Shakopee Community Education

Discover the mesmerizing art of resin crafting with our self-guided class designed for all skill levels! In this captivating and flexible course, you will follow step-by-step video tutorials to create a stunning resin necklace and charm. Perfect for both beginners and experienced crafters, this class blends structured guidance with ample time for unstructured creativity, allowing you to personalize your jewelry pieces. What to Expect: Step-by-Step Video Tutorials: Our detailed video guides will take you through each step of the resin jewelry-making process, from preparing your materials to pouring and curing the resin. You can pause, rewind, and replay the videos at your convenience, ensuring a comfortable learning pace. Resin Crafting Techniques: Learn essential techniques such as mixing resin, adding pigments and inclusions, and using molds. Our tutorials will show you how to handle resin safely and achieve beautiful, professional-looking results. Creative Freedom: While the tutorials provide a structured foundation, you’ll have plenty of opportunities to infuse your own creativity into the project. Customize your necklace and charm with unique patterns. All experience levels are welcome and all supplies are included in the class fee. The self-paced format allows you to work at your own speed, ensuring a stress-free and enjoyable crafting experience.

Calling all Robloxians! Take a step out of the virtual world and into the coolest art camp ever! We'll use clay, paint and more to create a classic Roblox Noob. Whether you're a hardcore gamer or more of a Noob, this is the perfect camp for you!

Learn to build and launch your own rockets from common materials left over in the recycling bin. Multiple design, building and recovery techniques will be experimented with. These rockets are cheap to make so it removes the anxiety of “doing it wrong”! Build it and see what happens within the rules of model rocketry. A rocket launch time is part of the program. Launch equipment is provided. Meets four times.

An outstanding summer music opportunity is available to students new to the Shakopee Band Program. Each day, students will have a group lesson on their chosen instrument, participate in a music theory class, and play along in an ensemble rehearsal. This camp is sure to be a great prelude to a wonderful year in band. Meets eight times.

This class is designed to help prepare youth to safely take care of themselves when they are home alone. We will answer questions about setting up routines to be by themselves when their parents are not home, as well as discuss common household emergencies, using the telephone, basic First Aid and more. This class is intended as a tool to help families prepare youth for staying home alone. It will not fully prepare all youth for the responsibilities involved with being at home alone. Taught in partnership with the Shakopee Police Department.

Safety is about the situation, self-awareness and self-defense. Learn the fundamentals, effective responses to practical situations, and experience hands-on exercises. This class includes discussion on boundaries, saying "no," de-escalation, and the importance of taking care of ourselves. Participants will learn the most critical elements to keep themselves safe and practice self-awareness. They will also punch, kick, block, yell and more. Build a strong foundation for strength and confidence. This is a youth-focused class. Parents are welcome to watch.

Safety is about the situation, self-awareness and self-defense. Learn the fundamentals, effective responses to practical situations and experience hands-on exercises. This class includes discussion on boundaries, saying "no," de-escalation and the importance of taking care of ourselves. Participants will learn the most critical elements to keep themselves safe and practice self-awareness. They will also punch, kick, block, yell and more. Build a strong foundation for strength and confidence. This is a youth-focused class. Parents are welcome to watch.

Back by popular demand! Come for the pretty pineapple printmaking, but stay for the sweet citrus scent! In this camp, 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. This class is full of scratch-and-sniff artwork that smells as sweet as it looks! Meets four times.

Let’s turn trash into treasures and garbage into glam! Learn how to take everyday recycled items and turn them into unique unicorns, daring dinosaurs and much more. Join us to create some wonderful STEAM-based projects! Meets four times.

Step into the world of secret agent science! Young scientists in this class will unravel espionage mysteries through fascinating experiments like creating invisible ink. Participants will also learn the science behind hidden messages and more while honing their spy skills. Get ready for a thrilling journey where science meets secrecy, and every discovery holds the key to unlocking hidden knowledge.

Find strength and confidence while gaining self-defense skills. Learn effective responses to practical situations, experience hands-on exercises, and unlock what you are capable of in order to defend yourself. This class is for all experience levels. Safety begins before self-defense; come learn key elements that make the largest impact.

