Anoka-Hennepin Community Education

No matter what your interest or skill level, Anoka-Hennepin Community Education offers hundreds of classes year-round during the daytime, evening and weekend for adults ages 18 and up. Activities and classes are held in schools and local businesses throughout the school district's geographic area and online.

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. Activities and classes offer educational, recreational and social activities for participants that practice life skills to increase independence, communication, and community integration. Activities and classes are offered in a wide range of styles and formats to meet the needs of students, including arts and crafts; cooking and dining; health and safety; music and theater; recreation, athletics and exercise. Instructor Highlight-Peggy Did you know that Peggy has been teaching and helping with classes and activities for 25 years? Please join us in thanking her for her commitment to Project Power – Happy 25th Anniversary with Project Power!

2024-25 Current School year registration is open and will close on Friday January 31st at Midnight. Most sites have a waiting list status or has closed registration due to the amount of students on the waitlist. Please call the billing office if you have questions regarding the 2024-25 School year placement. 2025-26 School year and Summer 2025 Registration Dates: Summer 2025 Registration is now CLOSED Current attending A+ Families: Registration will open on Tuesday FEBRUARY 18, 2025 at 6:00 am. Current family registration will close on March 12 at midnight. Registration will be closed March 13-17. New AH District families: Registration will open on Tuesday MARCH 18, 2025 at 6:00 am The 2025-26 School Year & Summer 2025 sessions will open at the same time and families will register for each season independently based on your family needs for School year and Summer care. Contracts (accepted or pending) do not carry over from season to season or year to year. All families, including waitlisted families, must register annually for any future care. New AH district family contracts received prior to March 18 will be removed and families will need to re-register on March 18 at 6:00 am. Summer Registration will close on May 1 2025 at 11:59 Pm. To search for alternative child care options please visit www.parentaware.org." Registrations will be reviewed in the order that they were received by our online system, and could take up to 10 business days to process. In order for a registration to be processed, all program balances must be paid in full. Accounts with a balance overdue will not be processed. Students must be enrolled and attending in the Anoka-Hennepin independent school district in order to receive Adventures Plus child care services. (We do not offer care to out-of-district students in our program. This includes families who live within the district boundaries but attend a charter or private school.) The program provides before- and after-school care at elementary schools during the school year, school year schedule must remain consistent from week to week for the duration of your contract, and all-day care during the summer months at select school sites for students entering kindergarten - grade six in the upcoming school year, summer schedules are pick your day with a 20 day minimum requirement. 2025-26 child care rates (all rates subject to change) Adventures Plus school-age care requires a non-refundable registration fee of $35/child (not to exceed $70/per family per season) charged at the time that the contract is accepted. Families are invoiced Monthly and payments are due on the 1st of each month for that months care. Accounts will receive a late payment fee if balance is not paid on the 1st. Accounts past due are subject to suspension or withdrawal of contracted care at anytime. part-time rate (2- 4 days/week) full-time rate (5 days/week) AM $14.55 per day/ per child $11.45 per day/per child PM $12.50 per day/per child $10.00 per day/per child Drop-in care: Only families who are currently enrolled in the Adventures Plus program may add care days that are not regularly scheduled. Drop-in care is offered as space is available at your child's care site, and is subject to site approval. Drop-in days requested for future care will not be approved more than 2 weeks in advance. Drop-in care is intended for occasional use only. To request drop-in care, go to your online account and use the "drop-in" option. (Requests are pending until approved by staff.) Drop in day Rates AM care $19.55 per day/per child PM care $17.50 per day/per child *Part-time schedules must be a consistent schedule- the days must remain the same from week to week. Non-School Days (NSDs) $46.80 /day/child if registered by deadline $60/day/child if registered after deadline (depending space availability) **Non-school day registration for the 2025-26 school year opens on September 1st 2025 at 8 am for all families with an approved Adventures Plus contract. ** Sites for 2025-26 care - Coming Soon Current Non School day Sites for 2024-25 care All schedule changes are subject to a $30 schedule change fee per contract. All Schedule Changes must be submitted two full weeks in advance. Each schedule change will be assessed a $30 change fee per contract. After a month is invoiced it is deemed closed and will default to the preceding month. If the system entered date is later than your needed request, please email adventuresplus@ahschools.us with required information: 1) your child care account #. 2) site your child attends. 3) LAST date of attendance for current schedule. Without this information your schedule change will be approved as is with the system entered date. No schedule changes will be accepted in the month of September. Withdrawing of Child care contracts, subject to a $30.00 Withdrawal fee per contract. Online withdrawal is required when a parent/guardian intends to withdraw from Adventures Plus. Fees will continue to be incurred until the effective withdrawal date. Two week notice required. After a month is invoiced it is deemed closed and will default to the preceding month. If the system entered date is later than your needed request, in the Reason for Withdrawal section you must indicate the last date that you would like to attend child care services. This date must be 2 weeks out. Without this information your withdrawal request will be withdrawn "as submitted" with the system entered date. Any School year contract withdrawal requests after the August 16th deadline will be required to pay the first 2 weeks of the school year contract. Registrations are based on the current draft of the district calendar. If at any point the district calendar changes, care options and availability are subject to change as well. 2025 summer child care rates Summer rates include breakfast, lunch, snack, field trips/events included in the program. Adventures Plus school-age care requires a non-refundable registration fee of $35 per child, (not to exceed $70/per family per season) charged at the time that the contract is accepted. Families are invoiced Monthly and payments are due on the 1st of each month for that months care. Part-time Daily rate: $54 per day/per child. (20-35 days) Full-time Daily rate: $43.70 per day/per child. (36 or more days) Summer Daily Hours : all Summer site Locations 6:30 AM - 6:00 PM All rates are subject to change. Summer 2025 schedule changes must be received online by May 1, 2025 at 11:59 pm for the entire summer - June through August (this includes adding and/or dropping days. After May 1, 2025 no schedule changes or withdrawal notices will be accepted and families will be billed for the days registered regardless of attendance. Families may not drop below the 20 day minimum. If your contract changes the "rate range" your contract price per day will be adjusted to the new rate. If a withdrawal is needed after the May 1st deadline families will be required to pay the 20 day minimum part time day rate of $1,080.00. plus $30 withdrawal fees for a total of $1,110.00 per contract. Summer 2025 site locations - Coming Soon (please note: Not all schools are open for summer and are condensed. if your child's required location is not available for registration - the site and wait list has filled to capacity and we are unable to take anymore registrations.) Summer Registration will close on May 1 2025 More summer information on the Adventures Plus website. Questions may be directed to adventuresplus@ahschools.us

