ISD 728 Community Education

Every financial transaction falls into one or more of five categories involved in bookkeeping. Learn how to create a chart of accounts to meet your needs, as well as double-entry bookkeeping and the process of recording debits and credits. This online course will show you how to identify, analyze and record transactions under the cash basis accounting method. This course is included in the Bookkeeping Certificate course.

Every financial transaction falls into one or more of five categories involved in bookkeeping. Learn how to create a chart of accounts to meet your needs, as well as double-entry bookkeeping and the process of recording debits and credits. This online course will show you how to identify, analyze and record transactions under the cash basis accounting method. This course is included in the Bookkeeping Certificate course.

Explore the magical, mystical unicorn universe with us! We’ll learn the secret recipe for fabulous, glittery unicorn slime and take it home in a unicorn jar so sparkly that it’s guaranteed to dazzle! If you love unicorns, you will LOVE this class. Please pack a nut-free snack and a beverage for your child. Students who are registered for "Lunch Bunch" should bring a nut-free lunch and an additional beverage. *** Registering for a morning and an afternoon class at the same location? Join the "Lunch Bunch!" Community Education will provide a supervised hour between classes for you to enjoy the lunch you brought from home, then will get you to your afternoon class. Lunches should be nut-free and should include a beverage. No resources are available for refrigeration or to heat lunches, so plan accordingly. Parents/Guardians: Please answer "Yes" to the Lunch Bunch question when registering for the morning class. There is no charge, but we need to know who is staying with us for the hour. ***

Did you know that people have been playing Uno since 1971? It's a fun and easy card game! If you don't know how to play, we'll teach you! Join your friends for a fun and competitive tournament. There will be prizes for the top players and snacks for everyone!

Explore what substance addiction is (and isn’t), how it develops, and its devastating ripple effects. Learn what resources are available in the community to assist caregivers and those struggling with addiction and come away with hope in the recovery process. During this three-part series, you will learn about addiction and how you can support others in their recovery journey and help set healthy boundaries. Week One: Unpacking Addiction: Explore what substance addiction is (and isn’t), how it develops, and its devastating ripple effects. Learn what resources are available in the community to assist caregivers and those struggling with addiction; come away with hope in the recovery process. Week Two: Supporting Others in Recovery: When someone you care about is struggling with substance addiction, it can leave you feeling like you are walking blindfolded in a minefield! Learn the do’s and don’ts of supporting someone in addiction or early recovery. Learn how to get your point across in a way that is heard and appreciated. Week Three: Setting Healthy Boundaries: Healthy relationships of all types require setting appropriate boundaries! Setting boundaries between parent and child, spouses, co-workers, neighbors, and more can be easy if you understand how and when to create them. Learn and practice creating some healthy boundaries and how to stand behind the boundaries you set.

Learn how to improve your communication, convey your ideas effectively and understand what is important to others who don't share your personality style. Analyze the four styles used in the DiSC Profile -- Dominance, Influence, Steadiness, and Compliance -- and create action plans for communicating with someone from each. Course fee includes your own DiSC Behavioral Personality Profile assessment and review. This course is included in the Certificate in Workplace Communication course.

Discover the secrets to creating content that commands attention. Find out how to shoot simple, effective videos without costly fancy equipment or savvy technical skills. Learn how to dominate Google and YouTube with your video and to strategically use YouTube to market your business 24/7 -- even while you sleep! This course is included in the Mastering Video Marketing Certificate course.

You can become a content creator! Learn the art of producing video shorts for TikTok, YouTube Shorts, and Instagram Reels. Edit the video and add motion graphics and special effects to your video short, while practicing storytelling and film production techniques. Explore the art and science behind creating compelling short videos that resonate with audiences. Bring a USB drive (at least 8 GB) to save your video on the last day. Please bring a nut-free snack, a water bottle, and recess attire. Please note: This class has an early registration deadline of June 4. *** Registering for a morning and an afternoon class at the same location? Join the "Lunch Bunch!" Community Education will provide a supervised hour between classes for you to enjoy the lunch you brought from home, then will get you to your afternoon class. Lunches should be nut-free and should include a beverage. No resources are available for refrigeration or to heat lunches, so plan accordingly. Parents/Guardians: Please answer "Yes" to the Lunch Bunch question when registering for the morning class. There is no charge, but we need to know who is staying with us for the hour. ***

