ISD 279 - Osseo Area Schools Community Education

Super fun and super easy. Learn the latest dance that has everyone out on the floor. No partner needed for a fun way to get some exercise and enjoy the music. Invite your family and friends for a night out!

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

Back with new patterns! Convinced that you have 2-left feet and can't dance? Learn some basic steps in only one session. Designed for beginners and guided by a dance champion, you’ll learn basic patterns and a few turns by the end of the night. Couples only please.

As you face the new decade, MN's State Demographic Center estimates that the number of people turning 65 will be greater than the past four decades combined. The number of tasks on your "to do" list grow larger as you near retirement. Learn some of the most pressing issues this population faces such as: housing, health and medical, incapacity planning, end-of-life issues, identity theft and scams and finance issues. Whether you are 65, or have a loved one in that age range, this class will help equip you with a high-level road map of how to navigate some of the most challenging issues you'll face at some point in your life.

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.

Join us as we have fun drawing, painting, sculpting clay and more! In this artist’s series class you'll use real artist’s materials and mediums like canvas and real artist watercolor paper. Learn about a specific techniques as we explore famous artists and masterpieces. We use a creative process that promotes your artistic abilities in an easy and natural way.

SUN Family, non-martial Tai Chi is a form that's easy to learn and adaptable to most physical conditions. It can be done sitting or standing. This is a highest evidence-based exercise according to the Council on Aging and is recommended by the CDC, U.S. Arthritis Association and others throughout the world. Both internal and external benefits include: improved flexibility, decreased pain, body awareness, muscle strengthening, fall prevention, and more. Requires flat shoes and comfortable, loose clothing. Sandals not recommended. For more information on Tai Chi, please visit www.balancedlifetaichi.com.

An electrician can cost you hundreds of dollars for simple repairs. Learn to make the repairs yourself.Learn to replace single pole & 3-way switches, wall outlets, and light fixtures. Test electrical circuits and discover how to re-wire a lamp. Please bring a wire stripper, long-nose pliers, straight slot and Phillips screwdrivers to class if you have them. Supply fee of $5 for step-by-step home wiring guidebook will be collected by the instructor at class.

Do you have a leaky faucet and don’t want to pay to have the entire fixture replaced? You may not have to. Learn to repair minor plumbing problems or replace fixtures and save precious money in the process. You’ll take apart different types of faucets, replace a pop-up drain assembly, and discuss the internal working parts of a toilet. Learn to cut and glue plastic pipe and solder copper pipe/fittings. Fee of $5 for step-by-step home plumbing guide will be collected by the instructor at class.

This class is for newer lampworkers and people with little to no experience on the torch. Lampworking is a method of glassblowing using a fix mounted torch to melt and manipulate glass into a desired form. We will go over safety, the torch and glass, work on solid shaped objects and marbles, transitioning into multiple variations of pendants depending on what your comfort level is, or desire to create. Class participants will keep their creations made in class.