Community interest classes in the areas of 'Fitness', 'Feel Great', 'Cook', 'Create', 'Gain Skills', 'Raise Great Kids', 'Manage Your Money', and Ed2Go - online learning available 24/7.
Swimming lessons, open swim, lap swim, certifications and safety, water exercise, lifeguard training, pool rentals, diving lessons, events and more.
On-site parent/child classes from birth-5 as well as home based services and support.
Early Childhood screening is a free and simple check of how your child is growing, developing and learning. Please bring a copy of your child's birth certificate and immunization record to the screening appointment or email to: screening@sowashco.org
High quality care programs before and after school, full day during release days and throughout the summer for students grades K-5.
Located in most elementary schools and the District Program Center. Educational classes for ages 3-4 in math, language, literacy, music, art and science.
We offer classes after school, in evenings and on non-school days for students ages 3-18 in a variety of subject areas, as well as sports and recreation offerings.
Create classes for Adults - Paint Your Pet
Card playing
Create classes for Youth
We offer classes for girls and boys ages 18 months -18 years old. It is our goal to teach in a positive, fun and safe environment.
Music, Theater and more
Located in most elementary schools, Central Park, and the District Program Center (DPC). Educational classes for ages 3-5 in math, language, literacy, music, art and science. Tuition based on a sliding fee scale.
SoWashCo Online offers part or full-time online learning experience for students in grades 9-12.
Monday-Thursday, September 22-25, 2025
Travel with Community Education as we visit Door County, WI. Trip includes deluxe motor coach transportation, lodging for 3 nights, meals as indicated and tickets for the attractions. This four day motor coach tour is $1,090 per person (double occupancy) or $1,365 per person (single-occupancy). Trip is dependent on getting a minimum of 30 passengers. A full refund will be issued if cancelled due to not meeting minimum.
Trip includes:
DAY 1 – Monday, September 22, 2025
Arrive at the program center by 7:30 a.m. for a 7:45 a.m. departure. It is highly recommended to get dropped off so your car isn't sitting in the parking lot while gone. Leave South Washington Sr. Ctr., 8400 E. Point Douglas Rd. So., Cottage Grove. Load in front of Senior Center. Have lunch in Wausau. Enter "The Door" and sense the transformation to a different lifestyle. Check into Best Western Maritime Inn in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin for three nights. There is an elevator, indoor pool, hot tub and fitness room. A group dinner is included. [L,D]
DAY 2 - Tuesday, September 23, 2025
Have breakfast at the hotel and meet your Door County tour guide. In Northport, WI, board the Washington Island Ferry. Take the five-mile ride across the once-treacherous waters of Death’s Door, where Green Bay and Lake Michigan meet. Once ashore on Washington Island, embark on a tour with sightseeing hosted by the 600 residents who call the island home. Visit some attractions and have lunch. Ferry back to Northport and visit the Lavender Shop in Ephraim. Have a relaxing dinner at an area restaurant. [B,L,D]
DAY 3 – Wednesday, September 24, 2025
After breakfast, your guide will take you to the hand carved Norwegian Bjorklunden Chapel. Have lunch at Al Johnson's Restaurant. This unique complex of buildings from Sweden invites exploration. The sod roof is kept well-trimmed by goats. This afternoon tour Eagle Bluff Lighthouse. It is perched on a bluff 76 feet above Green Bay’s glistening waters. Hear stories of the keepers who manned the light from 1868 to 1926. It is furnished with original and authentic period antiques. Tonight, a Fish Boil dinner is included, then spend the evening at Peninsula Players Theatre. It is America’s oldest professional resident summer theater. [B,L,D]
DAY 4 – Thursday, September 25, 2025
Have breakfast and tour the Door County Maritime Museum. It covers the history of boat and shipbuilding for over 150 years, and contains antique ship equipment, recovered sunken artifacts and other sailing items, logs and charts. Have lunch and return to the Twin Cities early evening. [B,L]
A $220 per person deposit is due by Monday, June 30, 2025. Final payment is due Monday, July 21, 2025. Payments are not refundable after registration deadline unless a replacement can be found and minus a $5 processing fee. Travelers can gift their trip to a friend. Travel insurance can be purchased by individual passengers on their own. Get rates and purchase coverage from one of these companies:
Plan to board the bus on Monday, September 22nd at 7:30 a.m. for a 7:45 a.m. departure from the District Program Center, 8400 E. Point Douglas Rd. So., Cottage Grove. Bus is estimated to return to the Twin Cities early evening on Thursday, September 25th.
