South Washington County Schools Community Education

Students will create a variety of paintings, cool decorative bowls, friendship jewellery, tissue pom flowers, painted rocks, drawings, and many more fun projects! Supplies included.

Camp Invention’s new program, Discover, is an inspiring, week long summer experience that provides opportunities for open-ended, hands-on exploration of science, technology, engineering, and more! Campers take on a variety of exhilarating activities each day, have fun collaborating with friends, think creatively and invent their own solutions to real-world challenges. The all-new 2025 program will spark the imagination of both new and returning campers with an adventure full of inspiration, innovation and unforgettable discoveries! During this action-packed, confidence-boosting program, young innovators will: Use physics and engineering in Claw Arcade to make a DIY claw machine and explore entrepreneurship principles as they hook investors on their arcade experiences. Be introduced to optical illusions and create their own spinning animation device in Illusion Workshop and become special effects experts. Discover how Artificial Intelligence is imbedded in everyday road trip items like GPS and rise to the challenge to create their own Control Panel to send secret morse code messages in In Control. Embark on an eco-expedition with Snow-ver in Penguin Launch. Snow-ver is a robotic research penguin that campers will use to investigate penguin habitats while creating flippers and launchers to propel their own plush magnetic penguins across the South Pole.

Create the sweetest memories this summer in a thrilling STEAM camp! It’s time to have delicious fun as you discover the amazing science behind your favorite sweets as we mix up totally awesome sugary mixes and design packing for your creations. Have a blast as we create tasty Gummy Bears, mix up yummy edible slime, and so much more! As you do, learn about the science and chemistry of food as well as super interesting STEAM concepts. We’ll make it even sweeter with other exciting activities. Get ready for an exciting, messy, and super-sweet experience! Not for kids with food allergies. Wear clothes that can get messy.

Whether you are an advanced beginner or a seasoned player, come and enjoy playing this classic board game. No instruction will be given, so you must know the basics of the game. Come ready to checkmate your opponent's king!

This chess camp is for players that need the next level of challenge beyond their school chess club. Standard chess and variations will be used to improve your skills, and participants should be interested in a deeper level of instruction beyond the basics.

Let's learn & play chess to make our brains sweat, and also play some physical games to make our bodies sweat. Chess skills will cover the beginner to an intermediate player and physical games may include badminton, pickleball, tag games, and other indoor/outdoor games based on the ability level and mix of the group!

Discover the best, quickest and easiest methods of grilling or smoking common BBQ meat selections. This class will focus on pork ribs to create memorable meals. Each class will feature classroom instruction as well as hands on experience related to the following: Meat selection: Choosing the best cuts of meat for cooking, grilling, or smoking, Meat trimming and prep. Seasoning: Injections, Marinades, Rubs, Sauces Best methods of grilling, smoking, or cooking your meat selection. Best choices of cooking fuel, temperatures, and meat placement on the grill or smoker. Finishing: Those little touches that make it special and DELICIOUS! Tools and equipment: The items that make the job much easier. At each class we will prepare and COOK, SMOKE, and GRILL on site. Plan to taste the results! Please wear appropriate clothes for the class. BBQ can be messy, and this is a hands-on class. Don't forget to bring a notepad and a cooler too. Come and learn from a pro pitmaster who won runner up in a Kansas City Barbecue Society’s competition!

Tired of the same old workout routine? Looking for a class to tone your body and burn lots of calories? Try Chisel! This fun class alternates between cardio and strength training and targets all major muscle groups. A wide variety of moves keeps it interesting!

Discover the beauty of Polynesia through drawing! In this 5-day workshop, children will create original characters like a spirited island girl and cheeky coconut creatures, as well as traditional Polynesian flower crowns. Artists will also illustrate breathtaking ocean scenes with Wa?a Kaulua boats and the serene landscapes of island huts and native plants. This workshop blends realism with cartoons, using vibrant no-mess materials like colored pencils and markers. Let the islands inspire your young artist!

Learning to code has never been more fun, especially when you’re creating your very own Minecraft adventure! In this camp, you’ll design amazing Minecraft creatures and code your personalized adventure game to share with friends. Work in small teams to create a thrilling treasure map where your character must find a diamond trove, survive lava, escape dangerous creatures, and so much more. Get ready for an unforgettable coding adventure in the world of Minecraft! Please bring a USB Flash drive to save your projects.

Animal lovers rejoice! An all-new-all-passel workshop is here! Students will learn pastel drawing and texturing techniques to illustrate whimsical bees, a fanciful army of frogs, a striking owl and more artistic critters filled with detail. Challenge your creative kids by introducing them to the world of pastels, These pastel drawings will reward students with a great sense of pride and accomplishment. Enroll now!

Ninja Obstacle Training is extremely popular with kids and is a fun, unique way to develop confidence, strength, endurance, balance, and friendships! Sign up today to see how Ninja is easily one of the fastest growing sports today! Not only is it the fastest growing sport, but it is the fastest growing cross- training sport as well. Athletes benefit from training in agility, power, perseverance, and resilience; attributes that all athletes strive to improve. Our Conquer Rec Team is designed for youth, ages 6-9 of all experience levels. Our Rec Team will practice on real obstacles inspired by the tv show such as warped walls, salmon ladders, tilting ladders and so much more during their weekly practice. Rec Team members will learn the styles and techniques to develop their Ninja Skills with over 40 different obstacles! This 8 week long Rec Team consists of 6 practices and 2 competitions (week 4 and week 8). Address: 707 Commerce Dr. Suite 120 Woodbury, MN 55125

Get ready to explore STEAM like never before—with cookies! Dive into the exciting world of STEAM through hands-on, edible cookie projects! Each day we'll create delicious projects as we decorate cookies with STEM themes, and engage in fun activities that combine creativity with discovery. Best of all, you’ll get to enjoy your creations and bring home something delicious every day. NOT FOR KIDS WITH FOOD ALLERGIES

Experienced bakers know that nothing contributes more flavor to wheat doughs than long, slow fermentations. Happily, these also work very well for people with demanding schedules, because you prepare your dough and then give it a nice long sleep in the refrigerator—anywhere between 8 and 24 hours—until you are ready to bake it. Join Jan for an exploration of this lovely method of making sweet breads. You’ll prepare apricot braids and/or cardamon-almond braids in class, bring them home for their long nap in the fridge, and bake them when you want. Sample braids will be baked in class. Bring a 1/2-sheet pan to class to carry home your braids. Food costs are included in your class fee.