Delano Community Education - New Courseshttp://delano.ce.eleyo.com/courses2024-03-28T21:25:27-05:007th & 8th-Grade Golfhttp://delano.ce.eleyo.com/course/1528/2024-winter-spring/7th-8th-grade-golf2024-02-28T16:00:00-06:00<p>7th & 8th-Grade Golf will start on <strong>Thursday, April 4. </strong></p><p>On <strong>Thursday, April 4</strong>, all Golfers will meet in Mr. Schramel’s classroom (Room 202) at 3:00 pm. Golfers should bring a putter and three golf balls with them to practice.</p><p><strong>Practice Times:<br></strong>Monday-Friday | 3:30-5:30 pm. (Subject to change due to available tee and range times)<br>A more detailed practice schedule will be posted once practices start.</p><p><strong>Meets:</strong> Once the conference makes the schedule available, it will be sent to participants (dates and times are subject to change).</p><p><strong>Season Start Date:</strong> Thursday, April 4, 2024<br><b style="background-color: initial; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, Tahoma, sans-serif;">Season End Date:</b> Monday, May 20, 2024</p><p><strong><u>Sports Physicals</u></strong> must be on file in the Activities Office before participating in any activity. Physicals are good for three years. Forms and list (containing expiration dates are located outside the HS office doors.)<a href="https://ss-resource.wordwareinc.com/resources/1408/files/2324_Physical_Form_English.pdf"> Sports Physical Documents (Click Here)</a></p><p><b style="background-color: initial; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, Tahoma, sans-serif;">Coach:<br></b>Mark Schramel: <a href="mailto:mark.schramel@delanoschools.org" style="background-color: initial;">mark.schramel@delanoschools.org</a></p><p>The dates and times listed online are only for the start of the season for indoor practices. A more detailed practice schedule will be given to your athlete by the coach.</p><p><a href="mailto:mark.schramel@delanoschools.org" style="background-color: initial;"></a></p>High School Gymnastics Skills Sessionshttp://delano.ce.eleyo.com/course/1416/2024-winter-spring/high-school-gymnastics-skills-sessions2024-02-20T06:00:00-06:00<p>High School Gymnastics Skills Sessions</p><p><strong>>High School Gymnasts in Grades 7 - 12</strong></p><p>High School Gymnastics Skills Sessions are for gymnasts interested in participating on the Delano High School Gymnastics Team. All skill levels are welcome to participate. The coach(es) will work with gymnasts at their current level to prepare skills they will use in the high school program.</p><p>Participants can register for one, two, or three days per week!</p>Tumble Time Gymnasticshttp://delano.ce.eleyo.com/course/1412/2024-winter-spring/tumble-time-gymnastics2023-12-20T06:00:00-06:00<p>This class is for 4 and 5-year-olds that are not yet in Kindergarten. In this class, your child will learn the basics of gymnastics while improving their coordination and flexibility. Community Education and the Gymnastics Staff ask that Tumble Time parents remain in the gym during their child’s class session.</p>Intermediate Gymnasticshttp://delano.ce.eleyo.com/course/1414/2024-winter-spring/intermediate-gymnastics2023-12-20T06:00:00-06:00<p>Gymnasts will expand on the basics and move on to more difficult skills. Walkovers, glides, pop-ups, turns, and cartwheels on the beam will be taught. The Intermediate class is two hours long. It is recommended that gymnasts at this level register for 1-2 classes per week.</p>Beginners Gymnasticshttp://delano.ce.eleyo.com/course/1413/2024-winter-spring/beginners-gymnastics2023-12-20T06:00:00-06:00<p>The Beginners class is for students in Kindergarten or a higher grade during the 2023-24 school year. Gymnasts will learn the basics of gymnastics. Cartwheels, pullovers, board approaches, and beam basics will be taught. The Beginners class is one hour long. It is recommended that gymnasts at this level register for one class per week.</p>Advanced/Masters Gymnasticshttp://delano.ce.eleyo.com/course/1415/2024-winter-spring/advanced-masters-gymnastics2023-12-20T06:00:00-06:00<p>Advanced: Gymnasts will learn handsprings, squat-ons, flatbacks, and gain confidence on high beams. Advanced classes are two-hour classes. Gymnasts at this level are recommended to register for 2 - 3 classes per week.</p><p><br>Masters: We will advance your gymnastics skills even further. Masters participants will be taught tumbling, kips, and handsprings. Masters classes are two-hour classes. Gymnasts at this level are recommended to register for 2-3 classes per week.</p><hr>
