BEA Community Education

❄️📣Join the Buccaneer Cheerleaders for a morning of cheers, chants, jumps and pom routines! You will have a chance to perform your new skills at half time of the Varsity Girls basketball game that evening against Martin County West. 🏀 Poms and a clinic t-shirt are provided. Please register by February 2, to allow enough time to order supplies. 💻Register online at https://blueeartharea.revtrak.net/Community-Ed/ or 📱give us a call in the Community Ed office at 507-526-3172.

❄️Get ready to jump into some fun winter themed arts and crafts, games and more importantly, learning activities! We are going to have a blast exploring STEM with different science experiments, challenges and exciting winter games! ⛄️ Register by January 30. Instructor: Emily Ovrebo, Faribault County 4-H Educator. 💻Register online at https://blueeartharea.revtrak.net/Community-Ed/ or 📱give us a call in the Community Ed office at 507-526-3172.

In just a few hours, you can learn enough secrets of the trade to give you years of musical enjoyment. Craig Coffman is an experienced music instructor, professional musician and music director. His music classes have been attended by over 30,000 students nationwide since 1993. He has also taught for most of the programs throughout Minnesota. 💻Register for either (or both!) of these classes online at https://blueeartharea.revtrak.net/Community-Ed/ or 📱give us a call in the Community Ed office at 507-526-3172.

Drivers Education for Teens This 30-hour class is for students who prefer not to take DE in school during their 9th grade year, for students who homeschool or attend a school without a DE program. Instructor: Joe Strukel. Fee: $150. Registration is now open for the Summer 2024 Drivers Ed Classroom: 💻Register online at https://blueeartharea.revtrak.net/Community-Ed/ or 📱give us a call in the Community Ed office at 507-526-3172. [Please note: All BEA 9th graders are now required to take Drivers Education (DE) in school (at no charge), UNLESS they have already completed the classroom portion in this Community Ed session or with another accredited DE program and can show proof of completion.] Community Ed will not be offering DE classes during the school year.

**PLEASE NOTE CHANGE OF DATE Do you love having live green plants in your home BUT you struggle to keep them alive and healthy looking? This class will provide some basic plant care tips. Each participant will re-pot a small houseplant to take home. Original date: Tuesday, February 27 Rescheduled date: Thursday, February 29 (Leap Day!) 💻Register online at https://blueeartharea.revtrak.net/Community-Ed/ or 📱give us a call in the Community Ed office at 507-526-3172.

Does our Minnesota winter have you wishing you were somewhere warm? Live vicariously and come explore some of the vibrant flavors of Costa Rica! 🥑🌶 💻Register online at https://blueeartharea.revtrak.net/Community-Ed/ or 📱give us a call in the Community Ed office at 507-526-3172.

In an effort to help take the stress 🤯 out of the Science Fair, we are offering two sessions to help support our sixth grade students, and any participating 5th graders. Come to any session you would find useful—or both! All sessions will start in the K-7 Media Center. 🧪 💻Register online at https://blueeartharea.revtrak.net/Community-Ed/ OR 📱give us a call in the Community Ed office at 507-526-3172.

Registration is now open for Brower's BUCS Mystery Book Club! 📚🕵️‍♂️Hey Readers! Ready for the coolest adventure ever? Dive into the BUCS Mystery Book Club for 5th-7th graders! Imagine this – You, your pals, and a mystery book waiting to be cracked open - we meet up every two weeks to unravel the story together and chat about characters, likes, dislikes, etc! No boring stuff, just the thrill of the story. The catch? You don’t know the book until you open it! Mystery, right? 🔍 Parents and teachers, get ready for your kids to become page-turning champions and discussion masters! 🏆 📖 So, what do you say? Let’s make reading the coolest thing ever! BUCS Mystery Book Club – where the fun never stops! 💻Register online at https://blueeartharea.revtrak.net/Community-Ed/ or 📱give us a call in the Community Ed office at 507-526-3172.

📬👀Keep an eye on your mailbox for the next few days--the 2024 Winter/Spring Community Education booklet and BEA Briefing are on the way! If you want to get a sneak peek--you can visit our website and view the booklet online at https://www.beaschools.org/o/ce. The links to the booklet and the Briefing can be found at the top of the webpage.

