Hopkins Community Education

Get ready to unleash your inner artist and satisfy your sweet tooth all at once! Our upcoming art class is the perfect opportunity to indulge in some holiday cheer and creative expression. Join us for an exciting session where you'll have the chance to construct and decorate your very own gingerbread house. With an array of delectable treats and decorations to choose from, you'll be able to customize your masterpiece to your heart's content. So come on down and join in the fun - we guarantee a sweet and unforgettable experience! Please pack a nut free snack and drink for your child.

Let Chef Tom Skold be your master of ceremonies for a day of tea tastiness. Work in teams as we steep ourselves in the new trend and fresh taste of tea as a cooking ingredient. Prepare and sample MATCHA DEVILED EGGS WITH BLACK SESAME SLAW, TEA-BRINED SHRIMP WITH SZECHUAN PEPPERCORN BUTTER, a LAPSANG SOUCHONG-RUBBED PORK TENDERLOIN,WITH MAPLE-GUINNESS GLAZE, and CHAI CREME BRULEE. Bring an apron and the rest is in the bag.

The Town of New Piggleton is well known for its Annual Bar-B-Que contest, and Granny Pig wins every year! But this year, Sherriff Crooks is determined to steal Granny’s recipe from her three grandkids so they can’t enter the competition! Meanwhile, Mama Pig is sick and tired of her home being treated like a stye, so it’s time for Corky, Porky, and Slim to get gone! Mama Pig hires the Hay Farmers, Lumberjacks, and Brick Layers to build each of her piggies their own house. Will Sheriff Crooks and his deputies steal the recipe and the competition, or will the Three Little Pigs prevail by the hair on their chinny chin chins and win this year’s contest? Performances will be on Friday at 7pm and Saturday at 1pm. Actors will need to arrive before each performance 1-2 hours early. A detailed scheduled will be given to participants on the first day of camp.

Come to class in your jammies?!?! That’s right; we’ll be doing art in our pajamas! Why? Because we believe everyone is more creative while wearing their slippers. Don’t bring your pillow; there will be no time for napping. We’ll be too busy creating! Please pack a nut free snack and drink for your child.

3D Printing is here to stay and learning how it works is as basic as learning how to use a computer! This class is for students who have no or limited experience with 3D printing and is ideal for students who like to draw, design and see their creations come to life. Students will learn the ropes of 3D modeling and printing. Students will use the Engineering Design Process to create their own designs from scratch and choose 2 to print in class to take home. To allow everyone to print their creations, items may have to be scaled down to allow printing during class times. Students must be comfortable with using a laptop and mouse to design their creations.

Learn 3D design and modeling skills using Tinkercad while creating a Deathly Hallow model, then creating you own magical pendant. Students will be able to pick one design to be printed and mailed home. Home Technical Requirements For All Classes: TinkerCAD (login information provided during class) Computer: PC (Windows 7 or later) or Mac (OSX) with at least a 2GHz processor and 4GB of RAM Chromebooks, Tablets, and phones WILL NOT Work. Internet: Broadband internet Webcam Microphone and Speakers Zoom Installed on Computer Students should be comfortable using a PC, mouse and keyboard.

Students will design 3D objects using TinkerCAD (an online web app) and use the 3D slicing program Cura to bring their creations to life. We will be design a droid. 3D Model will be printed and mailed home. Home Technical Requirements For All Classes: TinkerCAD (login information provided during class) Computer: PC (Windows 7 or later) or Mac (OSX) with at least a 2GHz processor and 4GB of RAM Chromebooks, Tablets, and phones WILL NOT Work. Internet: Broadband internet Webcam Microphone and Speakers Zoom Installed on Computer Students should be comfortable using a PC, mouse and keyboard.

Are you excited to watch your child get their artistic groove on? Our Action Art class is the perfect place for their creative spirit to shine while they move and groove to their heart's content. Your little one will have a blast creating vivid and energetic artwork, with endless chances to smear, splatter, and swipe their way to unique and charming masterpieces. Don't let this thrilling opportunity for your young artist slip away! Sign up now. Children must be accompanied by a caregiver.

Here’s a facelift you can do at home. Acupressure is an ancient Chinese healing method that works with the energy that flows through your body. Stimulating facial acupressure points can help erase years from your face naturally, bring a healthy glow to your skin; increase forming; even decrease headaches, relieve eye strain, soothe nerves, and increase relaxation. Learn how to make your skin as healthy as possible from the inside out.

Acupressure is an Eastern healing technique that involves pressing or massaging key points on the body to stimulate energy flow through pathways called meridians. When the points that regulate metabolism, digestion and thyroid function are blocked or out of balance, losing weight will seem like an impossible task. In this workshop, you will learn the main pressure points that help strengthen thyroid function, boost metabolism, control appetite, decrease food cravings, reduce stress eating and strengthen the entire digestive system.

Acupressure is an ancient healing art and self-help tool. It can offer great relief with no side effects and help you feel your best. Along with the specific points to help relieve stress, insomnia, anxiety, irritability and even weight gain, learn the Nine Master Pressure Points which are the most helpful and most frequently prescribed to help and assist every system in your body.

Whether you are ready for a new set of skills to enhance your healing work, or if you just want to get back into practice, this class will help you get to the next level of your healing abilities! In this Reiki-style training, we will use the one-on-one healing format to help you learn to work more personally, intuitively and creatively in your healing practice. During class, you will learn how to consciously calibrate the frequency of your palm chakras for specific healing function, work more expansively and creatively within the subtle energy bodies of the aura, and discover how to direct healing energy with only the power of your mind through visualization and kinesthetic sense. You will also receive an expanded healing format by which to guide your clients more powerfully and confidently through a healing session. As your awareness of the flow of energy grows, so too will your ability to be an active and powerful participant in the healing process! *Reiki certification is not necessary to participate.

For enrollment questions contact Preschool@HopkinsSchools.org or 952-988-5000. For billing questions contact Liz Reynolds at liz.reynolds@hopkinsschools.org or 952-988-5000.