Anoka-Hennepin Community Education offers a wide variety of activities and classes for adults ages 18 and up, including technology, home improvement, recreation, athletics, fitness, arts, hobbies and more.
The Adults with Special Needs program (also known as "Project Power") provides specialized classes for adults with disabilities, offering accommodation services for all program participants.
Adventures Plus is the school-age child care program of the Anoka-Hennepin School District.
Community Education offers a wide range of aquatic opportunities for community members of all ages, including swimming lessons, water exercise, competitive swim training, American Red Cross certification courses, and recreational open swim opportunities.
ECFE offers classes and programs to support families with babies, toddlers, and children up to grade three. ECFE ofrece clases y programas para apoyar a las familias con bebés, niños pequeños y niños hasta el tercer grado.
Screening is an early look at a child's development and begins as early as age three. The state of Minnesota requires screening for every child before kindergarten entry into a public school. Anoka-Hennepin offers this service at no cost.
Anoka-Hennepin Parent Involvement promotes partnerships, based on the belief that parents are their children's most important teacher. We offer a wide variety of resources to meet the changing needs and interests of parents and families.
Anoka-Hennepin Community Education offers preschool classes, which prepare children for kindergarten and beyond. Our preschool curriculum is closely aligned with the Anoka-Hennepin Schools kindergarten curriculum.
Community Education provides a wide variety of athletic, academic and enrichment programs at individual elementary, middle and high schools. Activities and classes are offered for children in preschool through grade eight.
Community education coordinates adult athletic leagues.
Anoka-Hennepin Community Education offers ongoing professional development opportunities for teachers to meet mandatory state license renewal requirements.
Anoka-Hennepin Community Education offers learning and enrichment opportunities in the water for adults. Whether you want to learn to swim, improve your stroke technique or burn a few calories, Roosevelt Community Pool provides options.
Roosevelt Community Pool offers a variety of aquatic programs. These may be one day or multi-day programs intended to enrich the aquatic experience of all ages.
During the year, we offer American Red Cross Certification Classes. They include: lifeguarding and water safety instructor.
This swim maintenance program is geared to swimmers ages 11-18. This is a great way for swim team athletes to get in shape for their season or to maintain during the off-season.
We offer a variety of diving classes.
Open swim session includes shallow end with basketball hoop, lap lanes, deep water swim section, and one diving board open.
To familiarize young children (from ages 6 months to 3 years) to the water and prepare them to learn to swim in the American Red Cross Preschool Aquatics or Learn-to-Swim courses.
To familiarize young children (from ages 3 to 4 years) to the water and prepare them to learn to swim in the American Red Cross Preschool Aquatics or Learn-to-Swim courses. Children attend independently.
Anoka-Hennepin Community Education offers swimming lessons to support youth with a wide range of skill levels.
Summer is a great time to make new friends and learn new things! Youth activities and classes for ages 4 to 17 years old.
Youth activities and classes for ages birth to 6 year olds
Activities and class for 6th to 8th Graders
Activities and classes for 9th to 12th graders
Activities and Classed for Kindergarten to 5th graders
Age-specific classes are offered to help families learn about challenges and opportunities that come with parenting children at each age and stage.
Babies and Ones classes are a collection of courses focused on the essential topics you need to know as a parent.
Bringing families valuable information and encouragement that inspires, connects, and motivates parents of children from birth to grade three.
Mixed-age classes are designed for children ranging in age from birth up to kindergarten. Las clases de edades mixtas están diseñadas para niños que van desde el nacimiento hasta el jardín de infantes.
Do you ever wonder what ECFE is like, come take a look around and play in our amazing classrooms at each of our locations. And if you are not new to ECFE, why not bring a friend along to see what it is all about.
With a need for family connections and parenting education as children transition into elementary school, ECFE offers workshops and parenting resources for families with children from preschool through early elementary school years.
ECFE classes during the preschool years strengthen parent-child interactions while promoting children's social, emotional, and language development.
The information and tools ECFE offers during the toddler and two years are designed to support families in developing their own ways to promote their children's growth and development.
Anoka-Hennepin Schools Preschool offers preschool classes, which prepare children for kindergarten and beyond. The preschool curriculum is closely aligned with the Anoka-Hennepin School District kindergarten curriculum and taught by licensed teachers.
Learn to create the rolled Norwegian cookie, Krumkakes made with cream, butter and cinnamon or sometimes flavored with vanilla. Italian Pizzelles are baked on top of the stove using an iron but are a flat, anise-flavored cookie or can also be flavored with vanilla. The chewy, almond Swedish Sandbakkels are delicate golden brown in color and are baked in tiny tins to resemble tarts. Finally, you'll master deep fried Rosettes – paper thin Scandinavian delicacies dusted with confectioners' sugar. Expect great recipes plus many tips and techniques that will make your baking a success! Bring containers to bring your cookies home. Supply fee of $14 cash due to the instructor at class.
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Eligible UCare members may receive up to a $15 discount on many Community Education classes when registering over the phone. Contact Community Education for further information.
Laurel Severson is a graduate of the University of Minnesota with a double major in Home Economics and Education. She has worked in businesses throughout her career focusing on food – beginning with editing a series of 12 international cookbooks, testing recipes, and editing a British cookbook. Laurel worked at 3M for 30 years supervising the executive dining room, a snack bar, employees buffet, conference dining rooms and the special events such as retirement parties and 25 year anniversary parties before transferring into hospital foodservice and then the hotel industry. Laurel currently works in many Community Education districts throughout the metro area teaching participation cooking classes. She has traveled extensively including living in the Philippines for one year and in London for two years. An avid collector of cookbooks, Laurel generously shares culinary tips with students. She entertains extensively in her 1882 home and is an energetic volunteer within her St. Paul community. For example, one volunteer project includes heading up the kitchen crew to feed 500 for a spaghetti supper fundraiser.
Laurel Severson
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