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FALL 2021 EXPERIENCE MORE! EDUCATIONAL, ENRICHMENT & RECREATION CLASSES FOR PRESCHOOL CHILDREN, YOUTH & ADULTS www.728communityed.com

IN THIS ISSUE YOUTH K-12 ADULT 36 EdVenture Club-Before/After School Childcare 37 EdVenture Club-Non School Days 4 Fitness 38 EdVenture Club-Inclement Weather 6 Health | Safety 39 Swim Lessons 9 Parenting 42 Little Learners 10 Arts 43 Visual & Performing Arts 10 Home & Hobby 46 Academics 11 Culinary 50 Special Interests 15 Special Interest 51 Safety 18 Travel 51 Athletics 19 Finance 53 High School 20 Workplace 54 Driver's Education 21 Technology 25 H.O.P. E. Adults w/ Developmental Disabilities ROGERS RECREATION 26 Adult Basic Education & GED 27 English as a Second Language (ESL) 55 Youth 58 All Ages AQUATICS 60 Learn-to-Skate 39 Swim Lessons 2021 DISTRICT INFORMATION 41 Activities 2022 EARLY CHILDHOOD 64 2021-2022 ISD 728 General Information 28 Early Childhood Family Education REGISTRATION 32 Parenting 32 Early Childhood Screening 46 ECFE Sliding Fee Scale | Registration Info 33 EdVenture Club-Preschool Childcare 62 Advertisements 34 Discovery Learning Preschool 66 Registration | Contact Us 35 2021-2022 Sliding Fee Scale 67 Facility Locations 39 Swim Lessons 42 Little Learners 2 ISD 728 COMMUNITY EDUCATION | 763.241.3520 | www.728communityed.com

WELCOME pg 50 WHAT'S NEW WITH COMMUNITY ED? LAUGH & LEARN SERIES ► GRADES 2-5 Kid-style self-help! We'll meet once a month to laugh and learn together about realistic topics that you deal with in the world today! »  October: Get Organized Without Losing It - See You Later, Procrastinator »  November: How to Take the Ache Out of Mistakes - How to Do Homework Without Throwing Up »  December: Cliques, Phonies and Other Baloney - Bullying Is a Pain in the Brain »  January: Dude, That's Rude - Don't Behave Like You Live in a Cave NEW NEW! GUIDED AUTOBIOGRAPHY CLASS Write the Story of your Life -- two pages at a time! Designed to help you recall, organize and share the contents of your life experiences, these classes will help evoke memories through a variety of life pg 16 themes such as family, work/career, and health. Pass along valuable lessons, stories, and history to your family, friends, and future generations. No writing experience is necessary. Our Guarantee We guarantee your satisfaction with our courses and activities. If you are not satisfied with your experience, please contact the Community Education office at 763-241-3520, or the Early Childhood Family Education office at 763-241-3524. Our Mission ISD 728 Community Education is dedicated to building community through citizen involvement and lifelong learning while educating, inspiring and empowering ALL of our learners across ISD 728. Suggest a Class! Visit www.isd728.org/CEclassidea and fill out a short form to share your class idea with us! 728CEadult • 728CEyouth ECFE728 • CE728ALERT 728communityed 728ECFE • CommunityEd.HOPE Communityed728 3

ADULTS FITNESS EXPERIENCE STRENGTH ENNADTUREANCE COUPLE TIME NEW! 50/50 AIKIDO FOR THE BEGINNER AND BEYOND Perfect for any fitness level, this class is part strength training and Aikido is a traditional Japanese martial art that has no tournaments part cardio for a complete workout. Dumbbells are suggested, but not or competitions. Its focus is on mental and physical discipline through mandatory, for strength training. Bring a mat and a set of dumbbells (3# hand-to-hand, sword, and staff techniques, and is for people of all and 10#). abilities. Learn this art from a world-renowned instructor who studied in Japan, and who has trained with people from all over the globe. Tuesdays Oct 26-Dec 14* | 7 sessions | 6:00-7:00pm | $39 Handke Center Gym Door 5 | Klasnich | #AFB505001F21 Thursdays Sep 2-Oct 28 | 9 sessions | 6:30-8:00pm | $85 *Not meeting Nov 2 Handke Center Gym Door 5 | Larson | #AFAAIKD01F21 CORE FUSION Thursdays Nov 4-Dec 23* | 7 sessions | 6:30-8:00pm | $85 Handke Center Gym Door 5 | Larson | #AFAAIKD02F21 Are you a fan of yoga? Pilates? Body Sculpting? Core Fusion combines *Not meeting Nov 25 all three styles in an upbeat and challenging format to strengthen your core, provide a total body stretch, and increase your flexibility. Bring a LAP SWIM ► AGE 18+ mat and water. Bring dumbbells for an added challenge. Get a great workout at the pool without having to pay club membership Thursdays Oct 28-Dec 16* | 7 sessions | 6:00-7:00pm | $39 fees! Handke Center Stage Door 5 | Klasnich | #AFECRFS01F21 *Not meeting Nov 25 Pay at the door: $5/day \"FITNESS WITH CHELSEY\" PUNCH CARD Sundays Sep 12-Nov 14* | 7:30-9:00pm VandenBerge MS Pool Door M Want variety in your workouts and flexibility in your schedule? Our *Not meeting Oct 17, 31 \"Fitness with Chelsey\" Punch Card will allow you to participate in your choice of 50/50 (Tuesdays 6pm) and Core Fusion (Thursdays 6pm) ONLINE! STRATEGIES TO WIN THE BATTLE OF A classes. Once you purchase the punch card, you do not need to sign up BULGING BELLY for individual classes, just show up! Your class cost can be as little as $4.90 per class! Learn the main causes of a bulging belly and 6 strategies for getting rid of belly bloat. Instructor Janice Novak will teach you a few exercises Tue/Thu Oct 26-Dec 16* | 6:00-7:00pm designed to strengthen the deepest layer of abdominal muscle - the $7 for 1 session; $19 for 3 sessions; $39 for 7 sessions; $59 for 10 sessions; layer that is responsible for flattening the stomach, shaping your $69 for 14 sessions waistline, and supporting your lower back. And we will do this without Handke Center Gym Door 5 | Klasnich | #AFSFCPC01F21 getting on the floor! A few days prior to the class, you will receive an email *Not meeting Nov 2, 25 with the ZOOM meeting login information. Wednesday Sep 29 | 1 session | 6:00-7:30pm | $29 Online | Novak | #AFEBBBY01F21 4 ISD 728 COMMUNITY EDUCATION | 763.241.3520 | www.728communityed.com

FITNESS ADULTS ONLINE! ABDOMINAL STRENGTHENERS THAT Staying fit with your friends is encouraging, motivating WON'T MAKE YOU GET ON THE FLOOR and chances are you will stick with it longer. This series of extremely effective exercises will quickly strengthen all OPEN GYM ► ALL AGES abdominal muscles, especially the deepest layer, WITHOUT stressing your back or neck joints and WITHOUT having to get on the floor. Learn a more Open gym is a supervised recreation time for individuals to work on effective way to strengthen your abdominals, re-shape your waistline, and their skills in various sports, get a great workout and socialize with prevent/relieve lower back discomfort. A few days prior to the class, you will others who share an interest in athletics. Changes may be made to this receive an email with the ZOOM meeting login information. schedule, so always check before dropping a child off at the school. Youth under 11 must have a responsible adult in attendance. Thursday Oct 7 | 1 session | 6:00-7:30pm | $29 Online | Novak | #AFEABST01F21 Pay-at-the-door: $5/person Exact change only PICKLEBALL all ages Pickleball is a combination of ping pong and tennis and is perfect for Sundays Oct 3-May 1* | 4:00-6:00pm adults who are young at heart and love some friendly competition. Don't Rogers MS Gym Door A know how to play? Don't let it stop you -- the first 15 minutes of each *Not meeting Oct 17, 31, Nov 28, Dec 26, Jan 2, Mar 13, Apr 17 session can be used to share rules, practice and warm up. Play will be first-come, first-served along with a rotation with others who show up to Sundays Oct 3-May 1* | 4:00-6:00pm play. Bring a water bottle; drinking fountains are not available. Zimmerman M/HS Gym Door 12 *Not meeting Oct 17, 31, Nov 28, Dec 26, Jan 2, Mar 13, Apr 17 Pay-at-the-door: $5/person Exact change only ages 11-15 and families w/children of all ages Wednesdays Oct 6-May 4* | 7:00-8:30pm Sundays Oct 3-May 1* | 4:00-6:00pm Zimmerman HS Gym Door 12 Handke Center Gym Door 5 *Not meeting Oct 20, Nov 24, Dec 22, 29, Mar 16 *Not meeting Oct 17, 31, Nov 28, Dec 26, Jan 2, Mar 13, Apr 17 grades 9-12 and adult Wednesdays Oct 6-May 4* | 4:30-6:30pm Wednesdays Oct 6-May 4* | 7:00-9:00pm Handke Center Gym Door 5 Rogers HS Gym Door I *Not meeting Oct 20, Nov 24, Dec 22, 29, Mar 16 *Not meeting Oct 20, Nov 24, Dec 8, 22, 29, Mar 16 TRY THIS! Wednesdays Oct 6-May 4* | 8:30-10:00pm Zimmerman M/HS Gym Door 12 NEW! BALLROOM DANCING 2.0 *Not meeting Oct 20, Nov 24, Dec 22, 29, Mar 16 Attend our new 4-week series of beginner-level lessons with new dances taught each season! Learn the waltz, foxtrot, swing, rumba, and more! Have a fun-filled weekly date, dancing exclusively with your own partner. You're sure to have some laughs learning to dance together, and lessons will build your confidence for dancing in front of others! Price is per person, so please register individually. Thursdays Sep 23-Oct 14 | 4 sessions | 7:00-8:30pm | $65/Person Rogers MS Commons Door A | Constantine | #AFDBRM201F21 ISD 728 COMMUNITY EDUCATION | 763.241.3520 | www.728communityed.com 5

ADULTS SAFETY MHSRC DRIVER IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM ► 4-HOUR REFRESHER DID YOU KNOW? This driver improvement program is presented by the Minnesota Completing a driver safety course could Highway Safety Research Center. Topics include visual techniques, save you money on your car insurance. habits, perception, attitude, communication, distracted drivers, new laws Consult with your insurance agent for and more. You must have completed the eight-hour program to take this details and to make sure you qualify. class. AARP SMART DRIVER COURSE ► 4-HOUR Monday Sep 20 | 1 session | 12:30-4:30pm | $24 REFRESHER Handke Center Rm 111 Door 5 | Sundeen | #AHDDRI401F21 This refresher course, for drivers age 50+ who have completed an Thursday Oct 21 | 1 session | 12:30-4:30pm | $24 insurance-approved 8-hour certified driver course, includes new Handke Center Rm 111 Door 5 | Sundeen | #AHDDRI402F21 approaches and concepts. Bring driver's license and AARP member number (if member) to class. Monday Nov 22 | 1 session | 12:30-4:30pm | $24 Handke Center Rm 111 Door 5 | Sundeen | #AHDDRI403F21 Wednesday Oct 13 | 1 session | 5:00-9:00pm $20 AARP Member/$25 AARP Non-Member Wednesday Dec 15 | 1 session | 12:30-4:30pm | $24 Handke Center Rm 111 Door 5 | Scott | #AHDAAR402F21 Handke Center Rm 111 Door 5 | Sundeen | #AHDDRI404F21 Tuesday Nov 9 | 1 session | 5:00-9:00pm MHSRC DRIVER IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM $20 AARP Member/$25 AARP Non-Member ► 8-HOUR INITIAL Handke Center Rm 111 Door 5 | Scott | #AHDAAR403F21 This driver improvement class for first-time participants is presented by Wednesday Dec 1 | 1 session | 5:00-9:00pm the Minnesota Highway Safety Research Center. Topics include visual $20 AARP Member/$25 AARP Non-Member techniques, habits, perception, attitude, communication, distracted Handke Center Rm 111 Door 5 | Scott | #AHDAAR404F21 drivers, new laws and more. If you have taken this class previously, please register for the 4-hour refresher. AARP SMART DRIVER COURSE ► 8-HOUR INITIAL Wed/Thu Sep 8 & 9 | 2 sessions | 12:30-4:30pm | $28 Handke Center Rm 111 Door 5 | Sundeen | #AHDDRI801F21 Improve your skills and knowledge, and learn about the effects of aging and medication on driving, along with suggestions for overcoming AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION CPR/AED limitations. Bring your driver's license and AARP member number (if member) to class. No driving or tests. Could you save a life in an emergency? Being trained in CPR and the use of an Automated External Defibrillator has the greatest impact on Tue/Thu Nov 16 & 18 | 2 sessions | 5:00-9:00pm resuscitation over any other factor. Attend this class and leave knowing $20 AARP Member/$25 AARP Non-Member how to safely and effectively perform CPR and use an AED on adults, Handke Center Rm 111 Door 5 | Scott | #AHDAAR802F21 children and infants. Monday Sep 13 | 1 session | 6:00-10:00pm | $79 Handke Center Rm 209 Door 5 | Neiss | #AHCCAED01F21 Monday Nov 8 | 1 session | 6:00-10:00pm | $79 Handke Center Rm 209 Door 5 | Neiss | #AHCCAED02F21 6 ISD 728 COMMUNITY EDUCATION | 763.241.3520 | www.728communityed.com

HEALTH & SAFETY ADULTS GROUP HYPNOSIS: STOP SMOKING Do you have the desire, but not the willpower, to stop smoking? People can, using guided imagery, stop smoking after just one session and often with little, if any, withdrawal symptoms or cravings. Find your way out of the smoky haze! First aid and CPR is the initial assistance given to a victim Monday Sep 20 | 1 session | 5:45-8:45pm* until professional medical help can be provided. $69 New Member (Stop Smoking only); $109 New Member (Stop Smoking & Weight Loss); AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION HEARTSAVER $9 Lifetime Member FIRST AID Rogers MS Media Door A | Fischer | #AHHHYSM01F21 Be prepared with the knowledge and skills necessary to prevent, Monday Oct 25 | 1 session | 5:45-8:45pm* recognize and provide basic care for injuries and sudden illnesses $69 New Member (Stop Smoking only); until advanced medical personnel arrive. Fee includes materials and $109 New Member (Stop Smoking & Weight Loss); American Heart Association certification. $9 Lifetime Member Rogers MS Media Door A | Fischer | #AHHHYSM02F21 Monday Sep 20 | 1 session | 6:00-10:00pm | $79 Handke Center Rm 209 Door 5 | Neiss | #AHF1AID01F21 GROUP HYPNOSIS: WEIGHT LOSS Monday Nov 22 | 1 session | 6:00-10:00pm | $79 Did you know that there is a way to lose weight without diet pills or Handke Center Rm 209 Door 5 | Neiss | #AHF1AID02F21 starvation? Group hypnosis includes suggestions that will help you eat the type and quantity of foods that are beneficial in losing weight and ONLINE! IMPROVE YOUR HEALTH AT ANY AGE maintaining your desired weight. You can't change your chronological age, but you CAN shave years off Monday Sep 20 | 1 session | 5:45-8:45pm* your biological age. Explore simple steps you can take now to shave $69 New Member (Weight Loss only); years off your BioAge and help make every system in your body as $109 New Member (Stop Smoking & Weight Loss); healthy as possible. What you do now greatly affects your health and $9 Lifetime Member well-being now and in the future. A few days before the class, you will Rogers MS Media Door A | Fischer | #AHHHYWL01F21 receive an email with the Zoom link. Monday Oct 25 | 1 session | 5:45-8:45pm* Thursday Oct 28 | 1 session | 6:00-7:30pm | $29 $69 New Member (Weight Loss only); Online | Novak | #AHWIHAA01F21 $109 New Member (Stop Smoking & Weight Loss); $9 Lifetime Member Rogers MS Media Door A | Fischer | #AHHHYWL02F21 *Check in at 5:45pm. At 6:00pm, there will be an Introduction for smoking and weight loss classes (all must attend). The weight loss session will be from 7:00 to 7:45pm. Please bring a blanket and pillow to class; you may sit or lie down for the hypnosis part of the session. ONLINE CLASSES GUARANTEE An email with online meeting We guarantee your satisfaction with our courses information and link will be sent and activities. If you are not satisfied with your experience, please contact the Community Education prior your online class. office at 763.241.3520, or the E arly Childhood Family Education office at 763.241.3524. ISD 728 COMMUNITY EDUCATION | 763.241.3520 | www.728communityed.com 7

ADULTS HEALTH ONLINE! THE ART OF DE-AGING: PEEL YEARS OFF YOUR BIO AGE Your biological or body age is measured by how well your body works. Learn simple, scientifically proven things you can do to decrease your body age. Discover facial acupressure points to help erase years from your face naturally by increasing muscle tone and decreasing puffiness and undereye bags. Reduce lines and prevent new lines from forming. Help yourself look better, feel younger, and age with health and vigor. Thursday Sep 23 | 1 session | 6:00-7:30pm | $29 Online | Novak | #AHGDEBA01F21 ONLINE! WOMEN, WEIGHT, HORMONES Acupressure is a safe and gentle alternative therapy used to relieve symptoms from many common disorders. Are you finding that fat is collecting around your midsection and no matter how well you watch what you eat or how much you exercise ONLINE! ACUPRESSURE TO RELIEVE SINUS that weight is not budging? It might be your hormones! In this virtual PROBLEMS, HEADACHES AND MORE workshop you will learn 7 key strategies for fighting fat and losing weight, and how to help your body begin to lose weight again. Acupressure is a healing technique that involves pressing or kneading key points on the body to release energy blockages and stimulate Tuesday Oct 26 | 1 session | 6:00-7:30pm | $29 energy flow. Continual sinus problems have become an epidemic in both Online | Novak | #AHWWWHM01F21 children and adults. You can find relief by stimulating the many points that relieve sinus blockages, headaches, and more. ONLINE! ACUPRESSURE TO ASSIST WEIGHT LOSS Tuesday Nov 9 | 1 session | 6:00-7:30pm | $29 Acupressure is a healing technique that involves pressing or massaging Online | Novak | #AHWARSN01F21 key points on the body to stimulate energy flow through pathways called meridians. In this virtual workshop, you will learn the main pressure ONLINE! ACUPRESSURE TO RELIEVE STRESS, points that help strengthen thyroid function, boost metabolism, control ANXIETY, INSOMNIA AND MORE appetite, decrease food cravings, reduce stress-eating and strengthen the entire digestive system. Acupressure can provide great relief with no side effects to help you feel your best. Learn the nine master pressure points that are the most Monday Oct 4 | 1 session | 6:00-7:30pm | $29 helpful and most frequently prescribed to help and assist every system Online | Novak | #AHTAAWL01F21 in your body. Tuesday Oct 12 | 1 session | 6:00-7:30pm | $29 Online | Novak | #AHSACPR01F21 ONLINE CLASSES ONLINE! OVERCOME YOUR CARBOHYDRATE CRAVINGS An email with online meeting information and link will be sent Have you ever had a day where you just can't stop eating? Do you crave starches, snack foods and sweets? Is your snacking out of control? prior your online class. Overcoming carb cravings is not a matter of willpower, but a matter of biology. Learn how you can stop the vicious cycle of food craving and weight gain. No hype - just the facts. Wednesday Dec 1 | 1 session | 6:00-7:30pm | $29 Online | Novak | #AHTOCBC01F21 8 ISD 728 COMMUNITY EDUCATION | 763.241.3520 | www.728communityed.com

