ISD 279 - Osseo Area Schools Community Education

The “I Am Light” meditation and curriculum is a unique meditation practice complemented by personal instruction, tools for transformation, and energetics for navigating states of higher consciousness. Powerful tools are presented to help transform patterns of thinking and feeling which release beliefs, thoughts and emotional patterns that keep consciousness at a lower vibrational energy state. It is a curriculum of self-awareness that will change mistaken perceptions about one’s self-worth and value. This curriculum is not affiliated with any religion, race, or creed but covers universal truths that are based on the premise that everything is energy including body, mind, and spirit. Note: Terminology such as Creator, Source, God, Spirit, and Soul are used in this class. Belief in a Higher Power, Source, Creator or God is assumed.Class 1: The “I Am Light” meditation, Class 2: The “I Am Light” prayer and finding your center of peace, Class 3: Discovering your Inner Observer, Class 4: Identifying your triggers and refining your Inner Observer, Class 5: Exploring your energy field and Chakra system, Class 6: Identifying your emotional patterns/preferences, Class 7: Shifting patterns that no longer benefit you, Class 8: The Ego, Class 9: Exploring the geometry’s of your energy field, Class 10: Acknowledging your inner/outer beauty as a being of light/love, Class 11: Acknowledging your heart as a sacred place where a spark of the divine resides.Testimonial: My confidence in myself is back! Through the power of prayer and meditation, I am more confident in my daily routines. This course has brought forth that which has always been there. I learned how to live more peacefully by living in the moment and using the power of positive thoughts. My life is back on track and I would recommend this class to anyone wishing to discover their true self". Chris from Becker, MN

Convinced that you have 2 left feet and that dancing is not meant for you? It would be helpful to know a few steps you can easily learn in this one session. Geared to beginners and guided by a dance champion, you'll learn patterns plus a couple of turns by the end of the night. More than enough to provide a full night of dancing. Couples only please.

Learn how to manage risks all retirees face from outliving income, inflation, unpredictable events, market volatility, income taxes to rising health care costs and more. Help yourself maximize your income in your retirement years.

Travel is high on many people’s retirement list. How do you decide where, when and how to go? What resources are available on the web? Whether you are experienced and widely traveled, or will be new to the world outside your backyard, talking with others is a valuable resource that should not be overlooked. Discover the basics of using internet travel sites and tour groups, as well as encouraging group input on personal travel experiences to share the wisdom.

Save money now. MN law mandates a 10% reduction in car insurance premiums for persons 55 yrs. + who complete a defensive driving class. Engage in an overview of safe and basic driving laws. No writing or driving tests required. Learn from our driver safety expert Dan Hollenbeck. This 4 hour refresher course is for those that have completed a full course and need to renew your certificate. You must bring your driver's license to class.

Save money now. MN law mandates a 10% reduction in car insurance premiums for persons 55 yrs. + who complete a defensive driving class. Engage in an overview of safe and basic driving laws. No writing or driving tests required. Learn from our driver safety expert Dan Hollenbeck. The full course is 2 days, 4 hours each, and requires you to attend both days. You must bring your driver's license to class.

Students take a fully proctored ACT practice test. After they take the exam, they score the test in an online scoring system. Students will then receive a 10-page detailed score report that will be a useful tool for continued preparation.*These results cannot be used for college admissions.

A student with weaker working or verbal memory will do better on the ACT reading section because the passages are shorter. If a student has weaker spatial perception or visual memory, the SAT may be preferred because there is less geometry, trigonometry and no science section. Mindprint is an affordable evidence-based online solution that identifies each student’s learning strengths and challenges. The objective is to gain an understanding of each student's non-academic strengths and needs in areas like executive functions, memory, processing, and reasoning. The assessment will provide the student with an indication of whether the ACT or SAT test would be a better fit for them as well as improving academic performance. -the at home online assessment takes about an hour-Cognitive assessment results provided within a weekParents will be notified once the student has been registered and testing can proceed.

Who will speak for you if you can no longer speak for yourself? Who will you choose to make sure your desires for your health care are honored and carried out properly? This course will provide an introduction to Health Care Directives and Do Not Resuscitate/Do Not Intubate orders. What are these documents, why should you have at least one, and what protections can they provide you?

Re-purpose old books and bring them to life again by cutting and folding the pages into designs. Learn different techniques and tips for advanced cut and fold patterns. Previous experience with basic book folding is recommended. Books and patterns will be provided at no additional charge. If you have specific designs you would like to create, please feel free to purchase your own patterns and books and bring them to class. Bring a mechanical pencil, a 30 centimeter (12 in.) ruler, and a sharp scissors.

Amazing Athletes Training Academy is a cross-training, game-based sports program designed to engage you in active wellness through physical fitness and interactive sports lessons. Four main areas covered: progressive skill-based sports lessons in volleyball, basketball, soccer, and football. You'll also participate in collaborative teamwork activities, fitness challenges, and introductory strength training. Get movin’ and join us for some after school fitness fun.

