Community Education
Upcoming Community Events
April 11: Volunteers Needed for Career, Internship, and Volunteer Fair
April 12: Conscious Discipline Community Connection 9:30-10:45 am at DEC
April 26: RITE of Spring 10 am-1 pm at Wildwood Elementary
May 1: Nature Night 5-7 pm at Wildwood Elementary
May 7: Community Lunch 11:30 am-1 pm at DEC
May 9: Food Truck Friday 5-7 pm at DEC
May 15: Vehicle Fair 6-7:30 pm at Wildwood Elementary
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This Issue's Top Highlights
Community Education News
2025 Winter/Spring Courses & Events
Spring is in full swing–and so are our courses and events! Learners have been busy trying out new classes and experiences over the last month. Explore your passions or develop a new hobby in a class this spring; registration is on Eleyo.
Summer Registration is Live
Registration is now open for our summer classes and programs! Browse opportunities on Eleyo to explore your passions and connect with your community this summer.
Did you know? We hit a Mahtomedi Community Education record with over 1,000 enrollments on the first day of summer registration this year! Thank you, Zephyrs, for making this day so successful!
Offerings Not in Catalog
Sometimes, we have offerings that don’t make our print catalog. You won’t want to miss these recently added summer classes and events!
Class descriptions and registration are always available at https://mahtomedi.ce.eleyo.com/
⭐️ Tennis Lessons: Don’t miss co-ed tennis lessons for grades prek-K, 1-4, and 5-8. Your child will learn the basic skills and fundamentals to enjoy this lifetime sport! Click here to register.
⭐️ Day Trip: Winona Boat Cruise & Lake City Lunch: Open to adults; join us for a relaxing adventure on the Mississippi. Click here to register.
⭐️Basics of Estate Planning: Open to adults; this NEW course taught by experienced attorneys will empower you to create an estate plan to meet your personal goals. Click here to register.
⭐️ Park Playdates: Children ages 0-5 and their parents or caregivers are encouraged to attend these free playdates! An Early Childhood Teacher will lead playtime with a song, story, and craft. Click here to register.
You Shared, We Listened
The popularity of flag football is on the rise nationwide. We heard from community members that there is an interest in providing more flag football opportunities for our youth. We are excited to now offer Girls Flag Football for grades 3-5 and 6-8; spots are filling fast! Register on Eleyo.
Conscious Discipline Community Connection
Families with children ages 0-7 are encouraged to join us for the free Conscious Discipline Community Connection event on April 12 from 9:30-10:45 am at the District Education Center! Learn about the social-emotional learning curriculum called Conscious Discipline while enjoying coffee and conversation and engaging activities to connect with your children. Registration required.
RITE of Spring Event
Join us for the free RITE of Spring: Really Into the Earth community event on April 26 from 10 am-1 pm at Wildwood Elementary. Step into Spring with hands-on workshops, activities for children, and information stations about recycling and caring for our environment.
Do you have household items you’ve been needing to recycle? Washington County will be on site for free recycling from 8 am-2 pm. Prescription drop-off will be available from 10 am-1 pm.
Instructor Spotlights
We are grateful for our Mahtomedi Community Education instructors and proud of the classes and opportunities they share with our community! Make sure to follow our Facebook and Instagram as we continue our instructor spotlight series.
Learn about instructor/coach Dana Pederson’s impressive volleyball journey here.
Volunteers Needed: MHS Career, Internship, and Volunteer Fair
We are working collaboratively with Mahtomedi Public Schools to advance the strategic plan. Here is one way we are supporting high school students with career and life skills!
We are seeking volunteers to support Mahtomedi High School students at the MHS Career, Internship, and Volunteer Fair on April 11, 2025. Click here to sign up to volunteer
Business/Organization Volunteers: Whether you're looking to recruit dedicated interns, employees, or volunteers, this fair is your chance to build meaningful connections with MHS students.