HEALTH | PARENTING & CAREGIVING ADULTS ONLINE! JUST BREATHE! TECHNIQUES TO NEW! 10 STRATEGIES FOR PARENTING KIDS CALM, CENTER AND BALANCE WITH ADHD/EXECUTIVE FUNCTION CHALLENGES Breathing in specific ways can have amazing and powerful healing Explore beyond an ADHD diagnosis and learn essential steps, tools, benefits on mind and body. Breath work is the single most powerful skills, and perspectives needed to help your child thrive. Learn about thing you can practice for improving energy levels, health and well- the best supports you really need, the facts about ADHD that you may being. The simplest and most powerful technique for optimum health of not know, and how to best prepare yourselves for the journey ahead. mind and body is absolutely free and literally right under your nose. Saturday Sep 25 | 1 session | 11:00am-12:00pm | $19 Monday Oct 18 | 1 session | 6:00-7:30pm | $29 Handke Center Rm 111 Door 5 | Academic All-Star Tutoring Online | Novak | #AHWBRTH01F21 #ACPADHD01F21 ONLINE! CELL PHONES AND PARENTING - NEW! PARENTING CHILDREN AND TEENS WITH WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ADHD/EXECUTIVE FUNCTION CHALLENGE When your child has a Smartphone, there are key things you should Parenting can be tough, especially when your child struggles. It often know in order to keep them safe. We'll help you understand safety affects the entire family. Create a calmer, more connected home using settings on popular social media apps, explore parental control apps, specific tools and strategies to bring about lasting, systemic change to the and simplify things so that you and your child can use the phone safely way you parent your child with ADHD and Executive Function challenges. without worry. Tuesdays Oct 5-Nov 23* | 7 sessions | 6:30-8:00pm | $499 Monday Oct 25 | 1 session | 5:30-6:30pm | $25 Handke Center Rm 212 Door 5 | Academic All-Star Tutoring Online | Welsh | #ACPCPPT01F21 #ACPADH201F21 *Not meeting Nov 2 ONLINE! NEED-TO-KNOW CHANGES TO THE ONLINE! THE TEEN BRAIN COLLEGE PLANNING PROCESS One of the most turbulent periods in brain development occurs during This past year has resulted in some significant changes to the college adolescence. Understanding these complex changes can help calm planning process. Our friends from College Inside Track will show the rough seas of the teen years, but also provide your teen with critical you how these changes may impact your family and will present new support and understanding that will promote better decision-making, strategies to consider to give your student the best opportunities for better mental health, and better outcomes at school. admission, scholarships, and financial aid. Designed for parents of students in grades 9-11. Sep 7-Oct 1 | Average hours 16 | $195 Online | Coates | #ATOTEBR01F21 Wednesday Oct 13 | 1 session | 7:00-8:00pm | $9/Household DISCOVER SENIOR LIVING AND SENIOR CARE Online | College Inside Track | #ACPNTKC01F21 OPTIONS ISD 728 DRIVER EDUCATION INFO NIGHT FOR Learn more about the senior services available in the Elk River area. POTENTIAL STUDENTS Explore various care levels, amenities and monthly cost for Independent Living, Assisted Living, Memory Care, Home Health Care and more. Do you have a teenager who is ready to drive? Our trained and state- Discover the choices offered today and what might fit you or your loved licensed instructor will explain the process of taking a Driver's Education one best. Class is free, but please register. Course through ISD 728 Community Education including registration, parent involvement, the permit and licensing process, and more. This Tuesday Sep 14 | 1 session | 10:00-11:00am | $0 class is for parents of potential students, and the potential student as Handke Center Rm 111 Door 5 | McHenry | #ACCDSLO01F21 well. It is a free class, but please register. PLEASE NOTE: Tuesday Sep 28 | 1 session | 6:00-7:00pm | $0 Online | Hudson | #AHIINFO01F21 The decision on whether a class will run is made 3-5 days before the class start date. Register Early to help insure we don’t cancel a class you are hoping to take. ISD 728 COMMUNITY EDUCATION | 763.241.3520 | www.728communityed.com 9

ADULTS ARTS | HOME & HOBBY DIY CHUNKY KNIT BLANKET WORKSHOP Have you been wanting to make your own chunky knit blanket? Sign up now! The class includes all materials to make a 45x55\" or 40x60\" throw and personalized instruction. The instructor will have a variety of colors to choose from at the class. Food and beverages will be available for purchase before, during, and after the class. Tuesday Sep 14 | 1 session | 5:00-8:00pm | $60 Drake O'Neill's Irish American Pub Otsego | Thesing | #AAFFKTC01F21 Tuesday Sep 14 | 1 session | 5:15-8:15pm | $60 Crocheting and knitting are creative ways to Drake O'Neill's Irish American Pub Otsego | Thesing | #AAFFKTC02F21 relieve stress and keep your mind active. Tuesday Sep 14 | 1 session | 5:30-8:30pm | $60 CORD RUG CROCHET Drake O'Neill's Irish American Pub Otsego | Thesing | #AAFFKTC03F21 Learn how to make a beautiful rug using macrame cord and simple Tuesday Sep 14 | 1 session | 5:45-8:45pm | $60 crochet stitches. Even if you have never crocheted, you can learn how Drake O'Neill's Irish American Pub Otsego | Thesing | #AAFFKTC04F21 by making this simple rug that is machine washable and will last for years. It also makes a great gift. Tuesday Oct 19 | 1 session | 5:00-8:00pm | $60 Pour Wine Bar and Bistro Otsego | Thesing | #AAFFKTC05F21 Tuesday Nov 16 | 1 session | 6:00-9:00pm | $49 Handke Center Rm 209 Door 5 | Decker | #AAFCORD01F21 Tuesday Oct 19 | 1 session | 5:15-8:15pm | $60 Pour Wine Bar and Bistro Otsego | Thesing | #AAFFKTC06F21 CERAMICS: CLAY EXPLORATION Tuesday Oct 19 | 1 session | 5:30-8:30pm | $60 Experience the tactile art of working with clay! Designed for every level Pour Wine Bar and Bistro Otsego | Thesing | #AAFFKTC07F21 of artist, you'll start with a hand building project to learn some basic techniques, then progress to throwing on a pottery wheel. Projects Tuesday Oct 19 | 1 session | 5:45-8:45pm | $60 can be functional, sculptural or decorative. Wear old clothing to class. Pour Wine Bar and Bistro Otsego | Thesing | #AAFFKTC08F21 Projects will be fired and available for pick-up one week after the last class. Tuesday Nov 30 | 1 session | 5:00-8:00pm | $60 Chow Mixed Grill and BBQ Elk River | Thesing | #AAFFKTC09F21 Mondays Oct 4-Dec 13* | 8 sessions | 7:00-8:30pm | $89 Handke Center Art Rm Door 5 | Galinski | #AACCLYC01F21 Tuesday Nov 30 | 1 session | 5:15-8:15pm | $60 *Not meeting Oct 18, Nov 22, 29 Chow Mixed Grill and BBQ Elk River | Thesing | #AAFFKTC10F21 LOCATIONS Tuesday Nov 30 | 1 session | 5:30-8:30pm | $60 Chow Mixed Grill and BBQ Elk River | Thesing | #AAFFKTC11F21 Drake O'Neill's Irish American Pub 9125 Quaday Ave NE, Otsego Tuesday Nov 30 | 1 session | 5:45-8:45pm | $60 Chow Mixed Grill and BBQ Elk River | Thesing | #AAFFKTC12F21 Chow Mixed Grill & BBQ 14043 Business Ctr Dr NW, Elk River SOAP MAKING 101 Pour Wine Bar and Bistro Discover the delight of homemade soap for yourself or to share as 15704 90th St NE, Otsego gifts! Using the cold process method, learn how to make soap through demonstration and participation. Color and scent your own raw soap to take home. Complete handouts and recipes provided. Tuesday Nov 9 | 1 session | 6:30-9:00pm | $39 Elk River HS Rm 352 Door H | Thomas | #AAOSOAP01F21 10 ISD 728 COMMUNITY EDUCATION | 763.241.3520 | www.728communityed.com

EXPERIENCE GRAB-AND-GO | CULINARY ADULTS CREATIVITY GRATITUDE GOOD FOOD GRAB-AND-GO! PUMPKIN KISSES SHADOW BOX KIT TRADITIONAL ITALIAN CUISINE Welcome the fall weather with this festive fall shadow box sign. This Enjoy the marvelous flavors of traditional Italian cuisine, starting with grab-and-go craft kit includes the shadow box, vinyl letters that read Panzanella, a toasted bread salad with refreshing summer vegetables \"Pumpkin Kisses & Harvest Wishes,\" paint, paintbrush and step-by-step in a light vinaigrette. You'll prepare chicken saltimbocca using thin-sliced instructions. Kit is a limited edition; one per customer, please. prosciutto ham and fresh sage in a lemon, caper, artichoke, and butter sauce. You'll make potato gnocchi (Italian dumplings), and finish with Pick up Kit cannoli served on a pool of chocolate sauce, garnished with pistachios. Mon-Fri Sep 20-Oct 29 | 8:30am-4:30pm | $19 Handke Center Door 5 | #AAGPKHW01F21 Friday Nov 5 | 1 session | 6:00-9:00pm | $45 Elk River HS Rm 352 Door H | Sandino | #ADCITLN01F21 GRAB-AND-GO! PUMPKIN SPICE SHADOW BOX KIT NEW! OKTOBERFEST Enjoy Pumpkin Spice season with this creation! The grab-and-go craft kit includes the shadow box, vinyl letters to spell \"You are the Pumpkin Celebrate the fall tradition German-style! Learn how to prepare dishes to my Spice,\" paint, paintbrush, coffee mug stencil, and step-by-step including sauerbraten, beef rouladens, pork ribs, schnitzel, and more! instructions. Kit is a limited edition; one per customer, please. We'll finish with a classic Black Forest cake. This class is a mixture of instruction and hands-on experience. Come with an empty stomach! Pick up Kit Mon-Fri Sep 20-Nov 19 | 8:30am-4:30pm | $19 Thursday Sep 30 | 1 session | 6:00-9:00pm | $45 Handke Center Door 5 | #AAGPSLS01F21 Elk River HS Rm 352 Door H | Sandino | #AGCOKTF01F21 GRAB-AND-GO! THANKFUL WREATH CRAFT KIT TRUFFLES - CHOCOLATE CANDIES FOR ALL OCCASIONS ► AGE 14+ Create a beautiful fall-themed front door wreath with this easy grab-and- go craft kit! The kit includes a 14-inch wood embroidery hoop, burlap, Create your own collection of rich, chocolatey truffles to take home. wooden fall shapes, tacky glue, THANKFUL sticker, greenery, fall- Learn everything you ever wanted to know about the art of making colored ribbon, and step-by-step instructions. A hot glue gun will make truffles, and work with both real chocolate and compound coatings. the assembly easier, but is not required. Students age 14-18 are welcome to register and attend with a registered adult. There is an additional $12 supply fee, which will be collected by Pick up Kit the instructor at class. Mon-Fri Sep 20-Nov 22 | 8:30am-4:30pm | $29 Handke Center Door 5 | #AGRTHFL01F21 Thursday Oct 28 | 1 session | 6:00-9:00pm | $39 Rogers MS FACS Door A | Burgeson | #AGCTRUF01F21 GRAB-AND-GO PICKUP! PLEASE NOTE: Pick up Kits: Kits can be picked up on the dates indicated at the The decision on whether a class will run is Handke Center, 1170 Main Street, Elk River between 8:30am and made 3-5 days before the class start date. 4:30pm. If you need to arrange a later pick-up time, please contact Register Early to help insure we don’t cancel Community Education at 763-241-3520 to schedule. a class you are hoping to take. ISD 728 COMMUNITY EDUCATION | 763.241.3520 | www.728communityed.com 11

ADULTS CULINARY ONLINE! INSTANT POT 101 -- LIVE Demystify the electric pressure cooker/multi-cooker called the Instant Pot during a virtual class! This class is a combination of demonstration and cook-along. Follow Tess as she creates a Creamy Cheesy Tuscan Chicken with Penne pasta dish. You will prepare the pasta dish during class. Wednesday Sep 15 | 1 session | 5:00-7:00pm | $35/Household Online | Georgakopoulos | #AGCIPLV01F21 ONLINE! INSTANT POT HOLIDAY MENU Doing activities with your kids is not only fun, but creates a stronger emotional bond between you and your child. Looking for a wonderful holiday menu made in your Instant Pot? Dinner will be fast and stress-free with full-flavored faux roasted chicken, ONLINE! BAKE-AND-BUILD GINGERBREAD holiday mashed potatoes, spiced honey-glazed carrots, and pumpkin HOUSE! FAMILY FUN BAKE-ALONG cheesecake. You will cook the pumpkin cheesecake during this combination demonstration and cook-along class. Prior to class, you will Start a new holiday tradition and create lifelong family memories by receive information needed to prepare the cheesecake. baking homemade gingerbread and constructing your own gingerbread house! During class time, you will create the gingerbread for the house Saturday Nov 20 | 1 session | 4:30-6:30pm | $35/Household and the Royal Icing to hold it all together! Prior to class, you will receive Online | Georgakopoulos | #AGCIPHM01F21 templates for creating gingerbread walls. ONLINE! 40-MINUTE MEALS: COOK-ALONG CLASSES Saturday Dec 18 | 1 session | 4:30-6:30pm | $35/Household Online | Georgakopoulos | #ADBGBHC01F21 During this five-week cooking series, you'll learn the foundations, tips, and tricks needed to be successful in mastering the skills for preparing ONLINE! AIR FRYER HYPE! COPYCAT KFC AND quick 30- to 40-minute home-cooked, nourishing meals. Cook along RECIPE IDEAS FOR ALL AGES COOK-ALONG! with Tess as she creates Chicken Fried Rice, Chicken Parmesan, Homemade Chicken Tenders, Chicken-Sweet Potato Stew, and Burgers Do you want cooking ideas for your air fryer that go beyond fries with Chili Fries! Register for individual classes, or register for all five and frozen processed foods? Dive into the world of air frying in this for a $5 discount using discount code 40MIN at checkout. demonstration and cook-along class! Watch as our chef makes homemade egg rolls, pizza bites, seasoned potato wedges, and burgers, Chicken Fried Rice and then cook-along to make copycat KFC chicken! Wednesday Sep 22 | 1 session | 5:30-6:30pm | $29/Household Online | Georgakopoulos | #ADCQKMM01F21 Saturday Oct 16 | 1 session | 4:30-6:30pm | $35/Household Online | Georgakopoulos | #ADCAFRY01F21 Chicken Parmesan Wednesday Sep 29 | 1 session | 5:30-6:30pm | $29/Household WHAT'S COOKING? Online | Georgakopoulos | #ADCQKMM02F21 ONLINE! CULINARY CLASSES Homemade Chicken Tenders with creamy slaw Wednesday Oct 6 | 1 session | 5:30-6:30pm | $29/Household The following will be sent via email prior to the class meeting Online | Georgakopoulos | #ADCQKMM03F21 date: Soothing, Savory, Chicken Sweet Potato Stew »  Ingredient list (to allow time for shopping) Wednesday Oct 13 | 1 session | 5:30-6:30pm | $29/Household »  Station prep suggestions & information materials (if applicable) Online | Georgakopoulos | #ADCQKMM04F21 »  Zoom meeting link Burgers and Loaded Baked Chili Seasoned Fries After class, you will receive the recipes used during class. Wednesday Oct 27 | 1 session | 5:30-6:30pm | $29/Household Online | Georgakopoulos | #ADCQKMM05F21 12 ISD 728 COMMUNITY EDUCATION | 763.241.3520 | www.728communityed.com

CULINARY ADULTS ONLINE! CARROT CAKE WITH CREAM CHEESE BUTTERCREAM FROSTING BAKE-ALONG Desserts are often the star of the show when it comes to celebrations or entertaining. Bake along with Tess and learn how to create this 3-tiered carrot cake with cream cheese buttercream frosting! Tess will demonstrate how to construct and frost the cake so you'll be able to assemble yours after class. Saturday Nov 13 | 1 session | 4:30-6:00pm | $29/Household Online | Georgakopoulos | #ADBCKCC01F21 ONLINE! DETROIT STYLE PIZZA AND PIZZA Carrots enhance the flavor of carrot cake MADNESS COOK-ALONG! and help make the texture soft and dense. This is a great opportunity for family fun in the kitchen! Our online chef will ONLINE! INSTANT POT CREAMY CHICKEN & show you how to make your own pizza with homemade dough including WILD-RICE SOUP AND CHICKEN & WHITE BEAN Detroit Style Pan Pizza, Baked Pizza Bombs, and Pizza Pinwheels. CHILI AND ROLLS Saturday Dec 11 | 1 session | 4:30-6:30pm | $35/Household Make the perfect bowl of soup during this Instant Pot soup and chili Online | Georgakopoulos | #AGCDSPM01F21 cook-along class. We'll prepare two dishes --choose one for your cook- along and watch a demonstration of the other. If you have two Instant ONLINE! HOLIDAY COOKIE TIN TREATS BAKE- Pots, make both! You'll also be able to bake wonderful rolls from scratch ALONG CLASSES to accompany your meal. Homemade cookies and treats are always a wonderfully thoughtful gift Saturday Dec 4 | 1 session | 4:30-6:30pm | $35/Household around the holidays. Join our Holiday Cookie Tin Treats Bake-Along Online | Georgakopoulos | #ADIIPWC01F21 classes and help fill your holiday cookie tins for gifting! The recipes used in this class are Tess' personal recipes that she is sharing for the ONLINE! INSTANT POT FALL-OFF-THE-BONE BBQ first time outside of her own home! Make it a family affair and have RIBS, POTATO SALAD AND SWEET CREAMED CORN your children or significant other join you! Register for individual classes, or register for all four for a $5 discount using discount Pull on your apron, roll up your sleeves and have fun making fall-off-the- code HBAKE at checkout. bone ribs in a fraction of the time! In addition to the BBQ ribs, we will be making wonderful Instant Pot Potato Salad and Sweet Creamed Corn, Chocolate-Maple Coconut Cookie Bars and Raspberry Cookie just in time for Saturday night dining. Crumb Bars Wednesday Nov 17 | 1 session | 5:30-6:30pm | $29/Household Saturday Nov 6 | 1 session | 4:30-6:30pm | $35/Household Online | Georgakopoulos | #ADBHCTT01F21 Online | Georgakopoulos | #ADIBBQR01F21 Cheesecake Stuffed Chocolate Chip Cookies and Brownie Drop GUARANTEE Cookies Wednesday Dec 1 | 1 session | 5:30-6:30pm | $29/Household We guarantee your satisfaction with our courses Online | Georgakopoulos | #ADBHCTT02F21 and activities. If you are not satisfied with your experience, please contact the Community Education Jam-Filled Vanilla Thumbprint Cookies and Cookie-Butter office at 763.241.3520, or the E arly Childhood Blossoms Wednesday Dec 8 | 1 session | 5:30-6:30pm | $29/Household Family Education office at 763.241.3524. Online | Georgakopoulos | #ADBHCTT03F21 Cocoa Bombs and Cookie Bake-and-Decorate. Wednesday Dec 15 | 1 session | 5:30-7:30pm | $29/Household Online | Georgakopoulos | #ADBHCTT04F21 ISD 728 COMMUNITY EDUCATION | 763.241.3520 | www.728communityed.com 13

ADULTS CULINARY EXPERIENCE COOK-ALONG CHEESE EVENTS GRAB & GO MEALS TRY THIS! ONLINE! BUBBLES AND BRIE ONLINE! BACK-TO-SCHOOL SURVIVAL: Get ready for your New Year celebration with this short virtual course on MAKE-AHEAD GRAB & GO BREAKFASTS! brie, and discover what cheeses go with your favorite bubbly beverages, including wine, cider, and beer. Local cheesemonger Kerry Jerred guides You can have quick and healthy breakfasts ready in no time to start you through cheese selection and pairing with your favorite libation. Prior your busy day! Our online chef will demonstrate how to make and to the start of class, you’ll receive an emailed link to Padlet, a virtual store homemade breakfast sandwiches, wraps, waffles, cinnamon real-time bulletin board, with cheese and beverage pairings. French toast sticks, and more for the freezer. You will prep the Homemade Breakfast Sandwich in class. Thursday Dec 9 | 1 session | 5:00-6:00pm | $29/Household Online | Jerred | #AGCBBRI01F21 Saturday Sep 25 | 1 session | 4:30-6:00pm | $35/Household Online | Georgakopoulos | #ADCMABF01F21 ONLINE! BUILDING YOUR BEST CHEESE AND CHARCUTERIE BOARD COOK-ALONG ONLINE! BACK TO SCHOOL SURVIVAL - INSTANT POT FREEZER MEAL BOOTCAMP! Celebrate Minnesota Makers as we create a bountiful Cheese and Charcuterie board to share with others while supporting our small Have dinner ready in no time on a busy day! Learn the foundations of Minnesota producers! preparing nourishing make-ahead freezer meals that will go straight from your freezer to your Instant Pot. Our chef will prepare Sweet and Zesty Friday Oct 15 | 1 session | 6:00-7:00pm | $29/Household Meatballs, and Greek Lemon Garlic and Herbed Chicken. You will have Online | Jerred | #AGCBBCB01F21 the option to prepare some Cheesy Stuffed Shells for your freezer. Saturday Nov 13 | 1 session | 4:00-5:00pm | $29/Household Saturday Sep 18 | 1 session | 4:30-6:00pm | $35/Household Online | Jerred | #AGCBBCB02F21 Online | Georgakopoulos | #ADIFMBC01F21 ONLINE! ESCAPE TO THE MEDITERRANEAN! ONLINE! WINE AND CHEESE EXPLORATION EVENT COOK-ALONG Explore the world of wine and cheese pairings in a virtual event! Kerry Escape to the Mediterranean with the flavors of Greece while you cook will recommend various cheese and wine pairings, as well as ask you along with Tess from the comfort of your own kitchen. Create a classic to use your imagination to create tasty combos. Prior to the event, you full-flavored Greek meal with your family, significant other, or friends for will receive an email with a guide for purchasing wine and cheeses, and a special evening enjoying a taste of Greece! information on what styles of wine tend to pair with styles of cheeses. Saturday Oct 9 | 1 session | 4:30-6:30pm | $35/Household Online | Georgakopoulos | #AGCIPEM01F21 Thursday Sep 16 | 1 session | 6:00-7:00pm | $29/Household The Make-Ahead Grab & Go meals are a Online | Jerred | #ADCWCHS01F21 life-saver during the school year when we are working and have so many activities. ~Participant 14 ISD 728 COMMUNITY EDUCATION | 763.241.3520 | www.728communityed.com

