South Washington County Schools Community Education

This camp will emphasize respect for others and will teach children manners and etiquette with a fun, hands-on approach. Your child will learn social etiquette, proper introductions and fine dining skills. Topics to be covered will include: proper behavior at the table, conversation skills, polite behavior in public, and public speaking.

About Boating Safety (ABS) 2019 is a unique study program covering the fundamentals of boating. The course is designed for skippers and crew of all types of watercraft. If you are born after 1991 and need your Watercraft Operators Permit, this course meets the MN and WI requirements. The course material is covered in seven chapters, which touch on: Know your Boat, Before You Get Underway, Navigating the Waterways, Essential Boating Web Sites & Mobile Apps, Marine Electronic Feature Set-up and Use, Safely Operating Your Boat or PWC, Boat Handling & Close Quarter Maneuvering, Boat Safety Tips for Water Sports Tubing, The Legal Requirements of Boating and Boat Emergencies…What to Do.

Community Education offers teen driver’s education in partnership with Safeway Driving School. Safeway Driving School has been graduating teen drivers in the Twin Cities area for over 45 years. Safeway’s only focus is creating safe, responsible teen drivers. Classroom and behind-the-wheel lessons emphasize defensive driving techniques tailored for the inexperienced teen driver while targeting to influence the invincible teen attitude. All of Safeway’s instructors are licensed by the Minnesota Dept. of Public Safety.Classroom instruction prepares the student to take the Minnesota permit test and begin the responsibility of driving. The 30 hours of classroom is structured into 10 independent lessons.If a student misses a lesson, they can make up that exact lesson number at the next session or at one of Safeway’s other locations. Students can take the class at age 14½ but cannot take their permit test until age 15. After class is completed, students who are 15 years old are eligible to take their permit test at any Minnesota exam center. Students over the age of 18 do not have to take driver education.Behind-the-wheel instruction includes six hours of driving in three, two-hour private lessons. All driving is done in a Safeway car on city streets, highways and freeways with a responsible, licensed Safeway instructor. Safeway recommends students take their first lesson 2-3 weeks after receiving their permit card. At least 30 days of practice between lessons is suggested. Students have one year after completing classroom to finish their behind-the-wheel lessons. Scheduling is offered online for 24/7 convenience. All of Safeway’s cars are white with identical graphics so parents and students are confident that it is a Safeway car picking up the student for a lesson. Students can get picked up for their behind-the-wheel lesson from home, school or work. Parent involvement is required to produce safe, responsible teen drivers. It is critical that parents practice regularly with their student drivers. The state requires that students have a minimum of 50 hours of practice (15 hours at night). The practice time must be recorded on a state-approved Supervised Driving Log and presented at the road test. Safeway offers an in-person Parent Class that qualifies the student for reduced practice time (40 hours/15 hours at night). At a minimum, Safeway strongly encourages parents to review its parent information and watch the online Parent Class videos at www.safewaydrivingschool.com. Cost of the teen package is $369 and includes the classroom and behind-the-wheel lessons, and all materials. There are no hidden charges or additional fuel surcharges. Pay in full upon registration or choose the payment plan: $189 payable to Community Education upon registration and $180 (two payments of $90 each) payable to Safeway at the behind-the-wheel lessons.

Taught by a certified instructor, this course offers leadership, safety, basic care, and the business of babysitting, first aid for breathing and bleeding emergencies. This course is a must for novice and experienced babysitters. Students must attend all 6 hours of instruction. Class is open to both boys and girls. Cost includes handbook. Minimum age is 11. Students may bring a bagged snack/meal.

Are you ready? Course will cover CPR/First aid skills, home emergencies, medical emergencies, home safety checklist, what your parents expect check list, addressing problems, and handling the unexpected. Taught by a Red Cross instructor. Washington County's guideline for unsupervised children states that children ages 8-10 should not be left alone for more than 3 hours.

Do you always have horses on the brain? Do you dream of owning your own horse someday? Join us for a fun-filled class learning about horse care, horse handling, horse related jobs, horse facts, etc. The last day of the class your instructor will bring her trained miniature therapy horse to class for you to see first-hand how to groom, lead, work with and communicate with a horse.

This camp will emphasize respect for others and will teach children manners and etiquette with a fun, hands-on approach. Your child will learn social etiquette, proper introductions and fine dining skills. Topics to be covered will include: proper behavior at the table, conversation skills, polite behavior in public, and public speaking.

