District 196 Community Education

Have fun using art materials and science to create some cool special effects! Experiment with tinfoil, shaving cream, glow-in-the-dark paint, chalk, glue salt and watercolor to make interesting and colorful creations. Make cupcakes on canvas with puffy shaving cream frosting, art that glows, foil embossing and more!

Paint with fish, make sand art, create a jumping frog, paint a colorful canvas, make egg carton animals and more!

Explore logic, pattern recognition and math concepts, while building increasingly sophisticated designs. Develop basic programming techniques using custom-made programming blocks in PCs. Enjoy hands-on experience using gears, axles and connector blocks in robotic challenges.

Help us ensure all students are ready to learn when school starts. Your donation will be used to purchase school supplies for students in District 196. Items will be distributed to students in need through their schools. *** Or, drop off school supplies Saturday, August 9 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at Falcon Ridge Middle School,12900 Johnny Cake Ridge Road in Apple Valley at the main entrance, Door #1.

Create an amazing Pokémon adventure in a video game! With friends, create a universe of magical Pokémon creatures to escape an adventure map, code a catch-Pokémon-game, design a Pokémon team and more!

ChatGPT (AI) is here to stay and is the future for writers and content creators. Don’t be left behind! Learn how to incorporate the power of cutting-edge technology to gain ideas and inspiration, write web content, articles, and even novels or scripts? In this beginner-friendly course, learn how to: register for a FREE ChatGPT account input effective writing prompts to avoid nonsense responses build creative content, from stories to marketing copy determine its capabilities and limitations understand ethical/legal considerations using ChatGPT ChatGPT and similar AI systems are evolving the job marketing. It’s crucial to adapt, learn new skills, and be open to working in collaboration with AI, so start building your expertise in the world of ChatGPT now! No prior AI experience required. Informative handouts for future use are included in class fee.

Do not register here. Please click Register now! How do you manage the finances of a business? Whether you are an entrepreneur, running a family business, or just looking to advance your career and add to your skill set, this Bookkeeping Certificate will provide you with the knowledge needed to measure, and manage, the financial health of your business. This program focuses on cash basis accounting. No one will care more about the financial health of your business than you! It’s imperative that you understand how the process works and are able to complete the accounting cycle accurately and in a timely fashion. Even if you plan to outsource your bookkeeping needs, you should still understand how the process works. No one should be clueless when it comes to the finances of their business. Register now! Online learning is a fun, enjoyable and a very productive way to learn. Millions of people are learning online each year. After you register, you will be given a web address with easy-to-follow instructions to go to get into your virtual classroom. You may participate any time of day or evening with online reading, listen and see presentations, and complete self-quizzes. You will engage with the instructor and other participants. You will get to know your instructor and other participants. You may make friends. It’s easy. It’s fun. Continuing Education Units (CEUs)/International Learning Units (ILUs) 4.8 Length 48 Hours Price $495.00 Register now!

Do you love musical theater and want to be on stage? Broadway Bound offers a fun and educational experience. Stage the full musical, Beetlejuice Jr. in just one week! Focus on acting, singing and basic choreography (no experience necessary). Following the week of scene study and training, share your skills with a free performance for the community. Bring a water bottle, snack and a bag lunch each day. Camp is located at Eastview High School, 6200 140th St W, Apple Valley, MN 55124. Greg Douma, Kari Douma, and Carrie Kuehl are District 196 teachers and collaboratively created the Broadway Bound musical theater camp curriculum. In 2006, Greg founded the Allegro Choral Academy as a way to offer children in the community a vibrant outlet for their musical gift.