SPECIAL INTEREST ADULTS NEW! BACK TO THE '80S: THE DECADE'S BIGGEST BLOCKBUSTERS Put on your proton pack, grab your fedora, and fuel up your Delorean because it's time to head back to the '80s! In this great new class from movie man Eric Houston, you'll look at a trio of modern movie classics including Ghostbusters, Raiders of the Lost Ark, and Back to the Future. You'll see rare movie footage and hear the surprising twists and turns each movie made on its way to the big screen. Thursday Sep 9 | 1 session | 6:30-7:30pm | $25 The first episode of the Munsters was shot in color, but the rest of Handke Center Blesener Cmty Rm Door 5 | Houston | #AGH80BB01F21 the series was shot in black and white to save money. BECOME A COMMUNITY ED INSTRUCTOR! NEW! THE MONSTERS COME TO TELEVISION: SAMANTHA, HERMAN, GOMEZ, AND JEANNIE Do you have a special talent, skill, or passion that you would love to share with the community? Have you ever thought of becoming a With monster movies fleeing theaters in the late 1950s, everyone's Community Education instructor? Earn extra money doing something favorite creatures found new homes on the small screen. Studio you love! If you can create a class, we would love to meet you and share manager Eric Houston takes us on an in-depth journey into the behind- information about teaching for Community Education. Class is free, but the-scenes stories of Bewitched, The Munsters, The Addams Family, please pre-register. and I Dream of Jeannie. It'll be a hair-raising good time with America's favorite monster families! Thursday Sep 23 | 1 session | 6:30-7:30pm | $0 Handke Center Rm 209 Door 5 | #AGJCEIN01F21 Thursday Oct 21 | 1 session | 6:30-7:30pm | $25 Handke Center Blesener Cmty Rm Door 5 | Houston | #AGHMSTV01F21 Wednesday Oct 27 | 1 session | 6:30-7:30pm | $0 Rogers MS Art Door A | #AGJCEIN02F21 NEW! CHRISTMAS IN HOLLYWOOD Wednesday Dec 8 | 1 session | 6:30-7:30pm | $0 Celebrate the holidays with a look at some of the world's most beloved Zimmerman M/HS Media Door 1 | #AGJCEIN03F21 Christmas movies: Miracle on 34th Street, White Christmas, and It's a Wonderful Life. The class features movie clips, rare photographs, and ONLINE! BEGINNING CONVERSATIONAL SPANISH an insightful lecture from North Metro TV Studio Manager Eric Houston. Along the way, you'll learn interesting trivia about these movies and how Whether you speak some Spanish and need a refresher, or speak no each one entered the hearts of all Americans. Spanish and want to learn, this two-month course will teach you enough to be able to hold simple conversations and ask/answer questions. You'll cover the basics of vocabulary and grammar, and be speaking and reading Spanish in no time! Sep 7-Oct 29 | Average hours 32 | $290 Thursday Dec 16 | 1 session | 6:30-7:30pm | $19 Online | Sempe | #ATOCVSP01F21 Handke Center Blesener Cmty Rm Door 5 | Houston | #AGHCMHW01F21 ONLINE! AN AMERICAN LOVE AFFAIR: CARS OF ONLINE CLASSES THE 1950S An email with online meeting Vehicle production took an amazing turn in the 1950s. World War II was information and link will be sent over, manufacturing went back to normal, and the economy was starting to blossom. Highways allowed people to travel the country. This virtual prior your online class. class takes a look at the details that made these cars so special. Tuesday Dec 14 | 1 session | 6:30-7:30pm | $25 Online | Grammond | #AGHCR5001F21 ISD 728 COMMUNITY EDUCATION | 763.241.3520 | www.728communityed.com 15

ADULTS SPECIAL INTEREST NEW! CLIMBING YOUR FAMILY TREE: GENEALOGY BASICS Are you interested in discovering your family history? Get started right! This class will cover basic tools, record organization, online resources, on-site research in courthouses, churches, cemeteries and repositories, maps, census and military records, immigration and naturalization, timelines, search tips, a bit of DNA, and more! There will be time for questions and answers with Certified Genealogist Elizabeth Williams Gomoll. Tue/Wed/Thu Oct 19-28* | 4 sessions | 7:00-8:30pm | $99 Take a virtual walk back in time by hearing about and viewing Rogers MS Media Door A | Gomoll | #AGHCYFT01F21 our instructor's intriguing finds while metal detecting. *Not meeting Oct 20, 26 NEW! I GOT MY DNA RESULTS, NOW WHAT? ONLINE! DISCOVERING OUR PAST: LOST AND FOUND Many people take a DNA test to learn their ethnic heritage, but when When you were a child, did you dream of discovering lost treasure? the results come back, they don't know what to do next! Discover what's We walk over lost items, and maybe even \"treasures,\" every day. Our behind DNA results and matches. Come away with basic and practical instructor Jay will share some items found through his hobby of metal suggestions for getting the most out of your DNA results. detecting, explore how metal detecting is done, and take a virtual walk back in time by viewing Jay's intriguing finds. Tuesday Nov 9 | 1 session | 7:00-8:30pm | $29 Rogers MS Media Door A | Gomoll | #AGHDNAR01F21 Thursday Dec 2 | 1 session | 6:30-7:30pm | $25 Online | Grammond | #AGFDPLF01F21 MEET ELIZABETH! NEW! GUIDED AUTOBIOGRAPHY GENEALOGIST Write the Story of your Life -- two pages at a time! Designed to help you Inspired by the television mini- recall, organize and share the contents of your life experiences, these series Roots, Elizabeth Williams classes will help evoke memories through a variety of life themes such Gomoll began researching her as family, work/career, and health. Pass along valuable lessons, stories, family in 1977. Then she began and history to your family, friends, and future generations. No writing researching her friends' families experience is necessary. and attending workshops, conferences, and institutes. Wednesdays Sep 1-Oct 20 | 8 sessions | 3:00-5:00pm | $85 Those decades of experience Handke Center Rm 209 Door 5 | Marsella | #AGFGDAB01F21 and study helped her earn her Certified Genealogist credential from the Board for Certification of Genealogists. PLEASE NOTE: Every year Liz attends national genealogy institutes, conferences, The decision on whether a class will run is and classes to stay current with best practices and learn about made 3-5 days before the class start date. new resources. Register Early to help insure we don’t cancel To affirm a truthful approach to genealogy, deserve the trust of a class you are hoping to take. her clients, and treat historical records and all others in the field with respect, Liz abides by the codes of ethics established by the Board for Certification of Genealogists and the Association of Professional Genealogists. 16 ISD 728 COMMUNITY EDUCATION | 763.241.3520 | www.728communityed.com

SPECIAL INTEREST ADULTS ONLINE! INTRODUCTION TO FICTION WRITING It has been said that everyone has a book in them. Do you? Designed specifically for those with little to no fiction-writing experience, this online course will help you find your path toward your fiction-writing goals. Create a new work of fiction, or revive that old one you never got around to finishing. Sep 7-Oct 1 | Average hours 16 | $195 Online | Lipton | #ATOFICT01F21 VIETNAM: A VETERAN'S STORY Many Veteran memorials include a list of names of locals who fought on behalf of our nation. The Vietnam War, with its origins rooted in World War II, is still one of the most controversial military eras in US history. Lasting nearly 20 years, ONLINE! A ROAD TRIP AROUND MINNESOTA: the war had a profound effect on the way Americans viewed battle and VETERAN MEMORIALS the American soldier. Local veteran Duane Clear shares his experiences while serving in Vietnam, as well as his thoughts and reactions upon Minnesota is home to a fantastic variety of Veteran memorials -- returning years later as a tourist. everything from street names to granite monuments to statues. Join our instructor as he shares his travels around the state to discover some of Wednesday Sep 15 | 1 session | 6:30-8:00pm | $15 Adult/$9 Student the ways Minnesota honors its Veterans. Handke Center Rm 111 Door 5 | Clear | #AGHVIET01F21 Thursday Nov 11 | 1 session | 6:30-7:30pm | $25 Online | Grammond | #ARVRTVM01F21 DOG OBEDIENCE, BASICS ONLINE! ARMCHAIR TRAVELS: THE MIGHTY FIVE Learn the basics of on-leash obedience, including commands such as heel, sit, down, come, stand and stay. Handlers will learn to give Did you know that Utah is home to five National Parks? It also has commands and use praise to reward proper behavior. Fee is per dog. amazing State Parks, National Monuments, and recreation areas! Join Puppy must be at least three months old and have begun their shot our instructor as he shares photos and information from his recent series. Bring a leash and dog treats. summer road trip. Explore the Mighty Five, and start planning a road trip of your own! Mondays Sep 13-Oct 4 | 4 sessions | 5:00-5:45pm | $65 Thursday Dec 9 | 1 session | 6:30-7:30pm | $25 Handke Center Cafeteria Door 5 | Dubay | #AGDDOGO01F21 Online | Grammond | #ARVATMF01F21 Mondays Nov 1-22 | 4 sessions | 5:00-5:45pm | $65 ONLINE CLASSES Handke Center Cafeteria Door 5 | Dubay | #AGDDOGO02F21 An email with online meeting INTRODUCTION TO VOICEOVERS information and link will be sent Explore the voiceover industry! Discover current trends, opportunities prior your online class. and tools you need to find success. Read a real script and receive coaching from your instructor, a professional voice actor, to improve your delivery. This class is a one-time, 90-minute, one-on-one video chat class! Learn more at http://www.voicesforall.com. Upon completion of registration, a representative from Voices for All, LLC will contact you to schedule your class. Sep 1-Dec 31* | $49 Online | Voices for All | #AGJITVO01F21 *Upon completion of registration, you will be contacted to set up your online class. ISD 728 COMMUNITY EDUCATION | 763.241.3520 | www.728communityed.com 17

ADULTS TRIPS COLLETTE: SPOTLIGHT ON NEW YORK CITY DID YOU KNOW? HOLIDAY BENEFITS OF GROUP TRAVEL \"Start spreading the news\" that you are going to experience New York City during the Holidays! Your getaway will be filled with shopping, sightseeing, Ever wonder what the benefits of group travel are? Why should you entertainment and holiday cheer! Tour Includes: 5 meals, professional tour consider it? Is it really better than going on your own? Here are just director, and hotel stay at Sheraton New York Times Square. a few reasons you should consider group travel opportunities: Dec 6-10, 2021 | $2599 Per Person: double occupancy; includes airfare »  Cost – Most hotels and airlines offer group discounts. #ARDSONY01S21 »  Safety – When traveling in an unfamiliar place, it’s much safer PREMIER WORLD DISCOVERY: ALBUQUERQUE to travel with a group. BALLOON FIESTA »  Expertise – Trips are carefully planned so all you have to Travel to Albuquerque, New Mexico, where you will experience the do is sit back, relax and enjoy your vacation! They often most photographed event in the world, the Albuquerque Balloon have “insider knowledge” to make the most of your time and Fiesta! During your stay in Albuquerque, you will visit Old Town to experience. stroll the historic buildings, shops, galleries and restaurants. On Day »  Friendship and Socialization – A group trip is a great way to 3 of your stay, travel to Santa Fe to immerse yourself in the city's rich meet people and develop new friendships. culture and scenery. SPOTLIGHT ON NASHVILLE Oct 1-6, 2021 | $2795 Per Person; double occupancy; includes airfare #ARDALBF02F20 Walk in the footsteps of music legends and feel the beat of Nashville! You'll visit the recording studio where country's best artists poured their PREMIER WORLD DISCOVERY: NEW ORLEANS soul into the mic, venture into the historic Ryman Auditorium, and take AND CAJUN COUNTRY your seat at the Grand Ole Opry. Uncover the history of Carnton, a historic plantation home and makeshift hospital during the Civil War. Explore New Orleans during the fall! Spend three days and nights in the exciting French Quarter, explore Baton Rouge and enjoy a southern Nov 7-11, 2021 | $1799 Per Person: double occupancy; includes airfare experience with an antebellum mansion dinner and tour in the Natchez #ARDNSTN01S21 area. Explore Cajun Country with an eerie Bayou Cruise, and Cajun Country shopping experience. Cap off the trip with a tour of the Tabasco BLACK HILLS PHOTO SHOOTOUT Factory, home to the world-famous Louisiana hot sauce. The Black Hills Photo Shootout in South Dakota brings photographers Oct 17-23, 2021 | $2845 Per Person: double occupancy; includes airfare together for photography, education, sightseeing, camaraderie, and #ARDNOCJ01F20 fun! Instructors will showcase the beauty and diversity of the area while providing informative photography workshops, great photo networking opportunities, and unbelievable outdoor subjects to photograph. You will be responsible for your own transportation and lodging. Upon registration, you will receive an email with the seminar link to select the workshops you want to attend and a list of lodging options. Fri-Sun Sep 24-26 | 3 days $265.18 Individual; $137.38 Full Time Student; $233.23 Military Active Duty or Veteran (fee includes SD tax) Grammond | #ARDBHPS01F21 The Black Hills Photo Shootout brings photographers together FOR TRIP DETAILS for photography, education, camaraderie and fun! Contact Community Education at 763.241.3520 for more details on single pricing options and a complete itinerary for any trip offered. 18 ISD 728 COMMUNITY EDUCATION | 763.241.3520 | www.728communityed.com

EXPERIENCE FINANCE ADULTS SUCCESS PLANNING AHEAD BEING PREPARED MEDICARE BASICS PARTS A-D WRITE YOUR OWN WILL Is Medicare in your near future? Do you have questions about what it If you were to pass away unexpectedly, would your wishes be carried covers? If you plan to enroll within the next year, this class has answers out? Who would coordinate the probate for your estate? Who would be for you. the guardian of your children? To whom would your assets be distributed? This class will help you answer these questions through drafting a basic Wednesday Sep 29 | 1 session | 6:30-8:00pm | $12 will with guidance from a licensed attorney. Pair pricing is available. Handke Center Rm 111 Door 5 | Pfeifer | #ANMMEDC01F21 Tuesday Oct 5 | 1 session | 6:00-9:00pm | $59 Individual/$109 Couple Tuesday Dec 14 | 1 session | 6:30-8:00pm | $12 Elk River HS Rm 331 Door H | Helseth | #ANEWYOW01F21 Handke Center Rm 209 Door 5 | Pfeifer | #ANMMEDC02F21 FIRST TIME HOME BUYERS WORKSHOP THE 25 DOCUMENTS NEEDED BEFORE YOU PASS AWAY Visualize your journey toward owning a home. Everyone's process is different. Yours could take a short time or a long time, depending on your You may have a Will in place, but that only scratches the surface. What goals, constraints, personal style, and the market in your area. Having a plan have you done about your financial accounts? Insurance policies? will help you achieve your goals, even if you don't end up following it exactly. Medical wishes? Are you are divorced or have a blended family? Who will know what to do? Learn about the master collection of essential Saturday Sep 18 | 1 session | 10:00-11:30am | $9 documents you should collect and maintain before your passing which Prairie View E/MS Media Door 1 | Olson | #ANNFTHB01F21 will help your family while you are here, and successfully settle your estate after you are gone. Tuesday Sep 28 | 1 session | 6:30-8:00pm | $9 Prairie View E/MS Media Door 1 | Olson | #ANNFTHB02F21 Thursday Nov 18 | 1 session | 6:00-7:30pm | $9 Handke Center Blesener Cmty Rm Door 5 | Litfin | #ANE25PW01F21 Tuesday Oct 12 | 1 session | 6:30-8:00pm | $9 Rogers MS Media Door A | Olson | #ANNFTHB03F21 NEW! THE TOP 10 MISUNDERSTANDINGS OF ESTATE PLANNING Saturday Oct 16 | 1 session | 10:00-11:30am | $9 Rogers MS Media Door A | Olson | #ANNFTHB04F21 Learn how to prepare your estate to ensure things go smoothly for your loved ones during a time of loss and confusion. Our instructor Saturday Nov 6 | 1 session | 10:00-11:30am | $9 will help you to become aware of false assumptions and costly Zimmerman M/HS Media Door 1 | Olson | #ANNFTHB05F21 misunderstandings to avoid during your estate planning process. Tuesday Nov 9 | 1 session | 6:30-8:00pm | $9 Thursday Sep 16 | 1 session | 6:00-7:30pm | $9 Zimmerman M/HS Media Door 1 | Olson | #ANNFTHB06F21 Handke Center Rm 111 Door 5 | Litfin | #ANE10MS01F21 Tuesday Oct 12 | 1 session | 6:30-8:00pm | $9 NEW! WHERE THERE'S A WILL, THERE'S (NOT Rogers MS Media Door A | Olson | #ANNFTHB03F21 ALWAYS) A WAY PLEASE NOTE: One of the most dangerous misunderstandings in estate planning is the belief that all you need is a WILL. This is not true! It's time to learn what The decision on whether a class will run is WILLs do -- and what they don't do. Surprised? You will be. made 3-5 days before the class start date. Register Early to help insure we don’t cancel Thursday Oct 28 | 1 session | 6:00-7:30pm | $9 Handke Center Rm 111 Door 5 | Litfin | #ANEWLNW01F21 a class you are hoping to take. ISD 728 COMMUNITY EDUCATION | 763.241.3520 | www.728communityed.com 19

ADULTS FINANCE | WORKPLACE ONLINE! MASTERING COMPUTER SKILLS FOR THE WORKPLACE Must-have skills to succeed in the workplace include the ability to create, edit and manage presentations, documents, email, calendars and spreadsheets in the Microsoft Office Suite. Take your computer skills from plain and drab to exciting and engaging. If you are considering selling your home, our \"Selling Sep 7-Oct 1 | Average hours 16 | $195 Your Home\" class will help you get prepared. Online | Flanagan | #ATOCOSK01F21 SELLING YOUR HOME ONLINE! SPANISH FOR MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS The iron is hot for home sellers right now! If you are considering selling Good communication is an essential part of healthcare today. This your home, this class will help you get the most out of it. Learn about Spanish class -- designed specifically for healthcare professionals -- will current local market conditions, how to prepare your home to sell, give you the skills you need to effectively communicate with Spanish- marketing techniques, the importance of the initial list price, and real speaking patients. You will need to purchase McGraw-Hill Education estate secrets to help you get top dollar. Complete Medical Spanish, 3rd Edition: ISBN-13: 978-0071841887. Tuesday Sep 21 | 1 session | 6:30-8:00pm | $9 Sep 7-Oct 29 | Average hours 32 | $290 Prairie View E/MS FACS Rm 218 Door 1 | Olson | #ANNSYHM01F21 Online | Sempe | #ATOSMPR01F21 Tuesday Oct 19 | 1 session | 6:30-8:00pm | $9 ONLINE! PODCASTING Handke Center Blesener Cmty Rm Door 5 | Olson | #ANNSYHM02F21 Podcasts are like \"on-demand radio,\" and cover all kinds of topics! This Tuesday Nov 16 | 1 session | 6:30-8:00pm | $9 step-by-step online class will help you decide what type of podcast will Zimmerman M/HS Media Door 1 | Olson | #ANNSYHM03F21 work best for sharing your business, hobby or passion, how to set up a studio and what kind of equipment you need, and how to promote your ONLINE! THE BASICS OF BOOKKEEPING podcast to reach the right audience. How do you keep track of day-to-day financial transactions of a Sep 7-Oct 1 | Average hours 16 | $245 business? Learn how to understand the numbers and how to record Online | Honsberger | #ATOPODC01F21 every penny. Create a chart of accounts, label accounts, and figure out debits and credits. Even if you outsource your bookkeeping, you should TRY THIS! still have a basic understanding of what happens with the money earned and the money spent. NEW! HOW TO GET NOTICED WHEN LOOKING FOR A JOB Oct 4-29 | Average hours 16 | $195 Online | deFonteny | #ATOBBKP01F21 Job hunting is hard! Do you wonder if anyone even sees your resume? Do you feel discouraged because you don't even hear PLEASE NOTE: a \"no?\" What can you do differently to get a different result? You need a guide to help you navigate the path. Instructor David Kridler The decision on whether a class will run is will share his experiences and successful tactics to help you turn made 3-5 days before the class start date. silence into responses and applications into interviews. Register Early to insure we don’t cancel Mondays Oct 4 & 11 | 2 sessions | 6:15-7:00pm | $39 a class you are hoping to take. Handke Center Rm 111 Door 5 | Kridler | #AGJNJOB01F21 Mondays Dec 6 & 13 | 2 sessions | 6:15-7:00pm | $39 Rogers MS Media Door A | Kridler | #AGJNJOB02F21 20 ISD 728 COMMUNITY EDUCATION | 763.241.3520 | www.728communityed.com