Open Gym starts this weekend! Click here to see the schedule for the 2023-24 season: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1z2HWLW09A3DRug2UqvixA8f0-MKvcqqkVcH8-PADCR0/edit?usp=sharing

In this class, students will craft a charming rustic cross by wrapping twine around weathered barn wood. The addition of wooden flowers and vibrant greens transform each creation into a unique masterpiece. It would make a great gift for someone this holiday season! Please register each child individually, unless they plan to share supplies and make one craft as a team. 💻Register online at https://blueeartharea.revtrak.net/Community-Ed/ or 📱give us a call in the Community Ed office at 507-526-3172.

🤼Wrestlers of all skill levels are welcome and will be coached to develop diligence, courage, fairness, honor and persistence in the sport. Practice on school days only. A t-shirt will be provided, so please include your size when you register. Scholarships are available, please contact the Community Ed office at 507-526-3172. 💻Register online at https://blueeartharea.revtrak.net/Community-Ed/ or 📱give us a call in the Community Ed office at 507-526-3172.

We have some spots open in the December 7 class! 🎅🎁Reassure Santa that your name belongs on the Nice List and not the Naughty List in this class where we will not only write a letter to Santa 📝, but we will also put together a special Christmas Eve kit 🎁 (not to be opened until Christmas Eve!) filled with a snack for the reindeer 🦌, a handcrafted ornament to hang on the tree 🎄 , and a book to read before retiring for the night. 📖 Students will also receive a letter back from Santa. 📝❤😃 💻Register online at https://blueeartharea.revtrak.net/Community-Ed/ or 📱give us a call in the Community Ed office at 507-526-3172.

📚📆 Our November 7th date for K-2 Book Club is completely booked! But, don't fret--we've added a second date on Thursday, November 9th, and there are still a few spots available! If your child wants to join in on the Jory John reading adventure, now's the chance! We'll gather at the Community Ed office after school and then walk together to the Blue Earth Community Library. 🏫🚶‍♀️📚. 💻Register online at https://blueeartharea.revtrak.net/Community-Ed/ or 📱give us a call in the Community Ed office at 507-526-3172.

🕯️Create a festive lantern centerpiece just in time for the holidays! Instructor Lynette Dorfner will showcase three design options, and then it's your turn to craft your one-of-a-kind masterpiece. Using a 7-inch lantern in either white or black, participants will incorporate evergreen and other cheery seasonal embellishments. 🌲🔔🌿 💻Register online at https://blueeartharea.revtrak.net/Community-Ed/ or 📱give us a call in the Community Ed office at 507-526-3172.

Our Halloween Treats class was a spooktacular success! Students enjoyed making (and devouring) delectably eerie snacks. Our thanks to instructor Barbara Carlson, and her helper, Amelia, for creating such a mouthwatering event! 🎃👻🍭🍬

Occasionally, we get feedback from our Community Ed class participants after a class, but we rarely hear get such glowing reports as we did for Barbara Carlson's Harvest Soups class this week--and from multiple people! It sounds like they had fun and enjoyed the soup! 🥣 😋

☕For all of the rabid coffee enthusiasts out there, here is your chance to demystify coffee’s many flavors! A coffee flight is a multi-beverage experience, made up of smaller portions of different coffees, giving you the enjoyment of sampling multiple drinks. Flights are all about the sense of flavor exploration and discovery through side-by-side tasting. Hosted by Jasmin Sahr, Owner of Cabin Coffee. Black Coffee Flight class: Taste the differences between roast levels and also taste the differences in different brewing styles. Specialty Coffee Flight class: Get a taste of the holiday season through a selection of flavors crafted for autumn and winter. 💻Register online at https://blueeartharea.revtrak.net/Community-Ed/ or 📱give us a call in the Community Ed office at 507-526-3172.

if you're a beginner Canva user, you won't be for long. Canva allows users to create graphic designs quickly and easily, even if they have no design experience. This makes it ideal for businesses of all sizes, as it allows them to create professional-looking designs without having to hire a professional designer. Canva is amazing for those of us who own a small business and want to design a logo or social media posts, or for those of us who want to make a poster for our upcoming church bake sale. Educators find it incredibly useful, as does anyone who needs to create presentations or videos for their business. Social media posts, marketing, documents, newsletters, resumes, invitations and stationery, business cards and brochures--don't ask what "can" you create using Canva--ask what "can't" you create? The possibilities are endless! 💻Register online at https://blueeartharea.revtrak.net/Community-Ed/ or 📱give us a call in the Community Ed office at 507-526-3172.

🏀⛹️‍♀️Future Buc ballers—up your game by sharpening your dribbling, passing, shooting, defense, and rebounding skills! 💻Register online at https://blueeartharea.revtrak.net/Community-Ed/ or 📱give us a call in the Community Ed office at 507-526-3172.