<p>Bus information - Please use this information.</p><p>Bus Transportation for Spring Session #1 and Spring Session #2Your child can ride their regular bus from the Elementary or Intermediate Schools to the High School for Spring Sessions #1 and #2 (3:15 pm classes only). Your child will need to provide the driver a note each day they attend gymnastics to get off their bus at the High School. The note is for your child’s safety and to ensure they go to gymnastics. (Notes for the drivers will be emailed to registered participants with a valid email address on file with Community Education the Friday before classes start).Community Education will have gymnastics staff by door #11 to meet the students and bring them into the gym. More detailed information about this process will be sent out to registered participants one week before the start of the session. Participants must have a valid email address on file with Community Education to receive this information.</p><p><strong><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">**If your child misses the class they are registered for; we cannot allow them to make up that missed class by attending another session.**</span></strong></p>Private Gymnastics Lessonshttp://delano.ce.eleyo.com/course/1475/2024-winter-spring/private-gymnastics-lessons2024-01-24T00:00:00-06:00<p><strong style="background-color: initial;">Grades: Kindergarten and up</strong></p><p>To reserve a private gymnastics lesson, please complete your registration and payment below or by calling the Community Education office. After registering, please complete the Gymnastics Private Lesson Scheduling Form using this link <a href="https://forms.gle/P638CjR7uTRCoe5q8" style="background-color: initial;" target="_blank">Gymnastics Private Lessons Scheduling Form Link (Click Here)</a>. You will be contacted by a coach to schedule individual lessons once you submit the Private Lesson Scheduling form.<br><br>All private lessons must be pre-paid before a coach will contact you to schedule the lesson(s).</p><hr><p>Program Prerequisites: Participants must be able to follow a series of directions, demonstrate hand-eye coordination to perform basic gymnastics skills, verbally communicate with peers and coaches, run, jump, tumble, and shuffle side-to-side.</p>NEW! Thursday Time with Tikeshttp://delano.ce.eleyo.com/course/ecfe/1474/2024-winter-spring—1/new-thursday-time-with-tikes2024-01-22T00:00:00-06:00<p>This<strong> mixed-aged class for p</strong><strong>arents/caregivers</strong> and children will stay together the entire time while engaged with learning games, art, pretend play, and group circle time with a fun variety of activities and more! Come explore, play, learn, and connect with others in one of our ECFE classrooms. Several of the weeks will also have parenting discussions based on the interests of the group while the children play with their peers and other ECFE staff members.</p><p> <span style="background-color: rgb(253, 234, 218);">A snack time will be offered with parents/caregivers volunteering to bring in individual/packaged store-bought snacks each week.</span></p>Daddy & Me: Decorate FLower Pots and Plantinghttp://delano.ce.eleyo.com/course/ecfe/1431/2024-winter-spring—1/daddy-me-decorate-flower-pots-and-planting2023-12-11T06:00:00-06:00<p><strong>ages 2 1/2 – 5 years</strong></p><p>Join us for a fun evening of painting, planting, and playing! Fathers and children will plant and decorate a flower pot just in time for Mother’s Day. After the flower pots are finished, children are invited to make a Mother’s Day card and play with classroom toys. A perfect night of Daddy & Me bonding or a great way to make a Mother’s Day present! </p><p><strong><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">Wear painting clothes.</span></strong></p>Acupressure to Relieve Stress, Anxiety, Insomnia & Morehttp://delano.ce.eleyo.com/course/1428/2024-winter-spring/acupressure-to-relieve-stress-anxiety-insomnia-more2023-12-11T06:00:00-06:00<p>Acupressure is an ancient healing art and self-help tool. It can offer great relief with no side effects and help you feel your best. Along with the specific points to help relieve stress, insomnia, anxiety, irritability and even weight gain, learn the Nine Master Pressure Points which are the most helpful and most frequently prescribed to help and assist every system in your body.</p>Easy Partner Dancing for All Occasionshttp://delano.ce.eleyo.com/course/1408/2024-winter-spring/easy-partner-dancing-for-all-occasions2023-12-11T06:00:00-06:00<blockquote>