Get splashed with color as you support a great cause! You'll run or walk through eight color stations on our one-mile course around Sun Path Elementary. The registration fee includes a white t-shirt with this year's race logo, refreshments and an opportunity to explore our exciting summer offerings. This is an untimed, non-competitive event that focuses on fun, fitness, and community. We encourage fun costumes, themes, and all kinds of silliness. Strollers are allowed, but please leave your pets at home. All proceeds from this event fund financial assistance for Shakopee residents to participate in Community Education classes that promote academic, social, and personal growth. Additional Event Features: 1/4-mile fun run for kids five and under. This portion of the event is free and no registration is required. Book exchange for children and adults. Bring your gently used books and exchange them for something new to you! Registration Information & Deadlines: May 22: Last day for "early-bird" $20 registration fee May 22: Last day to guarantee receiving your t-shirt with registration May 23: Registration fee increases to $25 June 6 at Noon: Last chance to register online June 6: Early T-shirt pickup from Noon-4pm at Shakopee Public Schools District Office (1200 Town Square, Shakopee, MN 55379) June 7: In-person registration and event check/in available from 8-8:45am at Sun Path Elementary

Bring your decorative and edible plants and/or seeds to swap and leave with something new! Plants can be in soil or bare root (bare root is preferred for perennials to help prevent the spread of jumping worms), but please place them in a bag or pot you’re ready to part with. Seeds should be brought in labeled bags or containers. All plant varieties are welcome, but ensure they are free from pests and diseases. Even if you don’t have plants to trade or just want to donate, you’re still welcome to join us! A Master Gardener will be available to answer questions and share helpful gardening tips. Any leftover plants will be donated to the Master Gardeners for their volunteer projects. The event will conclude once all participants have finished exchanging plants. Although the event is free, we kindly ask that you register so we can estimate attendance.

Our pole vault summer camp is perfect for any beginner, intermediate or advanced pole vaulter who is looking to improve their skills over the summer. The camp will focus on the approach, plant, swing and turn of the vault with coaching from former University of Minnesota vaulter, Big 10 bronze medalist and current Shakopee Track & Field Coach, Alexis Berg. The camp will have one-on-one coaching with execution of sand, land and pit drills that will help each athlete improve their technique. Poles will be provided for each practice, but athletes are welcome to bring their own, if desired. An in-house competition will be held at the end of the three-week program where participants will have a chance to put their new skills to the test! Meets six times.

This intermediate golf camp is designed for those who have some experience playing golf, but would like to learn strategies for improving their game. Our focus will be teaching drills and concepts that students can use on their own. Sessions will consist of skill-building on the driving range, putting, short game and some time on the course. Players will be expected to be on time, listen attentively, and work hard. A full set of clubs is not necessary, but highly recommended. Meets four times.

The beginner golf camp is designed for students who are interested in trying the sport of golf. We will cover the basics of the swing, putting, scorekeeping and golf etiquette. The ultimate goal is to provide a foundation that will allow players to continue working on their own and grow their appreciation of the game. A full set of clubs is not necessary, but players will need to provide at least their own driver, any iron and a putter. We will spend three days working on basics and learning drills, and the fourth day will culminate in playing a mini-round on the actual course. Meets four times.

Do you have a child who likes to run or has a lot of energy? If yes, then the Shakopee Cross Country Youth Program is a perfect fit! We are excited to offer this program for our elementary and middle school students. Each participant will get exposure to cross country (both training and the fun that they can have on a cross country team later in life) that will help build their confidence, skills, and work ethic. Cross country is a sport where athletes run a longer distance on grass. Participants will learn a routine of warm-up drills, running workouts, and how to cool down properly. This program will also mix in fun games that focus on running and are common on high school cross country teams. Participants must bring running shoes and a water bottle to practices and meets. Meets eight times.

Make a big splash and dive into this camp with us to learn about sharks and other creatures that live under the sea. We will use our imagination to sculpt crazy sea creatures and create translucent jelly fish and scary sharks.