ISD 279 - Osseo Area Schools Community Education

The Child and Babysitting Safety (CABS) program from the American Safety and Health Institute (approved by the American Pediatrics Association) gives everything you need to know for safe and successful babysitting. You will learn the responsibilities of being a prepared, safe, responsible and professional babysitter. Topics include supervision, behavior guidance, proper feeding and diapering techniques, personal safety, basic first aid, medical emergencies, and fire safety. Dolls, bottles and diaper supplies will be provided at class for hands-on participation. You will receive a downloadable handbook and certification card. Bring a nut-free snack and beverage to class.

Can your brain learn—and unlearn—a new skill? Work in teams to toss bean bags at a target while wearing special prism goggles that shift your vision! Watch how your brain and body adjust to the challenge and then see what happens when the goggles come off. You’ll collect and analyze your own data to explore how your brain communicates with your senses and muscles.

Get ready to become a fingerprint detective! In this fun, hands-on class, you’ll discover the special patterns on your own fingers—arches, loops, and whorls—and learn how they make you one of a kind. Try out real investigation techniques like fingerprint inking, dusting, and lifting, just like scientists do at a crime scene. Explore how fingerprints help solve mysteries and uncover clues.

Ever wonder how your body works like a team? Learn about your body’s major systems—like the digestive, circulatory, and nervous system. Through fun games you’ll exchange materials and messages with other “systems” to see how they all work together to keep you healthy and strong.

How fast can a disease spread? In this class you’ll model a real-life outbreak by sharing mystery liquids with your classmates—and see how quickly an “infection” can travel! After testing the liquids, you’ll track who got “infected”, then use the data to uncover patterns and learn how diseases spread through a community.