BEA Community Education

PLEASE NOTE: the date for this class was originally planned for Thursday, March 13. Due to a conflict, it has now been moved to Thursday, March 6, 6:00, BEAHS art room. Spring Faux Wreath🎋🌼🌸 (Adults & Teens) Create a spring wreath with faux flowers and greenery. It can be a perfect piece for your front door or in any room of your home. Demonstrations and assistance to each student will be provided by the instructor during the assembly time of the wreath. Please bring fabric scissors, a hot glue gun, glue sticks, and a wire cutter. Register by March 6. Instructor: Lynette Dorfner. Fee: $45. Includes all supplies in a variety of color options for a 14-inch wreath. 💻Register online at https://blueeartharea.revtrak.net/Community-Ed/ or 📱give us a call in the Community Ed office at 507-526-3172.

🧑‍🍳Barbara Carlson’s Creative Kitchen Series Do you find yourself in a culinary rut? Spice up your kitchen adventures by joining Barbara for this exciting cooking class! 🫒🧄🧅 Greek Foods (Adults & Teens) Explore a bit of Greece and Greek cuisine! We will experiment with a variety of foods from Greece. Please register by February 3. PLEASE NOTE: the date for this class was originally planned for January 30. Due to a conflict, it has been moved to Monday, February 10, 6:00, BEAHS. 💻Register online at https://blueeartharea.revtrak.net/Community-Ed/ or 📱give us a call in the Community Ed office at 507-526-3172.

Ceramic Painting Classes 🎨🖌 (Grades K-3) Paint your own unique masterpiece! Choose a ceramic shark or unicorn piggy bank to paint. 💻Register online at https://blueeartharea.revtrak.net/Community-Ed/ or 📱give us a call in the Community Ed office at 507-526-3172.

Groundhog Day Snacks (Grades- 2-6) Prepare for Groundhog's Day by making some fun little critters of your own to gnaw on! 💻Register online at https://blueeartharea.revtrak.net/Community-Ed/ or 📱give us a call in the Community Ed office at 507-526-3172.

Thinking Money For Kids! at the Blue Earth Community Library (Grades K-5) Create your own farm, learn about pet adoption, become a party planner! Kids can do all these things while becoming a financial whiz at the Blue Earth Community Library thanks to the Thinking Money for Kids program from the FINRA Foundation and the American Library Association. Facilitator: Heidi Schutt. Fee: FREE! These Mondays from 3:00-4:30 pm: January 27 - Pet Cents (Recommended ages 8-11+) March 31 - Making Mooo-Lah (Recommended ages 5-12+) April 21 - Penny Pinchers’ Party (Recommended ages 5-12+) Blue Earth Community Library Students will meet in the Community Ed office after school, and walk with a staff person to the library. Parents, please pick up your child at the library after class. 💻Register online at https://blueeartharea.revtrak.net/Community-Ed/ or 📱give us a call in the Community Ed office at 507-526-3172.

There is no reason to slip and slide, chill and chatter or bundle beyond recognition! Meet a friend or enjoy the quiet solitude of hall walking at the elementary and middle school buildings. Enter door “Q” on the 6th Street side. $5 pays your way to better health for the entire school year. Monday – Friday (School Days Only) 6:45 – 7:45 am and 3:30 – 5:30 pm Elementary & Middle School 💻Register online at https://blueeartharea.revtrak.net/Community-Ed/ or 📱give us a call in the Community Ed office at 507-526-3172.

Instant Guitar for Hopelessly Busy People (Online Class) (Adults and teens ages 13+) Have you ever wanted to learn the guitar but simply find it difficult to find the time? In just a few hours you can learn enough about playing the guitar to give you years of musical enjoyment, and you won’t have to take private lessons to do it. This crash course will teach you some basic chords and get you playing along with your favorite songs right away. Since this class is being held online with ZOOM, you will be able to sit at home with your guitar and take this class without any pressure at all. Since the class includes an online book and online follow-up video lessons, you will be able to continue your practice and study on your own. An optional weekly online question and answer session is also included. 💻Register online at https://blueeartharea.revtrak.net/Community-Ed/ or 📱give us a call in the Community Ed office at 507-526-3172.

Instant Piano for Hopelessly Busy People (Online Class) (Adult) In just a few hours, you can learn enough secrets of the trade to give you years of musical enjoyment. Learn to play piano the way professionals do—using chords. Since this class is being held online with ZOOM, you will be able to sit at your piano or keyboard at home and take this course with no pressure at all. And since this course includes an online book and follow-up video lessons, you will be able to continue your practice and study on your own. An optional weekly periodic online questions and answer session is also included. A recording of the class is included as well. The course is partly lecture/demonstration and partly hands-on instruction. 💻Register online at https://blueeartharea.revtrak.net/Community-Ed/ or 📱give us a call in the Community Ed office at 507-526-3172.

🎾Our apologies to the BEA Tennis Association! The QR code published in our current Community Ed booklet was last year's code. Click on this link to sign up for free Tennis lessons at the Faribault County Fitness Center: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C094FA4AF28ABF4CF8-53469152-tennis#/ These sessions are free, but if you are not a member of the Faribault County Fitness Center, there is a Fitness Center usage fee of $50 (payable to FCFC) for the 6 sessions. If classes reach capacity, priority is given to Blue Earth Area students.