You and your friends will have a blast as you unleash your imaginations and explore different styles of art and some unique mediums. Explore everything from painting on canvas to drawing on fabric and sculpting with clay. Use a variety of media to create fun works of art including fluorescent paints and Sculpey clay. 

Explore your artistic side as you use all sorts of materials and learn tricks that make art magic. Draw, collage, sculpt and paint while using different art mediums like canvas and watercolor paper. Make room at home to display your masterpieces!

Does your child get bored with a task before it is completed? Not listen well when spoken to? Struggling in school? How do you know if kids are simply “acting their age” or may be dealing with an underlying learning deficit? This brief online assessment provides an objective indication of the student’s attention and working memory skills, two key areas of executive functions. Results provided within days of the assessment. Please call us directly, once you register, to schedule next steps. Parents will be notified once the student has been registered and testing can proceed.

What is a living trust and how can it be used to avoid probate while retaining control of your assets? Instructor Richard Bunin, a skilled and respected lawyer in the areas of estate planning, elder law, real estate and business law, will lead you through discussions on ways to preserve assets in case of extraordinary medical costs and long-term care. Gain knowledge on different types of wills, estate planning, joint bank accounts, pay-on-death accounts, joint ownership in real estate, and legal life estates.

With health and the state of wellness decreasing and the cost of healthcare increasing, it is critical to seek ways of reversing the trend. If the state of wellness can increase, health will improve and reduce visits to the healthcare providers and save money. It is possible to take back your health into your own hands. Head back to the basics and discover how simple practices that have been neglected can restore health, revitalize your mind and body.

Are all the holiday preparations getting you down? Don’t fret, Nancy’s team will help you get your baking done in no time at all. As always, you’ll take home 10 varieties of cookies including: Andes mint, lemon crinkles, M&M, molasses, peanut blossoms, cherry poppyseed, peppermint melt-aways, holiday bells, and peanut butter balls.  Our new cookie this year is sprinkled sugar cookies. You'll go home with 10 dozen cookies in all. Work in pairs with everything you need to form, trim, and decorate the cookies. Your cookies will be baked for you by Nancy’s team in large commercial ovens. Hairnets and gloves will be provided, but bring your own apron if you like. Don’t forget to bring containers to carry home your treats. Please arrive on time and plan on staying the full 3 hours, as well as assisting with clean-up at the end of class.Due to safety restrictions, and out of respect for the adult attendees, no children are allowed in or near the class. You may send someone in your place if you are ill, cannot find child care, etc. Cookies will not be provided for no-shows. No refunds will be given after 48 working hours prior to class start. There will be a $14 food supply fee payable to the instructor in class. We are unable to accommodate nut allergies in this class.

SUN Family, non-martial Tai Chi. This is a Tai Chi form that is fairly easy to learn and adaptable to most physical conditions. Can be done sitting or standing. High level evidenced based exercise form according to Council on Aging and recommended by the CDC and the US Arthritis Association as well as others through the world. Both internal and external benefits include improve flexibility, decreased pain, body awareness, muscle strengthening, etc. Requires flat shoes and comfortable clothing. No sandals please.

We all love our grandchildren, but do you find yourself feeling more like a ‘babysitter’ than a retiree? Do you struggle finding time to spend both with your grandchildren and yourself? Have you felt guilty saying no so that you could do something just for you? Explore ways to develop a healthy balance with time for your grandchildren and yourself.

Are you horse crazy?Do you dream of riding horses? Learn to ride a horse a Regent Arabians! Learn to walk a horse in-hand, groom, saddle and ride. You will learn basic horsemanship and equitation (the art of riding). Start in a Western saddle, hold two reins and learn to walk, trot and canter on a lunge line and independently as your skills progress. Horse, tack, grooming supplies, safety helmet & instructions are provided. Small group size to provide individual attention. Scheduling is on a first come, first serve basis for available dates. Scheduling preference provided to frequent riders. * Regent’s Lead Line or Walk-Trot Classes or a riding assessment conducted by Regent with a fee of $30 are a prerequisite to qualify for the Group Lessons. 

Do you have an acoustic guitar sitting in a closet waiting for you to dust it off and start playing? If yes, then this class is for you. Learn guitar basics such as: guitar parts, how to read and play guitar chords, restring your guitar, strum rhythms, find songs on the internet and transpose. The class will learn and play chords, strums and songs together in a fun, interactive environment.

Learn basic techniques such as cast on, knit, purl, decrease, increase, finishing and pattern reading, and more while making a variety of small projects or a tote bag to be felted. Bring size 8 knitting needles, preferably not metal, and light colored yarn for practice. Scissors, tapestry needle and stitch markers will be needed after the first week if you have them. 

Based on the best selling book by Dr. Atul Gawande, this class provides a platform for discussing how to live a very good life in the face of our own mortality and what will matter to you in the end. You'll consider how you may want to live at the end of your life. The roles that medicine and communication play will also be discussed. Participants are encouraged to either read the book or view the PBS Frontline Special, but do not need to do either before attending class.