robot prototypes and program them with a computer to move, react, and make sounds. Students will utilize their prototypes and programming to solve design challenges using the LEGO WeDo 2.0. Students will participate in the 2022 Robotics FIRST Lego League Challenge: ENERGIZE SM

Bring your game face to this class where we will play some cool math games and maybe even make up some of our own! Improve your math abilities.

Ever wonder about Soccer? In this class, students will read about the rules, practice the basic skills of soccer, and create strategies for soccer games.

Ever wonder about Soccer? In this class, students will read about the rules, practice the basic skills of soccer, and create strategies for soccer games.

A team of College Y Mentors will be coming weekly to your afterschool 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.

Do you ever wonder about money? Do you have an idea for a business? In this class you will learn the basics of financial opportunities, and how to manage your money.

In this exciting robotics class students learn mechanical design, construction, programming, and teamwork skills. In pairs, using LEGO building elements, motors, and sensors, students build different robot prototypes and program them with a computer to move, react, and make sounds. Students will utilize their prototypes and programming to solve design challenges using the LEGO WeDo 2.0 and EV3 System. Students will participate in the 2022 Robotics FIRST Lego League Challenge: ENERGIZE SM

In this class you will explore and talk in depth with others about books, enjoy the company of your friends and peers that share the similar love for books.

Learn to play volleyball! In this class, students will learn about the rules, practice the basic skills of volleyball, and create strategies for volleyball games.

Let’s kick off the holidays together by creating beautifully decorated sugar cookies. You will also be able to try your hand at making Pizzelle cookies.

Come join me at "The Nook". Let's get together for lunch and socialize. Everyone is responsible for their own lunch. The Nook is located at 492 Hamline Ave S, St Paul, MN 55116.

January 8th-February 29th (No class 1/15 or 2/19-2/20, 7 sessions) Are you looking for some extra support with your math skills? DreamBox will help you develop skills at the level you are working at. It is both a fun and challenging way to build your math skills, and be with your peers. We will also play cool math games to challenge your brain, and to become future problem solvers. Be a super mathematician with Ms. Delveaux on Tuesdays after school! Limit 25 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. Extended Learning (ALC) classes are free.

Engineering for Kids!" (Grades 2-5) Thursdays Have you dreamed about solving problems? Designing your own mini golf course? Inventing the best paper airplane? Creating the optimal route for popcorn delivery in your neighborhood? Come join Ms. Athey & Purdue University and become a Keewaydin Eagle Engineer! Limit 25 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. Extended Learning (ALC) classes are free.

January 8th-February 29th (No class 1/15 or 2/19-2/20, 8 sessions) Do you love games? How about being creative? Art design? Legos? Fun? Then join Ms. Perez! We will strengthen our reading and math skills through problem solving activities, games, art projects, and Lego design. Bring your creative, curious brains to room 211 to have a blast in After School! Limit 25 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. Extended Learning (ALC) classes are free.