Community Education plays a key role in supporting youth through focused programs and opportunities. We provide more than just education and enrichment, we help contribute to a sound and thriving community by providing young people with engaging activities that help them grow.
Scroll down to view our latest enrichment and athletic activities for youth. Or click a program below to learn more.
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Enrichment
Providing fun activities and learning opportunities for children year-round; after-school, in the evenings and on the weekends; to enhance your child's academic and social experiences while out of school.
Athletics
Elementary and middle school athletic programs are supervised and led by certified coaches, licensed teachers or knowledgeable staff who emphasize skill development, participation, teamwork, and respect for others. Community Education also offers camps and clinics to help students gear up for the athletic programs offered at South Washington County high schools.
Kids Club
Kids Club (grades K-3) and Upgrade (grades 4-5) is the school district school-age child care program, open to all South Washington County Schools students and provided at all elementary school sites throughout the district. Out-of-School Time (OST) care is available before and after school and all day on school release days, including winter, spring and summer breaks.
Swimming
Swimming and water safety is a skill that your children will use for life! SoWashCo Schools Community Education offers swimming lessons to support youth with a wide range of skill levels.
Youth Activities
South Washington County Schools (SoWashCo Schools) offers activities and classes for youth through SoWashCo Community Education. Activities and classes are conveniently offered at your child's school, partner locations within our community and online.
Click on the course title to view more information including times, dates and locations. Select a tab to view courses appropriate for your child's current grade level.
To see our full list of current offerings visit sowashco.ce.eleyo.com. Course offerings vary per session.
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Explore programming and engineering concepts such as centrifugal force, momentum, cantilever principle and other.
Grades 1-6
- Elementary School
- Middle School
- Robotics
- S.T.E.M.
- Youth Enrichment
This course is an excellent alternative for any student unable to attend in-school classes or a student preferring to prepare for the ACT exam on their own and at their desired pace. Once enrolled, students are sent an access code for their class via email.
Grades 10-12
- ACT Prep
- High School
- Skills and Development
- Youth Enrichment
Learn 3D design and modeling skills using Tinkercad while creating your own Pokemon, which will be printed and mailed home.
Grades 2-7
- Elementary School
- Middle School
- S.T.E.M.
- Youth Enrichment
Learn to decorate with frosting, gum paste and food coloring, play fun games and win prizes while decorating a delicious 6” cake to enjoy at home.
Age 8-18
- Create
- Elementary School
- High School
- Middle School
- Skills and Development
- Youth Enrichment
Design, develop, and create 3D Virtual Reality environments and characters to make your own 3D games and other virtual reality projects with CoSpaces. CoSpaces is an incredibly fun and stimulating way to learn STEM! VR programs can be viewed on most mobile phones, and VR Systems like oculus or google cardboard.
Grades 1-6
- Elementary School
- Middle School
- S.T.E.M.
Take strategy gaming to the next level! Develop analysis, problem-solving, communication, and negotiation skills while playing challenging and popular games like Catan, Pandemic, 7 Wonders, Splendor, Evolution, and Godsforge.
Grades 6-12
- High School
- Middle School
- S.T.E.M.
- Youth Enrichment
Improve test-taking skills and overall ACT scores. Including an introduction to ACT format, subject ara instruction, test strategies, overcoming test anxiety and time management.
Grades 9-12
- ACT Prep
- High School
- Skills and Development
- Youth Enrichment
Create your own video game with popular Nintendo characters as your stars. Create your own storyline and add challenges and difficulty levels.
Grades 1-4
- Elementary School
- S.T.E.M.
Gain the technical skills and sports knowledge required for that next step into soccer. Please bring shin guards and soccer or running shoes.
Ages 5-8
- Elementary School
- Soccer
- Youth Athletics
Enjoy a fun “paint date” with a partner. Guided by a professional artist each partner will work on a different side of a canvas. At the end of class join the two sides to create one complete artwork.
Grade K-5 with an adult
- Create
- Elementary School
- Family Event
- Youth Enrichment
Swimming lessons, specialty classes, fitness and recreational opportunities for adults and children as young as 12 months.
- Aquatics
- Elementary School
- High School
- Middle School
- Preschool
- Swimming
- Youth Athletics
We offer classes for girls and boys ages 18 months-18 years old.
- Elementary School
- Gymnastics
- High School
- Middle School
- Preschool
- Youth Athletics
Learn storytelling and film production techniques. Topics include special effects, YouTube, Shorts and Reels, Podcasting and creating "Top" lists.
Grades 1-6
- Elementary School
- Middle School
- S.T.E.M.
- Youth Enrichment
A distance learning option with the same content as our in-person course. Classroom instruction is conducted through a secure Zoom platform.
Ages 14.5-18
- Driver Education
- High School
- Online
- Skills and Development
- Youth Enrichment
Dungeons and Dragons, a timeless game of fantastical elements such as magic, mythical creatures, and fairies, offers great opportunities to develop problem-solving skills, team-building abilities, and creative thinking that cannot be replicated elsewhere.
