Lakeville Area Community Education

** Please note the date of this class has been moved to December 8th. Grades 1 -5 Holiday Elves will be very busy during this holiday gift making extravaganza! Get into the holiday spirit and craft gift items for loved ones! Choose from several different projects including: photo frames, glistening ornaments, countdown to the holidays chalk board plates, wood ornaments and a few surprise gift ideas we will only disclose the day of the event! Each Elf will make 2 projects of their choice! And of course, we will be enjoying delicious holiday treats and listen to festive music while we craft our gifts!

The ACE2 (Academics, Competencies, Enrichment) Program is an after-school, ISD194 staff supervised program for students in 9th grade at Lakeville South High School. The program provides a positive and comfortable environment for students to receive homework help. As students meet their goals, they will have the opportunity to work on skill building and peer leadership opportunities that focus on fundraising for families in need in our community. Each day students will be provided an after school snack included in the program fee.After-school programs have shown great success in improving student's confidence, academic achievement, time management skills, and helps to relieve stress on families in the evening. Take advantage of this great opportunity today. Attendance will be taken each day to allow an accurate count of sessions attended and accountability.Fee assistance available to families on Free and Reduced Lunch.  

Grades 8-12Interested in discussing important current issues and simulating state government? Then Youth in Government (YIG) is for you!  In YIG, students in grades 8-12 pick an area of interest and then assume the role of legislator, court of appeals lawyer, newspaper reporter, lobbyist, or other government position. Students prepare legislation, debate bills, write court briefs, or dozens of other things as they prepare for their particular role. The program culminates with 4 days of model assembly in January at the Minneapolis Hilton and St. Paul Capitol complex.  For more information, please contact Christine Sell at cmsell19@msn.com. IMPORTANT : Full registration fee is $505.00. You must register with 2 organizations:1. Registration fee for Youth in Government for Community Education is $80 - pay this fee online, just click "Enroll Now"  This payment is due on Wednesday, October 31.2. Then register with the YMCA at mnyig.org. The fee to the YMCA is $425 You will need to put a deposit down via credit card with the YMCA. Half of the remaining balance will be drawn from that card on November 6 (first Tuesday in November), with the remainder drawn from that card on December 4 (first Tuesday in December). If you have trouble with the YMCA site, please contact their Customer Service Center at (612) 230-9622.