A team of College Y Mentors will be coming weekly to your afterschool program with a new adventure. Each week we will have an opportunity to use our imaginations creating all kinds of fun activities, which could include creating and playing games, travel, nature, music, science, art, and even learning how to grow your brain! It will be super fun using our imaginations together, come join us 1-2 students! On Wednesdays only. Un equipo de estudiantes universitarios vendrá semanalmente a su programa extracurricular con una nueva aventura. Cada semana tendremos la oportunidad de usar nuestra imaginación creando todo tipo de actividades divertidas, que podrían incluir crear y jugar juegos, viajar, la naturaleza, música, ciencia, arte e incluso aprender a hacer crecer su cerebro. Será súper divertido usar nuestra imaginación juntos, ¡únete a nosotros, estudiantes de 1-2! Solo los Miercoles.

A team of College Y Mentors will be coming weekly to our after school program with a new adventure each week. Each week we will have an opportunity to use our imaginations creating all kinds of fun activities, which could include creating and playing games, travel, nature, music science, art, and even learning how to grow your brain! This is a grant funded club that is $0 for participants.

Come learn about the absolutely ancient art of fermentation from Korean/Mongolian ethnobotanist, Linda and Luke Black Elk and Indigenous Chef and Wild Foods Educator Luke Black Elk. Join in on this fun hands-on class to make some kimchi, sauerkraut, fruit syrups (cheong), and even a fermented cranberry sauce that's perfect for any holiday meal! Group meets at the MIdtown Global Market. If tour is sold out, please sign up on the waitlist. We will contact you if a tickets become available.

In this exciting robotics class students learn mechanical design, construction, programming, and teamwork skills. In pairs, using LEGO building elements, motors, and sensors, students build different robot prototypes and program them with a computer to move, react, and make sounds. Students must attend both Tuesdays and Thursdays. En esta emocionante clase de robótica, los estudiantes aprenden habilidades de diseño mecánico, construcción, programación y trabajo en equipo. En parejas, utilizando elementos de construcción, motores y sensores LEGO, los estudiantes construyen diferentes prototipos de robots y los programan con una computadora para moverse, reaccionar y hacer sonidos. Los estudiantes deben asistir los martes y los jueves.

In this exciting robotics class students learn mechanical design, construction, programming, and teamwork skills. In pairs, using LEGO building elements, motors, and sensors, students build different robot prototypes and program them with a computer to move, react, and make sounds. Students must attend both Mondays and Wednesdays. En esta emocionante clase de robótica, los estudiantes aprenden habilidades de diseño mecánico, construcción, programación y trabajo en equipo. En parejas, utilizando elementos de construcción, motores y sensores LEGO, los estudiantes construyen diferentes prototipos de robots y los programan con una computadora para moverse, reaccionar y hacer sonidos. Los estudiantes deben asistir los lunes y miercoles.

Robotics team and STEM Academy This class is offered Monday and Wednesday. Students can register and attend one or both days. -Fall 2026- Robotics In this dynamic robotics class, students will explore mechanical design, construction, programming, and teamwork skills. Working in pairs with LEGO building elements, motors, and sensors, they will build various robot prototypes. Students will program these robots to move, react, and make sounds, applying their skills to solve design challenges using LEGO SPIKE Essential & Prime robotic systems. The class will culminate in participation in a FIRST LEGO League Challenge BIOGLOW . Get ready to Explore the Wild! In the BIOGLOW Challenge, students and their LEGO team will harness creativity, critical thinking, and technology to explore this season’s challenge. Teams are challenged to combine the thrill of biodiversity, ecosystems, and the protection of natural habitats, using nature as inspiration for STEM innovations. This class will have a tournament in mid January. -Spring 2027- Blast Off! Aerospace & Rocketry Adventure! Is the sky the limit? Not in this class! Students train like astronauts, rocket scientists, flight engineers, and drone pilots. From hot air balloons to real solid-fuel rocket launches, gear up to design, test, and fly real machines! Through high-energy building and launch challenges, young engineers master the four forces of flight by crafting everything from hot air balloons and gliders to pressurized water rockets. By collecting launch data and tweaking their prototypes to maximum altitude, students think like real scientists while bringing the physics of flight and Newton’s laws to life. Get ready to level up! Older students transition into higher-level aerospace engineering by designing and building precision model planes, navigating multi-rotor drones, and launching solid-fuel rockets. Through iterative design and prototyping, students analyze pitch, roll, yaw, and thrust-to-weight ratios to engineer perfectly stable aircraft. By tracking peak altitudes with altimeters and deploying recovery systems, students master real-world flight physics while experiencing the excitement of a successful mission. This is an ALC class only only available to Justice Page students. Activity Bus Information: Register by Tuesday, September 22 in order to have a bus the first week. Register between 9/23-10/16 and you will be routed on the bus by week 2 or 3 of the program. Once the program has started it takes a minimum of 10 business days to be routed. Please plan an alternative pick up while you wait for your bus route. Only choose “bus” if you intend to use it for the majority of the days registered in the program. If your student does not ride the bus for 2 weeks they will be removed from the route. If your student is not eligible for busing during the school day, they are not eligible for the afterschool activity bus. Minneapolis Community Education is committed to making our classes accessible to all families. If you need a full or partial scholarship or would like to set up a payment plan, please contact the Justice Page coordinator Emily Sowell, emily.sowell@mpls.k12.mn.us., to discuss available options. We’re happy to work with you to find an option that meets your needs. If you would like to contribute to the afterschool scholarship fund choose a higher class fee at check out.

Students must attend both days. Runs until April 1st! In this dynamic robotics class, students will explore mechanical design, construction, programming, and teamwork skills. Working in pairs with LEGO building elements, motors, and sensors, they will build various robot prototypes. Students will program these robots to move, react, and make sounds, applying their skills to solve design challenges using LEGO SPIKE Essential & Prime robotic systems.

