Hopkins Community Education

Choose from both online and in-person classes. Welcome to a fresh new season of adult classes! Hopkins Community Education summer class registration opens February 12th. Try something new or look for your favorites. We will follow Minnesota Department of Health recommended guidelines regarding small class sizes, sanitation practices, and physical distancing. We are looking forward to making safe and engaging experiences for you to enjoy this fall. Your health and safety are our highest priority. Here are safety practices you can expect at our in-person classes: Small class sizes. Masks are required. Practice hand washing. Physical distancing of 6 feet will be maintained. Participants will be asked to self monitor health symptoms before attending a class. If you have a cough, fever or sore throat, we ask that you stay home. Our in-person classes are designed to pivot to an online format if health conditions change. Find these classes with an asterisk ( * ) after the course title. Follow the link below to view a comprehensive COVID symptom tree from the Department of Health for more information on managing your symptoms: https://www.health.state.mn.us/diseases/coronavirus/schools/exguide.pdf

Hop-Kids provides opportunities for playing and learning that are fun, nurturing, and safe. We believe children learn best through meaningful, interactive play. Our classes offer an introduction to a variety of sport fundamentals, play adventures, and STEM skills taught by passionate instructors who encourage curiosity, discovery, and problem-solving!

Royal Connections is a brand-new approach to Hopkins Community Education programming!!! All Royal Connections courses are designed and taught by current Hopkins High School students or recent grads. The program is intergenerational; instructors have designed courses for both different youth age ranges as well as adults! Royal Connections instructors are paid employees and are working in collaboration with Hopkins Community Education staff. Best of all: all classes are offered on a "pay what you can" scale from $5 - $25! The main goal of Royal Connections is to provide barrier-free opportunities for social connectedness this summer. All courses are virtual. All participants must register online. Sign up today and support Hopkins High School students while learning something new! Community Education has the opportunity to: Create free and low-cost enrichment opportunities for Hopkins students and community members Fill upcoming teaching positions by hiring Hopkins High School students 16+ and recent grads to design, plan and teach classes on topics of interest to them Vision: The main goal of this program is social connectedness. Skill building and learning will be a natural secondary outcome, but social connectedness is the core. The program will be intergenerational. Student teachers will decide if their classes will be targeted to elementary students, junior high students, high school students, or adult community members. All classes will be on a sliding-fee scale. Participants will have the option to pay $0, $5, $10, $15 or $20 to participate. Whatever is paid covers all of the classes offered in the course. Classes can be designed on a spectrum from more structured (i.e. “How to…”) to more loosely structured (i.e. community conversation around a topic of interest). If the class requires supplies, participants will receive a list of required materials ahead of time, and if they need assistance purchasing the supplies Community Education will do their best to support so this is not a barrier to participation.

Summer is always an adventure at Hopkins Community Education! Our goal is to provide a safe, enriching and fun summer for your child. We are committed to providing a wide variety of class options to meet every child's need and interest. Check out these summer programs: Camp Royal offers a variety of camps for students entering Kindergarten to 6th grade. We focus on flexibility, variety and affordability, as well as hiring only the best staff to spend the summer engaging with your child. We offer half day or full day camp options as well as supervised choice time from 8:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m., 4:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. and over lunch time. All camps take place at the Eisenhower Elementary School. Sport options including swimming and football camps. Camps for Jr. High Students including cooking, pottery, chess and swimming. Driver Education classes throughout the summer. Please note that the grade listed for each summer class will be the grade your student will be going into for the 2021-2022 school year. Important Changes to Summer 2021 Click Here for Camp Royal COVID19 Procedures Early drop off has been changed to 8:30 a.m. Late pick up has been changed to 4:30 p.m. All pick up and drop off will happen in the Eisenhower Elementary School bus loop. Parents will not be allowed into the building unless it's for an emergency. Transportation to Camp Royal is no longer available. We are unsure if breakfast and lunch will be provided at Camp Royal.

Community Education Youth Programs offers a wide variety of out-of-school time enrichment classes, athletic activities and online programs that will expand your child's learning experiences. All in-person classes will follow COVID guidelines. We will have a 1:14 ratio for in-person classes and will offer programming at the Eisenhower Community Center. We look forward to seeing your child at an in-person class or at an online activity!