Celebrate the season in Spanish! In Vamos con las Tradiciones – a LIVE virtual class – studentsexplore fall and winter vocabulary through songs, games, and festive cultural traditions. Kidspractice simple conversations about greetings, colors, weather, clothing, emotions, and seasonalactivities while discovering celebrations like Día de los Muertos and La Navidad. No prior Spanishexperience required—just curiosity and a love of fun!

In this engaging LIVE virtual eight-week class, middle school students will learn essentialfundamentals to build a strong base in the Spanish language. Participants will get a jump startpreparing for future middle school or even traditional high-school Spanish classes. Numbers,alphabet and pronunciation, days of the week, family members, and school vocabulary are just afew of the topics covered! Students will also practice common questions and answers for carryingon small conversations and sentence structure in Spanish. Lessons are dynamic with interactiveactivities and visuals, along with cultural lessons. Build your student’s language foundation – enrolltoday! Limited spaces available. Open to new and previous middle school prep participants.(Online portal resources and practice tools included.)

Celebrate the season in Spanish! In Vamos con las Tradiciones (Let’s go with Traditions!) students explore fall and winter vocabulary through songs, games, and festive cultural traditions. Kids practice simple conversations about greetings, colors, weather, clothing, emotions, and seasonal activities while discovering celebrations like Día de los Muertos and La Navidad. A fun, hands-on class that builds confidence speaking Spanish—no experience needed.

This class will focus on growing edible things--fruits and vegetables--rather than flowers. You'll get an overview of hydroponics and how it compares to soil-based gardening. We'll briefly review several common hydroponic techniques and discuss the advantages and disadvantages of these techniques. The focus of the class will be on one particular technique, "Deep Water Culture." A variation on this technique will be used in a simple, hands-on project you'll work on at home, which will involve growing a head of lettuce. The goals of this project will be to give you experience with some of the basics of hydroponic growing and to provide knowledge that will help you step up to more complex systems that are capable of growing a wider variety of crops, if you choose to do so later. List of topics we'll be covering: Contrasts between soil-based and hydroponic gardening Advantages of hydroponics/Potential problems Introducing...the Deep Water Culture technique A day in the life of a hydroponic gardener "An intensive care unit for your plants" Equipment requirements for your hydroponic setup "The Experiment": your homework assignment "Tips & Tricks" (water, seed sowing, "food safe" plastic, hydrogen peroxide, air stones, pumps, lighting, algae prevention, root rot, cinnamon, "tip burn," overfeeding, nutrient mixing/changing procedures, specialized hydroponic nutrients, topping off nutrients/water) Sources for more information You'll receive a kit with most of the supplies you'll need for the project, along with instructions on how to complete it at home.

Let’s go on an adventure with the mysterious Wish Collector! Come learn songs and dances from The Land of Sometimes and put on a musical! Work as a team and build confidence as you put on a show from start to finish! Learn how to properly speak your lines, block a scene, develop your character and play theater games! All that is needed are comfortable clothing and shoes. Friends and family are invited to a special performance beginning the final 30 minutes of the final class. Classes are taught by professional theater artists.

Girls Bear Cubs Hoops Camp is a fun and encouraging program for girls in PreK–2nd grade designed to introduce girls to the sport of basketball, while building confidence, teamwork, and friendships in a positive all-girls environment. Campers will learn through age-appropriate games, skill activities, movement, and encouragement. No basketball experience needed — just come ready to have fun and grow!Grades based on the 2026-2027 school year.

Bears Basketball Season Prep Camp (Girls Only) For Traveling & Recreational Players | Grades 3–8 (2026–2027 school year) Get ready for the upcoming basketball season with the Bears Season Prep Camp! This camp is designed to help players build confidence, sharpen fundamental skills, and grow their overall understanding of the game in a fun, supportive, and challenging environment. Open to both traveling players preparing for tryouts and recreational players looking to develop their game, each session will focus on: Fundamental skill development (shooting, dribbling, passing, footwork, defense) Basketball IQ through advantage/disadvantage game play Competitive drills and daily scrimmages Preparing athletes physically and mentally for the upcoming season Who: Girls entering grades 3–5 and 6–8 (2026–2027 school year) When: Mondays & Thursdays, August 24 – September 14 (no session Monday, September 7) Where: Lincoln Elementary Cost: $50 for 3 Monday sessions, $50 for 3 Thursday sessions, or $95 for all 6 sessions All 3rd-5th Grade sessions: 5:45pm-7:15pm All 6th-8th Grade sessions: 7:00pm-8:30pm Whether your athlete is aiming to make a traveling team, planning to play recreationally, this camp is a great way to build skills, learn the game, and head into the season prepared and confident.

Stimulate your child's creativity by designing and building epic,solar-powered cars, robots, and machines from easy-to assembleparts. In addition, your young tikes will build solar poweredcranes, lift bridges, and many other designs. Let your littleengineers explore the world of solar energy while learning how to problem solve and stretch the imagination.

Stimulate your child's creativity by designing and building epic, solar-powered cars from easy-to-assemble toy construction kits. In addition, your young tikes will build solar powered cars, while redesigning into their own car designs. Let your little engineers explore the world of solar energy while learning how to problem solve and stretch their imagination. GoSolar! Kidz green learning for a greener tomorrow.

Love garlic? Why not plant some this fall? In this class you'll learn about the types of garlic that grow well in Minnesota, the growing conditions they need, and how and when to harvest scapes and bulbs. {Garlic scapes are the edible, curly flower stalks of hardneck garlic plants, offering a mild, fresh garlic flavor that's less pungent than cloves, making them versatile for cooking.} This class is offered by the U of M Extension Garden Education Volunteers of Ramsey County, who are eager to share research-based gardening best practices with the people in their community.

Come learn about growing microgreens, quick-growing vegetable and herb seedlings that can be grown indoors and can be used in salads or as fresh green in many types of dishes during the cold seasons of the year. This class is offered by the U of M Extension Garden Education volunteers of Ramsey County, who are eager to share research-based gardening best practices with the people in their community.

Love to sing? Ready for some fun? Learn four part harmony with the Vallee de Croix Women's Chorus. Participants will attend evening rehearsals and be provided with music, learning materials, and vocal coaching; culminating in December holiday performance opportunities. A free voice lesson is included in your registration.

Americans were involved in two major gold rushes - in California and in the Klondike area of Canada. Greed was rampant in both places and involved as many con men (and women) as gold seekers. There was little law and order and lots of misery, but also humor and resourcefulness. Come see if you would have had what it took to try and “get me some

Our Congress has had plenty of statesmen, and plenty of scoundrels, with a few fools thrown in. Great compromises, noble laws and personal courage have been part of Congress. So have duels, physical assaults, lies and corruption. Learn the history of this branch of government and what it's like to be a member of Congress. This is an updated version that includes our recent "unusual" legislators.