Moorhead Community Education

Our families need your help! The Early Childhood Family Education Parent Advisory Committee is fundraising to provide scholarships to families. Are you able to make a donation to help a family in need? Our community continues to feel the effects of pandemic constraints. The Parent Advisory Committee has raised funds to directly assist two families with a scholarship for 2022 classes. But, we want to do more! Help us reach our new goal to help five families through our scholarship program.

Join Tess as she walks you through how to make a variety of the most marvelous California rolls that will make you wonder why you haven't tried to make your own before. California sushi roll combinations are only limited by your imagination! Learn the skill of creating delicious seasoned sushi rice, spicy mayo and how to stuff , wrap and shape the rolls with wonderful filling ingredients.

Join Carla for a magical crafting experience at our Enchanting Unicorn Workshop. Unleash your creativity and bring a wooden unicorn cutout to life with your own personal touch. Each participant will receive a pre-cut wooden unicorn shape as the canvas for their masterpiece (12"x12"). A variety of crafting materials, including paints, sequins, tissue paper and more, will be provided to customize your unicorn.

Students, get ready for a relaxing, fun and healing art experience as Laura shares her talent with you. Each student will create a work of art on an 11" x 14" painted canvas.

Students, get ready for a relaxing, fun and healing art experience as Laura shares her talent with you. Each student will create a work of art on an 11" x 14" painted canvas.

Creating canvas paintings can be a relaxing and rewarding past time. Laura is here to breakdown the steps involved to create your masterpiece. Whether this is your first time painting, you'd like to get back to painting, or you're an experienced painter, we welcome you to join us as we paint this beautiful work of art.

In this Back to Basics class, you will learn the basics of color mixing, discover the different effects that can be achieved with various brushes & palette/painting knives and techniques to bring your subjects to life by incorporating dimension, ensuring that they appear realistic and three-dimensional on the canvas. Materials Needed: set of acrylic paints, two to three acrylic paint brushes, a canvas pad or a few stretched canvases of any size and a container to hold tap water.

The Adobe software tools are the leading software for graphic design. Adobe Illustrator is the industry standard computer illustration software. Use Illustrator to draw shapes and design logos, flyers, posters, banners, business cards or any other vector graphics for print or web. Adobe InDesign is the industry standard page-layout program that works with Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop seamlessly. InDesign allows you to create simple to complex multi-page documents such as brochures, flyers, books and magazines. Use Adobe Photoshop to effectively work with selection and editing tools, layers, and masks to edit, retouch and enhance existing images or create your own composite digital art work. Access to the Adobe software tools required. Software Requirements: For all online Adobe classes, students are responsible for purchasing their own software for their course. Trial versions of Adobe software are sometimes available on the Adobe company website. If you're taking the entire “Graphic Design certificate” you'll need Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop and Adobe InDesign.

Join in on the fun with this spicy and rhythmic dance! Salsa dancing originated in Cuba, but has developed different flavors of musicality from other cultures around the world such as Puerto Rico, Mexico, New York, and Colombia. We will learn the 'LA Style' Salsa fundamentals of basic steps and turn patterns, and will build cumulatively as a class. Come solo or with friends, and learn to dance Salsa! Materials Needed: water bottle and indoor shoes to wear (gym shoes or dress/dance shoes).

Learn how to do basic turn patterns, lead/follow partnership, and develop cumulatively as a class in the styles of Bachata, Merengue, and Salsa. You do not need a partner or previous dance experience, so come as you are, solo or with your partner and friends! It's a great way to de-stress, gain strength and flexibility, stave off neurological disease, and meet new friends.

Certificate Overview 75% of the world’s major conflicts have a cultural dimension and the culture sector now accounts for 6.1% of the global economy. The United Nations reports that creative and cultural industries (CCI) generate annual revenues of US$ 2,250 billion and nearly 30 million jobs worldwide, employing more people aged 15 to 29 than any other sector. To improve diversity, achieve equity, and foster inclusion one must be intentional, consistent, and courageous. LERN’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) in the Workplace Certificate focuses on improving cultural competence and encourages continuous learning. Students will gain a better understanding of DEI.

Enhance your management skills through this program for supervisors, managers, and emerging leaders. Nothing creates success like a solid foundation. Discover the keys for effectively managing your employees. Find out how to create clear expectations, engage and motivate employees, and increase your effectiveness. Then you will explore the principles of collaborative management and gain insight on how to expand your collaborative skills for success of your team or organization. Finally, get the keys to manage different generations in your workplace. Discover what motivates each generation at work, what incentives they respond to, and what messages they value.

Non-profits today need to be run like a business in many respects. You have competition, a need to generate income and a surplus, and staff need to be even more productive. Get the best training on revenue generation for nonprofits, and program evaluation for nonprofits, with our Certificate in Non Profit Administration. You will come away with the latest best information from instructors who train people in nonprofits.

Create a cute sports/activity board to correspond with your favorite sport, and even attach your own photo (12"x12"). This is a fun way to display your individual sport or team photo.

Diabesity is a condition in which too much belly fat leads a person to symptoms ranging from mild blood sugar imbalance to full blown diabetes. Whether you have a little extra weight around the middle, insulin resistance or type 2 diabetes, the root cause of ALL these conditions are the same - problems with our diet, lifestyle and exposure to environmental toxins. Most treatments focus on the symptoms and never get to WHY your levels are too high and how to change it. Learn how to work with your doctor to help restore your body to health.

Get in on this exciting and growing way to communicate, market and serve your customers and clients. For businesses, nonprofits, government, and other organizations. From Facebook to Twitter, blogging, YouTube, LinkedIn, and more, discover the new principles of communication that apply across all networks and how these specific social networks work and the possible uses for your organization. Learn how social networks are used to develop a two-way communication and marketing strategy for your organization. Then find out what you can be doing, what you should be doing, and take back a plan to integrate social networks into your communication and marketing. Whether you are new to social networks or already involved, you will come away with both an understanding of social networks and practical, how-to techniques to integrate social networks into your organization or business.

Join in on the fun! This dance originates from the Dominican Republic and is fast becoming a social dance favorite across the world. Come solo or with a partner or friend and learn the foundational steps and turn patterns of this rhythmic dance style. We will build on that cumulatively as a group. Materials Needed: water bottle and indoor shoes to wear (gym or dress/dance shoes.

ECFE fun learning about bugs! You know your child best. For separating classes, if your child is not ready to separate, you are welcome to stay with your child the entire class time.

Students, get ready for a relaxing, fun and healing art experience as Laura shares her talent with you. Each student will create a work of art on an 11" x 14" painted canvas.

This yoga class guides you through gentle somatic yoga flows and quiet passive holds with the support of props. Learn how to rest and restore your body, mind and spirit through different breathing techniques and guided visualizations.

Indulge your sweet tooth and let your creativity melt with our ice cream-themed cookie decorating class! Get ready to scoop up some fun as our expert instructor leads you through step-by-step directions to create five scrumptious cookies inspired by everyone's favorite frozen treat.

Who doesn't love trying new desserts? Akanksha will bring new flavors and recipes to the table, maybe a new favorite dessert will surface for your family.