Community Volunteers: We are also seeking volunteers to share their time reviewing student resumes, providing tips, and answering student questions on interviewing or other preparation ideas.
This event is organized by Mahtomedi Public Schools and Mahtomedi Community Education.
Around Community Education
Families Find Joy and Connection at Community Events
Mahtomedi Community Education recently hosted two annual community events for families: the Community Baby Shower and Sweetheart Dance.
At the Community Baby Shower, families with infants 0-12 months spent time meeting each other and our Parent Educators, participating in activities such as baby yoga, and connecting with and receiving valuable infant resources from our local partners. Click here to learn more and see photos from the event.
The popular Sweetheart Dance, which started back in 2016 at the District Education Center, brought back many familiar faces this year! Mahtomedi Community Education is always looking for new ways to make our community events better, and after taking feedback from community members that the event needed more space, we hosted the event at Mahtomedi Middle School this year. With more space, families could come off the waitlist and we had over 120 children plus their moms, dads, aunts, uncles, and special adults attend! Click here to see sweet photos and behind-the-scenes moments from the evening.
We have several family-friendly community events coming up this spring including Nature Night, Community Lunch, and Food Truck Friday!
Middle School Youth Night
Mahtomedi Community Education recently hosted its second Middle School Youth Night. This event started as a commitment to ensuring our Middle School students have opportunities to socialize and connect with their peers. Check out this comment from a parent: “The MMS Youth Night was my child's "high of the week." Thank you, Mahtomedi Community Education for your commitment to helping our middle school-age students have fun opportunities to socialize in a joyful way. There were so many fun activities and we appreciate your work on this special event!” Click here to see fun photos from the event.
Do you have a Middle School-aged student? We have several upcoming classes that are great opportunities for students in grades 6-8 to socialize and connect with their peers: TGA Pickleball, Card, RPG & Strategy Games Club, Basic Cake Decorating.
MAC Garage Sale
Students in our Mahtomedi Adventure Club (MAC) childcare program recently participated in their highly-anticipated garage sale. This fun tradition, which has been going on for seven years, is a favorite of many of our students! Each student brought a beach towel to use as their storefront and a collection of toys and items from around their house to sell. After pricing their items, they were each awarded 5 MAC bucks and encouraged to let the buying/selling begin! Click here to see delightful photos from the garage sale.
Curiosity Club
Mahtomedi's youngest learners ages 4-8 have an opportunity through Mahtomedi Community Education to let their imaginations roam in an outdoor learning program called Curiosity Club, led by Ms. Amanda. Students recently gathered after school for the first session this season, called Winter Wonders, where they learned about different animal tracks such as deer, bobcat, rabbit, squirrel, and turkey. They then explored the woodlands, searching the snow and excitedly signaling to each other when they found tracks. Click here to hear from Ms. Amanda about the impact of Curiosity Club.
We love seeing community members like Ms. Amanda help us create new opportunities such as Curiosity Club. We are always looking for new ideas and instructors from our community; send your ideas to communityed@isd832.net.
Mahtomedi Esports Team Secures Three State Championships
Congratulations to the Mahtomedi Varsity Esports Team who recently brought home three championships at the Minnesota Varsity League (MNVL) State Finals! After two action-packed days, our Zephyrs took home first place in three events: Chess: Noah House (Class of 2025), Mario Kart 8: Bodhi Ziemann (Class of 2025) and Malachi Lim (Class of 2026), and Minecraft: Jackson Stout (Class of 2026), Taelin Richmond (Class of 2026), Malachi Lim, and Bodhi Ziemann. Taelin Richmond was also one of two students from the entire league chosen for the William Merida Inclusivity Award. Esports is an MHS varsity-level student-led program, advised by MHS Math Teacher Mike Isola. Mahtomedi Community Education supports the team and is proud to help ensure opportunities like these exist for our students to explore and excel in their unique interests. Click here to learn more about the competition.
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