Do you love taking pictures, but you never quite capture the moment right? Learn a few tricks to make your subject come alive. Make people’s faces show the expression you’re looking for. Seize that perfect dewdrop on a leaf, or capture a landscape so you can remember it forever. Students will leave class with a DVD of everyone’s “best” photos. Students must provide their own digital camera with a downloadable media card. Students should have a well-charged battery for their camera and/or extra batteries. We will spend time both indoors and outdoors. We will even take a walk to nearby parks. Handouts of the tips will be provided for students.

Whether your child is ready to hit the stage or a little shy, they'll love taking this class. Learn techniques to create your own characters and scenes. Learn that saying "yes and..." opens adventures with other performers. This class helps build confidence, listening and communication skills, and is non-stop fun! Best part is, these class skills transfer over to everyday life! Our professionally-trained instructors create a fun and supportive environment which students can explore, develop, and succeed.

Action and intrigue surround this week’s Spanish camp! Using stealth strategies of cracking codes, overcoming obstacle courses and treasure hunting for clues will all contribute to solving a puzzling mystery abroad. Campers will work together to beat the clock before time runs out by utilizing Concordia Language Villages immersion strategies of games, music, movement and teamwork to learn and practice Spanish. All language levels are welcome!

Ignite a spark and love for learning this summer! Practice what you know and learn something new! If your child needs repetition, review, and reinforcement of basic skills, check out the new Spark program. Spark offers learning at a relaxed pace and is taught by district teachers in small, multi-age groups. The low staff to student ratio offers more individualized attention to support your child’s learning and social-emotional development needs. Spark is engaging, hands-on learning delivered through playful activities which align with district curriculum. These fun-filled activities emphasize reading and math skill development. Spark helps to build educational confidence and offers time for your child to stay engaged in learning during the summer break. Don’t miss this unique opportunity to continue practicing skills from the school year. Sign-up now!

Get ready to take an amazing adventure into the exciting world of magic.Learn how to read people’s mind, make money appear out of nowhere, and travel through time with a magic bandana just to name a few. In this course students will not only learn the eight basic effects that make up all magic tricks, but more importantly they will discover the real secrets to becoming a true magician as each lesson reveals an important life skill to help build their confidence and communication skills. Each lesson comes with a custom magic prop, a top secret file folder, and a secret word to unlock bonus videos in the online video vault. This life-changing program builds self-confidence and develops critical communication skills in a fun and unique way that is guaranteed to unlock your child’s potential and impact the rest of their life.

Brain Camp is filled with fun activities that work on brain skills, like memory, attention and logic - core skills the brain uses to learn and think. At Brain Camp, your child will also learn and practice: simple techniques for easy memorization; problem-solving skills; and the power of attitude, work ethic, self-motivation, and more. Tutoring and other learning programs reinforce WHAT students must learn (information). Learning RX identifies and strengthens the skills behind HOW students learn - using one-on-one brain training to strengthen cognitive skills.

www.AdvantagePrep.netFor the past 26 years, Advantage Educational Programs has benefited thousands of students in Minnesota by preparing them for the college entrance exams.Beginning soon, the Advantage will once again present its ACT Preparatory Coursein more than forty high schools in Minneapolis/St. Paul and the surrounding area.These courses are designed for students who wish to improve their test-taking skills and improve their overall scores on the college entrance exams. Since 1988, on average, students who finish the course increase their scores significantly on the ACT (36 pt. total). The Advantage will provide an introduction to the ACT format with strategies for answering questions, as well as instruction for the specific subject areas tested. Focal points of the program include diagnostic testing, vocabulary development, intensive mathematical review, reading comprehension improvement, science reasoning, concentration improvement, overcoming test anxiety, essay writing, and time management. Make up classes are available.You may repeat the courses in future offerings - FREE OF CHARGE. Class materials are included in the tuition. Please call 651-425-6600 to receive your discount.For further information, please call Advantage Educational Programs at 612-222-5108, or visit their website at www.AdvantagePrep.net to view a complete schedule of all classes in Minnesota.For test site information or to register for the ACT exam, visit the ACT website at www.ACTstudent.org or call (319) 337-1270.

Build a picture frame, a race car, catapult and trophy display base.Builders will learn to measure, cut, sand, paint and then take home each project they build.This Youth Enrichment League (YEL) class educates students on the use of basic tools (hammers, nails, screwdriver, measuring tape, t-square and more). SAFETY IS OUR FIRST PRIORITY. No power tools will be used in class. See YouthEnrichmentLeague.com for pictures of projects and more details.

This is an advanced course for Improv Comedy –Open to students who have taken 3 or more classes in Improv training. This class will continue the training from Intro improv to pushing the concept of game & scene, developing stronger characters & bolder comedic choices, and studying advanced formats.