This is a non-separating class (child and caregiver spend entire class together). Celebrate the power of connection, laughter, and love within Black families. This class centers the richness of Black culture, traditions, and resilience, offering space to share joyful moments and tools to nurture strong, positive relationships. Families will explore everyday ways to uplift one another and build a lasting legacy of joy. ECFE classes are priced on a sliding fee schedule based on family income. Please choose the fee that best fits your family budget. A 10% surcharge will be applied to fees for Non-Minneapolis residents.

This is a non-separating class (child and caregiver spend the entire class together). Celebrate the power of connection, laughter, and love within Black families. This class centers the richness of Black culture, traditions, and resilience, offering space to share joyful moments and tools to nurture strong, positive relationships. Families will explore everyday ways to uplift one another and build a lasting legacy of joy. ECFE classes are priced on a sliding fee schedule based on family income. Please choose the fee that best fits your family budget. A 10% surcharge will be applied to fees for Non-Minneapolis residents.

This is a non-separating class (child and caregiver spend the entire class time together). Explore the needs specific to the common concerns of young Black/Brown children while connecting with other caregivers. ECFE classes are priced on a sliding fee schedule based on family income. Please choose the fee that best fits your family budget. A 10% surcharge will be applied to fees for Non-Minneapolis residents.

Get inspired by your favorite board games and create your own! Use the design process to come up with unique rules and fun challenges, and bring your game to life with a variety of artistic mediums. Then test out your new game with friends and see who will win! Register your child for a morning class and an afternoon class and we will provide lunch and supervision free of charge from 12-1 pm. When signing up for the morning class, you will be able to choose the option “Stay for free lunch and recess from 12:00 – 1:00 pm” as you complete your registration. 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 offering a class. Families are asked to pick the class fee or the price that they are able to 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 sign up for summer programs!

Don’t be afraid to get messy as you finger paint, make paper mache masterpieces and create all sorts of ooey, gooey artwork. Register your child for a morning class and an afternoon class and we will provide lunch and supervision free of charge from 12-1 pm. When signing up for the morning class, you will be able to choose the option “Stay for free lunch and recess from 12:00 – 1:00 pm” as you complete your registration. 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 offering a class. Families are asked to pick the class fee or the price that they are able to 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 sign up for summer programs!

Don’t be afraid to get messy as you finger paint, make paper mache masterpieces and create all sorts of ooey, gooey artwork. Register your child for a morning class and an afternoon class and we will provide lunch and supervision free of charge from 12-1 pm. When signing up for the morning class, you will be able to choose the option “Stay for free lunch and recess from 12:00 – 1:00 pm” as you complete your registration. 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 offering a class. Families are asked to pick the class fee or the price that they are able to 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 sign up for summer programs!

Create a bubbly gooey slimy mess! Campers will mix, stretch, squish, and experiment with slime, goo, and bubbles. 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!

Civil Rights Tour postponed to April, 2027. If interested, please enroll and we will contact you when we have more information on this tour! Thank you.

Join us this October to photograph the spectacular fall colors around Duluth! Tour includes 4 guided photo shoots over our twp-day trip. Bonus: Saturday evening shoot of the lighted aerial lift bridge. Bring your digital camrera or cell phones (cell phones with advanced quality.will result in better distance photos) Gil Dignan, resident Mpls Community Ed photography instructor for over 30 years, will be on the bus with us. As we head north, Gil will lead a class reviewing the settings on your phone, offer pro tips and share photo ideas. Our group will stay overnight at the Hampton Inn Canal Park. Price includes 5 Guided Photo Shoots,, Motorcoach Bus, 1 Night Lodging at Hampton Inn Canal Park, Coffee and Rolls Sat. am at Tobies in Hinkley, 2 Light Lunches, Sun am Breakfast at Hotel & Photography Guide on the bus. On Your Own: One Dinner in Canal Park area. TIME: 6:45 am Board Bus 7:00 am Bus Departs Southwest High School @ 7:00 pm @ Return to Southwest High School PICK UP LOCATION: Southwest High School - 3414 W. 47th Street, Mpls, MN 55410 NOTE: Only transfer of registration available after August 3rd. No refunds unless we can fill your spot from our waitlist. Deposit of $400 due with registration. NOTE: Final payment due August 3rd. Final Payment Due: 60 Days Prior to Departure Overnight Tour Cancelation Policy: - 60 Days Prior to Departure: 100% Refund of Trip Fee less $5 Processing Fee - 59-45 Days Prior to Departure: 90% Refund of Trip Fee OR $50 admin fee if we can fill your spot (or if you find someone to fill your spot) - 44-16 Days Prior to Departure: 50% of Trip Fee OR $100 admin fee if we can fill your spot (or if you find someone to fill your spot) - 14 Days or Less: We will work to get you a return for some recoverable costs. This will vary by tour and date of cancelation. No guarantees. If tour is sold out, please enroll for the waitlist. We will notify you is a spot becomes available.