TECHNOLOGY ADULTS ONLINE! CELL PHONES AND PARENTING - WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW When your child has a Smartphone, there are key things you should know in order to keep them safe. We'll help you understand safety settings on popular social media apps, explore parental control apps, and simplify things so that you and your child can use the phone safely without worry. Monday Oct 25 | 1 session | 5:30-6:30pm | $25 We live in a world full of technology; learn ways to keep your Online | Welsh | #ACPCPPT01F21 child safe using safety settings on popular smartphone apps. WORD 101 EXCEL 102 Get to know Microsoft Word! Word has many tools that save time and will Sharpen your Microsoft Excel skills with this Excel 102 course! During make your documents look professional and impressive in a fraction of the this two-session course, learn how to tally data from different sheets in time it takes to create these elements manually. Explore setting default a workbook, learn advanced formulas and functions, create tables in font and spacing, how to use autocorrect, customize bullets, create tabs, a spreadsheet, explore how to use absolute and relative references in add images, prepare your file for printing, and keyboard shortcuts. formulas and much more! Prerequisite: Excel 101 Mon/Wed Oct 4 & 6 | 2 sessions | 6:30-8:30pm | $49 Mon/Tue Nov 29 & 30 | 2 sessions | 6:30-8:30pm | $49 Elk River HS Rm 331 Door H | Mills | #ATCWRD101F21 Elk River HS Rm 331 Door H | Mills | #ATCXCL201F21 WORD 102 ONLINE! CONTACT TRACING Get the most out of Microsoft Word, and take your skills further! Word To help meet the need for trained contact tracers, we are offering this can help you accomplish tasks quickly and effectively. Explore using course, based on CDC and public health guidelines. This contact tracer QuickParts, tables, mail merge, electronic forms, and keyboard shortcuts. training will provide you with a skill which is in demand on the job market and provide you with skills necessary to be considered for employment. Mon/Thu Nov 1 & 4 | 2 sessions | 6:30-8:30pm | $49 Elk River HS Rm 331 Door H | Mills | #ATCWRD201F21 Sep 7-Oct 1 | Average hours 16 | $299 Online | Kritzer | #ATOCONC01F21 EXCEL 101 Oct 4-29 | Average hours 16 | $299 Explore the amazing world of Microsoft Excel. Dive in and learn how Online | Kritzer | #ATOCONC02F21 to navigate around Excel by creating a spreadsheet, entering data, and changing the spreadsheet layout by adding and deleting rows and Nov 1-26 | Average hours 16 | $299 columns. Discover how to create a formula in Microsoft Excel, and Online | Kritzer | #ATOCONC03F21 create custom lists and functions. ONLINE! WRITING FOR ONLINE BLOGS, Mon/Wed Nov 8 & 10 | 2 sessions | 6:30-8:30pm | $49 MAGAZINES AND WEBSITES Elk River HS Rm 331 Door H | Mills | #ATCXCL101F21 You don't need a journalism degree or published articles to write for ONLINE CLASSES anyone's online blog, magazine or website. Some opportunities offer exposure, while many pay well -- $1 a word or more! In this fast-paced An email with online meeting virtual course, you will learn how to find ideas, sources, and more than information and link will be sent 1,000 opportunities that pay. A few days before class you will receive an email with the webinar login, information and materials. prior your online class. Wednesday Oct 27 | 1 session | 6:00-7:00pm | $29 Online | Krusemark | #ATLWBMW01F21 ISD 728 COMMUNITY EDUCATION | 763.241.3520 | www.728communityed.com 21

ADULTS WORKPLACE CERTIFICATE CLASSES! ONLINE! GOOGLE ANALYTICS CERTIFICATE Whether you’re a professional looking to enhance your skills and If you are not reviewing your website statistics, you are missing key increase your professional credentials, a high school graduate opportunities to profit from your website traffic. This Certificate, aimed looking to continue your education, or an individual just looking for at non-technical users, will take you through all the key techniques and something to do in your free time, an online certificate course may how to use website analytics using the free world-standard Google be a great solution for you. Our certificates involve completing 2 Analytics. Registration for this certificate program will automatically or 3 individual courses over a period of months; however, you can enroll you in the two required courses: Google Analytics and Advance also register for individual courses. Courses are provided by Google Analytics. quality colleges and associations with expert instructors. Sep 7-Oct 29 | Average hours 32 | $345 Certificates and individual courses can be completed: Online | Belhassen/Hurrell/Kritzer | #ATOGANC01F21 »  As non-credit, in which case you can participate as little or as much as you like; ONLINE! BOOKKEEPING CERTIFICATE »  For completion and recognition; these completion requirements apply if you are taking the online course or certificate to earn Whether you run your own business, run the family finances, or want a Certificate/Certification or CEUs. Start your online training to add to your job skills, this online certificate course will help you and add a new skill set to your resume today! Registering for a understand the bookkeeping process and how to keep your accounts certificate program will automatically enroll you in the required accurately. Registering for this certificate program will automatically courses and save you money. Classes included in certificate enroll you in the three required courses: Understanding Debits and programs can also be taken individually. Credits, General Ledger and Month-End Procedures, and Closing Procedures and Financial Statements. Online learning is a fun, enjoyable and very productive way to learn. You will engage with the instructor and other participants. Sep 7-Nov 26 | Average hours 48 | $495 The online classroom is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The Online | deFonteny | #ATOBOOK01F21 content (readings, audio lectures, slides) and self quizzes are accessible for the entire course, so you can work ahead, or go ONLINE! CERTIFICATE IN ACCOUNTING AND back and review again, at your convenience. FINANCE FOR NON-FINANCIAL MANAGERS After you register, login information will be sent to your email Nearly every decision in the workplace relies on financial information three days prior to the start of class. Visit our website at in one way or another. Discover how understanding this information www.728communityed.com to view additional information and can help you make smart decisions about budgeting, setting goals full course descriptions for all online certificate programs and and assessing performance. Registering for this certificate program individual courses. will automatically enroll you in the three required courses: Accounting and Finance for Non-Financial Managers, Cash is King, and Financial ONLINE! CERTIFICATE IN BASIC GAME DESIGN Analysis and Planning for Non-Financial Managers. Games are increasingly recognized as a tool that can serve many Sep 7-Nov 26 | Average hours 48 | $495 business purposes beyond entertainment. This certificate program Online | Trana/deFonteny | #ATOCAFN01F21 provides a general introduction to design and development of both video and analog games, with a focus on the use of games outside of ONLINE! CERTIFICATE IN DATA ANALYSIS consumer entertainment. Registering for this certificate program will automatically enroll you in the two required courses: Introduction to Data analysis is quickly becoming one of the most sought-after skills in Game Design and Intermediate video Game Design. the workplace. Companies have vast amounts of data, but rarely have someone with the ability to analyze that data to see trends and make Sep 7-Oct 29 | Average hours 32 | $395 predictions. Registering for this certificate program will automatically Online | Haefner/Wolfenstein | #ATOCGAD01F21 enroll you in the three required courses: Introduction to Data Analysis, Intermediate Data Analysis, and Advanced Data Analysis. Sep 7-Nov 26 | Average hours 48 | $495 Online | Kritzer/Rutledge/Dereshiwsky | #ATOCEDA01F21 22 ISD 728 COMMUNITY EDUCATION | 763.241.3520 | www.728communityed.com

WORKPLACE ADULTS ONLINE! CERTIFICATE IN MASTERING EXCEL Microsoft Excel is the most used spreadsheet tool in the world and is a must-have skill in today's business world. This online course will help you organize, display and calculate data into useful and meaningful information with confidence! Registering for this certificate program will automatically enroll you in the three required courses: Mastering Microsoft Excel, Intermediate Excel, and Advanced Excel. Sep 7-Nov 26 | Average hours 48 | $495 Gain new skills as a leader in your organization and provide Online | Klous/Flanagan/Rutledge | #ATOEXCL01F21 leadership, vision, motivation, and coaching to your team. ONLINE! DIGITAL MARKETING CERTIFICATE ONLINE! SUPERVISORY AND LEADERSHIP CERTIFICATE Get a fundamental, yet advanced, introduction to eMarketing, including improving email promotions, analyzing your website traffic, and optimizing Your employees are your most valuable resources! Ensuring the your presence on search engines. Registering for this certificate program efficiency of your team is the key to your success. Get practical, easy- will automatically enroll you in the three required courses: Improving Email to-understand, and insightful methods for new and even experienced Promotions, Boosting Your Website Traffic, and Online Advertising. supervisors and managers. Learn about effective delegation, performance management, and writing performance reviews. Discuss Sep 7-Nov 26 | Average hours 48 | $495 the specifics of the supervisor's role and responsibilities, and strategies Online | Belhassen/Hurrell | #ATOCDIM01F21 for improving your overall effectiveness as a leader. ONLINE! CERTIFICATE IN WEB DESIGN Sep 7-Oct 29 | Average hours 32 | $395 Online | Klauss | #ATOSVLC01F21 Have you ever judged a business or company by their website? Effective website design is essential in the digital marketplace. No prior ONLINE! CERTIFICATE IN LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT web design, HTML or coding knowledge is needed for this course. Registering for this certificate program will automatically enroll you in the Especially geared for future leaders in the Gen Y generation (born 1980- three required courses: Introduction to Web Design, Intermediate Web 1999), this certificate course provides practical information on advancing Design, and Advanced Web Design. your leadership potential and making a difference in both the workplace and in society. Registering for this certificate program will automatically Sep 7-Nov 26 | Average hours 48 | $595 enroll you in the three required courses: Leadership Principles, Online | Lander/Wright | #ATOWDES01F21 Developing Your Leadership Skills, and Developing Your Professional Career. ONLINE! GRAPHIC DESIGN SOFTWARE ESSENTIALS CERTIFICATE Sep 7-Nov 26 | Average hours 48 | $395 Online | McLaurin/Draves | #ATOCELD01F21 The Adobe software tools are the leading software for graphic design. Discover how to use Illustrator, InDesign and Photoshop to create a myriad of print projects and digital art work. Registering for this certificate program will automatically enroll you in the three required courses: Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, and Adobe Photoshop. Sep 7-Nov 26 | Average 48 hours | $545 Online | Helmi | #ATOGDSE01F21 You can participate any time of day or evening. The online classroom is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. ISD 728 COMMUNITY EDUCATION | 763.241.3520 | www.728communityed.com 23

ADULTS WORKPLACE ONLINE! CERTIFICATE IN PROJECT MANAGEMENT ONLINE! SQL CERTIFICATE Having good project management skills is one of the fastest paths to Structured Query Language (SQL) is the industry-standard database promotion in many organizations. A good project manager can detect programming language. Learning SQL can help you become more problems early for quick resolution, which can improve employee, marketable in computer-related career fields that pertain to database customer and public confidence and attitude. Registering for this administration. Registering for this certificate program will automatically certificate program will automatically enroll you in: Introduction to enroll you in the three required courses: Introduction to SQL, Project Management, Project Management Knowledge Areas, and Intermediate SQL, and Advanced SQL. Project Management Processes. Oct 4-Dec 31 | Average hours 48 | $595 Sep 7-Nov 26 | Average hours 48 | $495 Online | Allison | #ATOQCRT02F21 Online | Stanhope/Martinez | #ATOCPMA01F21 ONLINE! ENTREPRENEURSHIP CERTIFICATE ONLINE! CODING CERTIFICATE Boost your chances of success for your new or small business and Coding is becoming one of the most in-demand skills in the workplace today. reduce your risks. Get the latest on planning your business, brainstorming Take your first steps into learning a skill that can help you become even business ideas, and a checklist for going into business. Registering for this more valuable in the job market or in your current organization. Registering certificate program will automatically enroll you in the three required courses: for this certificate program will automatically enroll you in the three required Entrepreneur Boot Camp, The Business Plan, and Entrepreneurial Marketing. courses: Introduction to Coding, HTML Fundamentals, and CSS Fundamentals. Sep 7-Nov 26 | Average hours 48 | $495 Online | Law/Nadlman/Izard | #ATOECER01F21 Sep 7-Nov 26 | Average hours 48 | $595 Online | Helmi/Kritzer | #ATOCODC01F21 ONLINE! MASTERING VIDEO MARKETING CERTIFICATE ONLINE! POWER BI CERTIFICATE Video marketing is a hot marketing trend. When done correctly, video Gain insights into your data using business intelligence software - Power can tell a story, and stories connect with people. Learn how to turn Business Intelligence. Discover the process of creating interactive reports, that connection into a positive outcome. Registering for this certificate charts, visuals, and more to enhance the data analysis skills that will allow program will automatically enroll you in the two required courses: you to make more informed decisions for your organization or business. YouTube for Business and Video Marketing. Registration for this course will automatically enroll you in the three required courses: Introduction to Power BI, Intermediate Power BI, and Sep 7-Oct 29 | Average hours 32 | $395 Advanced Power BI. Online | Lee | #ATOVIDC01F21 Sep 7-Nov 26 | Average hours 48 | $495 ONLINE! SOCIAL MEDIA FOR BUSINESS CERTIFICATE Online | Williams | #ATOPOBI01F21 You see social media every day -- Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, ONLINE! CERTIFICATE IN CUSTOMER SERVICE LinkedIn, blogs, and vlogs. And you see all kinds of businesses using it to advertise. Why aren't you? Registering for this certificate program Customer service is an essential part of any business or organization. will automatically enroll you in the three required courses: Introduction As the use of technology increases, human interaction with customers to Social Media, Integrating Social Media in Your Organization, and becomes even more important. You can become an excellent service Marketing Using Social Media. provider through this two-part online program. Registering for this certificate program will automatically enroll you in the two required Sep 7-Nov 26 | Average hours 48 | $495 courses: Extraordinary Customer Service and Keys to Customer Online | Selke/Siscaretti Doyle | #ATOSMBC01F21 Service. DID YOU KNOW? Sep 7-Oct 29 | Average hours 32 | $245 Online | Marsello/Sanders-Cobb | #ATOCUST01F21 All classes that are listed as part of a certificate program are also available individually. For specific class descriptions and dates offered, visit our website at www.isd728.org/You-Got-Class. 24 ISD 728 COMMUNITY EDUCATION | 763.241.3520 | www.728communityed.com

H.O.P.E. ADULTS WELCOME TO THE H.O.P.E. PROGRAM! Holiday Movie at Handke Center on Dec 17th! Come enjoy a holiday movie at Handke! Wear your comfy clothes From outings to events, activities and classes, we have a wide variety to keep you busy. There are always some of your favorites and a few and bring a blanket if you’d like - we’ll supply the popcorn. new ones to try. »  These activities are designed for adults with developmental disabilities (age 18+). »  You can also access program information and register online at www.728communityed.com. »  Participants are asked to register a staff or family member (age 16+) if personal care assistance is needed. »  If attending alone, the participant should be able to function independently in a group setting, follow simple directions, and communicate their needs. »  All reasonable accommodations will be made to meet the needs of the participants. »  Please allow at least one week to make accommodations; this includes sign language interpretation. »  Community Education welcomes persons of all abilities to participate in any of the activities throughout this brochure. EVENTS & ACTIVITIES CLASSES »  Sep 13 Movin’ and Groovin’ with Friends »  Sep 14 Popsicle Stick Bird Feeder »  Sep 28 Fall Birthday Celebration »  Sep 16 Fall Kitchen Utensil Jar »  Oct 4 Movin’ and Groovin’ with Friends »  Sep 23 Happy Fall Canvas Painting »  Oct 28 Halloween Bingo »  Oct 5 Cork Pumpkin »  Nov 1 Movin’ and Groovin’ with Friends »  Oct 7 DIY Personalized Cookie Plate »  Nov 11 Game Night »  Oct 12 Fall Nature Collage Night »  Nov 23 H.O.P.E. Winter Kick Off »  Oct 14 Mini Flower Pot Scarecrow »  Dec 17 Holiday Movie at Handke »  Oct 19 Pointillism Leaf Art »  Dec 20 Holiday Carols and Sweet Treats »  Oct 26 Pumpkin Decorating Party »  Nov 9 Fun with Art! »  Dec 2 Christmas Stovetop Potpourri in a Jar »  Dec 7 Yarn-Wrapped Santa Treat Holder »  Dec 9 Handmade Christmas Ornaments »  Dec 14 Christmas Cookie Decorating Party LIKE US ON FACEBOOK! www.facebook.com/CommunityEd.HOPE ISD 728 COMMUNITY EDUCATION | 763.241.3520 | www.728communityed.com 25

ADULTS BASIC EDUCATION EXPERIENCE ONLINE LEARNING SUCCESS IN-PERSON CLASSES ł NEED A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA? ł IMPROVE BASIC SKILLS The Elk River Learning Lab now offers 3 Adult Secondary Adult Basic Education (ABE) is for learners who need goal-specific Credential Options. basic skills such as: ►GED »  Accuplacer and College Prep »  The four tests in the GED battery measure academic »  Returning to the workforce or changing careers competencies. »  Helping children with homework »  To take the official tests, you must be 19 years of age or older and »  ASVAB preparation have a valid, current government-issued photo ID. If you are 17 or »  Keyboarding and Computer Basics 18 years old and are not currently enrolled in high school, we can apply for your age waiver. ONLINE! DISTANCE LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES »  The cost per subject area of the GED is $30. Official practice tests are $6 each. Ask about how you may be able to study off-site in the comfort of your »  The Elk River Learning Lab will provide instruction to help you home! prepare for the exam, help you develop a study plan, and guide you through the process of registering for the official exams. »  Prepare for the GED »  Brush up on English, Reading, Writing, or Math skills ►CREDIT RECOVERY DIPLOMA »  Self-paced, individualized programs »  Credit recovery diploma is available to qualifying adults age 18 »  Flexible and Convenient and older. »  LIVE Interactive classes »  Coursework for missing credits is completed in an independent study program using online courses. Enroll in our online program designed for adults to brush up on skills »  High school transcripts will be evaluated to determine which using online materials and the support of a trained teacher. credits and coursework are needed. JOIN OUR TEAM OF ABE AND ESL VOLUNTEERS ►STATE STANDARD ADULT HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA Here’s your opportunity to make a contribution to your community in a This state standard adult high school diploma is competency-based, personal way. Classroom and one-to-one volunteers are needed for a aligning to Minnesota’s current K-12 graduation standards and embeds: variety of positions: classroom assistant, clerical assistant and technology assistant. Work with individuals or small groups tutoring basic skills or »  College and Career Readiness Standards (CCRS) for Adult English as a Second Language. If you would like to learn more about Education becoming a volunteer, contact the Volunteer Coordinator at 763-433-4221. »  Academic, Career and Employability Skills (ACES) Transitions FREE CHILDCARE! Integration Framework Free on-site childcare is available for some »  Northstar Digital Literacy Standards Adult Basic Education and English as a Second Language classes. Please see any ABE/ESL staff The Minnesota State Adult Diploma Competency Domains include English Language Arts, Mathematics, Career Development and Employability member for registration assistance. Skills, including Digital Literacy Skills, Social Studies and Science. Schedule an intake appointment with a staff member of the Elk River Learning Lab to answer your questions and determine the route best for you. 26 ISD 728 COMMUNITY EDUCATION | 763.241.3520 | www.728communityed.com

ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE ADULTS ABE/ESL 2021 CLASS INFORMATION FALL 2021 »  Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 9:30am-12:30pm »  Tuesday & Wednesday 1:00-4:00pm »  Tuesday 4:00-7:00pm Shantel earned her high school diploma and ONLINE! FALL 2021 (Schedules are subject to change.) is creating a new future for her family. »  Conversation: Mondays 10:00am-12:00pm TURNING A SETBACK INTO A COMEBACK »  Reading: Mondays 4:30-6:00pm »  Pronunciation: Thursdays 4:30-6:00pm When Shantel joined our adult diploma program in November 2020, she »  Beginner ESL: Fridays 10:00-11:00am had about six credits remaining. Her previous district agreed to grant »  Citizenship: Fridays 11:00am-12:30pm the diploma if she completed her courses with our program. Her main motivation was her son. It had been hard finding a job and even more Schedule an appointment to determine the route best for you. so being a single mom. Not graduating was a setback. CONTACT INFORMATION Shantel handled her online classes well, reaching out to her instructor whenever she needed help. Despite being a busy mom, she was able  Elk River Learning Lab to dedicate a great deal of time each week to school. By working on Community Education at The Handke Center just two credits at a time, she was able to focus her attention and get 1170 Main Street, Elk River, MN 55330 through each course more quickly. In about four months, she had earned her high school diploma. q 763-241-3400 x5525 E [email protected] For those considering completing their diploma, Shantel says they  www.728communityed.com should. “ABE really helped me realize that it's never too late. I was very nervous going in to meet my teacher for the first time. I figured that if Coordinator: Sherry Smith there were any other students there I was going to be the oldest one Instructor: Rallou Rice there, and I was wrong. My teacher said to me, ‘We help people of all Instructor: Leah Cason ages. It’s never too late to get an education.’ That really opened my eyes to all the possibilities I had in store for me.” CLASSROOM LOCATION Shantel has completed college classes, and is starting a good job in the Handke Center - Room 221 nursing field. No matter how stumped you feel, ł ESL FOR ADULTS or if it’s taking longer than you expected, just keep going. When the English as a Second Language (ESL) is training for individuals whose first day comes where you're all done, language is not English. Training is designed to help participants with: it will be the best feeling EVER! »  Speaking ~ Shantel, graduate »  Reading »  Listening »  Writing »  Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) »  Citizenship »  Online classes available Beginning, intermediate, and advanced level classes or individualized instruction are available. ISD 728 COMMUNITY EDUCATION | 763.241.3520 | www.728communityed.com 27

EARLY CHILDHOOD ECFE WHAT ARE THE ACTIVITIES? »  A variety of age-appropriate activities will be set up in the classroom. »  You and your child can choose what you want to try; we encourage you to “take your child’s lead” and enjoy the time together. »  At times we will do group activities with all parents and children. EARLY CHILDHOOD FAMILY EDUCATION (ECFE) WHAT HAPPENS DURING PARENT DISCUSSION TIME? FOR FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN BIRTH TO BEFORE KINDERGARTEN »  While your child participates in the children’s time in the ECFE classroom with the Early Childhood Educator, you’ll meet with »  ECFE is based on the idea that the family provides a child’s first parents and the ECFE Parent Educator. and most significant learning environment and parents are a child’s first and most important teachers. Parents shape a child’s »  Parent discussion will be in the children’s room for parents with young development and set the stage for future learning and growth. children; it will be in another room for parents with older children. »  ECFE offers a variety of classes that provide information, »  It’s a comfortable situation where you’ll be able to talk about the encouragement and support for children AND their parents. joys and concerns of parenting. You’ll be able to take time to look at and consider many ideas. Research tells us that getting information »  ECFE offers hands-on learning opportunities for you to explore new and support for our role as parents is one of the most important experiences, meet other families, and grow and learn together with things we can do for ourselves and our children! your child. WHAT HAPPENS DURING THE CHILDREN’S TIME AND »  ECFE serves all families in ISD 728 with children age birth to HOW WILL PARENTS BE INVOLVED? Kindergarten. »  The children participate in both teacher-led and child-initiated »  All ECFE instructing staff have, at minimum, a four-year degree activities in the classroom when moms, dads or caregivers plus teaching licensure in Parent Education, Early Childhood participate in the discussion. Education or Early Childhood Family Education and provide the quality education parents expect. »  The Early Childhood Educator prepares the room and activities gauged for the children’s ages. »  In some classes, parents take turns working with the teacher in the classroom. This provides an opportunity for parents to observe children’s time and how their child responds. It also provides an opportunity to learn more about children’s development and behavior. It’s a chance to get involved and have fun! WHAT HAPPENS WHEN WE COME TO ECFE PARENT/ SEPARATING & CHILD ACTIVITIES? NON-SEPARATING CLASSES »  Staff will greet you and the room will be set up with age- Separating classes are classes where the appropriate activities. parents move to a different room for parent discussion and children remain »  Usually there are three parts to the sessions: time together for parents and children, parent discussion time and children’s activity in their classroom for activities. and exploration time. »  Non-separating classes are classes where the parent discussion is in the room with the children; separating classes are classes where the parents move to a different room and children remain in their classroom for activities. Non-separating classes are classes where the parent discussion is in the room with the children. 28 ISD 728 COMMUNITY EDUCATION | 763.241.3520 | www.728communityed.com

MULTI-AGE EARLY CHILDHOOD ł INFANTS ► AGE BIRTH-12 MONTHS Early childhood education refers to the period of time from a child’s birth to when they enter Kindergarten. Having a baby can mean major adjustments in every area of your life. We are here to support you in this amazing and exciting transition. ł ONES ► AGE 12-24 MONTHS These relaxing and informative classes are led by a Parent Educator and offer discussions on development, schedules and feeding. Come Join us in our creative learning environment designed for curious, busy, for some uninterrupted time with your infant and an opportunity to meet on-the-go toddlers. Engage with other parents and a parent educator other parents. This is a non-separating class. Class is free, but please exploring toddler development, ways to expand learning at home, and register. encouraging language development. This is a non-separating class. New families may join any time as space permits. Mondays Sep 20-Dec 13* | 11 sessions | 4:30-5:30pm | $0 Handke Center Rm 1 Door 6 | #EEINFAN01F21 Mondays Sep 20-Dec 13* | 11 sessions | 9:00-10:30am | $77 *Not meeting Oct 18, Nov 29 Handke Center Rm 1 Door 6 | #EETONES01F21 *Not meeting Oct 18, Nov 29 BIRTH TO THREE ► AGE BIRTH-36 MONTHS Year-round class Enjoy time with your child and be creative, engage in active play Tuesdays Sep 21-May 24* | 33 sessions | 9:00-10:30am | $231 and share in circle time activities. Parenting time will be in the child's Handke Center Rm 10 Door 6 | #EETONES02F21 classroom in a non-separating atmosphere. This class is free for *Not meeting Oct 19, Dec 28, Mar 15 children under 12 months (select waived fee when registering.) ł TWOS ► AGE 24-36 MONTHS Tuesdays Sep 21-Dec 14* | 12 sessions | 9:00-10:15am | $84 Rogers Elem Rm E106 Door 8 | #EEBIRTH02F21 Two-year-olds are growing at high speed! They require guidance and *Not meeting Oct 19 limits as they set out to try new things in their world. Our classrooms are set up to allow children to engage all of their senses as they sing, Wednesdays Sep 22-Dec 15* | 12 sessions | 10:45am-12:00pm | $84 dance, create, build, problem solve, communicate and socialize. Zimmerman Elem Rm E104 Door 2 | #EEBIRTH05F21 Children gain confidence, trust and independence as their parents *Not meeting Oct 20 separate for their facilitator-led parent education that focuses on child development, parenting and parent-child relationships. This is a Thursdays Sep 23-Dec 16* | 11 sessions | 10:45am-12:00pm | $77 separating class. Rogers Elem Rm E106 Door 8 | #EEBIRTH03F21 *Not meeting Oct 21, Nov 25 Wednesdays Sep 22-Dec 15* | 12 sessions | 9:00-10:30am | $84 Handke Center Rm 10 Door 6 | #EEFTWOS01F21 Fridays Sep 24-Dec 17* | 10 sessions | 9:00-10:15am | $70 *Not meeting Oct 20 Handke Center Rm 1 Door 6 | #EEBIRTH01F21 *Not meeting Oct 22, Nov 12, 26 Fridays Sep 24-Dec 17* | 10 sessions | 9:00-10:15am | $70 Prairie Center Activity Room Otsego | #EEBIRTH04F21 *Not meeting Oct 22, Nov 12, 26 FEES TO0 EXPENSIVE? If you can't participate in a class due to the cost, please call our office at 763.241.3524. We can arrange to reduce or even waive the fee! ISD 728 COMMUNITY EDUCATION | 763.241.3520 | www.728communityed.com 29

EARLY CHILDHOOD MULTI-AGE łMO TNHTRHESE-KSI,NFDOEURRGSA,RFTIVEENSE►NTRAYGE 36 This is a time of investigating and experimenting for your child. Explore with your preschool age child and discover the world of math, literacy and social play. Parents will discuss topics focused on Kindergarten preparation as well as topics selected by the group. This is a separating class. Thursdays Sep 23-Dec 16* | 11 sessions | 10:45am-12:15pm | $77 Handke Center Rm 10 Door 6 | #EEPTHRE01F21 *Not meeting Oct 21, Nov 25 TODDLERS AND PRESCHOOLERS ► AGE 12 The benefits of messy play are huge and totally worth the MONTHS-KINDERGARTEN ENTRY inconvenience--especially when we clean up the mess for you! Children learn from one another as they play and interact. Join us in a KMIENSDSEYRAGRATRT►ENAEGNET1R2Y MONTHS- growth opportunity for children to develop social, emotional, physical and cognitive skills in a mixed-age group setting. Parents will discuss Calling all budding artists! Let's explore different ways to create art. You ways to support developmental milestones, ways to make learning fun and your child will experience different types of art -- all very messy! and discipline techniques. This is a separating class. Come dressed for fun; smocks will be available. Mondays Sep 20-Dec 13* | 11 sessions | 10:45am-12:15pm | $77 Tuesdays Sep 21-Dec 14* | 12 sessions | 2:30-3:30pm | $84 Handke Center Rm 10 Door 6 | #EETODDL01F21 Handke Center Art Rm Door 5 | #EEPMA3601F21 *Not meeting Oct 18, Nov 29 *Not meeting Oct 19 Tuesdays Sep 21-Dec 14* | 12 sessions | 10:30am-12:00pm | $84 HIKE WITH ECFE ► AGE BIRTH-KINDERGARTEN Rogers Elem Rm E106 Door 8 | #EETODDL04F21 *Not meeting Oct 19 Explore Woodland Trail, located right here in Elk River! We will meet at this fabulous local park and experience how to support our child's Tuesdays Sep 21-Dec 14* | 12 sessions | 10:45am-12:15pm | $84 interest in the outdoors. Class will start with a grounding circle time and Handke Center Rm 10 Door 6 | #EETODDL02F21 will then head out onto the trail to explore. We will meet rain or shine! *Not meeting Oct 19 Wednesdays Sep 22-Dec 15* | 12 sessions | 9:00-10:30am | $84 Thursdays Sep 23-Oct 14 | 4 sessions | 3:00-4:00pm | $10 Zimmerman Elem Rm E104 Door 2 | #EETODDL07F21 Woodland Trails Park Elk River | #EEKHIKE01F21 *Not meeting Oct 20 DROP-IN PLAY ► AGE BIRTH-KINDERGARTEN Thursdays Sep 23-Dec 16* | 11 sessions | 9:00-10:30am | $77 ENTRY Rogers Elem Rm E106 Door 8 | #EETODDL05F21 *Not meeting Oct 21, Nov 25 Looking for something fun and interactive to do with your child? Drop in at ECFE and play in one of the ECFE rooms, gym or playground (when Thursdays Sep 23-Dec 16* | 11 sessions | 9:00-10:30am | $77 available). First-come, first-served; space is limited to 25 total (adults Handke Center Rm 10 Door 6 | #EETODDL03F21 and children). Family childcare providers must meet child-to-adult ratios *Not meeting Oct 21, Nov 25 for the children they bring. Fridays Sep 24-Dec 17* | 10 sessions | 10:45am-12:15pm | $70 Pay at door: Fee: $2.50/child without pass; Handke Center Rm 10 Door 6 | #EETODDL08F21 $10 for 5-day pass *Not meeting Oct 22, Nov 12, 26 Wednesdays Sep 22-Dec 15* | 11:00am-12:30pm Fridays Sep 24-Dec 17* | 10 sessions | 10:45am-12:00pm | $70 Handke Center Rm 10 Door 5 | #EEDDROP01F21 Prairie Center Activity Room Otsego | #EETODDL06F21 *Not meeting Oct 20 *Not meeting Oct 22, Nov 12, 26 30 ISD 728 COMMUNITY EDUCATION | 763.241.3520 | www.728communityed.com

NATURE EXPLORE CENTER EARLY CHILDHOOD NATURE PLAY ► AGE BIRTH-KINDERGARTEN ENTRY PARTICIPANT/SIBLING CHILDCARE @ HANDKE Come to the Handke Nature Explore Center and experience the best- kept secret in Elk River! We will create nature art, go on scavenger EDVENTURE CLUB hunts, learn about eagles (and help rebuild our eagle nest) and PARTICIPANT/SIBLING CHILDCARE relax in the outdoors with stories and circle time! Free admission; no registration necessary. EdVenture Club offers on-site childcare for the children/siblings of program participants by staff specifically trained in Early Childhood Mondays Sep 20-Nov 15* | 8 sessions | 10:00-11:30am | $0 best practices. Please note: Participant/Sibling childcare is Handke Center Nature Explore Classroom Door 5 offered for the Handke Center classes only. *Not meeting Oct 18 »  This is a pay-in-advance program. NOT SO SCARY ► AGE BIRTH-KINDERGARTEN »  The registration deadline Monday prior to the week care is ENTRY needed. Take the scary out of bugs, snakes and bats while having Halloween »  Changes to your child's attendance schedule are due fun! This is a non-scary event with pumpkin decorating, treats, activities and family fun on our Nature Explore Center! Non-scary costumes are by 11:59pm on Wednesday of the week prior to planned allowed. Co-sponsored by ECFE and Friends of Sherburne Wildlife attendance. Schedule change requests are pending until Refuge. Event is free, but please pre-register at www.isd728.org/ECFE- approved by the office. NotSoScary2021. »  Requests for additional days of care made after the registration deadline will be added to a waiting list. You will be notified by Saturday Oct 30 | 1 session | 10:00am-1:00pm | $0 email only if the site is able to accommodate the request. Handke Center Nature Explore Classroom Door 5 HOW DO I REGISTER? WANT TO LEARN MORE? »  Register at https://isd728.ce.eleyo.com; payment is not due at time of registration. »  Your childcare account will be invoiced by 5pm on Thursday the week prior to scheduled attendance with auto payments processed on Friday of the week prior to attendance. »  Schedules and payments are online only: email and phone registrations will not be accepted. »  Scheduled days can be completed weekly or monthly; you will be invoiced weekly. PLEASE NOTE: »  Site staff cannot accept registrations, changes or cancellations. »  Care is offered for classes at Handke Center only. FEES: »  $3 per session (day) per child. Care is available for classes that have the Program Participant Childcare program icon next to the title or class. If you have questions or would like to visit one of our ECFE WEATHER CANCELLATIONS classrooms and meet an Early Childhood or Parent Educator, Follow our Twitter Feed @CE728ALERT contact the ECFE office at 763-241-3524. No one will be denied or check online at www.728communityed.com for possible weather related cancellations participation in ECFE programs because of inability to pay. and other program updates. Call us today to ask questions, make payment plan arrangements, or to have fees reduced or waived. ISD 728 COMMUNITY EDUCATION | 763.241.3520 | www.728communityed.com 31

EARLY CHILDHOOD PARENTING | SCREENING PARENTING SOLO - THE HARDEST JOB YOU'LL \"ECFE ON WHEELS” HOME VISITS EVER DO ALONE ► AGE BIRTH-12 YEARS »  This program features visits to your home, or one-to-one visits at If you're parenting solo for any reason - military duty, work situations the ECFE center. (distance, shifts), separation, divorce, loss of spouse or single parenting - you're welcome to attend! Bring your children and enjoy »  Visits provide ideas for creative, fun, age-appropriate activities, as a meal together. Parents will meet together for parenting support and well as time to discuss children, family, ideas on child development, information while young children participate in early childhood activities. parenting and community resources. School-age children will meet in another classroom for activities and support. Join at any time throughout the school year. Class is free, but »  Call the ECFE office at 763-241-3524 for more information. pre-registration is required. »  There is no fee for home visits Mondays Sep 20-Jun 6* | 31 sessions | 5:30-7:30pm | $0 EARLY CHILDHOOD SCREENING Handke Center Blesener Cmty Rm Door 5 | #ECSPARE01F21 *Not meeting Oct 18, Nov 29, Dec 27, Jan 17, Feb 21, Mar 14, May 30 Early Childhood Screening is an opportunity for children and their parents to participate in a free BIG... BUILDING BETTER BEHAVIORS FOR health and developmental screening after their SUCCESS IN SCHOOL, CHILDCARE AND AT HOME 3rd birthday. State law requires screening for all children starting preschool or kindergarten in a »  BIG is an intervention and prevention program for preschoolers who public school, ideally at age 3. are at risk of losing their childcare or preschool placement because of negative behaviors. WHO NEEDS TO BE SCREENED? »  BIG works with parents, teachers and childcare providers to build All children living in District 728 who are 3, 4, or 5 years old and are positive behavior skills. not currently enrolled in Kindergarten need to participate in this free screening program before entering Kindergarten, or have an equivalent »  BIG is a Behavior Intervention Group including educators, screening from a doctor. Children who attend Head Start or Early emotional health professionals and specialists to coordinate Childhood Special Education Services programs may not have to expertise and resources for success. participate in Early Childhood Screening. »  For more information call the ECFE office at 763-241-3524. REASONS TO SCREEN AT AGE 3 »  BIG is funded by ISD 728 Family and Children's Collaborative, a »  Screening assists your child to be ready for Kindergarten. part of Wright County Family Service. »  Health and developmental problems/concerns can be identified YOUNG PARENT PROGRAM FOR PREGNANT OR earlier and help provided sooner; families may be referred to PARENTING TEENS community health and educational services including School Readiness Preschool and ECFE. »  This program provides pregnant or parenting teens with information »  Screening is free, easy and good for your child. about pregnancy, birth, parenting and community resources. IS SCREENING REQUIRED? »  It is open to ISD 728 students and area residents who may not be in school. Minnesota state law requires that your child must be screened for enrollment in a public school. Children are not permitted to enter public »  For information or to register, contact ECFE at 763-241-3524, your school without having Early Childhood Screening and up-to-date school counselor, school nurse or Ivan Sand Community High immunizations. If you are planning to send your child to private or home School. school, the screening is not required by law; however, we still encourage you to participate. This is a wonderful opportunity for you to find out how »  Home visits are also available. your child is developing. »  This program is co-sponsored by ISD 728, Ivan Sand Community IF YOUR CHILD HAS NOT ALREADY BEEN SCREENED High School and ECFE; special events funding provided by Three Rivers Community Foundation. Be sure to set up an appointment before your child begins Discovery »  Classes are held at the Handke Center and are on-going during the Learning Preschool; MN state law requires all children must be screened school year. for enrollment in public school. »  Classes are free. SCHEDULE A SCREENING APPOINTMENT! Screenings are done by appointment only. You can schedule one online at www.isd728.org/ecs-schedule or call 763-241-3525. You will first be asked to complete and submit online registration forms. You will then schedule an in-person appointment. 32 ISD 728 COMMUNITY EDUCATION | 763.241.3520 | www.728communityed.com