Starts Oct 6th, goes until April 1st. Skips MEA. Fall/Winter 2026: Robotics & The FIRST LEGO League BIOGLOW™ Challenge The Build & Code: Working in pairs with LEGO SPIKE Essential & Prime robotic systems, students will explore mechanical design, construction, and programming to build and code moving, reacting robot prototypes. The BIOGLOW™ Challenge: "Explore the Wild!" Teams will harness creativity and technology to explore biodiversity, ecosystems, and natural habitat protection, using nature as inspiration for their STEM innovations. Students must be able to attend both days until the conclusion of the FIRST LEGO League Challenge Spring 2027: Blast Off! Aerospace & Rocketry Adventure! Engineers: Transition to precision model planes, navigate multi-rotor drones, track peak altitudes with altimeters, and launch solid-fuel rockets while analyzing pitch, roll, yaw, and thrust-to-weight ratios.

GEMS/GISE provides positive early experiences in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). For this class, get ready to roll into the world of invention. Project-based activities will focus on transportation and technology, combining science with interactive fun, and solving complex challenges through invention. Instructor: Eric Knutson **This class is in an Extended Learning class after school must have a Continuous Learning Plan (CLP) that will need to be signed by a Parent/Guardian and returned. Your child's after school teacher will send this form home with your child the first week of class. This class begins on October 19th and ends on January 13th. **The deadline to request after school bussing beginning the first day was September 13th. Registering after that day will result in a delay in a bus stop being availalble. You will be notified when a stop is available. GEMS/GISE ofrece experiencias iniciales positivas en ciencia, tecnología, ingeniería y matemáticas (STEM). En esta clase, prepárese para adentrarse en el mundo de la invención. Las actividades basadas en proyectos se centrarán en el transporte y la tecnología, combinando la ciencia con la diversión interactiva y la resolución de desafíos complejos mediante la invención. Instructor: Eric Knutson **Al tratarse de una clase de aprendizaje extendido después del horario escolar, es necesario contar con un Plan de Aprendizaje Continuo (CLP) firmado por un padre o tutor legal y entregarlo. El maestro de la actividad extraescolar enviará este formulario a casa con su hijo durante la primera semana de clases. Esta clase comienza el 19 de octubre y finaliza el 13 de enero. La fecha límite para solicitar el servicio de autobús escolar después de clases, a partir del primer día, fue el 13 de septiembre. Registrarse después de esa fecha resultará en una demora en la disponibilidad de una parada de autobús. Se le notificará cuando haya una parada disponible.

GEMS/GISE provides positive early experiences in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). For this class, students will engage in building and coding by working in pairs with LEGO robotic systems ultimately creating their own robot prototypes. Students will also harness creativity and technology to explore biodiversity, ecosystems, and natural habitat protection, using nature as inspiration for their STEM innovations. **This class is in an Extended Learning class after school must have a Continuous Learning Plan (CLP) that will need to be signed by a Parent/Guardian and returned. Your child's after school teacher will send this form home with your child the first week of class. This class begins on October 19th and ends on January 13th. **The deadline to request after school bussing beginning the first day was September 13th. Registering after that day will result in a delay in a bus stop being availalble. You will be notified when a stop is available. GEMS/GISE ofrece experiencias iniciales positivas en ciencia, tecnología, ingeniería y matemáticas (STEM). En esta clase, los estudiantes realizarán actividades de construcción y programación trabajando en parejas con sistemas robóticos LEGO, para finalmente crear sus propios prototipos de robots. Asimismo, aprovecharán la creatividad y la tecnología para explorar la biodiversidad, los ecosistemas y la protección de hábitats naturales, utilizando la naturaleza como fuente de inspiración para sus innovaciones STEM. Instructor: Eric Knutson Esta clase comienza el 19 de octubre y termina el 13 de enero. **Al tratarse de una clase de aprendizaje extendido después del horario escolar, es necesario contar con un Plan de Aprendizaje Continuo (CLP) firmado por un padre o tutor legal y entregarlo. El maestro de la actividad extraescolar enviará este formulario a casa con su hijo durante la primera semana de clases. **La fecha límite para solicitar el servicio de autobús escolar después de clases, a partir del primer día, fue el 13 de septiembre. Registrarse después de esa fecha resultará en una demora en la disponibilidad de una parada de autobús. Se le notificará cuando haya una parada disponible.

Students will design, build, and program lego robots to complete missions and compete in the First Lego League competition! Our award winning program is open to beginners and experienced FLL students alike, regardless of grade level! If you have an interest in engineering, this is the program for you!

Gender and Sexuality Alliance - Open to LGBTQIA+ students and Allies alike, students in this group will have opportunities to share their experiences with other classmates, learn more about LGBTQIA+ history, and work to positively impact our school culture and community!

Expand your knowledge of the German language as you acquire vocabulary and insights into culture and grammar. Prerequisite: German 1 or prior experience. If class is full, please enroll in the waitlist. We will contact you if a space becomes available. This class is priced on a sliding fee scale. Please pay the price you are able. This helps to ensure that Community Education can provide quality opportunities for all of our participants.

Over four weeks, participants will read, privately and aloud during class, a variety of German prose – maybe some poetry – by several authors. The course begins with two short pieces by Swiss author Peter Bichsel. Students will then decide on authors and their works from a list developed by the instructor and augmented by student requests. Discussion, in German with limited digressions in English, will focus on content, vocabulary, and cultural information. This class is priced on a sliding fee scale. Please pay the price you are able. This helps to ensure that Community Education can provide quality opportunities for all of our participants.