TriDistrict Community Education

New! From Kidzart! Let's bundle up and dive into the beauty of winter with this exciting art class! We'll explore different artistic techniques to create a magical winter wonderland filled with adorable animals and cozy scenes. Draw a penguin parade on ice with a playful scene in markers and colored pencils, transform ordinary materials into an enchanting winter lantern that will illuminate your home, and we’ll use textures to create a charming cabin nestled amidst a snowy landscape.

Let the kiddos bring the creativity and photos and the kit will bring the rest! This kids 8x8 paper scrapbooking album kit is jam-packed with the supplies kids will love for creating their own scrapbook masterpiece! Cool stickers? You bet —some with foil, layers and holographic treatment! Super-fun stamps? Absolutely, two of them in vibrant colors! Plus sassy scalloped scissors, glistening glitter gel pens, perfectly patterned papers and a jumbo adhesive pen for a FUN time creating an album that’s completely their own. With these products to play with and just 20 photos, kids will enjoy a screen-free creativity explosion! Choose between 2 different 8x8 paper album scrapbooking kits - Cool Vibes or Totally Awesome

This camp is where creativity and sensory fun come together! Watch as your child's imagination flourishes, creating their very own fidget toys, personalized storage boxes, and get to make and play with slime. This is a one-of-a-kind experience, combining artistic expression with hands-on exploration. From stress-relief fidget toys to captivating slime, every day brings a new adventure filled with laughter, innovation, and the joy of bringing toys to life!

These projects will ROCK your child’s world long after the lights go out at night. You guessed it, all the project we create in this camp will glow-in-the-dark! How cool is that?!?!?! We will be working with a variety of different art supplies including clay, paint and other luminescent materials to create masterpieces your child will be ready to show off in the dark!

Our certified instructors guide students through a comprehensive Drivers Education course approved by the State of Minnesota. This program meets all requirements for drivers under the age of 18 and includes 30 hours of classroom instruction and 6 hours of behind-the-wheel training. The course features lectures, class discussions, guest speakers, videos, written work from textbooks, and written tests. Behind-the-wheel instruction provides students with hands-on experience driving on public streets and highways. **Please note: the in-person class at Simley starting Sept 9 has been cancelled due to low enrollment. The online course will be held as scheduled. Please contact Barb Pierce at pierceb@isd199.org if you have any questions.

Our Drivers Education program is taught by certified instructors. This course will be conducted entirely online. For the virtual classroom series, you must attend by logging in to the live broadcast at class time each day on a device that has the ability to be seen as well as heard for the entire class time. Please provide participant's email address during the registration process to send the meeting invite. This email needs to be accessible from the device being used. The course is approved by the State of Minnesota and meets all requirements for training anyone under the age of 18. The course includes 30 hours of classroom instruction and six hours of behind the wheel instruction. The course features lecture, class discussion, guest speakers, video, written work from textbooks and written tests. Behind the wheel training allows a student to practice driving on public streets and highways.

TGA (Teach. Grow. Achieve.) is excited to introduce youth pickleball classes! This fast-paced, ultra-fun sport—similar to tennis but even more accessible—is perfect for all ages. With an 8:1 student-to-coach ratio, our experienced instructors provide individualized attention, ensuring each child progresses at their own pace in a supportive environment. Using real pickleball equipment (all provided, so no extra gear is needed), students will develop fundamental skills through engaging drills, interactive games, and real match play. Beyond the game, they’ll also explore academic concepts and practice essential life skills like sportsmanship, integrity, and perseverance. TGA makes learning pickleball easy, fun, and rewarding!

Be the Best Babysitter! Learn to recognize and care for breathing and cardiac emergencies involving children and infants. Skills include recognizing and emergency, rescue breathing, CPR, bleeding control and more. Upon successful completion of this course you will receive a certificate for Pediatric CPR/AED valid for two years.

Back by popular demand! Come for the pretty pineapple printmaking, but stay for the sweet citrus scent! In this class, we’ll draw, paint, sculpt and more, but we’ll do it all with a very special twist- these SCENT-SATIONAL works of art all smell as sweet as they look! Come learn the secret ingredients for sweet-smelling artwork as we create cute pointillism cupcakes, a field of tulips, and more. Yes, you read it all right- this class is full of scratch and sniff artwork that smells as sweet as it looks! Please pack a nut free snack and drink for your child each day.