Farmington Area Community Education

Rick Stanton, FHS Learner/Family Cultural Advocate and Baseball Coach Ages 4-9 Welcome to the amazing sport of baseball! We are here to help you being your journey into this great American pastime. We will provide baseball basics, such as catching, throwing, hitting techniques, base running, and fielding. We will explore some fun drills and key concepts that will help you grasp the fundamentals of the game. The last day will be a game day for participants! Participants should bring a baseball camp, a glove, and a labeled water bottle. Baseball bats and balls will be provided.

Basketball Tykes Camp Ages 2- 7 DASH Sports Basketball Tykes camps provide players with an introductory experience to the great game of basketball through fun skill-based drills and mini-games. Players will be taught how to properly dribble, pass, shoot, and play defense in a fun and positive environment. Athletes should bring a water bottle & wear athletic clothing & shoes. Balls are provided. Parent participation is required for the 2-3yr old age group and recommended when needed for the 4+ year old age group.

Tracy Crofoot Grades K-5 Beautiful Butterflies camp is a great summer activity for your butterfly enthusiast! Campers will go on a journey of discovery and learn about the wonderful world of butterflies and moths! They will learn about the butterfly’s lifecycle, diet, behavior and migration. Weather permitting, campers will get ‘back to nature’ by venturing outside making their own observations and discoveries just like a naturalist! We will be taking a survey of the butterfly species in the flower gardens and reporting our findings to local scientists. Campers will learn more about becoming a Citizen Scientist and how they can contribute to butterfly conservation too.

Diana Berg Incoming Grades 5-8 Come and learn new skills with your sewing machine! In this camp, youth will learn how to create a rag quilt using a variety of cotton and flannel fabrics. Youth will work on a lap size quilt using a variety of fabrics. This quilt will be backed with flannel, with batting inside. Youth must bring their own sewing machine. There are a few available to borrow. Email youthenrichment@farmington.k12.mn.us to reserve one of the available sewing machines! Kids Beginning Machine Sewing is a pre-requisite for this class.

Learn the techniques to create your own Bob Ross inspired 20 x 16 landscape painting. The wet-on-wet method will have you painting mountains, lakes, rivers, trees, bushes, and sunsets. The relaxed step-by-step instruction will teach you how to use all the equipment provided by your certified Bob Ross instructor. Keep your painting for yourself or give as a gift!

Elpis Enterprises (Karl Erickson) and Sarah Erickson Ages 6 and older Come join us for a fun two hour camp where we will construct, sand, and paint our own bird feeder to take home!

Cheerleading - Tumbling Classes Competition Cheerleading Coaches Grades K - 12 Please contact Coach Jen if you aren't sure which level to sign up for! jkroshus@isd192.org Are you a cheerleader just getting started, an experienced cheerleader who wants to improve your tumbling skills or do you just want to learn how to tumble? Our tumbling class will teach age and level appropriate tumbling skills from forward rolls to full twisting layouts. No experience is needed. You do not need to be a current member of a competition cheer team to enroll in the class. Advanced Grades 1 - 12 This class if for athletes that have tested out of the Back Handspring class or have been evaluated at this level. Athletes will work on adding additional skills such as series tumbling, tucks, layouts and twisting skills. 60 min class

Cheerleading - Tumbling Classes 2024-2025 Competition Cheerleading Coaches Grades K - 12 Please contact Coach Jen if you aren't sure which level to sign up for! jkroshus@isd192.org Are you a cheerleader just getting started, an experienced cheerleader who wants to improve your tumbling skills or do you just want to learn how to tumble? Our tumbling class will teach age and level appropriate tumbling skills from forward rolls to fulls. No experience is needed. You do not need to be a current member of a competition cheer team to enroll in the class. Beginner Ages 3 years - 1st grade This is a beginner level class for beginner tumblers. This class works on the fundamentals that all tumbling skills use - body awareness, hand supports, rolls, cartwheels, round offs, bridges (5+ years only), kick overs (5+ years only), etc. No experience is necessary for this class. 45 minute class.