DISCOVERY LEARNING CHILDCARE EARLY CHILDHOOD EDVENTURE CLUB-DISCOVERY LEARNING CHILDCARE FOR 2021-2022 SCHOOL YEAR Community Education offers childcare services to extend your child’s We offer before/after preschool and non-school day experience with Discovery Learning Preschool. Childcare is available childcare for students enrolled in Discovery Learning. for all Discovery Learning sites before and after your child’s preschool class. For the 2021-2022 school year, your child must be age 3 by Student attending AM Preschool at Prairie View and needing childcare Sep 1, 2021 and they must be participating in the Discovery Learning before and/or after Preschool: Preschool Program. »  Parent can schedule childcare from 7-9am at Prairie View, or drop When registering for childcare, you choose the times that work best off child at 9am at Prairie View for the start of class. for your schedule. Registration is due on Monday the week prior to attendance. This program is eligible for county assistance. »  Children registered for after school childcare will be bussed from Prairie View to Otsego after morning classes. With over 25 years of successful extended day childcare experience, we provide a quality program that complements the Discovery Learning »  Parent will pick up child from Otsego Elementary prior to 5:30pm. program curriculum. Students will be escorted between our childcare program and the Discovery Learning classroom by our high-quality staff. Snacks will be provided in the morning and afternoon. Students will need to bring a lunch if they are attending during lunch or the full day. Please note: Childcare for students attending Discovery Learning Student attending PM Preschool at Prairie View and needing childcare Preschool at Prairie View Elementary/Middle School is available before before and/or after Preschool: AM classes and after PM classes. Childcare after AM classes and before PM classes will be at Otsego Elementary. There is no additional »  Parent can schedule childcare from 7am-1pm at Otsego charge to families for this bussing option between schools. Elementary, or drop off child at 1pm at Prairie View for the start of class. DISCOVERY LEARNING EDVENTURE CLUB DAILY RATES »  Children registered for before school childcare will be bussed from Elk River, Otsego, Rogers and Zimmerman Otsego to Prairie View for afternoon classes. 7:00-9:15am or 3:15-5:30pm $10 »  Parent will pick up child from Prairie View prior to 5:30pm. 7:00am-1:15pm or 11:15am-5:30pm $22 If you have additional questions about the EdVenture Club-Discovery Learning Childcare Program, please contact the EdVenture Club office at 763-241-3544. To register for these childcare options, set up an account at www.isd728.org/EdVClub-Registration. Registration for school year 2021-2022 is now open. 7:00-9:15am and 11:15am-5:30pm $28 7:00am-1:15pm and 3:15-5:30pm $28 The preschool wrap-around childcare 7:00am-5:30pm (non-school days) $38 is so convenient, and my daughter has made many additional friends Discovery Learning sliding fee scale does not apply to EdVenture Club-Childcare fees. District transportation to and from EdVenture Club- outside of her preschool class. Discovery Learning Childcare is not available. Families are responsible to transport when using EdVenture Club-Discovery Learning Childcare. ~Participant Mother ISD 728 COMMUNITY EDUCATION | 763.241.3520 | www.728communityed.com 33

EARLY CHILDHOOD PSWREIMSCLHEOSOSLON20S21-2022 2021-2022 DISCOVERY LEARNING PRESCHOOL ► AGES 3-5 Discover a place where children can explore, learn, laugh and grow! Discovery Learning Preschool, offered through ISD 728 Early Childhood Family Education, is a highly recognized and sought-after program with a 4-star rating from Parent Aware; an independent nonprofit organization of Minnesota business and community leaders using private sector strategies to improve school readiness. A 4-star rating is an indicator a program is using the practices that best prepare children for kindergarten. Discovery Learning Preschool offers professionally trained, caring teachers, customized preschool experiences for your child in a safe and fun environment and as part of the school district, the program has access to the district’s resources. Conveniently offered in Elk River, Otsego, Rogers and Zimmerman with a variety of daytime programming, Discovery Learning Preschool is sure to fit your child’s needs. ENGAGING CLASSROOMS: PARENT INVOLVEMENT »  Conveniently located in Elk River, Otsego, Rogers and Zimmerman »  Parent/Child activity components; 3's weekly, 4's four time/year »  Highly trained, caring staff »  Access to a professional Parent Educator »  Classroom learning centers »  Focus on Preschool/Family connections »  Outdoor play and indoor gym times »  Volunteering and sharing skills »  Large and small group instruction »  Join our Advisory Council! COMPREHENSIVE CURRICULUMS SAFETY »  Learning objectives from all areas of development »  Safety Drills are practiced with students and staff »  EZ Write handwriting »  Our buildings are secure »  Building social-emotional skills »  Access to ISD 728 Health Services »  Nutrition and physical activity »  Health and Safety guidelines from MDH, CDC and ISD 728 are »  Customized to meet your child's needs followed TRANSPORTATION To register for 2021-2022 Discovery »  Transportation available if your home or daycare is within ISD 728 Learning Preschool (for a fee) call the office at »  Hand-to-hand transfers 763-241-3524 or online at »  Transportation is provided by Vision Transportation www.isd728.org/DLPreschool. REGISTRATION FOR 2021-2022 DISCOVERY CLASSES: »  The Discovery Learning online registration is located at www.isd728.org/DLPreschool. You will need a credit or debit card for the $49 non- refundable deposit. You will receive a receipt once your application is submitted. »  Funding for Discovery Learning is based on a combination of tuition and state funding. Funding for reduced tuition is limited. In-district residents are given priority enrollment. »  Sliding fee scale for 2021-2022 Discovery Learning Preschool can be found on page 35 or at www.isd728.org/ECFE-Slidingfee. »  To be considered for reduced funding, complete the Application For Reduced Tuition at www.isd728.org/DLScholarship and upload the verification paperwork. Requests for reduced and/or waived fees cannot be processed without submission of all requested information. »  Child care is available for Parent/Child classes at the Handke Center for siblings at an additional fee; arrangements must be made in advance. »  If classes cancel due to low enrollment, we will try to accommodate registrations for a cancelled class into another class if possible. 3142 ISD 728 COMMUNITY EDUCATION | 763.241.3520 | www.728communityed.com

DISCOVERY LEARNING CHILDECAFERE EXEPAERRILYENCCEHILDHOOD ECFE REGISTRATION WHAT IF I NEED TO CANCEL? If you need to cancel from a class, we will pro-rate the fee and HOW DO I REGISTER? issue a refund. There are no refunds for missed classes due You can register by phone at 763-241-3524, by mail, online at to illness or due to inclement weather. Credits will be issued, if www.728communityed.com, or in person at the ECFE Office requested, for classes canceled due to inclement weather.
 located at the Handke Center. DOES MY CHILD NEED TO HAVE UP-TO-DATE WHEN SHOULD I REGISTER? IMMUNIZATIONS BEFORE ATTENDING? We take registrations until classes fill and take names for a wait Per Minnesota law, up-to-date immunizations, medical exemption, list when necessary. or a notarized objection letter must be submitted with registration and will be kept in the minor child’s record. WHAT ARE THE FEES? Fees are based on the number of times the class meets. Full WHAT IF MY CHILD HAS SPECIAL NEEDS? payment is due when you register online. A sliding fee scale is We welcome persons of all abilities to participate in our classes below. No one will be turned away because of inability to pay. and activities. If any special accommodations are needed, please Please call our office to ask questions, make other arrangements, let us know at the time you register. We are not able to provide or to have fees waived or reduced. transportation to classes unless specifically noted. 2021-2022 ISD 728 ECFE Sliding Fee Scale Household Size Full Fee 75% of Fee 50% of Fee 25% of Fee Waived Fee 2 39,869 + 31,895 - 39,868 27,154-31,894 22,413-27,153 0 - 22,412 3 50,229 + 40,183 - 50,228 34,210-40,182 28,237-34,209 0 - 28,236 4 60,589 + 48,471 - 60,588 41,266-48,470 34,061-41,265 0 - 34,060 5 70,949 + 56,759 - 70,948 48,322-56,758 39,885-48,321 0 - 39,884 6 81,209 + 65,047 - 81,208 55,278-65,046 45,709-55,277 0 - 45,708 If more than 6 people, add this amount for 12,432 10,360 8,288 7,056 5,824 each additional person ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ Discovery Learning Reduced Tuition Full Fee 75% of Fee 50% of Fee 25% of Fee Waived Fee 2 day 2 1/2 hour $135/month $102/month $68/month $34/month $0/month + Parent/Child Night $1,215/year $918/year $612/year $306/year $0/year 3 day 2 1/2 hour $195/month $146/month $1,314/ $98/month $49/month $0/month $1,755/year year $882/year $441/year $0/year 4 day 2 1/2 hour $266/month $200/month $133/month $67/month $0/month $2,394/year $1,800/year $1,197/year $603/year $0/year 4 day 6 1/5 hour $800/month $600/month $400/month $200/month $0/month 5 day 2 1/2 hour $7,200/year $5,400/year $3,600/year $1,800/year $0/year $331/ month $248/month $166/month $83/month $0/month $2,979/year $2,232/year $1,494/year $747/year $0/year Online Academy $135/month $102/month $67/month $34/month $0/month $1,264/year $948/year $632/year $316/year $0/year Please Note: Sibling Care is offered during parent days schedule at the Handke Center for siblings of the child attending Discovery Learning Preschool. See page 31 for registration information. ISD 728 COMMUNITY EDUCATION | 763.241.3520 | www.728communityed.com 35

YOUTH EDVENTURE CLUB BEFORE/AFTER SCHOOL EDVENTURE CLUB-BEFORE/AFTER SCHOOL LOCATIONS MORE THAN CHILDCARE CONVENIENT FUN ELK RIVER EdVenture Club is a unique program that AFFORDABLE Lincoln Elementary combines fun enrichment activities with extended Meadowvale Elementary* hours for your convenience! EdVenture Club SAFE provides a quality extended day experience Parker Elementary* that complements the school day and includes Twin Lakes Elementary* enrichment activities for reading and math, physical education, science, art and more for OTSEGO grades K-5 (also serving grade 6 at Prairie View Middle School). Healthy snacks and juice are Otsego Elementary* provided daily. Prairie View Elementary/Middle School* ► MORNING PROGRAM ROGERS Students attend between 6:00am and school starting time Monday Hassan Elementary* through Friday. Games, gym time, playground, other choices and Rogers Elementary* enrichment activities are available. Enrichment activities are planned up to three times per week. ZIMMERMAN ► AFTERNOON PROGRAM Westwood Elementary (before school only) Zimmerman Elementary* Students attend after school until 6:00pm Monday through Friday. Each day includes enrichment and recreation activities. Site schedules listing (serves Westwood after school) activities by days and grade levels are posted weekly. *Also a Non-School Days Site ► SIBLING DISCOUNT EdVenture Club offers a discounted rate for additional siblings for before and after school care. This discount will be applied by the office at the time of invoicing. ► REGISTER ONLINE: www.isd728.org/EdVClub-Registration. 2021-22 ELK RIVER, OTSEGO & ROGERS 2021-22 ZIMMERMAN AREA & ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS PRAIRIE VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS # of days Before School After School # of days Before School After School 1 day/week 6:00am - School start time School end time - 6:00pm 1 day/week 6:00am - School start time School end time - 6:00pm 2 days/week 2 days/week 3 days/week $16 $18 3 days/week $14 $18 4 days/week $26 $31 4 days/week $21 $31 5 days/week $33 $37 5 days/week $28 $37 $39 $43 $35 $43 $45 $49 $39 $49 36 ISD 728 COMMUNITY EDUCATION | 763.241.3520 | www.728communityed.com

BEEDFVOERNET/UAFRTEECRLSUCBHNOOONL-CSHCIHLODOCLARDEAYSEXPERYIOEUNCTEH Did you know...You do not have to be enrolled EdVenture ►MONDAY NOV 29 | HONEY BEES Club Before/After School to attend the Non-School Days? What’s all the buzz about honey bees? Join us as we learn about EDVENTURE CLUB NON-SCHOOL DAYS these essential insects. Non-school days are offered on days that school is not in session ►THURSDAY DEC 23 | MAGNIFICENT MOOSE due to time off for holidays or staff development. Fun enrichment activities are offered. Students are divided by grade levels for the Is it moose, mooses or meese? Discover how wonderful this giant planned activities, including art or science topics, physical education, really is and more! games, academic-related activities and more. Students should bring a bag lunch and beverage and wear appropriate clothing for planned ►TUESDAY DEC 28 | MONKEY AROUND DAY! activities. Activities are held 9:00am-3:00pm, with the sites open 6:00am-6:00pm. In the event of low or high enrollment, sites may be Monkey Around Day is not a time to be shy, sensible, or logical. So, combined or additional sites opened. Serves grades K-5 at all sites whatever you do…be silly! and grade 6 at Prairie View Middle School. EdVenture Club offers a discounted rate for additional siblings for Non-School Days care. This ►WEDNESDAY DEC 29 | CREATIVE COZY CRAFTING discount will be applied by the office at the time of invoicing. Winter is a great time to work on crafts, so head on over as we spend ►MONDAY OCT 18 | 3D ART the day creating and having fun! What is 3D art and how do you create it? Learn about 3D art and construct some interesting pieces. ►THURSDAY, DEC 30 | GOOD TIMES ►TUESDAY OCT 19 | FROG FRENZY With a new year just hours away, we will enjoy time socializing, crafting, and playing games. Did you know that frogs actually hatch from eggs? Join us as we learn about a frog’s life cycle, fold origami frogs and create a frog of your own. REGISTRATION ►WEDNESDAY OCT 20 | THE BEAUTY OF FALL Secure your child's spot TODAY! Register online for Non-School Days Childcare at www.isd728.org/EdVClub-Registration. Learn about the beauties of fall--colorful leaves, pumpkins, scarecrows, and turkeys! Discover what is stirring in our Beauty of Fee: 6:00am-6:00pm | $41/first child Fall class. NON-SCHOOL ►THURSDAY OCT 21 | SUPERHERO PROJECT DAY LOCATIONS Superhero crafts for you to feel like you can save the world! ELK RIVER ►FRIDAY OCT 22 | PLAYFUL PUGS Meadowvale Elementary Parker Elementary Did you know that pugs are one of the oldest dog breeds? Did you also know that pugs are experts at doing zoomies? Not sure what Twin Lakes Elementary zoomies are? Join our class to find out and discover more interesting facts about pugs. OTSEGO ►FRIDAY NOV 12 | AUTUMN COLORS Otsego Elementary Prairie View Elementary/Middle School Why do leaves turn different colors in the Fall? Celebrate the changes of foliage with autumn-themed lessons about leaves. ROGERS Rogers Elementary Hassan Elementary ZIMMERMAN Zimmerman Elementary ISD 728 COMMUNITY EDUCATION | 763.241.3520 | www.728communityed.com 1372

YOUTH EDVENTURE CLUB-INCLEMENT WEATHER EDVENTURE CLUB-INCLEMENT WEATHER ► REGISTRATION INFORMATION AND POLICIES FOR CARE/SCHOOL CANCELLED INCLEMENT WEATHER CARE Inclement Weather Care/School Cancelled is offered from 6:30am- 6:00pm at Hassan, Parker and Zimmerman Elementary Schools on days To be eligible to attend, families must pre-register and pre-pay for 3 days school is cancelled due to inclement weather. To be eligible to attend, of Inclement Weather Care/School Cancelled; registration deadline is families must pre-register and must pre-pay for 3 days. November 5, 2021 for the 2021-2022 school year. 3-Day Fee: $105 first child; $93 additional child(ren) in family »  On days school is cancelled due to inclement weather, sites will open at 6:30am. EDVENTURE CLUB-INCLEMENT WEATHER CARE/2-HR LATE START »  If you have pre-registered for Inclement Weather Care/School Cancelled, but decide NOT to use care on a snow day, you will In the event of a 2-hour late start, before school EdVenture Club will NOT be refunded your pre-payment. open at 8am for those families already registered for before school care that day. »  If you have pre-registered for Inclement Weather Care/School Cancelled and there are less than 3 snow days during the school EARLY DISMISSAL OF SCHOOL DUE TO year, your credit card will be refunded on approximately May 1 for INCLEMENT WEATHER the days not used. In the event school is dismissed early due to inclement weather, after »  If there are more than 3 snow days during the school year, you will school EdVenture Club is cancelled. Parents/Guardians of EdVenture have the opportunity to re-register for additional days. Club students must make arrangements to get their student home from school, as EdVenture Club will NOT have regular after school care when »  Pre-registration is necessary to assure appropriate number of staff school is dismissed early. on site; drop-ins will not be accepted. »  Children need to bring a lunch and beverage; a morning and afternoon snack and beverage will be provided. »  If school across the state is cancelled by the Governor, EdVenture Club-Inclement Weather Care/School Cancelled will be closed. »  If the Superintendent of ISD 728 Schools decides to cancel EdVenture Club-Inclement Weather Care/School Cancelled due to dangerous weather and/or road conditions, we will close for the safety of the children and staff. »  If Governor or Superintendent closures apply, the day will not count as one of the billed Inclement Weather days. ► EDVENTURE CLUB-INCLEMENT WEATHER CARE PROGRAM ALERTS CAN BE FOUND: »  With the District weather notifications »  On the EdVenture Club Facebook page: www.facebook.com/728EdventureClub »  On the Community Education website www.728communityed. com in the @CE728ALERT Twitter feed. EASY ONLINE REGISTRATION! Secure your child's spot TODAY! Register online for EdVenture Club- Inclement Weather Care/School Cancelled and/or Inclement Weather Care/2-hour Late Start at www.isd728.org/EdVClub-InclementWeather. REGISTRATION DEADLINE FOR Be prepared for our Minnesota winters; sign up for INCLEMENT WEATHER CARE IS Inclement Weather Care on days school is cancelled. NOVEMBER 5, 2021! 38 ISD 728 COMMUNITY EDUCATION | 763.241.3520 | www.728communityed.com

EXPERIENCE YOUTLHESSONS AQUATICS CONFIDENCE PROGRESS ONE-ON-ONE TIME PARENT/CHILD: WATER BABIES PARENT/CHILD: TRANSITION ► AGE 3+ ► AGE 6-24 MONTHS W/PARENT This class is for students working toward independent swimming, but who Parent/Child: Water Babies introduces your infant/toddler to the are not yet comfortable leaving their parent/guardian. Adult and child will water while teaching you techniques to safely orient them to this new work together to develop skills crucial for learning to swim and promote environment. We will focus on kicks, floats, and submersion. You safety in the water. Adults can expect to be in the water for the first few can expect a lot of songs and splashing while your child explores the classes. As the session progresses, parents will transition to the pool deck water. Child must be at least six months old, a parent/guardian must and, finally, to the stands. There are no prerequisites for this class. accompany their student in the pool at each class. Children should wear swim diapers. Sundays Sep 12-Nov 14* | 8 sessions | 4:30-4:55pm | $49 VandenBerge MS Pool Door M | #QLCPCTN01F21 Sundays Sep 12-Nov 14* | 8 sessions | 3:00-3:25pm | $49 *Not meeting Oct 17, 31 VandenBerge MS Pool Door M | #QLCPCWB01F21 *Not meeting Oct 17, 31 Sundays Sep 12-Nov 14* | 8 sessions | 7:00-7:25pm | $49 VandenBerge MS Pool Door M | #QLCPCTN02F21 Sundays Sep 12-Nov 14* | 8 sessions | 4:00-4:25pm | $49 *Not meeting Oct 17, 31 VandenBerge MS Pool Door M | #QLCPCWB02F21 *Not meeting Oct 17, 31 LITTLE SWIMMERS ► AGE 3+ Sundays Sep 12-Nov 14* | 8 sessions | 5:00-5:25pm | $49 Our Little Swimmers level is the perfect introduction to the basic skills VandenBerge MS Pool Door M | #QLCPCWB03F21 necessary for swimming. The goal is to get your student comfortable *Not meeting Oct 17, 31 with the water, being held, and going underwater. Focus is on independent water entry/exit, rolling over, jumping to an instructor, PARENT/TOT: WATER ACCLIMATION underwater bobs, front and back floats. There are no prerequisites for ► AGE 2-4 W/PARENT this class. Parents/guardians are welcome to participate in the water with their student. Parent/Tot: Water Acclimation teaches swimming readiness skills while building confidence in the water. Children will be introduced to flutter Sundays Sep 12-Nov 14* | 8 sessions | 2:30-2:55pm | $49 kicks, front and back floats, jumping in, and glides. All skills are done VandenBerge MS Pool Door M | #QLLLVLS01F21 with parent/guardian assistance; a parent/guardian must accompany *Not meeting Oct 17, 31 their student in the pool at each class. There are no prerequisites. Children who are not toilet trained should wear swim diapers. Sundays Sep 12-Nov 14* | 8 sessions | 2:30-2:55pm | $49 VandenBerge MS Pool Door M | #QLLLVLS02F21 Sundays Sep 12-Nov 14* | 8 sessions | 3:30-3:55pm | $49 *Not meeting Oct 17, 31 VandenBerge MS Pool Door M | #QLCPCWA01F21 *Not meeting Oct 17, 31 Sundays Sep 12-Nov 14* | 8 sessions | 3:30-3:55pm | $49 VandenBerge MS Pool Door M | #QLLLVLS03F21 Sundays Sep 12-Nov 14* | 8 sessions | 5:30-5:55pm | $49 *Not meeting Oct 17, 31 VandenBerge MS Pool Door M | #QLCPCWA02F21 *Not meeting Oct 17, 31 We really enjoyed this class. I felt it was beneficial and went beyond just bouncing in the pool with our Sundays Sep 12-Nov 14* | 8 sessions | 7:00-7:25pm | $49 little one but really allowed us to start practicing VandenBerge MS Pool Door M | #QLCPCWA03F21 *Not meeting Oct 17, 31 skills for swimming and comfort in water! ~Greta D. ISD 728 COMMUNITY EDUCATION | 763.241.3520 | www.728communityed.com 39

