Community Education - current class catalogs Families - Winter 2018 | Page 11

ECFE
MIXED-AGE CLASSES
(birth up to kindergarten)
PARENT/CHILD CLASSES
Smarter, Happier Children
Talk builds your child’s brain! Did you know that your child’s brain grows
up to 80 percent of its adult size during the first three years, responds to
your voice right from birth, and forms 700 new nerve connections every
second? Join us to learn how to build your child’s brain through talking,
reading and singing. Participants will have an opportunity to participate in
a language study through the University of Minnesota and earn a gift card.
Class is for families with children ages birth up to 30 months and their
siblings.
Course No.
Day
EC038-11 T
Date
Time
Jan 30-May 22 11:15 am-1 pm
Location Wks Fee Scale
Anoka Family Place 15 A
NEW! Making, Tinkering & Engineering
Embrace a mindset for making and tinkering through engaging and playful
experiences. Alongside your child, you will investigate how tinkering and
making experiences support fundamental STEM thinking and learning
for young children. Your child will be inspired, delighted, and challenged
as they use everyday materials and STEM concepts to design and build.
Curriculum is based on previous STEM class.
Course No.
Day
EC095-11 W
Date
Time
Jan 31-May 16 5:30-7:30 pm
Location Wks Fee Scale
Anoka Family Place 15 A
Jump & Play
Come wiggle, jiggle and jump in this fun and active class. Children will
burn off some of their extra energy as they jump, slide and climb. A
licensed parent educator will guide parenting discussions on the power
of play and other topics.
Course No.
Day
EC094-61 T
Date Time Location
Jan 30-Mar 6 9-10:45 am Andover Family Place
Wks Fee Scale
5 C
NEW! The Whole-Brain Child
Learn strategies to help your child’s developing mind and tips to survive the
everyday parenting challenges. Using the book, “The Whole-Brain Child,”
by Dan Siegel, M.D. and Tina Payne Bryson, Ph.D., ideas will be shared
on how the brain is wired and how it matures. Age-appropriate strategies
for dealing with day-to-day challenges will be discussed to help parents
understand their child’s emotional and logical brain and how it can lead to
calmer, happier children. Plus, gain information on helping your child learn
about their emotions - how to identify and regulate them in daily life.
Course No.
Day
EC091-21 Th
Date Time Location Wks Fee Scale
Feb 1-May 17 11 am-12:45 pm Sorteberg ECC 14 A
Teen / Young
Parent Connections
Are you a teen parent or a young
parent, or about to become one?
ECFE provides pregnant and
parenting young people, ages
13-22, with support services and
parent education.
Parent discussion topics include:
• sleep,
• nutrition,
• the influence of media,
• development,
• discipline,
• and more.
This class also offers community
resources, children’s learning
activities and time for play.
This class is ongoing throughout the
winter/spring semester beginning
Tuesday, January 30, 1:15-2:30 p.m.
Limited transportation is available.
No class Feb. 20 or Mar. 13.
Anoka Preschool and Family Place
2727 N. Ferry Street, Anoka
Online registration is not
available for this class. For
questions or to register:
763-506-7870
www.ahschools.us/ecfe 11