Minneapolis Public Schools

Challenge yourself! Play Chess! Exercise Your Brain! Impress your opponents and increase your IQ while having fun playing chess. All chess levels are welcome. 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.

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! 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.

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 after school! 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.

1-2-3 Blastoff! Do you dream about space? Rockets? Do you love a challenge? Come join scientists Mr. Pete and Mr. McInerny and become a space engineer. Design, imagine, experiment, & best of all, have fun! (Students can only sign up for Tuesday OR Thursday, they may not sign up for both days) 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.

Do you love to be outside? Do you love to explore? Do you love do design fun projects? Come be an Urban Explorer with Ms. Athey (Brown). We will improve our math, science, & reading skills through fun creative activities & projects. 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.

Learning about good communication, safety in relationships, and growth and development lays a foundation that can support healthy relationships and healthy behaviors throughout a person’s life. This class will focus on age-appropriate and medically accurate topics like puberty, reproduction, consent, and communication skills. This class is for students who identify as male or are non-binary. About the instructor: Jill Farris, MPH, is a LNCS parent and Director of Adolescent Sexual Health Training & Education at the University of Minnesota Healthy Youth Development Prevention Research Center. Jill provides training and capacity building assistance to youth workers in a variety of settings, as well as helping parents have open and honest dialogue with their children. Jill also teaches middle school sexuality education at First Universalist Church of Minneapolis. 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.

Could you rewrite the ending to Three Little Pigs if the Goldilocks enters the story? Could you build a bridge to hold a toy car only made out of paper clips? In Destination Imagination (DI), we'll work together in teams to solve open-ended STEAM challenges designed to teach the creative process. We will have fun, ask questions, think about problems, come up with solutions, learn from failure, and celebrate their achievements. In going through this process, kids learn vital life and career skills—creative thinking, critical thinking, collaborative problem-solving—that help them feel empowered and set them up for success in their future. Limit 20 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.

This class is perfect for the child that needs more movement in their lives! Mr. Cam will engage students in activities such as ultimate frisbee, capture the flag, tag games, kickball, four square, floor hockey, bowling, and much more. Students will keep heart rates elevated while building character, cooperative skills, individual success and confidence. *Note--sliding scale fees: Course fees are necessary to ensure the sustainability of high-quality afterschool enrichment programs. In order to ensure access for all students and to promote equity, Community Education uses a sliding scale fee system. Families are asked to pay what you can from the options listed.