District 196 Community Education

Learn safety awareness and self-defense skills. Reinforce important goals promoted in our schools today: self-control, communication, positive self-esteem, responsible citizenship, avoidance of drugs and personal safety. Learn basic karate moves and self-defense combinations. Self-discipline and defense, rather than aggressiveness are promoted. Wear loose-fitting clothes. Uniforms are optional and available from the instructor for $30.

Create a flower sculpture in the style of the famous glass artist, Dale Chihuly. Your sculpture will be created from non-recyclable plastics. Learn the science behind plastics. What a great way to reuse them and keep them out of our landfills. Your beautiful artwork is sure to brighten up your home!

Refresh your memory about important people, events, or movements that have often been neglected, overlooked, and rarely discussed in American History. Join educator, historian, and speaker Frank Sachs as he relates the history of these six neglected topics from American History: 1. Nat Turners Rebellion 1831 - The Southampton Rebellion was Our Deadliest Slave Revolt 2. April 1865 -- The Month that Saved America. (Petersburg, Richmond, Surrender, Assassination 3. Mt. Rushmore – How We Got Four Men on a Mountain 4. Female US Governmental Firsts – Janette Rankin (Legislative), Francis Perkins Executive), Sandra Day O’Conner (Judicial) 5. The Cuban Missile Crisis - Thirteen Days the Shook the World 6. Honk and Holler – RBG and the Codification of Equal Constitutional Rights for Women *topics subject to change

Enjoy a night filled with all the dances you love! The Wobble, Electric Slide, Cupid Shuffle, Cha Cha Slide and the Macarena. With a review of each we'll be dancing the night away!

Enjoy the fun experience of creating with quick air dry foam clay. You will have many colors and an ample amount of clay to work with in this class. Use your imagination to create plants, animals, people, cars, shapes or any other object you care to make. Make a sculpture with your hands or use molds and cookie cutters that will be available to help you create objects. There will be take home containers for your artwork.

Do not register here. Please click Register now! Coding is becoming one of the most in-demand skills in the workplace today. As a result, coding has become a core skill that bolsters one’s chances of becoming a higher value to organizations. The highest demand is for programming languages with broad applicability. Begin by getting introduced to the basics of computer programming and various programming languages. Then go to the next level and acquire all the basics of HTML and CSS. You will learn the relationship between these two industry-standard web page coding languages and the step by step process of hand coding and building web pages. Finally, discover the advanced features of CSS and learn how to use this very powerful language. 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 595.00 Register now!

Create amazing Minecraft creatures to code and create a personalized Minecraft adventure game to share with friends.Design a treasure map where your character needs to find a diamond trove, survive lava, get away from dangerous creatures and more!

Get together with friends over coffee and catch up on summer happenings and plans. We'll meet at McDonald's in Apple Valley to start off the day! Remember to bring money for coffee!

Learn how to create your own comic book! Design characters using basic shapes, take a closer look at facial expressions, study perspective and discover how to create pages that pop. Leave with a finished story you can share with friends and family.

Did you know that ninja is one of the fastest growing cross-training sport? Be inspired by the TV show through warped walls, salmon ladders, tilting ladders and so much more. Develop confidence, strength, endurance, balance and friendships, and gain skills in agility, power, perseverance and resilience; attributes that athletes strive to improve. Learn the styles and techniques to develop your ninja skills with over 40 different obstacles! Participate in six practices and two competitions (week 4 and week 8).

Did you know that Ninja is one of the the fastest growing sports and cross-training sport? Be inspired by the tv show through warped walls, salmon ladders, tilting ladders and so much more. Develop confidence, strength, endurance, balance, and friendships and gain skills in agility, power, perseverance, and resilience; attributes that athlete strive to improve. Learn the styles and techniques to develop your ninja skills with over 40 different obstacles! Rec Team members will participate in 6 practices and 2 competitions (week 4 and week 8).

Become a part of the American Ninja Warrior experience! Develop strength and agility by learning different styles and techniques to master all obstacles! Experience warped walls, angled steps, salmon ladders, cliff hangers, tilted ladders; everything you need to put your ninja skills to work! Camp transfers well into ninja levels testing or enhances other athletic performances. All camps are coached by an experienced Ninja trainer.

Did you know that Ninja is one of the fastest growing sports and cross-training sport? Be inspired by theTVshow through warped walls, salmon ladders, tilting ladders and so much more. Develop confidence, strength, endurance, balance, and friendships, and gain skills in agility, power, perseverance, and resilience; attributes that athletes strive to improve. Learn the styles and techniques to develop your ninja skills with over 40 different obstacles! Rec Team members will participate in six practices and two competitions (week 4 and week 8).

Continue on your Tae Kwon Do journey after you have completed the beginner program. Work through the belt rank curriculum and develop advanced Tae Kwon Do skills. A uniform is suggested to continue the martial arts tradition. Uniforms may be purchased through the instructor.

Dive into the exciting world of STEAM through hands-on, edible cookie projects! Create delicious projects and decorate cookies with STEM themes and engage in fun activities that combine creativity with discovery. Bring home something delicious every day! Not for kids with food allergies.