Breaking the Pain Cycle: How Mood and Mindset Shape Healing " is a wellness-focused class that explores the powerful connection between mental and physical health. Led by occupational therapist Jordan Zilisch, this session offers practical, conservative strategies for managing chronic pain, stress, and symptoms of depression or anxiety - without relying solely on medication. Participants will learn how the nervous system plays a role in the pain-depression cycle, discover simple mindfulness tools to support emotional wellness, and walk away with bonus tips to help keep the brain sharp!

Why do fish chase after one lure but ignore the next one? Do they see every color, certain colors, or none at all? We will be talking about and looking at a wide variety of gadgets and lures, as well as giving you a chance to make your own to take home and try out. All the supplies and materials are provided, just bring your creativity.Ages 10+ with registered adult .

Turn your creativity into something you can wear and share! In Merch Lab, students will design their own T-shirts, stickers, and buttons using the same digital art tools that real designers use. Throughout camp, participants will learn how to bring their ideas to life on screen, experiment with bold colors and unique styles, and watch their creations transform into real, take-home merchandise. Each camper will receive a custom T-shirt and a full set of stickers and buttons featuring their designs, making this camp the perfect mix of art, technology, and hands-on fun. Whether you’re an aspiring artist or just love creating cool stuff, Merch Lab is your chance to show off your style and walk away with one-of-a-kind gear!

The "Minecraft Olympics" is a dynamic three-day summer camp designed to immerse participants in the thrilling world of Minecraft while fostering teamwork, creativity, and friendly competition. Campers will engage in daily Build Battles, showcasing their imaginative prowess in constructing awe-inspiring structures aligned with diverse themes. Through this immersive experience, participants not only deepen their understanding of Minecraft's gameplay but also cultivate camaraderie and problem-solving skills in a fun and supportive environment. The "Minecraft Olympics" promises a thrilling adventure for campers seeking to combine their love for Minecraft with a collaborative team experience that students won’t soon forget.

Whether you consider yourself a beginner or intermediate player, join this club to meet and interact with other chess players in your school and play on a weekly basis. If they are new to the game, players will learn the basic rules and strategies of chess. Tournament play is encouraged outside of the club, but not required.

This chess camp is for players that need the next level of challenge beyond their school chess club. Standard chess and variations will be used to improve your skills, and participants should be interested in a deeper level of instruction beyond the basics.

Let's play On-Line Chess! Saturday Chess is for those students who want to practice with fellow competitive chess players. Each session will include an advanced chess lesson, as well as competitive matchups against students from all over the Twin Cities.

Whether you consider yourself a beginner or intermediate player, join this club to meet and interact with other chess players in your school and play on a weekly basis. If they are new to the game, players will learn the basic rules and strategies of chess. Tournament play is encouraged outside of the club, but not required.

Learn basic robotics skills such as; programming, construction, testing, and design while you create robots that solve specific challenge problems generated during the program. You will be using scratch coding and Lego Spike Prime as your tools while problem solving with robotics.

This program offers a crash course in coding your own games with Scratch. Students will create and develop 2-3 basic games while learning many foundational computer science skills with boundless potential for creativity and expansion.

Take control of your present and future. Learn how the stock market works by analyzing real time data and trades using a stock market simulator. Create four investment portfolios to compare risk vs return on investment. Understand how an IPO could become the next blue chip company of tomorrow. Track and trade your stocks, mutual funds, and cryptocurrencies to build wealth, not just savings. Use a personal finance simulator to see how improving your education & experience can raise your income, if you can budget your resources and pay your bills! Learn how difficult it is to finance post secondary education while still holding down your simulated job. Finally, if students have interest, they can attempt to build and grow a simulated business in the Wtr/Spr Session. This club is meant to be a full year program, but can be stand alone each session students participate. Participants will have the option to help manage a concessions stand if they are interested in a public facing experience.

Challenge your creativity by designing 3D objects using Computer Aided Design software and then printing your designs. Learn about scale and when prototyping a design, and create an object that is at functional scale and usable!

A modified form of yoga, using exercise principles of traditional yoga to increase participant's health and fitness by replacing a floor mat with a chair. Find mobility in a gentle, supportive way that is very beneficial. Chair Yoga will improve your flexibility, concentration, and strength, while boosting your mood, reducing stress and decreasing joint pain. Drops ins welcome!

Chalk Pastels are extremely pigmented, blendable, and can be used to create paint-like effects without the use of water. In this class you will learn the many possibilities of this medium as you follow step-by-step instructions to create your own drawing.

Join us for a conversation with the White Bear Lake Area School Superintendent Dr. Wayne Kazmierczak.

You don’t need a degree in creative writing to be an exceptional writer and get paid for it! Anyone with a passion for writing can learn and develop their fiction and non-fiction writing skills. Whether you’re writing from your own life experience, creating new worlds, or informing readers about important information, this class will teach you about the different forms of creative writing, the top 10 creative writing tips for beginners, as well as how to brainstorm for new creative writing ideas, bring your words to life with engaging descriptions, develop your own writing style, and how to get paid for your creative writing. The instructor LeeAnne Krusemark is a former journalist, current author and editor, and a nationwide Professor of Publishing at higher learning institutions, including Harvard Adult Education. Informative handouts for future use are included in class fee. The webinar login information will be emailed the day before class.

DASH Sports basketball camps provide players with a well-rounded basketball experience covering a broad range ofskills training & skill-based games. Players will be taught how to properly shoot, pass, dribble, & play defense in a fun & positiveenvironment. Camps end with scrimmages/games on the final day. Athletes should bring a water bottle. Balls are provided.