AQUATICS LESSONS LEVEL 1: BEGINNERS ► AGE 3+ Level 1 is designed to get students comfortable with the water, learning basic aquatic skills and safe practices in and around water. We will focus on bobs, front and back floats, front and back glides, kicks, front crawl, elementary backstroke arms, and treading water. Sundays Sep 12-Nov 14* | 8 sessions | 3:00-3:50pm | $75 VandenBerge MS Pool Door M | #QLLLVL101F21 *Not meeting Oct 17, 31 Sundays Sep 12-Nov 14* | 8 sessions | 5:00-5:50pm | $75 Registering for a level above or below ability can VandenBerge MS Pool Door M | #QLLLVL102F21 cause frustration for the student and class. *Not meeting Oct 17, 31 Sundays Sep 12-Nov 14* | 8 sessions | 6:00-6:50pm | $75 LEVEL 3: INTERMEDIATE ► AGE 4+ VandenBerge MS Pool Door M | #QLLLVL103F21 Level 3 introduces rhythmic breathing and builds on the skills learned in *Not meeting Oct 17, 31 Levels 1 and 2 to help students achieve basic water skills. Student must have passed Level 2 to participate, or meet the following prerequisites: LEVEL 2: ADVANCED BEGINNERS ► AGE 3+ »  Front kicks with rhythmic »  Elementary backstroke arms The focus of this Level 2 swim class is horizontal motion. When breathing 7 to 10 yards swimmers put their faces in the water willingly, we can start teaching motion. We will focus on front and back float, front crawl, elementary »  Front float 10 seconds »  Elementary backstroke 5 backstroke, treading water, and sitting dives. Student must have passed »  Front crawl (freestyle) 7 to 10 yards (with whip kick) Level 1 to participate, or meet the following prerequisites: yards »  Tread water 10 seconds »  Bob underwater 10 times »  Back kicks 5 yards with »  Back kicks 7 to 10 yards »  Sitting dive »  Front float 7 seconds kickboard or barbell »  Back float 15 seconds »  Front glide »  Front kicks 5 yards with »  Elementary backstroke arms 3 Sundays Sep 12-Nov 14* | 8 sessions | 2:00-2:50pm | $75 yards (using any kick) VandenBerge MS Pool Door M | #QLLLVL301F21 kickboard or barbell »  Front crawl (Scoops) 3 yards »  Tread water 5 seconds using *Not meeting Oct 17, 31 »  Back float 10 seconds arms and kicks »  Back glide Sundays Sep 12-Nov 14* | 8 sessions | 4:00-4:50pm | $75 »  Front glide 2 yards rolling into VandenBerge MS Pool Door M | #QLLLVL302F21 a back float *Not meeting Oct 17, 31 »  Back glide for 2 yards rolling into a front float Sundays Sep 12-Nov 14* | 8 sessions | 4:00-4:50pm | $75 LEVEL 4: ADVANCED INTERMEDIATE ► AGE 4+ VandenBerge MS Pool Door M | #QLLLVL201F21 Level 4 improves student's proficiency in swimming strokes and builds *Not meeting Oct 17, 31 on endurance. Student must have passed Level 3, or meet the following prerequisites to participate: Sundays Sep 12-Nov 14* | 8 sessions | 6:00-6:50pm | $75 VandenBerge MS Pool Door M | #QLLLVL202F21 »  Front float (can take breaths) »  Tread water 30 seconds, hips 30 seconds, body straight below shoulders *Not meeting Oct 17, 31 »  Front crawl with rhythmic »  Dolphin kick 10 yards breathing (freestyle) 15 yards »  Kneeling dive »  Backstroke (back crawl) 10 yards ALL SWIMMERS MUST SHOWER Sundays Sep 12-Nov 14* | 8 sessions | 6:00-6:50pm | $75 BEFORE ENTERING THE POOL VandenBerge MS Pool Door M | #QLLLVL401F21 *Not meeting Oct 17, 31 40 ISD 728 COMMUNITY EDUCATION | 763.241.3520 | www.728communityed.com

LESSONSYO|UATCHTIVITIES AQUATICS LEVEL 5: SWIMMERS ► AGE 5+ Level 5 is a skill-based class focusing on helping participants refine their performance of all six swimming strokes. Student must have passed Level 4 to participate. Sundays Sep 12-Nov 14* | 8 sessions | 5:00-5:50pm | $75 VandenBerge MS Pool Door M | #QLLLVL501F21 *Not meeting Oct 17, 31 PRIVATE SWIM LESSONS ► ALL AGES Swimming laps works all your major muscle groups – from your arms to your legs to your core. These lessons are for students who need more individual attention in order to learn to swim and/or improve their skills to pass to the next level LAP SWIM ► AGE 18+ of swim lessons. Focus will be on individual goals. Get a great workout at the pool without having to pay club membership fees! Sundays Sep 12-Oct 24* | 6 sessions | 2:00-2:25pm | $175 VandenBerge MS Pool Door M | #QLPPRIV01F21 Pay at the door: $5/day *Not meeting Oct 17 Sundays Sep 12-Oct 24* | 6 sessions | 3:00-3:25pm | $175 Sundays Sep 12-Nov 14* | 7:30-9:00pm VandenBerge MS Pool Door M | #QLPPRIV02F21 VandenBerge MS Pool Door M *Not meeting Oct 17, 31 *Not meeting Oct 17 SEMI-PRIVATE SWIM LESSONS ► ALL AGES VANDENBERGE POOL These lessons are for students who need more individual attention in Lessons and Pool Activities are held at order to learn to swim and/or improve their skills to pass to the next level VandenBerge MS | 948 Proctor Rd Elk River of swim lessons. Focus will be on individual goals in a group of two or three students. »  Only swim wear permitted in the pool. »  Spectator seating is open during lessons and Sundays Sep 12-Oct 24* | 6 sessions | 2:00-2:25pm | $125 VandenBerge MS Pool Door M | #QLSSEMI01F21 open swim, unless restricted by COVID Stay Safe *Not meeting Oct 17 Guidelines. »  Showers are required by all participants before Sundays Sep 12-Oct 24* | 6 sessions | 7:00-7:25pm | $125 entering the pool. VandenBerge MS Pool Door M | #QLSSEMI02F21 »  Use of water wings, floating toys, rafts, inner tubes, *Not meeting Oct 17 life jackets, etc. is not allowed. »  Shoes MAY NOT be worn on pool deck by OPEN SWIM ► ALL AGES participants or spectators. »  No food or beverages are allowed on pool deck or in Grab your family and friends and head to the pool for some water fun! Play spectator seating area. games, practice swim skills, or just splash around. Open swim is lifeguard- supervised for all ages. Children 6 and under who cannot swim 20 yards must be accompanied by an adult in the water. One to three children age 6 or under per adult in the water. All children wearing diapers must wear swim diapers. Groups of 10+, please call ahead: (763) 241-3520. Pay at the door: $5/person; $15/family (max 6 w/adult in water) Sundays Sep 12-Nov 14* | 12:30-2:00pm VandenBerge MS Pool Door M *Not meeting Oct 17, 31 ISD 728 COMMUNITY EDUCATION | 763.241.3520 | www.728communityed.com 41

YOUTH LITTLE LEARNERS EXPERIENCE FAMILIES OUTDOORS MAKING MEMORIES G2-RKAITNEDFEURLGFAORRTEGNREANNTDRPYARWE/NGTRSA!N►DPAARGEENT(S) CMOOONKTIHESD-EKCINODREARTGINAGRTPEANRTEYN►TRYAWGE/P1A2RENT This class is designed especially for preschoolers and their important Come to our kitchen and use your creativity to decorate pre-purchased grandparents! Spend time together creating simple arts and crafts sugar cookies! You'll enjoy all the learning experiences that come with projects as we celebrate the important role grandparents play in the lives mixing colors, using different textures, shapes, and more! Plus, you will of their grandchildren! There is no cost for grandparents. be taking home cookies to share or to eat yourselves! Halloween Craft Saturday Dec 18 | 1 session | 10:00-11:15am Saturday Oct 16 | 1 session | 10:00-11:00am $15 one child; $10 each additional child $15 one child; $24 two children; $33 three children Handke Center Blesener Cmty Rm Door 5 | #YEECDPY01F21 Handke Center Blesener Cmty Rm Door 5 | #YEAGFGP02F21 MY LITTLE HORSE CAMP ► AGE 2-5 W/PARENT Thanksgiving Craft Saturday Nov 20 | 1 session | 10:00-11:00am Campers will get to ride a real horse, meet and learn about the different $15 one child; $24 two children; $33 three children horses at Boulder Pointe and learn how to groom the horses -- all with Handke Center Blesener Cmty Rm Door 5 | #YEAGFGP03F21 a focus on safety! In addition, campers will create an art project and have an opportunity to make horse treats to feed their new four-legged Christmas Craft friends! Parent/guardian is expected to remain with their camper. Proper Saturday Dec 11 | 1 session | 10:00-11:00am attire includes sneakers or boots (closed toe and heel), long pants and $15 one child; $24 two children; $33 three children layers depending on weather. Bring a water bottle. ASTM/SEI certified Handke Center Blesener Cmty Rm Door 5 | #YEAGFGP04F21 helmets provided. Camps are held rain or shine, as the facility has an indoor barn and arena. KNEINWD! ETRHGEAGRRTEEANTEONUTTRDYOWO/RPSAR►ENATGE BIRTH- Saturday Oct 9 | 1 session | 12:00-2:00pm | $49 Parent & Child Join us at Woodland Trails Nature's Playground for some time to explore Boulder Pointe Equestrian Center Nowthen | Keacher | #YGHLITT01F21 the great outdoors! This play area is a new addition to the regional park, and this is a great opportunity to explore the trails in our own backyard! Saturday Dec 11 | 1 session | 12:00-2:00pm | $49 Parent & Child The class will begin with a short storytime, a mini nature scavenger hunt, Boulder Pointe Equestrian Center Nowthen | Keacher | #YGHLITT02F21 and some leaf rubbings. After our structured time, children will have the opportunity to explore. Come dressed for the weather! This event is offered in partnership with Elk River Parks & Rec. Saturday Oct 2 | 1 session | 10:00-11:30am LOCATION $5 one child; $10 two or more from same family Woodland Trails Park Elk River | #YEEWTNP01F21 Boulder Pointe Equestrian Center 6612 189th Lane NW, Nowthen 42 ISD 728 COMMUNITY EDUCATION | 763.241.3520 | www.728communityed.com

ARTS YOUTH DANCE: TWINKLE TOES BALLET AND TAP ► AGE 2-5 W/PARENT Bond with your little one as we explore fundamental classic ballet and tap movement skills in an atmosphere of discovery and fun. We will focus on dance, movement and balance while teaching peer interaction, the dynamics of being in a group, taking turns and other important life skills. Parents take an active role in encouraging, supporting and guiding their little dancer. Please bring both ballet and tap shoes. age 2-3 w/parent Dancing increases physical fitness and makes children Fridays Sep 17-Nov 19* | 8 sessions | 10:00-10:30am | $35 feel emotionally and mentally more positive. Handke Center Stage Door 5 | Miller | #YADTOEA01F21 *Not meeting Oct 22, Nov 12 DANCE: BALLET & TAP ► AGE 3-8 Fridays Dec 3-Feb 18* | 8 sessions | 10:00-10:30am | $35 Explore fundamental classic ballet and tap movement skills in an Handke Center Stage Door 5 | Miller | #YADTOEA02F21 atmosphere of discovery and fun. Develop confidence, coordination, *Not meeting Dec 24, 31, Jan 28, Feb 4 musicality and classroom etiquette through simple imaginative exercises, creative routines and dance terminology. Classes are planned age 4-5 w/parent per age group and increase in skill work at each level. Please bring both Fridays Sep 17-Nov 19* | 8 sessions | 10:35-11:15am | $45 ballet and tap shoes. Handke Center Stage Door 5 | Miller | #YADTOEB01F21 *Not meeting Oct 22, Nov 12 Level 1 | age 3-4 Mondays Sep 13-Jan 10* | 15 sessions | 5:15-5:55pm | $75 Fridays Dec 3-Feb 18* | 8 sessions | 10:35-11:15am | $45 Handke Center Stage Door 5 | Miller | #YADDBTA01F21 Handke Center Stage Door 5 | Miller | #YADTOEB02F21 *Not meeting Oct 18, Nov 29, Dec 27 *Not meeting Dec 24, 31, Jan 28, Feb 4 Level 2 | age 5-6 DANCE: JAZZ & HIP HOP ► AGE 3-10 Mondays Sep 13-Jan 10* | 15 sessions | 6:00-6:40pm | $75 Handke Center Stage Door 5 | Miller | #YADDBTB01F21 Have FUN while learning the fundamentals of hip hop and jazz! Dance *Not meeting Oct 18, Nov 29, Dec 27 to the latest beats while working on body isolations, bounce, rhythm and movements influenced by some of today's hottest celebrities and dance Level 3 | age 7-8 choreographers. Classes are planned per age group and increase in skill Mondays Sep 13-Jan 10* | 15 sessions | 6:45-7:25pm | $75 work at each level. Wear comfortable shoes. Handke Center Stage Door 5 | Miller | #YADDBTC01F21 *Not meeting Oct 18, Nov 29, Dec 27 Level 1 | age 3-5 Tuesdays Sep 14-Jan 11* | 15 sessions | 6:30-7:10pm | $79 ATTENTION! Handke Center Stage Door 5 | Leistico | #YADHIPA01F21 *Not meeting Oct 19, Nov 2, Dec 28 Dance students should wear proper dance attire: leotard with tights or a fitted top Level 2 | age 5-7 and bottom. Hair should be pulled back. Tuesdays Sep 14-Jan 11* | 15 sessions | 7:15-7:50pm | $79 Join ANYTIME during the sessions! Handke Center Stage Door 5 | Leistico | #YADHIPB01F21 *Not meeting Oct 19, Nov 2, Dec 28 Level 3 | age 8-10 Tuesdays Sep 14-Jan 11* | 15 sessions | 7:55-8:35pm | $79 Handke Center Stage Door 5 | Leistico | #YADHIPC01F21 *Not meeting Oct 19, Nov 2, Dec 28 ISD 728 COMMUNITY EDUCATION | 763.241.3520 | www.728communityed.com 43

YOUTH ARTS CRESCENDO MUSIC LESSONS Prairie Fire Theater performances are now on the big stage in the Zabee Auditorium! The Crescendo Music Program, founded in 1991, provides individual music lessons to students from Kindergarten through adulthood. We take PRAIRIE FIRE THEATRE: WIZARD OF OZ the hassle and stress out of the student experience by providing all of ► AGE 7-16 the necessary tools for high quality lessons at a reasonable price. From beginner to advanced, we offer a well-rounded program for musicians at Like so many girls her age, little Dorothy Gale of Kansas dreams of any level. what lies over the rainbow. One day a twister hits her farm and carries her away over the rainbow to another world. Come join Dorothy, the Our school-year program includes approximately 30 half-hour weekly Scarecrow, the Tin man, the Cowardly Lion and Toto as they travel the private lessons from mid-September through mid-May. Performance universe of Dorothy's imagination in this beloved classic musical. No opportunities and an end-of-the-year recital are offered to showcase refund will be given to any participant who auditions, receives a part and student achievement. then withdraws from the production. Music is purchased for students as lessons progress. Lessons are held in Mon-Sat Oct 11-16 | 4:30-8:45pm | $79 district facilities staffed with trained, background-checked professionals. Elk River HS Zabee Auditorium Door A | #YATWZOZ01F21 Private Lessons, Sep-May: $711 per school year payable in monthly Rehearsals: installments of $79. Monday Oct 11 | 4:30-6:30pm* Tue-Thu Oct 12-14 | 4:30-8:45pm Instruments tentatively available: guitar, percussion, piano, voice, and *Parents should plan to stay until 5pm for program information. ukulele. For additional program information and to complete an interest *Some cast members will stay until 8:30pm for rehearsal. form, go to www.isd728.org/Crescendo-Music. Payment plan available. Performances*: Mondays Sep 13-May 23* | 30 sessions | 3:00-8:30pm | $711 Friday Oct 15 | 7:30pm Handke Center Music Room Door 5 | Dolan Saturday Oct 16 | 11:00am *Not meeting Oct 18, Nov 29, Dec 27, Jan 17, Feb 14, 21, Mar 14 *A third show may be added depending on the number of participants. CERAMICS: CLAY EXPLORATION ► GRADES K-8 ATTENTION! Get the feel of working with clay! Experiment with a variety of methods If attending an after school class, please send including hand building, coil, slab and wheel throwing - techniques that permission to school informing staff that your guarantee success for every level of artist. A variety of glazing options student will be staying after. Students will check in will be available for the finishing touch. Projects can be functional, with EdVenture Club after school. Transportation: sculptural or decorative. Wear old clothing. Projects will be fired and Lincoln and Westwood students will wait in front of available for pick-up one week after the last class. the office; Lincoln students will be walked to Parker and Westwood students will be bused to Zimmerman grades K-4 Elem for class. All students should be picked up Mondays Oct 4-Dec 13* | 8 sessions | 4:30-5:30pm | $75 from EdVenture Club immediately after class ends. Handke Center Art Rm Door 5 | Galinski | #YACCLYA01F21 *Not meeting Oct 18, Nov 22, 29 grades 4-8 Mondays Oct 4-Dec 13* | 8 sessions | 5:45-6:45pm | $75 Handke Center Art Rm Door 5 | Galinski | #YACCLYB01F21 *Not meeting Oct 18, Nov 22, 29 44 ISD 728 COMMUNITY EDUCATION | 763.241.3520 | www.728communityed.com

ARTS YOUTH NEW! FALL FLAMELESS CANDLE HOLDER ► GRADES K-5 Celebrate the season! Light up your room with this fall-inspired, rope- wrapped votive holder. Your creativity will make your project truly unique. A touch of sparkle enhances the glowing mood of the flameless candles inside. These votive holders are entirely safe since you're using them with flameless LED candles. Tuesday Sep 21 | 1 session | 4:15-5:45pm | $15 Hassan Elem Art Rm Door 1 | #YAFLUMS01F21 Wednesday Sep 29 | 1 session | 4:15-5:45pm | $15 We have five different after school art classes offered this fall, Parker Elem Art Rm Door 3 | #YAFLUMS02F21 including creating your own holiday flameless luminaries! Thursday Sep 30 | 1 session | 3:45-5:15pm | $15 NEW! LEAF GNOME CRAFT ► GRADES K-5 Zimmerman Elem Art Rm Door 6C | #YAFLUMS03F21 Did you know that gnomes have appeared in stories and fairy tales for NEW! ACRYLIC POURING: FALL LEAVES ► GRADES K-5 over 500 years? Explore different mediums and techniques to create your own set of 3 gnomes mounted on canvas. Let the paint and creativity flow as we learn this fun fluid painting technique. Acrylic pouring is perfect for artists of all skill levels. We will Wednesday Nov 3 | 1 session | 3:45-5:15pm | $19 pour acrylic paints over wooden leaf cutouts and watch the paint flow Zimmerman Elem Art Rm Door 6C | #YAFGNOM01F21 into beautiful patterns. Grab your friends and have a fun afternoon! Wednesday Nov 10 | 1 session | 4:15-5:45pm | $19 Tuesday Sep 21 | 1 session | 3:30-4:30pm | $35 Twin Lakes Elem Art Rm Door 3 | #YAFGNOM02F21 Prairie View E/MS Art Rm Door 1 | KidzArt | #YAPACRY01F21 Wednesday Nov 17 | 1 session | 4:15-5:45pm | $19 Thursday Sep 23 | 1 session | 4:15-5:15pm | $35 Otsego Elem Art Rm Door 4 | #YAFGNOM03F21 Meadowvale Elem Art Rm Door 7 | KidzArt | #YAPACRY02F21 NEW! SNOWFLAKE LUMINARIES ► GRADES K-5 Monday Sep 27 | 1 session | 4:15-5:15pm | $35 Otsego Elem Art Rm Door 4 | KidzArt | #YAPACRY03F21 Add some light to your holiday season with an adorable winter-themed luminary! It looks as beautiful unlit as it does when glowing. Tuesday Sep 28 | 1 session | 4:15-5:15pm | $35 Rogers Elem Art Rm Door 3 | KidzArt | #YAPACRY04F21 Thursday Sep 30 | 1 session | 4:15-5:15pm | $35 Thursday Dec 2 | 1 session | 4:15-5:45pm | $9 Twin Lakes Elem Art Rm Door 3 | KidzArt | #YAPACRY05F21 Hassan Elem Art Rm Door 1 | #YAFSNMN01F21 NEW! MONSTER MASH ► GRADES K-5 Thursday Dec 9 | 1 session | 4:15-5:45pm | $9 Parker Elem Art Rm Door 3 | #YAFSNMN04F21 With Halloween just around the corner, there's no better way to get into the spirit than to create your very own Frankenstein's monster! Get your Wednesday Dec 15 | 1 session | 4:15-5:45pm | $9 hands messy in a fun and creative atmosphere. Meadowvale Elem Art Rm Door 7 | #YAFSNMN03F21 Tuesday Oct 12 | 1 session | 4:15-5:45pm | $9 Rogers Elem Art Rm Door 3 | #YAFMASH01F21 Tuesday Oct 26 | 1 session | 3:45-5:15pm | $9 . Zimmerman Elem Art Rm Door 6C | #YAFMASH02F21 Wednesday Oct 27* | 1 session | 5:30-7:00pm | $9 Trout Brook Barn Elk River | #YAFMASH04F21 *Offered in partnership with Elk River Parks & Rec ISD 728 COMMUNITY EDUCATION | 763.241.3520 | www.728communityed.com 45

