Minneapolis Public Schools

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.

Create friendships and explore! This class is designed to bring out the big artists in your little ones! The projects will help develop problem solving skills, refine motor skills, and build confidence. This class will offer a variety of art projects including painting, collages, drawing, and mixed media. Each activity provides your child with a hands-on creative experience and great work of art to take home. Limit 16. 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.

Join a professional Game Master as you learn how to build a Dungeons and Dragons character, and then set out on your Adventures! Students will go on adventures guided by their imagination and their instructor while learning critical thinking, teamwork, roleplay, and puzzle-solving skills. Limit 8 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.

Wenonah Physical Education Teacher Mr. Pritchard has taken the best of Physical Education and created an after school Indoor Physical Education class your child will never forget. Your child(ren) will experience 3-4 different activities during each session. Activities include lifelong sport, recreation and fitness, most all individual and team sports, rope jumping, racket games, track and field, kickball, tag games, ultimate frisbee, capture the flag, frisbee golf, four square, floor hockey, bowling, volleyball, lord of the rings, pin guard, tangle town, mini mighty stations, pits and allies, Danish baseball and many others. Walking field trips may include hiking along Minneapolis Parks trails to Lake Nokomis. This class is perfect for the child that needs more movement in their lives! Lessons are designed to keep kids engaged in learning activities and to keep their heart rates elevated. Character building, cooperative skills, individual success and safety are all emphasized. 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.

Playing team games is an active and fun way to build leadership, cooperation and determination. This class is all about teamwork, sportsmanship, and fun in various gym games. Keep moving with high-energy games, such as dodgeball, capture the flag, kickball, soccer, ultimate frisbee, and basketball! We might also take walking trips from Keewaydin down to the lake, getting to know the neighborhood better while hiking along the trails. Limit 25 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.

Imagine what the collective creativity of a room full of young people might develop when tasked with collaboratively creating a play? In this class, students are led through visual arts, movement, and other arts entry points with the end goal of creating an imaginative show that’s all their own. Participants will explore the magic of theater through theater games, acting exercises, and character design. They will have the opportunity to step into the shoes (or, rather, glass slippers) of their favorite fairytale characters, and to create an imaginative show that’s all their own. In the final session the world premiere is staged and performed by CLIMB theatre professional actors (and willing participants from your family). Strong reading or writing skills are not a requirement... only your imagination! Limit 20. This class is for students in 2nd and 3rd grade. 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.

Imagine what the collective creativity of a room full of young people might develop when tasked with collaboratively creating a play? In this class, students are led through visual arts, movement, and other arts entry points with the end goal of creating an imaginative show that’s all their own. Participants will explore the magic of theater through theater games, acting exercises, and character design. They will have the opportunity to step into the shoes (or, rather, glass slippers) of their favorite fairytale characters, and to create an imaginative show that’s all their own. In the final session the world premiere is staged and performed by CLIMB theatre professional actors (and willing participants from your family). Strong reading or writing skills are not a requirement... only your imagination! Limit 20. This class is for students in 4th and 5th grade. 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 2/19-2/20, 7 sessions) Engage your art skills to build impressive landscape terrain pieces for tabletop roleplaying games or diorama displays. Use foam board, glue, paint, weathering, and other art-related skills to create take-home pieces for use in tabletop roleplaying games or as display pieces. This is a beginner-friendly course that requires no experience. Limit 8 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.