In an effort to help take the stress 🤯 out of the Science Fair, we are offering two sessions to help support our sixth grade students, and any participating 5th graders. Come to either session you would find useful—or both! All sessions will start in the K-7 Media Center. 🧪 💻Register online at https://blueeartharea.revtrak.net/Community-Ed/ OR 📱give us a call in the Community Ed office at 507-526-3172.

Registration is now open for Brower's BUCS Mystery Book Club! 📚🕵️‍♂️Hey Readers! Ready for the coolest adventure ever? Dive into the BUCS Mystery Book Club for 6th & 7th graders! Imagine this – You, your pals, and a mystery book waiting to be cracked open - we meet up every two weeks to unravel the story together and chat about characters, likes, dislikes, etc! No boring stuff, just the thrill of the story. The catch? You don’t know the book until you open it! Mystery, right? 🔍 Parents and teachers, get ready for your kids to become page-turning champions and discussion masters! 🏆 📖 So, what do you say? Let’s make reading the coolest thing ever! BUCS Mystery Book Club – where the fun never stops! 💻Register online at https://blueeartharea.revtrak.net/Community-Ed/ or 📱give us a call in the Community Ed office at 507-526-3172.

Easily our most popular activity for grades K-6, the Winter Cheer Clinic is early this year--January 13! Let's get those registrations in, so we can order t-shirts right after school is back in session. Register now on our webstore at https://blueeartharea.revtrak.net/Community-Ed/ or return the registration forms that were sent home before break (with payment) when we return to school on January 2. Go Bucs! 📣

A sure sign of the new year--the Community Ed booklet will be arriving in your mailbox any moment! Click here for a sneak peak: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1O6mL6ZlTuhENeSuYbfBjtQM2319mwHQ7/view?usp=sharing Register here: https://blueeartharea.revtrak.net/Community-Ed/ 🏫Read up on the latest at Blue Earth Area Schools in the current edition of the BEA Briefing: https://drive.google.com/file/d/17KJptk2-GCfo8A9tIP8BKLel7Fdbp4fY/view?usp=sharing

🎄Festive fun and sweet creations! Barbara Carlson's Christmas Treats class was a delicious success as students assembled, decorated, and shared holiday goodies. Smiles, teamwork, and tasty treats filled the room! 🍭🍬

🧁What can we say about Dawn Doyle? For over 25 wonderful years, Dawn has filled our Community Ed program with the laughter of delighted children, the sweetness of sticky fingers, and the joy of candy-covered creations. With her guidance, hundreds of gingerbread houses, spring-themed cookies, cupcakes, and Valentine’s treats have been lovingly decorated, creating cherished memories for countless kids and their families. 🍬🍭 As Dawn hangs up her Community Ed Apron for the final time, the Blue Earth Area Community Education team extends our heartfelt thanks to Dawn for her incredible dedication and enthusiasm. Her classes have brought so much happiness, and her preparation and care behind the scenes never went unnoticed. Dawn, you’ve made a lasting impact on our community, and we will deeply miss including your classes in our seasonal offerings. Thank you for everything—you’ve been a true gift to us all!

Wrestling (Grades K-2) & (Grades 3-6) Wrestlers of all skill levels are welcome and will be coached to develop diligence, courage, fairness, honor and persistence in the sport. Practice on school days only. A t-shirt will be provided, so please include your size when you register. 💻Register online at https://blueeartharea.revtrak.net/Community-Ed/ or 📱give us a call in the Community Ed office at 507-526-3172.

A big thank you to instructor Barbara Carlson and everyone who joined our Bierocks/Runzas class! The turnout was awesome and judging by the photos, they nailed it—those bierocks look --😘🤌chef’s kiss-- delicious!

Holiday Centerpiece (Parent/Child Class) 🎄Create a lovely Christmas centerpiece with a candle ring and a votive candle using winter greens & embellishments like pinecones, berries, & sparkling things. Register by December 4. Instructor: Lynette Dorfner, Lynette’s Touch of Design. Family Fee: $15 for the first child/project, $15 for each additional child/project. 💻Register online at https://blueeartharea.revtrak.net/Community-Ed/ or 📱give us a call in the Community Ed office at 507-526-3172.

Holiday/Winter Wreath (Adult/Teen) 🎄Create a wreath with faux winter or holiday greenery or a wreath on a gold or silver metal ring. Embellishments like berries, birds, pinecones will be available to complete your design. A perfect piece for your front door or in any room of your home. Additional items will be available for sale at class. Choose from two times/locations/prices. Monday, December 2 Blue Earth Senior Center | 1:30-3:30 pm, Fee: $30 (12” wreath) OR High School Art Room | 6:30-8:30 pm, Fee: $45 (14” wreath) 💻Register online at https://blueeartharea.revtrak.net/Community-Ed/ or 📱give us a call in the Community Ed office at 507-526-3172.

☕Holiday Coffee Flight (Flavored coffees) (Adult/Teen) A coffee flight is a multi-beverage experience, made up of smaller portions of different coffees, giving you the enjoyment of sampling multiple drinks. In this class, experience the festive flavors of the season! Step out of your coffee comfort zone and experience the festive magic in every cup. Register by November 30. Hosted by Jasmin Sahr, Owner of Cabin Coffee. 💻Register online at https://blueeartharea.revtrak.net/Community-Ed/ or 📱give us a call in the Community Ed office at 507-526-3172.