YOUTH ACADEMICS ONLINE! MULTIPLAYER MINECRAFT: COLOSSEUM BUILDER ► GRADES 1-6 Customize your gaming experience! Learn to make Java mods for Minecraft Java Edition Minecraft using MCreator. MCreator is a great tool to learn Minecraft modding and to learn concepts of software programming. At the end of the class, take your Mods home to share with family and friends. You don't need previous experience, but you should be comfortable with keyboarding, and, of course, playing Minecraft! Home technical requirements are available on our website. Saturdays Sep 11 & 18 | 2 sessions | 8:00-10:00am | $75 Online | Tech Academy | #YTMVMMC01F21 ONLINE! CODE CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT - FIRST® LEGO® League inspires youth to experiment VIRTUAL COMPUTER CODING COMPETITION and grow their critical thinking, coding, and design skills ► AGE 8-16 through hands-on STEM learning and robotics. Build a computer bot to play head-to-head against other coders! This is the perfect way to explore the competitive coding world of Code FIRST® LEGO® LEAGUE CHALLENGE ► GRADES 4-6 Championship. This event is hosted online using Google Meet and the Code Championship website. No previous coding experience is FLLC is a competitive, team-based program that works with the LEGO® necessary, but you do need to know how to navigate the internet (basic Mindstorm product to build and program robots made from scratch. typing and mouse control). Work together as a team to perform point-scoring missions and develop solutions to real-life problems while having fun! The season runs Sep- Tuesday Sep 14 | 1 session | 7:00-8:30pm | $27 Dec. Teams compete in Northwest Metro Robotics hub scrimmage Online | Abamath | #YTSVCCC01F21 events and a qualifier tournament with potential to further advance in competition. Enjoy over 60 hours of STEM fun! FIRST® LEGO® LEAGUE EXPLORE ► GRADES K-3 Tue/Thu Sep 14-Jan 4* | 27 sessions | 6:00-8:00pm | $249 FIRST® LEGO® League Explore is more than robots! Work with others Prairie View E/MS Tech Rm 147 Door 1 | Hedlund | #YTLFLLC01F21 on a team to create a plan around a given concept, design a poster, *Not meeting Oct 19, Nov 2, 25, Dec 23, 28, 30 and build a motorized LEGO® model that shows your ideas and what you've learned. You'll present your work at the end-of-the-season expo. FIRST® TECH CHALLENGE ► GRADES 6-12 The season runs September through December. Enjoy over 30 hours of STEM fun! This is way more than building robots! Besides using and developing STEM skills, you'll practice engineering principles (such as keeping Tuesdays Sep 14-Jan 4* | 14 sessions | 6:00-7:30pm | $199 an engineering notebook), share ideas and learn to think creatively. Prairie View E/MS Tech Rm 147 Door 1 | Hedlund | #YTLFLLE01F21 FIRST® Tech Challenge teams will design build, program and operate *Not meeting Oct 19, Nov 2, 25, Dec 28 robots with a head-to-head challenge in an alliance format. Participants call it \"the hardest fun you will ever have!” Parent involvement and PLEASE NOTE: volunteer time are required. The decision on whether a class will run is Tue/Thu Sep 14-Jan 4* | 27 sessions | 6:00-8:00pm | $399 made 3-5 days before the class start date. Prairie View E/MS Tech Rm 147 Door 1 | Hedlund | #YTLFTCH01F21 Register Early to insure we don’t cancel *Not meeting Oct 19, Nov 2, 25, Dec 23, 28, 30 a class you are hoping to take. ONLINE! GAME CODING: MARIO KART ► GRADES 3-7 Discover simple computer programming concepts using Scratch, a drag-and-drop creative coding platform developed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Create a Mario Kart-style game, then pick characters and a track to customize it. Home technical requirements are available on our website. Saturday Sep 25 | 1 session | 9:00am-12:00pm | $59 Online | Tech Academy | #YTVVGCM01F21 46 ISD 728 COMMUNITY EDUCATION | 763.241.3520 | www.728communityed.com

ACADEMICS YOUTH ONLINE! CODING CLUB ► GRADES 2-5 Computer coding is the language that tells computers what to do. It allows us to communicate with machines and create software programs and apps. Online Coding Club is led by real teachers who will help you learn coding skills in a fun and easy way. Home technical requirements are available on our website. »  Level 1 shows how to handle user input, deal with motion and Online Coding Club is led by real teachers who will direction, and use your imagination to design characters. help you learn coding skills in a fun and easy way. »  Level 2 keeps building on your knowledge of block programming, and ONLINE! MINECRAFT MOD DEVELOPMENT adding random motion, basic loops, and conditionals while you create ► GRADES 3-8 your own game. Must complete Level 1 to register for Level 2. Customize your gaming experience! Using MCreator, you will learn Level 1 | grades 2-5 to make Java mods for Minecraft Java Edition Minecraft, as well as Saturdays Sep 25-Oct 30 | 6 sessions | 9:30-10:10am | $90 explore concepts of software programming. No previous experience Online | TechTacToe | #YTSCCL101F21 is necessary, but you should be comfortable with keyboarding, and, of course, playing Minecraft! At the end of the class, take home your Saturdays Nov 6-Dec 18* | 6 sessions | 9:30-10:10am | $90 Mods to share with family and friends. Home technical requirements are Online | TechTacToe | #YTSCCL102F21 available on our website. *Not meeting Nov 27 Saturdays Oct 2 & 9 | 2 sessions | 10:30am-12:30pm | $75 Level 2 | grades 2-5 Online | Tech Academy | #YTMVMMD01F21 Saturdays Nov 6-Dec 18* | 6 sessions | 10:30-11:10am | $90 Online | TechTacToe | #YTSCCL201F21 ONLINE! GAME CODING: SUPER MARIO *Not meeting Nov 27 ► GRADES 1-4 BATTLE DRONES ► GRADES 3-8 Learn the fundamentals of coding with Scratch by creating a Nintendo- themed game. Inspire your student to pursue today's most exciting Learn to complete challenges from an experienced drone pilot and earn technologies. Scratch uses colorful, visual blocks that fit together like your Drone Pilot's License. Once certified, you'll take to the skies with LEGOs to create interactive stories, games, and animations. Home your new flying skills and compete with your friends in exciting aerial laser technical requirements are available on our website. tag battles. Work with your team and use critical thinking skills to develop strategies for each aerial competition. Please bring a bag lunch and drink. Saturday Oct 9 | 1 session | 9:00am-4:00pm | $65 Handke Center Rm 111 Door 5 | COR Robotics | #YTSBD3801F21 TRY THIS! Saturday Oct 23 | 1 session | 9:00-11:00am | $39 Online | Tech Academy | #YTSVGCS01F21 NEW! 3D PRINTING AND CAD ► GRADES 3-7 ONLINE CLASSES This 3D printing camp guides you through the process from start An email with online meeting to finish. Design 3D objects using TinkerCAD (an online web app), information and link will be sent and use the 3D slicing program Cura to bring your creations to life. This introduction to 3D printing is perfect if you like to draw, design, prior your online class. and imagine. No experience is necessary, but familiarity with doing common tasks using a computer and keyboarding is required. Home technical requirements can be found on our website. Saturdays Oct 2 & 9 | 2 sessions | 8:00-10:00am | $99 Online | Tech Academy | #YTSV3DP01F21 ISD 728 COMMUNITY EDUCATION | 763.241.3520 | www.728communityed.com 47

YOUTH ACADEMICS EXPERIENCE ENGINEERING VIDEO PRODUCTION TEAMWORK NEW! SWING BACK INTO SPANISH ► GRADES K-5 ONLINE! MULTIPLAYER MINECRAFT: CITY BUILDER ► GRADES 1-6 Did you know that it's easier to learn a new language best when you use it in your everyday life? In our 'Vamos a Jugar' (Let's Play!) and 'Vamos Work with your friends to construct a city! Take home your completed a Acampar' (Let's Camp!) classes, we'll explore sports, games, hobbies, world files at the end of class. Beginners and experienced Minecrafters and the great outdoors and start speaking small sentences and phrases alike will love this action-packed camp! Home technical requirements on the first day! You'll be able to use your new Spanish skills on the are available on our website. playing field, at the lake, or on the playground. Saturdays Nov 6 & 13 | 2 sessions | 8:00-10:00am | $75 Wednesdays Oct 13-Apr 13* | 16 sessions | 4:15-5:15pm | $249 Online | Tech Academy | #YTMVMCB01F21 Twin Lakes Elem Media Door 3 | Futura Language | #YTUSBIS01F21 *Not meeting Oct 20, Dec 15, 22, 29, Jan 5, 12, 19, 26, Feb 2, 9, Mar 16 NEW! VIDEO PRODUCTION FOR YOUTUBE ► GRADES 2-8 Thursdays Oct 14-Apr 14* | 16 sessions | 4:15-5:15pm | $249 Prairie View E/MS Media Door 1 | Futura Language | #YTUSBIS02F21 Learn how to create YouTube content! Shoot videos, edit sound and *Not meeting Oct 21, Nov 25, Dec 23, 30, Jan 6, 13, 20, 27, Feb 3, 10, Mar 17 create an online presence on the top destination for online videos. Learn tricks that pro filmmakers use for better shots, lighting, and sounds. Edit ENGINEERING FOR KIDS JR STEM CLUB your video, add transitions, and insert a soundtrack, then share your SESSION 1 ► GRADES K-3 finished video with the world! Home technical requirements are available on our website. Engineering is all around us! Your student will experience how engineering affects their everyday life in a new hands-on lesson each grades 2-6 week, while also learning problem-solving and critical thinking skills, and Wed/Thu Dec 29 & 30 | 2 sessions | 10:30am-12:30pm | $75 peer collaboration. Classes include Mechanical Engineering: Catapult, Online | Tech Academy | #YTVVP2601F21 Aerospace Engineering: Rocket, Coding: Unplugged Earthworm, and Acoustic Engineering: Flute grades 4-8 Saturdays Nov 6 & 13 | 2 sessions | 10:30am-12:30pm | $75 Mondays Oct 25-Nov 15 | 4 sessions | 4:15-5:15pm | $99 Online | Tech Academy | #YTVVP4801F21 Otsego Elem Art Rm Door 4 | Engineering for Kids STEM | #YTSJRS101F21 Tuesdays Oct 26-Nov 23* | 4 sessions | 3:15-4:15pm | $99 ATTENTION! Prairie View E/MS Media Door 1 | Engineering for Kids STEM #YTSJRS102F21 If attending an after school class, please send *Not meeting Nov 2 permission to school informing staff that your student will be staying after. Students will check in Wednesdays Oct 27-Nov 17 | 4 sessions | 4:15-5:15pm | $99 with EdVenture Club after school. Transportation: Rogers Elem Media Door 3 | Engineering for Kids STEM | #YTSJRS103F21 Lincoln and Westwood students will wait in front of the office; Lincoln students will be walked to Parker Thursdays Oct 28-Nov 18 | 4 sessions | 4:15-5:15pm | $99 and Westwood students will be bused to Zimmerman Hassan Elem Art Rm Door 1 | Engineering for Kids STEM Elem for class. All students should be picked up #YTSJRS104F21 from EdVenture Club immediately after class ends. 48 ISD 728 COMMUNITY EDUCATION | 763.241.3520 | www.728communityed.com

ACADEMICS YOUTH ONLINE! EXTREME CODING: SUPER SNAKE ► GRADES 4-8 Make an interactive computer game using Scratch. We'll show you how to put code blocks together and recreate a classic video game. You'll learn fundamental coding concepts such as sequencing, conditionals, variables, and more! Home technical requirements are available on our website. Saturday Nov 20 | 1 session | 9:00am-12:00pm | $59 Online | Tech Academy | #YTSVECS01F21 ONLINE! EXTREME ROBOTICS: VIRTUAL Minecraft enhances creativity, problem-solving, BATTLEBOTS ► GRADES 3-8 self-direction, collaboration, and other life skills. Smash into virtual walls to tear down castles or navigate labyrinths ONLINE! MULTIPLAYER MINECRAFT: WORLD and mazes. We'll code virtual robots using Vexcode VR, which lets you BUILDER ► GRADES 1-6 code a virtual robot using a block-based coding environment powered by Scratch Blocks. Create robotic mayhem in a virtual playground while Unleash your creativity as you work together! Create a world with igniting a lifelong love of problem-solving! Home technical requirements others in multiple unique themed lands. Build different biomes, or base are available on our website. a section on your favorite movie or video game! Meld your quadrants together with bridges, and separate them with moats of water, lava, or Saturdays Dec 4 & 11 | 2 sessions | 10:30am-12:30pm | $75 even the void! You'll get a copy of the world to continue development at Online | Tech Academy | #YTSVERV01F21 home. Home technical requirements are available on our website. ONLINE! ADVANCED MINECRAFT: COMMAND Saturday Dec 18 | 1 session | 9:00am-12:00pm | $59 BLOCK ► GRADES 3-7 Online | Tech Academy | #YTMVMWB01F21 Get ready to wire up your Minecraft worlds with command blocks and NEW! MINECRAFT: BATTLE THE ENDER DRAGON Redstone! Even seasoned Minecraft pros will learn something. From ► GRADES 2-6 basic traps to powered machines, Redstone offers Minecraft players a whole new range of opportunities to create amazing things. We'll learn Get ready to face the biggest challenge in Minecraft, defeating the Ender to spawn creatures, teleport all over your world, and make multiplayer Dragon! Work with online friends to brainstorm and develop strategies games. Home technical requirements can be found on our website. to defeat this enemy. Learn techniques to create tools, prep equipment, gather resources, brew potions, use enchantments, and craft armor to Saturdays Dec 4 & 11 | 2 sessions | 8:00-10:00am | $75 use in battle. Home technical requirements are available on our website. Online | Tech Academy | #YTMVAMC01F21 Mon/Tue Dec 27 & 28 | 2 sessions | 9:00am-12:00pm | $109 Online | Tech Academy | #YTMVMBD01F21 ONLINE CLASSES GUARANTEE An email with online meeting We guarantee your satisfaction with our courses information and link will be sent and activities. If you are not satisfied with your experience, please contact the Community Education prior your online class. office at 763.241.3520, or the E arly Childhood Family Education office at 763.241.3524. ISD 728 COMMUNITY EDUCATION | 763.241.3520 | www.728communityed.com 49

YOUTH SPECIAL INTEREST JUST FOR KIDS! ► AGE 5-10 Our Laugh & Learn Series takes a look at serious subjects, No parents allowed! These kids-only events are perfect for parents who but adds a dose of humor. Self-help that's actually fun! want to enjoy a night on their own. Students will have a fun evening with our trained staff playing games in the gym, creating crafts based NEW! LAUGH & LEARN SERIES ► GRADES 2-5 on the night's theme, and having a snack. Please note any food allergies when registering. Kid-style self-help! We'll meet once a month to laugh and learn together about realistic topics that you deal with in the world today! Give cliques Space and rude people the boot, get organized, behave becomingly, and Friday Oct 1 | 1 session | 6:00-8:00pm | $25 boost coping skills! Please see page 48 for information on attending Handke Center Rm 111 Door 5 | #YGKJKID01F21 after school classes. Ocean Exploration »  October: Get Organized Without Losing It - See You Later, Friday Nov 5 | 1 session | 6:00-8:00pm | $25 Procrastinator Handke Center Rm 111 Door 5 | #YGKJKID02F21 »  November: How to Take the Ache Out of Mistakes - How to Do All About Dogs Homework Without Throwing Up Friday Dec 3 | 1 session | 6:00-8:00pm | $25 Handke Center Rm 111 Door 5 | #YGKJKID03F21 »  December: Cliques, Phonies and Other Baloney - Bullying Is a Pain in the Brain HORSEBACK RIDING DAY CAMP ► GRADES K-12 »  January: Dude, That's Rude - Don't Behave Like You Live in a Learn what it's like to have a horse for a day! Ride in the indoor Cave and/or outdoor arenas, make horse treats, create a craft, or play games. You'll also feed and care for the horses, which is a big part of Mondays Oct 4, Nov 1, Dec 6, Jan 10 | 4 sessions | 3:30-4:45pm | $75 ownership! You'll be grouped with other campers based on similar riding Prairie View E/MS Art Rm Door 1 | #YGDLALN01F21 experience. Proper attire includes close-toed shoes (no flip-flops), long Thursdays Oct 7, Nov 4, Dec 2, Jan 6 | 4 sessions | 4:15-5:30pm | $75 pants and layers depending on weather. Bring sunscreen, a hat, bug Otsego Elem Art Rm Door 4 | #YGDLALN02F21 spray, water bottle, a nut-free bag lunch, and snacks. You can bring Mondays Oct 11, Nov 8, Dec 13, Jan 24 | 4 sessions | 3:30-4:45pm | $75 treats for the horses if you want. ASTM/SEI certified helmets provided. Zimmerman Elem Art Rm Door 6C | #YGDLALN03F21 Camps are held rain or shine. Tuesdays Oct 12, Nov 9, Dec 7, Jan 11 | 4 sessions | 4:15-5:30pm | $75 Meadowvale Elem Art Rm Door 7 | #YGDLALN04F21 Thursday Oct 21 | 1 session | 9:00am-3:00pm | $99 Wednesdays Oct 13, Nov 10, Dec 8, Jan 12 | 4 sessions | 4:15-5:30pm | $75 Boulder Pointe Equestrian Center Nowthen | Keacher | #YGHDAYC01F21 Hassan Elem Art Rm Door 1 | #YGDLALN05F21 Thursdays Oct 14, Nov 11, Dec 9, Jan 13 | 4 sessions | 4:15-5:30pm | $75 Friday Oct 22 | 1 session | 9:00am-3:00pm | $99 Rogers Elem Art Rm Door 3 | #YGDLALN06F21 Boulder Pointe Equestrian Center Nowthen | Keacher | #YGHDAYC02F21 Tuesdays Oct 26, Nov 23, Dec 14, Jan 18 | 4 sessions | 4:15-5:30pm | $75 Twin Lakes Elem Art Rm Door 3 | #YGDLALN07F21 Friday Nov 26 | 1 session | 9:00am-3:00pm | $99 Thursdays Oct 28, Nov 18, Dec 16, Jan 20 | 4 sessions | 4:15-5:30pm | $75 Boulder Pointe Equestrian Center Nowthen | Keacher | #YGHDAYC03F21 Parker Elem Art Rm Door 3 | #YGDLALN08F21 Monday Dec 27 | 1 session | 9:00am-3:00pm | $99 Boulder Pointe Equestrian Center Nowthen | Keacher | #YGHDAYC04F21 Tuesday Dec 28 | 1 session | 9:00am-3:00pm | $99 Boulder Pointe Equestrian Center Nowthen | Keacher | #YGHDAYC05F21 LOCATION Boulder Pointe Equestrian Center 6612 189th Lane NW, Nowthen 50 ISD 728 COMMUNITY EDUCATION | 763.241.3520 | www.728communityed.com


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