Cheerleading - Tumbling Classes 2024-2025 Competition Cheerleading Coaches Grades K - 12 Please contact Coach Jen if you aren't sure which level to sign up for! jkroshus@isd192.org Are you a cheerleader just getting started, an experienced cheerleader who wants to improve your tumbling skills or do you just want to learn how to tumble? Our tumbling class will teach age and level appropriate tumbling skills from forward rolls to fulls. No experience is needed. You do not need to be a current member of a competition cheer team to enroll in the class. Intermediate Grades K - 12 This class is for athletes that have tested out of Beginner or have been evaluated at this level. Walkovers are the focus of this class, while also working on increasing speed, power and technique of basic tumbling skills (handstands, cartwheels and round offs). 60 minute class.

{YEL!} Youth Enrichment League Incoming Grades 1-5 The {YEL!} Teach It!…Practice It!...Play It! method keeps chess students progressing with 60+ chess lessons and thousands of puzzles as well as guided games and an end-of-session, in-class tournament. Class fee includes ChessKid.com membership for the session. Battle summer brain drain...sign up today. Visit YELKids.com for more info. All levels welcome.

Abrakadoodle Ages 5-11 If you love clay this is the camp for you. Learn all about sculpting, color-mixing, and decorative design. This summer, we’ll make 3D clay cupcakes, cool coil pots, airdry clay owls with a bright oil pastel finish, a gentle giraffe, clay faces, and more. We’ll use air dry and model magic clay, unique materials, and clay tools to create our sculptures. Bring a beverage and a nut free snack.

Give the gift of learning! The perfect size for everyone! Community Education Gift Certificates can be used for any of our programs. Please provide your email address as gift certificates will be emailed 1-2 business days after purchase.

Competition Cheer Elementary White Placements 2024-2025 Looking for a way to combine stunting, pyramids, cheering, jumping, dancing and tumbling all while being on a team? Join Competition Cheerleading! Competition Teams create a 2.5 minute routine showcasing elite stunts and pyramids with cheer skills, jumps, dance and tumbling. Elementary White is open to boys and girls, grades 2-5 in 2024-2025 Team Information Packets & Program Handbook

Competition Cheerleading – Elementary White Team 2024-2025 Grades 2-5 THIS TEAM IS BY INVITATION ONLY The Elementary White level of competitive cheer focuses on establishing good motion, jump, stunt and dance technique as well as learning how to work together as a team. The team will perform skills appropriate to their ability levels. This is a intermediate-advanced level team that will focus on developing a love for cheer, learning new skills, improving current skills, and will train in technique for jumps, motions, stunting, and dance. Skills performed will be more intermediate-advanced level (extended stunts and one legged skills). They will compete in the Elementary or Elementary Advanced division. White team competes locally (October through January) and at UCA Nationals in Orlando, FL. This team requires travel. Competition schedules will be released in mid-summer. Team Information Packets & Handbook Uniform: approx. $300 + s/h (half due in August - balance due 30 days later) UCA Skills Camp (July 16-18): See Team Info Packet for expenses and due dates Choreography Camp - August TBD & TBD: approx. 9:00am-3:00pm - no additional cost Team Apparel: See Team Info Packet for expenses and due dates UCA Nationals: See Team Info Packet for expenses and due dates Questions? - Program Director Jen Kroshus - jkroshus@isd192.org

Tracy Crofoot Grades K-5 Creepy, Crawly Creatures camp is a great summer activity for your nature enthusiast! Campers will go on a journey of discovery and learn about nature’s most undesirable creatures. They will learn about creatures that are often thought of as pests, but really are beneficial to our environment. Weather permitting, campers will get ‘back to nature’ by venturing outside making their own observations and discoveries just like a naturalist! We will be taking a survey of some species and reporting our findings to local scientists. Campers will learn more about becoming a Citizen Scientist and how they can contribute to conservation too.