Farmington Area Community Education

ACT Prep Classes Advantage Educational Programs Grades 10-12 The ACT Preparatory Courses are designed for those who wish to improve their test-taking skills and their overall scores on the college entrance exams. The course includes diagnostic testing, strategies for answering questions in all testing areas, instruction in time management, essay writing, and more. Youth can choose to attend classes located at Farmington High School, online, or at other area schools. In-School Course Students preferring the traditional teaching format with an in-person instructor should choose this course. It consists of four, three-hour classes, meeting at a specific location, one day a week. Students who miss a class will be provided with access to recorded virtual online instruction. Tuition for the 12-hour ACT in-person course is $180, with all class materials included. Students can also repeat the course online at any time, until they graduate, free of charge. To enroll at Farmington High School - returning Fall 2024 To enroll in an ACT course at another site - please visit https://advantageprep.net/ Once you are registered, you will be contacted by email or phone with your classroom assignment approximately 7-10 days before classes begin. Virtual Course This course is designed for students who prefer to prep for the ACT in a virtual classroom. Four, three-hour classes are taught live via zoom by an Advantage instructor. Tuition for this course is $180. Internet connection and a computer or tablet is required. This course can also be repeated at no extra charge. To enroll for the virtual course - select YS24-ACT925 Self-Paced Online Course This course is designed for students preferring to prepare for the ACT exam on their own schedule and at their own pace. Instruction is pre-recorded and provided online using videos and slides. Once enrolled, students may use the access code they receive to navigate through the course on their own timeline throughout the year. Tuition for this course is $80. To enroll for the online course - select YW24-ACTONLINE888. **Please note, students need a gmail account to access course information. School-issued email addresses are blocked. To create a free account click here. Once enrolled, students are sent an access code for their class via email and can begin preparing. Participants will receive more information regarding class access in their course registration confirmation. Online course materials are available at any time and are accessible for a full year, however, you can re-enroll to access the course again, free of charge.

{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.

Math by Mail - Completed Grades 7-9 Brent Lackas & Tanya Ravnholdt For students who will complete grades 7-9 in the 2023-2024 school year Course materials will be sent out to participants in early June, or after your child registers, via email. No registrations accepted after June 30, 2024. Math-by-Mail is a summer opportunity to keep young minds active with this locally developed curriculum. Math practice accompanied by enrichment activities for the upcoming summer months. Created by current middle school math teachers with 50+ years of combined experience! Minnesota State Standards, Math Frameworks MCA strands, and current Minnesota Benchmarks are the foundational basis for this curriculum. With creative problem solving, multiple choice, short answer and vocabulary embedded into an 8-week course of independent study, students will maintain or increase the level of their math understanding, in addition to reviewing the recommended targets suggested by grade level in the Minnesota School Academic Standards for mathematics. Each student will be given a pretest to assess the appropriate skill level necessary to strengthen their individual math needs, unlike other programs that are exclusively grade level driven. Students will receive an 8-lesson packet to complete at their own pace throughout the summer. As students finish packets, they are mailed back for feedback and then returned to the students. All packets are due back by August 9 in order to provide timely feedback before the 2024 school year begins. Math-by-Mail is expanding its options to do math! How exciting! Not only are we offering our predetermined set of 8 packets, we will also offer an ala carte menu! Our added approach allows for individual choice regarding the skills and concepts students and parents can request to build math confidence. Still an 8 week course with a self paced approach! Student completed packets should be mailed (USPS) to Math-by-Mail. We will then provide feedback and return corrected packets to students via USPS. As always the goal of Math-by-Mail is to provide rich content to maintain mathematical understanding!

Math by Mail - Completed Grades K-6 Jill Yeager MA Ed For students who have completed grades K-6 in the 23-24 school year Course materials will be sent out the week of June 3, please expect to receive them by mid June. No registrations accepted after June 30, 2024. Summer Math is not a tutoring program and it is not an enrichment program to advance students ahead. It offers practice of previously learned concepts to keep skills sharp and build confidence. When all lessons are completed, students will receive a certificate of achievement and restaurant meal coupon. Completed Grades Kindergarten-1st The Kindergarten-1st grade Summer Math by Mail has been developed to review and enrich math concepts for those just completing these grades. The curriculum is designed exclusively for students just completing kindergarten or students just completing first grade. Students will take a pre-test and fill out a questionnaire to individualize their program, then participants will receive ten weeks of lessons. After they have completed a week’s worth of work, mail it in and we’ll make corrections, provide comments and mail it back. Students work at their own pace. Kids love receiving their returned assignments each week in the mail! Completed Grades 2nd-6th Keep your math skills sharp over the summer! This 10 week correspondence program was developed by a veteran teacher. Materials that students will cover during the summer review support concepts they have encountered during their previous school year. Students will take a pre-test and fill out a questionnaire to individualize their program. Students will then receive nine weeks of materials. Each week’s packet will include five math lessons with problem-solving activities. The activities will apply to a specific math concept or strand. After the student has completed a packet they will mail it in. We’ll make corrections, provide feedback and mail it back. Students may start and finish the course at their own pace throughout the strands.

Master Jeff Wood- Young Americans Schools of Self-Defense Ages 5-16 This class will empower youth ages 5 and older with non-aggressive skills and techniques to protect themselves from those who would attempt to do harm. This program also provides self-confidence, physical fitness, respect for authority, improved academic performance, and responsible citizenship. Come see for yourself how this class will have a profoundly positive and lasting impact upon your child. Master Jeff Wood Master Jeff has been a Martial Arts student continuously since September of 1964, studying multiple styles in the United States, Korea, Japan, and China. In 1981 he began his career as an instructor, and over the past 40 years has devoted himself to helping all his students achieve their highest potential in all aspects of their self-defense training. Master Wood currently holds a 5th Dan Black Belt in Tae Kwon Do and is the President of the Young Americans Schools of Self-Defense in the state of Minnesota. https://youngamericans-mn.com/.