Minnetonka Community Education

Discover new, hands-on STEM learning lessons from various engineering disciplines. The focus will be on developing problem solving, critical thinking and peer collaboration skills. Projects this session tackle mechanical, electrical, aerospace engineering and more. New engineering themes for each session. Winter Class Themes: (January & February) Civil Engineering: Hansel & Gretel Challenge Industrial Engineering: Little Red’s Basket Acoustic Engineering: Let's Drum! Mechanical Engineering: Pendulum Mechanical Engineering: Spinner Civil Engineering: Billy Goat’s Bridge Challenge Spring Class Themes: (March & April) Environmental Engineering: Trash to Treasure Marine Engineering: Gingerbread Man's Escape Acoustic Engineering: Harmonica Mechanical Engineering: Worm Puppets Aerospace Engineering: Glider Jr Civil Engineering: Three Little Pigs Challenge Please sign your student up on the waitlist when classes are full. If space becomes available in the class, parents will be contacted. Required Community Education Agreement When registering for any in-person community ed class, you must complete the COVID 19 agreement. General Health & Safety Guidelines for In-Person Community Ed Classes After school classes will follow district Covid 19 protocols including social distancing, mask requirements, temperature checks and hand washing. Please see the Minnetonka District Back to School plan for more detailed information. Class Cancellation or School Closure In the case of a class cancellation or school closure, an email will be sent regarding a virtual class, make up class or refund.

Calling all future scientists and engineers! Spark your love of STEM as you use teamwork and problem solving skills to work on robotics projects and STEM challenges. Session 1 (Winter): Mechanical Engineering! Explore mechanics and other forces of physics as you build a robotic ball kicking machine, explore friction, engineer fun roller coaster, create an exciting marble maze and more fun STEM projects! Session 2 (Spring): Rainforest Engineering Adventures! Rainforests provide a great opportunity for engineering challenges. Build a rainforest inspired robotic creature, create a solution to move quickly over treetops, find creative solutions for rainwater recovery and explore sound by recreating rain sound and more fun STEM projects. Required Community Education Agreement When registering for any in-person community ed class, you must complete the COVID 19 agreement. General Health & Safety Guidelines for In-Person Community Ed Classes After school classes will follow district Covid 19 protocols including social distancing, mask requirements, temperature checks and hand washing. Please see the Minnetonka District Back to School plan for more detailed information. Class Cancellation or School Closure In the case of a class cancellation or school closure, an email will be sent regarding a virtual class, make up class or refund.