Lakeville Area Community Education

The ACE (Academics, Competencies, Enrichment) Program is an after-school, ISD194 staff supervised program for students in sixth through eighth grade at Century, Kenwood Trail and McGuire Middle Schools. The program provides a positive and safe environment for students to receive homework help. In addition to homework help, students will have the opportunity to learn keyboarding skills, receive help with organization, and also receive one on one help from high school tutors and participate in other enrichment activities. After-school enrichment programs have been shown to help improve student’s confidence, academic achievement, creativity, time management skills, influence teamwork, and relieve stress on working families. Each day students will be provided an after school snack included in the program fee. For more information on the program, please contact Pam at pamela.mcnutt@isd194.org or call 952-232-2172. Fee Assistance available for those who are on the Free/Reduced lunch program. McGuire Middle School     2:55-3:45 pm,Sessions run Tues., Weds. & Thurs. (3 days a week) #592-567   Jan. 29-March 21 (omit 2/26-2/28)     $126/21 days     Meet in Room 112 #593-568   April 9-May 30      $144/24 days  Meet in Room 100

Age 10 1/2-15Gain the skills and confidence to be a great babysitter. This course is fun and fast-paced with hands-on activities, exciting video, role plays and lively discussions. It teaches young people how to: • Care for children and infants • Handle emergencies • Rescue breathing • Communicate effectively with parents • Make good decisions, solve problems and stay safe • Learn business skills such as interviewing for a job Bring a peanut free snack, peanut free lunch and water to class.

Grades 1 and up Let’s get creative and do some fun food crafting! Everyone will leave with 6 delicious cupcakes decorated with frosting, candy and sprinkles! All supplies are provided and include a cupcake carrier to take the cupcakes home in.  Gluten, nuts and other ingredients will be used during this class.

Grades 1st-5th Get ready to laugh, get silly, and try new things, as you prepare for your Variety Show. We use games, activities, skits, and so much more to unlock your confidence and creativity. For your final class, you and your friends will present a whacky variety show for your friends and families! Drama Lab's vision is: Every student belongs on our stage. We accomplish this through our mission: Creating spaces in all places to unlock confidence, creativity, acceptance, and friendship. No audition necessary, Sign up now!

Grades K-5Weather your a Grandmaster or a Beginner this class is for you!Each YEL! Chess class follows four basic components:Teach It!… Each class students are taught different chess concepts and coached to implement those concepts into their chess games.Practice It!… Students practice positions set by the coach to improve their understanding of the concept.Puzzle It!… Students are given chess puzzles (constructed by WIM Serafima Sokolovskaya) and work with coach guidance to solve them.Play It!… Each class ends with students playing 20-30 minutes of chess. Coaches often feature in-class tournaments during the session.Sign up today to THINK, LEARN and PLAY WELL with {YEL!}.

Ages 8–10 Our Home Alone class will provide many necessary tools so your child is well-equipped to stay home safely whether for five minutes or a couple of hours. Does your child know what to do in case of a fire? A stranger at the door? How to use the Internet safely? What if they get hungry and want to make a snack? We will cover these topics and more while identifying what is a real emergency and what is a situation that they can handle on their own or call a trusted adult. Kids will make a basic first aid kit and will receive a home alone safety booklet. Please have your child bring a water bottle and a nut free snack.

Grades K-6 (Broken out by grade) New and returning participants encouraged to join! Learn introductory cheerleading skills such as: motions, jumps, low level stunting, low level tumbling, and sidelines cheers. Class will be quick paced to work on endurance, but taught at a low level to build basic skills. Each session will last 50 minutes. Practice t-shirt included * Mandatory parent meeting at 5 pm on the first day.*

2nd-5th gradesBring your ideas to life and create your very own video game that you and your friends can play online! Each {YEL!} Video Game class follows four basic components:•Teach It!… Students learn different video game design techniques (movement blocks, control blocks, basic animation, adding scores, etc.) •Code It!… Students use Scratch* to code their own video games: i.e. maze runner, asteroid smash and more. •Explore It!… Students can write their own video game code, experiment with it and test new options. Our collaborative learning environment encourages students to learn from each other.•Keep It!… Students can keep their video games online with Scratch and can access it and expand upon it at any time. Sign up today to THINK, LEARN and PLAY WELL with {YEL!}.