Welcome to ECFE: Where learning begins, and families thrive. ECFE supports parents and children (from birth to age five) on a journey of growth and discovery.
We offer screening appointments at three convenient locations: Arbor View Early Childhood Center; Brooklyn Park Library and Willow Lane Early Childhood Center
*School Year - Before and/or After School Child Care K-5 **Summer - Child Care entering K-5
From October 2 - October 13, you have an opportunity to voluntarily make a tax-deductible donation to District 279 Foundation, Greater Twin Cities United Way and/or a non-profit of your choosing through Osseo Area Schools 2023 Employee Giving Campaign.
Osseo Area Schools Early Childhood & Family Education Preschool and PreK. 763-391-8777 or email: ecfe@district279.org
Welcome to Osseo Area Schools Early Childhood & Family Education (EC&FE) Preschool and PreK programs!
Classes specifically designed for parents and infants. Families stay together the entire class time. Registration is based on the age of the child at the start date of each class.
For Parents and Children 12 - 24 months. Children must be 1 or older by September 1, 2023.
Specially designed classes for parents and children ages 2 to 5 years old. Children must be 2 or older by September 1, 2023.
Mixed Age adventures for parents and children age birth to 5 years old. Parent and child separating time will be determined by the needs of the group.
You are scheduling an Early Childhood Screening Appointed located at: Arbor View Early Childhood Center 9401 Fernbrook Ln N Maple Grove, MN 55369 763-391-8777
You are scheduling an Early Childhood Screening Appointment located at: Brooklyn Park Library 8500 W Broadway Ave Brooklyn Park, MN 55445 763-585-7330
You are scheduling an Early Childhood Screening Appointed located at: Inside the Northwest Family Service Center Building. 7051 Brooklyn Blvd Suite 302 Brooklyn Center, MN 55429 763-585-7330
You are scheduling an Early Childhood Screening Appointment located at: Willow Lane Early Childhood Center 7020 Perry Ave N Brooklyn Center, MN 55429 763-585-7330
Osseo Area Schools Early Childhood & Family Education (EC&FE) offers Nature Area Preschool which immerses your child in a unique preschool experience where education comes alive in nature and provides a hands-on connection with the environment.
Osseo Area Schools Early Childhood & Family Education (EC&FE) offers a variety of affordable Preschool and PreK programs designed to support your child's development, and create a foundation for your child's future academic, emotional and social success.
Osseo Area Schools Early Childhood & Family Education (EC&FE) offers a variety of affordable Preschool programs designed to support your child's development, and create a foundation for your child's future academic, emotional and social success.
Class takes place on Zoom a free online software. You will receive instructions on how to access the class prior to it starting. Please have a current email on file with us. If you need to cancel one of Tess's classes and you have already been sent a recipe or ingredient list for the class, you will not receive a refund. All of her recipes are originals and are her creative property and will be published in her cookbook. Therefore, we will not be issuing refunds. You may contact us about transferring your enrollment to another participant.
Few things bring more joy than the smell of freshly made pizza. Learning how to make pizza in your own kitchen however is one of those things! Participate in this fun-filled pizza cook-along class where Tess will guide you through the process of creating two marvelous gourmet pizza creations that almost guarantee that take-out pizza will be a thing of the past. Experience the rave reviews from previous participants of her pizza classes yourself as you learn how to make your own pizzas with her step-by-step instruction and guidance. On the menu: Tess's version of the ever-popular Detroit Style Pizza, her most amazing Pretzel Crust Pizza (the best you have ever had), in addition to her personal over-the-top Pizza Sauce. Two types of homemade dough will be used. One will be for the Detroit Style Pizza, and the other for the Pretzel Crust Pizza. The instructor will provide step-by-step guidance and instruction help to ensure the process is a simple as can be. You can personalize your pizzas with toppings of your choosing. You will receive a list of ingredients and supplies, and the instructor's personal recipe for the Detroit Style Pizza dough a few days prior to the class. The Detroit Style Pizza dough will need to be made ahead of the class, as it requires additional proofing time. You will be making the second dough together during the class. Please see note at the end of description for pan information. All recipes have been created by the instructor, and tested time and time again over the years, to ensure maximum flavor and ease. You will feel like a pro after this class and be confident enough to create all of this deliciousness time and time again. Make it a date night or family night as you create lasting memories in your kitchen! While cooking-along is loads of fun, and highly recommended, it is optional and takes place on Zoom, a free on-line software. You will receive instructions on how to access the class prior to it starting. A professionally made PDF packet of the Instructors personal recipes from this class will also be provided. Note: Tess’s recipes are copyrighted and are only shared with those who register for this class. As an added bonus, she has created a private group and a public group on Facebook for participants of her cooking classes. Everyone will receive an optional invite to the groups. Come join the fun! Equipment needs: although optional, a Detroit style pizza pan is highly recommended, but a non-stick 13”x9” baking pan can be used instead. Pizza pans with or without holes are needed for the Pretzel Crust Pizza. More info will be included with the ingredient list. Note: one registration fee for this on-line virtual interactive class can include immediate family members living full-time in the same home only. If children are participating, adult supervision is required. If friends, adult children, or extended family members are gathering for a fun night together, each household must register separately even if participating together.
Tess Georgakopoulos, also known as “Chef Tess - Culinary Artist”, has been cooking and baking for well over 45 years since she was roughly 6 years old. Born into a Greek family, the art of cooking traditional meals using ones senses rather than recipes and measurements was passed on from one generation to the next. Her father was also a trained chef who brought the magic of food to life in another form on the weekends as they cooked elaborate family meals together. Food prepared from the heart, with ones own hands and creativity was, and continues to be an expression of love in her home. As an accomplished cook and baker, Tess enjoys creating original recipes for her family and friends. Sweet, savory, or doughy, she enjoys experimenting and creating in the kitchen daily.
Tess is proficient and experienced in creating classes and curriculum for conventional cooking, baking, pressure-cooking, air frying, pizza making, Mediterranean Cooking, and meal preparation as well. More recently, she is expanding her creativity and experience in the creation of Cooking Master Classes! A culinary artist indeed!
She has been teaching both in-person and on-line cooking classes through community education for a number of years, and is currently working with almost 60 public school districts in and around the Twin Cities, in many corners of Minnesota, in addition to school districts in Wisconsin, Missouri, New York, and Oklahoma! Through her teaching, Tess has helped people of all skill levels increase their confidence and expand their skills in the kitchen reaching heights of their own personal creativity that they never new existed!
Always working towards expanding her culinary repertoire, Tess enjoys spending much of her free time in her test kitchen creating new recipes and reinventing traditional ones as she combines traditional and new cooking methods, equipment, appliances, and technology in the creation of her recipes that help make “dishing” delicious and simple. Tess has recently started writing her first cookbook, and her food blog is also in the works! Some of her creations can be seen on her Facebook page, “Dish it up Good”, https://www.facebook.com/dishitupgood/ or on her Instagram Feed.
Tess Georgakopoulos