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</blockquote><p><strong style="background-color: initial;">To reach the instructor before your lesson to share your song or discuss your needs, visit <a href="http://www.ConstantineDance.com">www.ConstantineDance.com</a>. </strong></p>Thyroid Things You Need to Knowhttp://delano.ce.eleyo.com/course/1422/2024-winter-spring/thyroid-things-you-need-to-know2023-12-11T06:00:00-06:00<p>If you currently take thyroid medication but are still gaining weight and still have a variety of symptoms, there's more you need to know. Fatigue, weight gain, depression, anxiety, rising cholesterol levels, inability to focus, thinning hair, digestive problems, abnormal blood pressure, reduced sex drive, and heart palpitations are only some of the symptoms. In this workshop, we’ll discuss how thyroid function can make any illness worse; the 5 things that need to be measured, but usually aren’t; why the #1 thyroid replacement may not be helping you; connection between thyroid, fibromyalgia and arthritis; foods that help or hinder; commonly misunderstood rules of how and when to take thyroid meds; environmental triggers and info you need to discuss with your doctor. This workshop is a source of information only and should by no means be considered a substitute for the advice of a qualified medical professional.</p>SafeKids: Preparing Kids to Stay Safe at Home & in the Communityhttp://delano.ce.eleyo.com/course/1468/2024-winter-spring/safekids-preparing-kids-to-stay-safe-at-home-in-the-community2023-12-11T06:00:00-06:00<p><strong>> Grades 2 - 6</strong></p><p>Does your child want to stay home alone after school? Get your children trained with SafeKids 101, and both of you will feel more confident about their safety at home and in the community. This program is chock-full of important safety principles. This program teaches what all parents want their children to know about safety!</p><p>Course highlights include</p><ul> <li>Staying home alone</li>
<li>Answering the door or the telephone</li>
<li>Basic First Aid: burns, wounds & bandaging, poisonings, and choking emergencies</li>
<li>Storm and fire emergency training</li>
<li>Dog emergencies: four steps to staying safe</li>
<li>Stranger danger: straight talk with honest answers</li>
<li>Fun, safe activities to do while home alone</li>
<li>Create fun, healthy - safe snacks! (Please indicate any food allergies at registration) </li>
</ul><p>Shelly Nahan</p><p><br>Please note that some information covered in this class may not be appropriate for younger children depending on their development. Questions about this, please contact Chris Runke at 763-972-3365 ext. 1202</p><p><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">Please note that some information covered in this class may not be appropriate for younger children depending on their development. Questions about this, please contact Chris Runke at 763-972-3365 ext. 1202</span></p><hr><p><em><strong>Program Prerequisites:</strong> Participants must be able to follow a series of directions, verbally communicate with peers and instructors, and be able to collaborate with their peers.</em></p><hr>Paint With Me Sessions: Ceramic Rainbootshttp://delano.ce.eleyo.com/course/1458/2024-winter-spring/paint-with-me-sessions-ceramic-rainboots2023-12-11T06:00:00-06:00<p><strong>Ages 4+ ( with Parent/Guardian)</strong></p><p>It’s April showers, so you will need some cute rainboots. During this workshop, you and your child will paint a fun boot for the spring season. We will finish it up by filling the boot with flower seeds that will grow for the season. </p><p>Studio 527 Staff</p><p><strong></strong></p><p>Program Prerequisites: Participants must be able to follow a series of directions, hold and use a paintbrush, verbally communicate with peers and instructors, and collaborate with their peers.</p>Who Wants to be a Millionaire?http://delano.ce.eleyo.com/course/1429/2024-winter-spring/who-wants-to-be-a-millionaire2023-12-11T06:00:00-06:00<p>Is the American Dream dead? Can the average person or family win despite rising inflation, crushing student loan debt, and skyrocketing interest rates? Absolutely they can! Having a tried and true plan, a coach in your corner, and a little patience, not only can you live the American Dream, you can exceed anything you thought was possible financially.</p>Child & Babysitting Safety (CABS)http://delano.ce.eleyo.com/course/1447/2024-winter-spring/child-babysitting-safety-cabs2023-12-11T06:00:00-06:00<p><strong>> boys & girls, ages 11+</strong></p><p>This American Safety & Health Institute training program is designed to engage and inform aspiring babysitters. It gives 11 - 14-year-old boys and girls everything they need to know, from getting started to dealing with parents and children to key safety, caregiving, and first aid tips.</p><p>Course highlights include:</p><ul>
<li>Fundamental information about babysitting & creating your business</li>
<li>Leadership: You’re in charge, but not the parent</li>
<li>Basic Caregiving Skills: Feeding, diapering, holding, safe sleep practices</li>
<li>Play Time: Keeping children entertained and active </li>
<li>Safety and Injury Prevention: Phone safety, SIDs awareness, environmental, weather, and preventable hazards</li>
<li>First Aid/CPR: Recognizing an emergency, caring for an ill or injured victim, wounds & burn care, choking & CPR</li>