Become an environmental scientist as you learn how to test and analyze the quality of water. Through hands-on experiments, you'll measure key factors such as pH levels, turbidity, dissolved oxygen, and contamination using safe and easy-to-use tools. Discover how water quality affects ecosystems and human health. By the end of the class, you will understand the importance of clean water, learn the science behind water testing, and develop skills that are crucial for environmental stewardship. Please bring a nut-free snack and a beverage each day. Students registered for "Lunch Bunch" should bring a nut-free lunch and an additional beverage. *** Registering for a morning and an afternoon class at the same location? Join the "Lunch Bunch!" Community Education will provide a supervised hour between classes for you to enjoy the lunch you brought from home, then will get you to your afternoon class. Lunches should be nut-free and should include a beverage. No resources are available for refrigeration or to heat lunches, so plan accordingly. Parents/Guardians: Please answer "Yes" to the Lunch Bunch question when registering for the morning class. There is no charge, but we need to know who is staying with us for the hour. ***

Lace up your tennis shoes and meet us on the trails this summer! Explore the beautiful trails at Woodland Trails Regional Park in Elk River! Parks and trails are suitable for wheelchairs; the trails are mostly flat but have some hills. Wear comfortable shoes and clothing, bring a water bottle, and don't forget the sunscreen! We will cancel if the weather is bad. OPTIONAL: Bring a picnic dinner to enjoy after class.

Spend the whole week with the horses! Ride every day, learn how to braid manes and tails with ribbon, groom and care for the horses (including bathing) and feed them at the end of the day. Spend time outdoors and build lasting friendships with fellow horse lovers! Campers are broken into smaller groups of similar riding experience. At the end of the week, parents and family are invited to a performance to see what you've been learning! Please note that riding takes up about 1 hour per day in an arena and consists of learning how to steer, stop, turn, and walk/trot on your own. Campers will spend time on the ground with horses through the rest of the day. Wear long pants, closed-toed shoes (no flip-flops!), and appropriate clothes for weather inside and outside of the barn. Bring sunscreen, a hat, bug spray, a lunch, snacks and plenty to drink each day. Drop-off is at 9am and pick-up is at 3pm each day. There is a "show" for the parents on Friday at 1:30pm. Please complete and submit the online Boulder Pointe Camp Waiver Form found here.

Understanding diversity, equity, and inclusion is critical to the professional success of any individual or team. This course will differentiate diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice. We will discuss how these phenomena present in the workplace and impact our interactions with others. Discover how diversity benefits your work team, how to promote a sense of belonging in the workplace, the difference between equity and equality, and why justice is so difficult to achieve. This course is included in the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the Workplace certificate course.

There's so much more to theater than what you see on stage! Discover the magic happening behind the curtain! Dive into the exciting world of Technical Theatre -- set building, prop creation, and lighting and sound design -- for Community Education's middle school presentation of Willy Wonka Jr. Become part of the Production Team helping to run the show like a pro! Have some hands-on fun as we paint, build, and create Willy Wonka's whimsical world! No experience is necessary. Snag a cool show t-shirt and get free tickets to the High School presentation of Willy Wonka Jr. on July 18 or 19. Please pack a lunch, water bottle, and snacks each day, and wear your painting clothes! Make sure to bring work gloves and some ear and eye protection daily, too. Sneakers or closed-toe shoes are a must for safety! For tech and performance nights, you will need to wear all-black shirts and pants. Parents, we need your help! Join our team of volunteers and be part of this amazing experience as we bring the show to life. Let’s make some theatrical magic together! Please contact the Community Education office at 763-241-3520 for more information. Work Schedule: Mon-Thurs, Jun 30-Jul 3 and Mon-Wed, Jul 7-9, 9am-4pm; Thursday, Jul 10, 9am-end of performance (Pizza dinner provided; students will not leave between rehearsal and performance); Friday, Jul 11, 5pm-end of performance Performances: Thursday, Jul 10, 7pm; Friday, Jul 11, 7pm Please note: This class has an early registration deadline of June 9.

