Spring Lake Park Schools Community Ed

Ready to learn ASL? Join us for a class where you'll learn this new amazing language and culture, in a low pressure and fun environment. Increase your communication skills with the D/deaf and Hard of Hearing communities now. You'll be happy you did!

This walk, led by professional naturalist Kyle Te Poel of Next Bend Birding Tours, is geared for adult birders of all levels of experience. We will be searching for, and learning about, both nesting and migrating birds using the Mississippi River corridor. Bring binoculars, a camera, water, or just yourself! Plan to walk 1 to 2 miles on relatively flat trails.

In this age of twitter, text, and blogs, brevity is in. Brevity is not only fun and challenging but it can also improve your writing. In this workshop, we will explore the art of flash fiction, prose poetry, and micro-memoir using a variety of fun and engaging prompts to get your imagination going. Be amazed at how much you can say with so few words. No writing experience necessary. Please bring whatever writing tools you prefer to use with you to this workshop (notebook, pen, pencil, laptop, etc.).

Do you have stories that need to be written down but you don’t know where to start? Spend some time uncovering these slices of your life through fun and engaging writing prompts. We will also spend time listening to each other’s stories in a supportive, respectful environment. No critiquing will be done and sharing is optional. The purpose to this workshop is to encourage you to remember and record your stories. The class is open to everyone who enjoys a good story. NO writing skills are necessary to participate. Please bring whatever writing tools you prefer to use with you to this workshop (notebook, pen, pencil, laptop, etc.).

Do you love to write but have a hard time getting started? Have you always wanted to write but don’t think you have talent? Remember how fun it was to write without your English teacher marking up your stories with a red pen? Start writing again without your critic in this fun and engaging workshop. Whether you have always been a writer or have always wanted to start, this workshop is for you. In this workshop, we will write from fun prompts to engage your creativity. Learn how to write without the critic. Learn to love your writing again. No experience necessary, only a desire to write! Please bring whatever writing tools you prefer to use with you to this workshop (notebook, pen, pencil, laptop, etc.).

Summer offers many tasty opportunities for the growing forager! Join Maria Wesserle of Four Season Foraging in this introductory class about common wild edibles. This is an outdoor class, so please dress for the weather (rain or shine!) and be prepared to walk around a mile or two. Plants we will probably encounter include garlic mustard, burdock, dandelion, plantain, and many others! We will discuss identification, harvest, and preparation of each plant, as well as general information about safe and sustainable practices. You will leave with a newfound appreciation for the wild plants that grow all around us plus a greater sense of confidence in foraging your own food!