Minneapolis Public Schools

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

Our programs serve youth in grades K-12 at Minneapolis Public School locations across the city to ensure all students have access to high quality programs. Community Education Youth Programs deliver a wide range of high-quality enrichment learning opportunities during out of school time (afterschool, release days, and summer). Community Education offerings support youth to develop strong peer relationships and foster new skills, through our intentional program design that fosters cultural identity, youth voice and leadership. In order to ensure that our high-quality enrichment classes are accessible to all families, Minneapolis Community Education is now offering fees on a sliding scale. Contact the Community Education Youth & Adult Programs coordinator at your school for more information.

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!

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.

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.

Improve your head-to-toe skin health by cutting out commercial chemicals with your own natural homemade products. Participants will complete a project in class to take home and will leave with several easy recipes for all-natural body products that will leave skin feeling soft, healthy and rejuvenated for the outdoors. 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.

In collaboration with MPS Indian Education, Native American families: •Explore and discuss your role as your child’s first teacher •Strengthen the caregiver/child relationship while singing, playing and learning •Focus on discussion topics of health and wellness, early learning, behavior guidance, and family relationships

This is a separating class (child and parent spend time together and apart). ከ0-5 አመት እድሜ ያላቸው ልጆች ያሏቸውን አማርኛ ተናጋሪ ቤተሰቦችን ወደዚህ ክፍል እንቀበላለን። ከሌሎች ወላጆች ጋር ግንኙነት ለመፍጠር ይምጡ፣ የወላጅነት እውቀትን ለማግኘት፣ የወላጅነት ጥያቄዎችን ይጠይቁ፣ ከልጆች ጋር አብረው በመዘመር፣ በመጫወት እና በመማር ጊዜ ይደሰቱ። Together learn: How to be more present in daily moments and interactions View questions through a mindfulness lens Learn calming strategies during interaction time 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. For more information please call 612.517.5721 [Afaan Oromo] or 612.517.6001 [Amharic].

Calling all animal lovers! This club is for you. We will learn about the living beings that inhabit our wonderful planet as we read, craft and play. We will also learn about ways that we can help make the world a better place for animals. 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!

Join fellow Anime & Origami fans after school in the Anime Club! Members will connect with like-minded peers and share their favorite shows and characters, talk all things anime, while engaging in weekly origami themes! A 96 page Origami book will be offered to club members, which includes colored papers to be folded. Weekly meetings will discuss currently airing shows, as well as a look back on the fundamental, foundational, and can't miss classics through the history of Anime. In addition, one origami shape will be completed during club discussions to offer students something stimulating to do with their hands, and grow their passion for Origami! $15 materials fee included in addition to class fee for origami supplies. If materials fee needs to be waived, please contact the Community Education Coordinator at Andrew.kallevig@mpls.k12.mn.us In order to ensure that our high-quality enrichment classes are accessible to all families, Minneapolis Community Education is now offering fees on a sliding scale. We're moving to a sliding scale model for program fees so our youth 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. Fees cover instructor pay, 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 full scholarships 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 youth programs!

Join Anime club and get a chance to practice your freestyle art and meet and spend time with anime lovers. Most importantly, you'll get a chance to explore anime and discuss various themes expressed through the visual medium. We'll be taking a look at some of the most popular animated films, but also at some less heard of series as well. No prior knowledge of anime or Japanese culture needed, just an interest in foreign culture and a willingness to listen and express your opinions.