Grades 1-5
- Elementary School
- S.T.E.M.
SoWashCo Schools Community Education
Main Office
651-425-6600
communityeducation@sowashco.org
8400 E Point Douglas Rd. S.
Cottage Grove, MN 55016
Office Hours
7:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
Elementary
Filter
Get one-on-one instruction to improve your trumpet, horn, trombone, euphonium, or tuba-playing skills! 30-minute time slots are available 3 p.m. through 6 p.m. Register for the time slot that best fits your schedule.
Ages 8.5+
- Elementary School
- High School
- Middle School
- Music
- Youth Enrichment
One-on-one instruction with an experienced musician. Register for the time slot that best fits your schedule. 30-min. time slots available between 3-7 p.m.,
Ages 9.5+
- Elementary School
- High School
- Middle School
- Music
- Youth Enrichment
Personalized, private lessons for beginning to advanced guitar (acoustic or electric) and beginning banjo. 30-minute time slots are available from 3:30 p.m. through 7 p.m. Register for the time slot that best fits your schedule.
Grades 4-12
- Elementary School
- High School
- Middle School
- Music
- Youth Enrichment
Learn 3D design and modeling skills using Tinkercad while creating your own Pokemon, which will be printed and mailed home.
Grades 2-7
- Elementary School
- Middle School
- S.T.E.M.
- Youth Enrichment
Enjoy a fun “paint date” with a partner. Guided by a professional artist each partner will work on a different side of a canvas. At the end of class join the two sides to create one complete artwork.
Grade K-5 with an adult
- Create
- Elementary School
- Family Event
- Youth Enrichment
Learn to decorate with frosting, gum paste and food coloring, play fun games and win prizes while decorating a delicious 6” cake to enjoy at home.
Age 8-18
- Create
- Elementary School
- High School
- Middle School
- Skills and Development
- Youth Enrichment
Dungeons and Dragons, a timeless game of fantastical elements such as magic, mythical creatures, and fairies, offers great opportunities to develop problem-solving skills, team-building abilities, and creative thinking that cannot be replicated elsewhere.
Grades 1-5
- Elementary School
- S.T.E.M.
We offer classes for girls and boys ages 18 months-18 years old.
- Elementary School
- Gymnastics
- High School
- Middle School
- Preschool
- Youth Athletics
Create your own video game with popular Nintendo characters as your stars. Create your own storyline and add challenges and difficulty levels.
Grades 1-4
- Elementary School
- S.T.E.M.
Team up with others in Minecraft to explore, overcome challenges and complete quests.
Grades 1-6
- Elementary School
- Middle School
- S.T.E.M.
Gain the technical skills and sports knowledge required for that next step into soccer. Please bring shin guards and soccer or running shoes.
Ages 5-8
- Elementary School
- Soccer
- Youth Athletics
Swimming lessons, specialty classes, fitness and recreational opportunities for adults and children as young as 12 months.
- Aquatics
- Elementary School
- High School
- Middle School
- Preschool
- Swimming
- Youth Athletics
Explore programming and engineering concepts such as centrifugal force, momentum, cantilever principle and other.
Grades 1-6
- Elementary School
- Middle School
- Robotics
- S.T.E.M.
- Youth Enrichment
Learn storytelling and film production techniques. Topics include special effects, YouTube, Shorts and Reels, Podcasting and creating "Top" lists.
Grades 1-6
- Elementary School
- Middle School
- S.T.E.M.
- Youth Enrichment
Design, develop, and create 3D Virtual Reality environments and characters to make your own 3D games and other virtual reality projects with CoSpaces. CoSpaces is an incredibly fun and stimulating way to learn STEM! VR programs can be viewed on most mobile phones, and VR Systems like oculus or google cardboard.
Grades 1-6
- Elementary School
- Middle School
- S.T.E.M.
SoWashCo Schools Community Education
Main Office
651-425-6600
communityeducation@sowashco.org
8400 E Point Douglas Rd. S.
Cottage Grove, MN 55016
Office Hours
7:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
Middle School
Filter
Get one-on-one instruction to improve your trumpet, horn, trombone, euphonium, or tuba-playing skills! 30-minute time slots are available 3 p.m. through 6 p.m. Register for the time slot that best fits your schedule.
Ages 8.5+
- Elementary School
- High School
- Middle School
- Music
- Youth Enrichment
One-on-one instruction with an experienced musician. Register for the time slot that best fits your schedule. 30-min. time slots available between 3-7 p.m.,
Ages 9.5+
- Elementary School
- High School
- Middle School
- Music
- Youth Enrichment
Personalized, private lessons for beginning to advanced guitar (acoustic or electric) and beginning banjo. 30-minute time slots are available from 3:30 p.m. through 7 p.m. Register for the time slot that best fits your schedule.
Grades 4-12
- Elementary School
- High School
- Middle School
- Music
- Youth Enrichment
Learn 3D design and modeling skills using Tinkercad while creating your own Pokemon, which will be printed and mailed home.