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</ul><p>Shelly Nahan</p><hr>Family Play Time! (Non-separating)http://delano.ce.eleyo.com/course/ecfe/1438/2024-winter-spring—1/family-play-time-non-separating2023-12-11T06:00:00-06:00<p><strong>For ages 1–5 years</strong></p><p>This class is for busy families wanting to connect with their children through play and fun. Parents and children will enjoy learning activities, crafts, sensory play, and teacher-led circle time with music and games. We will end our time in the gym or large motor room for big-body play.</p><p>Come to play, learn, and connect with other families. Sign up for one, several, or all six weeks.</p><p><span style="background-color: rgb(184, 204, 228);"><strong>Note</strong>: </span>There may be weeks where you will meet at a park instead of the classroom, weather permitting.</p><p><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 0);"><strong>REGISTRATION NOTE</strong>:</span> Must register online to attend. Please register all members of your family that will be attending.</p><p><strong>The deadline to register is Thursday the week before the class. Note: A minimum of registrations will be required to hold these evening events, if not met, sessions will be canceled. </strong></p><p>Teacher: Camille McMillan</p>New! ECFE Outdoor Nature Class (Parent and Child)http://delano.ce.eleyo.com/course/ecfe/1442/2024-winter-spring—1/new-ecfe-outdoor-nature-class-parent-and-child2023-12-11T06:00:00-06:00<p><strong>2.6 years + plus with a parent/caregiver</strong></p><p>Forest Time: Explore the great outdoors with your child</p><p>The natural world is a giant, open-ended learning laboratory. Children are innate scientists and love to experience the sights, scents, sounds, and textures of the outdoors. Nature provides countless opportunities for discovery, creativity, problem-solving, and STEM education. In nature, children think, question, and make hypotheses — thereby developing inquisitive minds. Come join this class with your child and learn about the “Sense of Wonder” through your child’s eyes by being outside and surrounded by nature. Every week there will be a variety of planned interactive outdoor activities for you and your child. The instructor, Maggie Olson, has a master’s in environmental education, with extensive experience in planning outdoor education experiences for young children.</p><p>Classes will be held at Lake Rebecca, so come dressed for the outdoors. </p><p><strong>Meets weekly at Lake Rebecca Playground</strong></p><p><strong><br></strong></p><p><strong><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">** Please note, there is no childcare available for siblings, we apologize for the misprint in the brochure.</span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="background-color: rgb(251, 213, 181);"></span></strong></p>Wonderful Ones & Twos (gradually separating)http://delano.ce.eleyo.com/course/ecfe/1411/2024-winter-spring—1/wonderful-ones-twos-gradually-separating2023-12-11T06:00:00-06:00<p><strong>A</strong><strong>ges 13-30 months | </strong></p><p><strong></strong><em>Wonderful Ones & Twos</em> </p><p>This class is a gradually separating class where parents (or caregivers) can interact with their children and experience a classroom environment. Classroom activities include parent/ toddler tabletop games and manipulatives, sensory experiences, circle time, and creative play all designed to meet the growing needs of the curious one- and two-year-old. Come to learn, engage, and explore with your child. A snack time will be offered with parents volunteering to bring in individual/packaged store-bought snacks each week.</p><hr><p>Sibling care is available - sign-up during registration!</p>Tennis Clinichttp://delano.ce.eleyo.com/course/1464/2024-winter-spring/tennis-clinic2023-12-11T06:00:00-06:00<p>> grades 1 - 6</p><p>This camp will focus on proper grips, footwork, rallying, and tennis’ basic strokes, including the forehand, backhand, volley, and serves. We will also be learning and playing many tennis games throughout this process. Participants will need to bring a tennis racquet. The clinic will be held outside, so please dress appropriately, and bring sunscreen and a water bottle.<strong><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 234, 218);"> Space is limited, so register early. </span></strong></p><p>Program Note: participants will be grouped by ability after the first session.</p><p>Coach Brianna Dorr & High School Staff</p><hr>
<p><strong>Weather Policy</strong>: In the event of inclement weather, the clinic will either move into the Tiger Activity Center if space is available, or it will be held on a makeup date to be announced.</p><hr><p>Program Prerequisites:Participants must be able to follow a series of directions, demonstrate hand-eye coordination to hold and throw a tennis ball, verbally communicate with peers and coaches, run, shuffle side-to-side, hold and swing a tennis racket.</p>