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 at Roosevelt Community Pool in Blaine.

ECFE offers classes and programs to support families with babies, toddlers, and children up to grade three. Classes to support parents, caregivers, and families. FREE class for parents of newborns - Newborn Parenting Series Playtime with toys, songs, and activities. Pre-K to Grade 3 Parenting workshops for families with children up to grade 3. Learn more about ECFE programs and view the current catalog online. Spanish ECFE ofrece clases y programas para apoyar a las familias con bebés, niños pequeños y niños hasta el tercer grado. Clases de apoyo a padres, cuidadores y familias. Clase GRATUITA para padres de recién nacidos - Serie de crianza de recién nacidos Juegos con juguetes, canciones y actividades. Talleres de crianza para familias con niños hasta 3 grado. Obtenga más información sobre las clases apoyadas por un maestro de habla hispana.

Early Childhood Screening appointments in June and July are limited due to summer break. If you are unable to schedule an appointment, please check the August 2025 appointment schedule. Follow these steps to make an appointment Step 1: Select your ‘Featured Course’ or 'View All Courses In Early Childhood Screening' Step 2: View dates and times Step 3: Click the Enroll Now button to select your date, time, and location Step 4: Sign in or create your Eleyo account Step 5: Click the box next to your child’s name Step 6: Click the Enroll Selected People button Step 7: Answer the required enrollment questions Step 8: Click on the Answer and Enroll People button Step 9: Click the green Check Out button Step 10: Click the green Continue button Step 11: Click on the green Print Receipt button (“Your order is complete! You will be receiving a confirmation email with a link to the required forms”) Step 12: Complete the parent registration form, the link to this is in the confirmation email. If you do not receive a course confirmation email within a few minutes after registering, your registration is not complete and your appointment is not valid. If you need assistance with registration, please email earlychildhoodscreening@ahschools.us or call 763-433-4910. Early Childhood Screening is a FREE, simple check of how your child is growing, developing and learning. State law requires children to be screened between the ages of 3 to 5 years old. The state of Minnesota requires a health and developmental screening for every child before kindergarten entry into a public school. Anoka-Hennepin offers this service at no cost. Screening is not a substitute for health care from your family physician, dentist, or other health care providers. Early Childhood Screening checks: Fine and gross motor skills Vision and hearing Speech and language development Height and weight Cognitive and social development Immunizations Appointments typically take one hour.

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. Program activities encourage: Family members as involved educators of their children. School staff as they partner with families to assist students. Community members as they collaborate with families and staff to improve education for all students.

Welcome to Anoka-Hennepin Schools Preschool! We offer preschool classes to support children with experiences, skills and knowledge for continual learning. Classrooms offer a supportive environment to build a foundation for successful learners, include children of all abilities, and are led by a licensed teacher. Teaching teams include both general education and special education staff to meet the unique needs of each child. Classes are held from September to May at locations throughout the Anoka-Hennepin School District. There are morning and afternoon class times are available. Class length ranges from 2.75 to four hours. Families may only register for one class. Children in community preschool spots need to be toilet trained to attend preschool classes. Three-year-old classes: Child must be three years old on or before September 1, 2025. (Child birthdate: September 2, 2021 to September 1, 2022). Four-year-old classes: Child must be four years old on or before September 1, 2025. (Child birthdate: September 2, 2020 to September 1, 2021).

Each elementary and middle school in the Anoka-Hennepin School District has a Community Schools office which coordinates a wide variety of courses, clubs, camps and clinics to enhance your child's academic and social experiences while away from school. Families are welcome to enroll in enrichment opportunities offered at their child's school or at any school, districtwide. Activities are offered after-school, in the evening and on the weekend. The Community Schools program is dedicated to student success by providing quality programs year-round in safe, accessible environments to enhance the positive growth of youth. Programs are available for children ages three to 18 years of age, including: Arts and crafts Athletics, sports and recreation Aquatics, swimming lessons and open swim Science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) Language, culture and performing arts Field trips