District 622 Community Education

(For children birth to 5 years by September 1, 2018)This multi-age class meets two days per week and is for families wanting to practice English.  Parents and their children birth-five attend together to improve their English language skills through conversation, learning activities, and more. You must register all children that are attending. This is a 2-day Tuesday/Thursday afternoon class. We also offer a 2-day Spanish speaking only ELL class on Monday and Wednesday afternoons.We encourage you to register for both semesters to hold your spot in the class for the full year.

(For children 2-4 years old on or before September 1, 2018)Each series meets for nine weeks. You may register for either Semester 1 or 2 (content will be repeated). Semester 1 will be held on Wednesday mornings from 9:30-11:30am beginning September 19 and ending November 28, 2018 (no class Oct 31 or Nov 21). Semester 2 will be held on Wednesday mornings from 9:30-11:30am beginning January 30 and ending April 3, 2019 (no class March 13). Classes may include guest speakers.Raising Readers (Weeks 1-3): Explore the world of books and literacy. Your child will have so much fun they won't even know they are learning.Kids in the Kitchen (Weeks 4-6): Come get your cook on as we explore cooking, nutrition and fun with food! Please note: food allergies will be taken into consideration for this class.Unleashing Your Scientist (Weeks 7-9): Question, wonder and explore the world with your little scientist. Learn together through hands-on play and activities.

(For children 30 months-five years by September 1, 2018) This class meets two-days per week. Monday is a parent-child day and Wednesday is a child only day. Parents and children play and learn together during the parent-child day and parents separate for a discussion time.  Children attend without parents on Wednesday and practice skills such as sharing, taking turns, problem solving, asking questions, and learning through play.  Children must be able to use the bathroom independently to attend this class. We encourage you to register for both semesters to hold your spot in the class for the full year. Call 651-702-8411 for more information about registering.

(For children 2-3 years old on or before September 1, 2018)With a little guidance from us, we can enhance your child's opportunities to engage in STEM learning and develop their critical thinking skills. While building with blocks, children can build bridges and ramps incorporating engineering and math. The possibilities are endless for STEM education! Children love to experiment, combine new substances, build, know down, collect and sort all while learning. Each week we will do a new science experiment and STEM activities will be embedded throughout. 

Spanish ELL Birth-5 class. (For children birth to 5 years by September 1, 2018)This multi-age class meets two days per week (Monday and Wednesday afternoons) and is for Spanish speaking families wanting to practice English. Parents and their children birth-five attend together to improve their English language skills through conversation, learning activities, and more. You must register all children that are attending.

Step back to the mid 15th century when Johannes Gutenberg invented this relief printing technique that replaced handwritten calligraphy for printed text. Join instructor Mary-Benton Hummel at her studio (East St. Paul) for this opportunity to learn an artisan printing technique that involves setting type and printing by hand. Letterpress printing has once again become popular for wedding invitations, greeting and business cards when you are hoping to make an impression on the recipient. The first night you will complete foldover note cards and the second night postcards. A materials fee of $15 is payable to the instructor the first night of class. Class times are as follows: Tues, Oct 2, 7-9 pm and Tues, Oct 9, 6:30-9 pm. Register early as class is limited to 6.

Designed for the electrical beginner. Learn how to wire single pole, 3-way switches, outlets and light fixtures and then test the circuit. Discuss the home electrical system and review procedures to rewire a lamp. Bring a wire stripper, straight slot and Phillips screwdriver and a long-nose pliers to class if you have them.

Learn to repair minor plumbing problems or replace fixtures and save money in the process. You will dismantle different types of faucets, replace a pop-up drain assembly and discuss the internal working parts of a toilet. You will practice cutting and gluing plastic pipe, plus pipe cutting and soldering copper pipe and fitting.