Want to attract bees, butterflies, and birds to your home garden? Learn to select plants and design a native plant garden that supports wildlife and brings beauty to your outdoor space. This workshop will include meeting in small groups with a designer and Master Gardener to discuss your personal property and project ideas. This class is open to all, regardless of gardening experience. This class is sponsored by Metro Blooms, in partnership with the City of Minneapolis. If class is full, please enroll for the waitlist. We will contact you if a space becomes available.

Businesses are turning to podcasting to grow their brand and connect with customers. People with a niche hobby are turning podcasts into a business. Podcasting is experiencing a rebirth as mobile devices are everywhere. The intimate nature of the audio medium allows potential clients to get to know who you are and determine if you are the kind of company with which they want to do business. Learn how to take your business or hobby and turn it into a podcast. This step-by-step class will take you from start to finish and cover the required elements needed to get your show online. Come to class with your idea and end with your show online for all to hear. Courses are online and asynchronous, meaning students may login to the classroom anytime during the course session, day or night, 24/7. For more information, go to our Online Professional Development Certificates & Courses FAQ Class details: Unit 1: Starting a Podcast for Businesses or Pleasure What is a podcast and how it works Finding your target audience and goals What type of podcast will work for your clients: interview style, panel discussions, host lectures How long your show should be and what should you call it What realistic expectations and options are for the total number of shows you will produce Including Audio and Video options of your shows Unit 2: Setting-up your Show Best equipment for you (microphones, computers, headphones, mixing boards) - budget options as well as full professional set up Finding audio files to make the “bumpers” for your show Options for editing files on a mac or PC Where to host your show files and setting up a website Submitting to iTunes, Stitcher and other podcast directories Unit 3: Recording Your Podcast How to set up a studio in your home What is a good on-the-go podcast set up? Talking to others outside of your business Tips on recording your podcast for good audio quality Setting up simple camera and lights if you are incorporating video Unit 4: Marketing and Promoting Your Podcast Getting the word out about your show Making money with subscriptions Building a community around your podcast Reaching current AND new clients How to use your podcast to grow your leadership position in your industry Being an effective marketer without being an obnoxious sales person

Gotta catch 'em all in Pokémon club! From Pikachu to Snorlax, no Pokémon is off-limits. We will have a Pokémon-filled week of games, crafts, and everything that a Pokémon trainer could ever imagine. To ensure that our high-quality enrichment classes are accessible to all families, Minneapolis Community Education offers fees on a sliding scale. The class fee is the average cost of providing a class. Families are asked to pay the class fee or pick a price that they can pay. When families participate as they are able, at all levels of our sliding scale, the whole program becomes self-sustaining. Thank you for your consideration as you register for summer programs!

Master the methods of hand building, throwing pots on the wheel, glazing and firing. Limited wheel time. No open studio time. Fee includes clay, glazes, tools and firing.

Improve your throwing techniques as you develop your art. Fee includes up to 25lbs of stoneware clay, glazes, tools and firing. In order to get the most of this class and finish your work, please only sign up if you can commit to the full schedule. There are not make up dates available. This intermediate to advanced pottery class is designed for students who are confident on the wheel and ready to refine their skills. Participants will focus on more advanced throwing techniques, form development, and intentional surface design. Through demonstrations and guided practice, students will explore a variety of decorative approaches—including texture, carving, underglaze painting, and glaze techniques—to elevate both the function and visual impact of their work. If class is full, please enroll for the waitlist. We will contact you if a space becomes available.

No studio? No problem! Kitchen Table Ceramics proves you don’t need a fancy setup to create beautiful pottery. Learn how to create a compact, affordable workspace at home, explore hand-building techniques, and find budget-friendly supplies. We’ll break down the essentials—clay types, glazes, firing options, and key safety tips—so you can confidently craft from your own table. Whether you're a total beginner or a DIY maker, this class gives you everything you need to start creating ceramics at home. Come play with clay, get messy, and have fun making with me! *Note: I’ll provide you with all the knowledge and experience you need to create your own home set up and the clay to make a couple projects. You get to source, build, and customize your tools for working at your own kitchen table.

Learn how to properly throw pots and glaze projects. Fee includes stoneware clay, glazes, tools and firing.

Learn how to properly throw pots and glaze projects. Pick up your finished glazed pieces several weeks after the last class. Material fee includes 25 lbs of stoneware clay, glazes, tools and firing.

Learn how to properly throw pots and glaze projects. Fee includes up to 25lbs of stoneware clay, glazes, tools and firing. In order to get the most of this class and finish your work, please only sign up if you can commit to the full schedule. There are not make up dates available. In an effort to keep the pottery class available for all students, we will be limiting registrations for consecutive quarters, with the exception being going from Pottery level 1 to level 2. If you register for Pottery and were enrolled the previous quarter, we will remove the registration and issue a refund. If class is full, please enroll for the waitlist. We will contact you if a space becomes available.

Improve your throwing techniques as you develop your art. Fee includes 25 pounds of stoneware clay, glazes, tools and firing. Prerequisite: Pottery 1 or experience with wheel throwing.

Gain insights into your data using business intelligence software – Power Business Intelligence. Power BI is a widely used business analytics service offered by Microsoft. Power BI Desktop is a complete data analysis and report creation tool that you install for free. Discover the process of creating interactive reports. Integrate financial, marketing, or any other source data in your accounting system, Excel, or on the Web. Streamline the data to what is needed using Power Query. Create charts, maps, and other visuals to see your data in real time. Delve further into Power Query to ETL (Extract, Transform and Load) your data. Build the Data Model using relationships and DAX (Data Analysis Expressions). Utilize Time Intelligence functions to view YoY or YTD reports. Add user friendly features to enhance your reports and analyze your results. This certificate will enhance your skills in data analysis, giving you greater insight into your organization’s performance and allowing you to make more informed decisions. This Certificate must be taken in the following order: Introduction Intermediate Advanced Courses are online and asynchronous, meaning students may login to the classroom anytime during the course session, day or night, 24/7. For more information, go to our Online Professional Development Certificates & Courses FAQ Class Details: Introduction to Power BI Unit 1: Overview Power BI Components Install Power BI Desktop (free software) Getting started Unit 2: Connect with Data Sources Types of data sources Import Excel and text files Connect to databases (Access) Import data from the Web Unit 3: Transform Data Introduction to Power Query Shape data Filter data Understand the Data Model Unit 4: Creating Reports Overview Create visuals Format reports Share your files Intermediate Power BI Unit 1: Power Query Review the ETL Process Insert columns using different methods Group, Summarize, Pivot, and UnPivot data Merge and Append queries Unit 2: Data Modeling What Data Modeling is Modeling Options Create and manage relationships Create Date table Unit 3: DAX Introduction to DAX Calculate columns and measures Time Intelligence functions Quick Measures Unit 4: Reports Filters versus Slicers Visual Hierarchies and Drill downs Drillthrough Define visual interactions Apply conditional formatting Advanced Power BI Unit 1: Power Query Utilize Column profile, distribution, and quality Perform fuzzy match Duplicate versus Reference queries Debug errors Unit 2: Data Modeling What a Star Schema is Understand relationship types Manage relationships Unit 3: DAX Understand contexts CALCULATE function COALESCE function Compute visual totals accurately Unit 4: Reports Insert Objects Create Bookmarks

Understand the fundamentals of self-defense and various styles of martial arts. You will cover stretching exercises, kicks, punches, blocks, grabs, meditation, stick fighting and up-close techniques. We encourage you to register with a friend so you can practice with a partner. If class is full, please enroll for the waitlist. We will contact you if a space becomes available.