Ever dream of stepping into the theater world without the spotlight glaring at you? Tech crew is your backstage pass! Whether you're a soundboard newbie or a seasoned set-builder, this is your perfect fit! We’ll be crafting and painting sets, hunting down quirky props, and diving deep into the magical realms of lighting, sound, and projections for Community Education's dazzling production of Willy Wonka Jr. Join the production team and help the magic unfold! Every superstar participant gets a snazzy show t-shirt and 2 free tickets to the Middle School production or Willy Wonka Kids presentation. Check schedules for their performance dates. Please pack a lunch, a water bottle, snacks, your paint clothes, work gloves, and some ear and eye protection each day. Sneakers or closed-toe shoes every day are also a must. Parents, we’d love your helping hands as well to make this show a blockbuster! Please contact the Community Education office at 763-241-3520 for more information. Work Schedule: Mon-Thu, Jul 7-10, and Tue-Thu, Jul 15-17, 9am-4pm; Friday, Jul 18, 9am-end of performance (Pizza dinner provided; students will not leave between rehearsal and performance); Saturday, Jul 19, 5pm-end of performance; Monday, Jul 21, 10am-4pm - Strike and tech pizza party! Performances: Friday, Jul 18, 7pm, Saturday, Jul 19, 7pm Please note: This class has an early registration deadline of June 16.

Step into a world of pure imagination—and pizza! Join us for a deliciously fun evening that begins with a pizza party and ends with a golden ticket to the Willy Wonka play performed by our talented Community Education students. Whether you're a fan of chocolate rivers, Oompa Loompas, or just really into pepperoni, this event is the perfect recipe for a good time. Bring your appetite, your sense of wonder, and maybe a Wonka bar (just in case there’s a golden ticket hiding inside).If the assistant is planning on eating with the group and attending the show, please register using the "Participant & Assistant Participating" fee code so we can order enough food and reserve enough tickets. Performance: Thursday, July 10 at 7pm, with Pizza Party starting at 5:30pm

Step into a sweet winter wonderland in this joyful holiday cookie workshop cook-along experience led by instructor, Tess. Learn to create FOUR amazing gourmet cookies from scratch using two types of dough, using Tess’ original recipes. The only requirement is being able to keep the recipes secret! First up, MONSTER COOKIE DOUGH will be used to craft two DIFFERENT types of Monster Cookies, one of which actually looks like the beloved Cookie Monster. The other dough is more classic, albeit moist, delicious, and decadent. They are MASSIVE, colorful, chewy, and loaded with festive mix-ins that are just as fun to make as they are to eat. Next, an out of this world dough will be created using a recipe Tess has never shared before that uses very unconventional mixing techniques. The dough will be used to create the ultimate bakery NYC-Style stuffed cookies filled with dreamy, indulgent centers like cheesecake, and fudgy brownie. Cookies will then be created using unconventional shaping and baking techniques! Tess will also demonstrate how to stuff cookies with the viral Dubai Chocolate, and how to create her version of a most delicious Apple Crumble Stuffed NYC-style cookie. Equipment: Stand mixer is required. Hand mixers do not have enough power to mix the dough. The registration fee covers immediate family members living in the same household only. If children are participating, adult supervision is required. A few days after the class, you will receive an additional email with the recipes used during the class.

WordPress is the most popular content management system (CMS) for website and blog design. You'll learn how to build a simple WordPress website or blog, create pages and content, and work with themes, widgets and plug-ins. You'll modify pages by hand-coding, and learn simple and effective search engine optimization techniques that will improve your website ranking.

Discover the keys to tapping into your reader's emotions, whether writing for email promotions, website, or print marketing. Explore sentence construction and pitfalls, as well as words to avoid! Uncover no-nonsense tips for creating copy that will draw your readers in. Learn how to use testimonials, images, and editing to enhance your copy. This course is included in the Certificate in Marketing course.

Getting the word out is an essential activity for every business or organization. Being able to write a good news story, press release or publicity notice is a skill that can set you apart in the workplace! Acquire the skills good journalists have and learn how to craft a news story, press release or publicity notice that will get attention. This course is included in the Certificate in Business Writing Course.

Shake the cup and roll the dice! Whether you're a seasoned player or new to the game, you're in for an exciting evening of fun and friendly competition at our Yahtzee Game Night! Before the dice start rolling, build your own trail mix to help keep you energized throughout the night. If your assistant plans to create some trail mix, please register using the "Participant & Assistant Participating" fee code so we can order enough supplies.

Get ready for an exciting evening of fun and friendly competition at our Yahtzee Game Night! Whether you're a seasoned player or new to the game, this event is perfect for everyone. A delicious yogurt parfait will help keep you energized throughout the night. If your assistant plans to eat with the group, please register using the "Participant & Assistant Participating" fee code so we can order enough food.