Minnesota Community Education Association
Minnesota Community Education is Here for You!
Offering support to reach one’s full potential. After bouncing around various schools and states throughout her life, Breanna dropped out of 10th grade and began working. At the age of 21, Bree came to Brainerd Adult Basic Education (ABE) in pursuit of her GED. She worked diligently brushing up on her Math and Language Arts […]
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Bringing organizations together to better the community. It was an absolute joy for our church to meet in the St. Anthony area. Over the years we have been able to find many ways that our church and community can flourish and support one another. As a church, we helped beyond being simply a renter, and
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Encouraging confidence to try new things. It was time for the beginner swim class to jump off of the diving board. The instructor told the students that if they didn’t feel comfortable that they didn’t have to jump. All of the kids had jumped a couple of times except for one girl. The other kids
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Community education helped me find lifelong friendships. More than 30 years ago, I was a young mom and new to town. I joined our community education early childhood classes with the hope of meeting other new parents and friends for my daughter. We attended many early childhood classes throughout the years and became close with
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Providing the essentials to those in need. White Bear Lake School District partnered with multiple local agencies to provide free meals to senior citizens. More than 26,000 meals were delivered through the More Than a Meal program from January through March 2021. On average, the senior center was distributing 250 meals daily. Thanks to a
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Community education provides life changing opportunities for all. One of our community members with mild disabilities wanted to join an exercise class and socialize with other adults. Even though her disabilities are mild, she didn’t feel comfortable in the adults with disabilities program. Her personal care assistant encouraged her to join an adult education class
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Community Education has impacted my life from an early age. During the summer after first grade, I was introduced to Community Education (CE) Programming through the Summer Block Fun offered by my local community education program. My mom encouraged me to participate in a program and I chose tennis. This early introduction to the sport
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Inspiring passions to ignite a future career. As a mother and a staff member, I am proud to share my story of how ISD 728 Community Education programs impacted my son’s life. After he was born, I began looking for opportunities for him to grow and engage in our world since he would not be
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Tuning into student voices. Students from Anoka-Hennepin’s six middle schools are serving on a newly-formed Middle School Advisory Council. The students are helping Community Education staff to better understand how youth and families engage with middle school programs and brainstorm possible new after-school activities focused on their interests. After students shared ideas about what they
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