Grades 2-7
- Elementary School
- Middle School
- S.T.E.M.
- Youth Enrichment
Learn to decorate with frosting, gum paste and food coloring, play fun games and win prizes while decorating a delicious 6” cake to enjoy at home.
Age 8-18
- Create
- Elementary School
- High School
- Middle School
- Skills and Development
- Youth Enrichment
We offer classes for girls and boys ages 18 months-18 years old.
- Elementary School
- Gymnastics
- High School
- Middle School
- Preschool
- Youth Athletics
Take strategy gaming to the next level! Develop analysis, problem-solving, communication, and negotiation skills while playing challenging and popular games like Catan, Pandemic, 7 Wonders, Splendor, Evolution, and Godsforge.
Grades 6-12
- High School
- Middle School
- S.T.E.M.
- Youth Enrichment
Team up with others in Minecraft to explore, overcome challenges and complete quests.
Grades 1-6
- Elementary School
- Middle School
- S.T.E.M.
Swimming lessons, specialty classes, fitness and recreational opportunities for adults and children as young as 12 months.
- Aquatics
- Elementary School
- High School
- Middle School
- Preschool
- Swimming
- Youth Athletics
Explore programming and engineering concepts such as centrifugal force, momentum, cantilever principle and other.
Grades 1-6
- Elementary School
- Middle School
- Robotics
- S.T.E.M.
- Youth Enrichment
Learn storytelling and film production techniques. Topics include special effects, YouTube, Shorts and Reels, Podcasting and creating "Top" lists.
Grades 1-6
- Elementary School
- Middle School
- S.T.E.M.
- Youth Enrichment
Design, develop, and create 3D Virtual Reality environments and characters to make your own 3D games and other virtual reality projects with CoSpaces. CoSpaces is an incredibly fun and stimulating way to learn STEM! VR programs can be viewed on most mobile phones, and VR Systems like oculus or google cardboard.
Grades 1-6
- Elementary School
- Middle School
- S.T.E.M.
SoWashCo Schools Community Education
Main Office
651-425-6600
communityeducation@sowashco.org
8400 E Point Douglas Rd. S.
Cottage Grove, MN 55016
Office Hours
7:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
High School
Filter
This course is an excellent alternative for any student unable to attend in-school classes or a student preferring to prepare for the ACT exam on their own and at their desired pace. Once enrolled, students are sent an access code for their class via email.
Grades 10-12
- ACT Prep
- High School
- Skills and Development
- Youth Enrichment
Learn to decorate with frosting, gum paste and food coloring, play fun games and win prizes while decorating a delicious 6” cake to enjoy at home.
Age 8-18
- Create
- Elementary School
- High School
- Middle School
- Skills and Development
- Youth Enrichment
Take strategy gaming to the next level! Develop analysis, problem-solving, communication, and negotiation skills while playing challenging and popular games like Catan, Pandemic, 7 Wonders, Splendor, Evolution, and Godsforge.
Grades 6-12
- High School
- Middle School
- S.T.E.M.
- Youth Enrichment
Improve test-taking skills and overall ACT scores. Including an introduction to ACT format, subject ara instruction, test strategies, overcoming test anxiety and time management.
Grades 9-12
- ACT Prep
- High School
- Skills and Development
- Youth Enrichment
Swimming lessons, specialty classes, fitness and recreational opportunities for adults and children as young as 12 months.
- Aquatics
- Elementary School
- High School
- Middle School
- Preschool
- Swimming
- Youth Athletics
We offer classes for girls and boys ages 18 months-18 years old.
- Elementary School
- Gymnastics
- High School
- Middle School
- Preschool
- Youth Athletics
A distance learning option with the same content as our in-person course. Classroom instruction is conducted through a secure Zoom platform.
Ages 14.5-18
- Driver Education
- High School
- Online
- Skills and Development
- Youth Enrichment
Personalized, private lessons for beginning to advanced guitar (acoustic or electric) and beginning banjo. 30-minute time slots are available from 3:30 p.m. through 7 p.m. Register for the time slot that best fits your schedule.
Grades 4-12
- Elementary School
- High School
- Middle School
- Music
- Youth Enrichment
Get one-on-one instruction to improve your trumpet, horn, trombone, euphonium, or tuba-playing skills! 30-minute time slots are available 3 p.m. through 6 p.m. Register for the time slot that best fits your schedule.
Ages 8.5+
- Elementary School
- High School
- Middle School
- Music
- Youth Enrichment
One-on-one instruction with an experienced musician. Register for the time slot that best fits your schedule. 30-min. time slots available between 3-7 p.m.,
Ages 9.5+
- Elementary School
- High School
- Middle School
- Music
- Youth Enrichment
SoWashCo Schools Community Education
Main Office
651-425-6600
communityeducation@sowashco.org
8400 E Point Douglas Rd. S.
Cottage Grove, MN 55016
Office Hours
7:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m.