Owatonna Community Education

Families who enroll in identified parent/child classes, have the opportunity to provide their child with an additional early leaning experience designed for the child-only. To be eligible for enrollment in Friday Child Only Classes, families must be enrolled in any of the following parent/child classes: 34531-34541-34521 Children may only attend this class if they have attended their parent/child class each week. If a family misses their parent/child class during the week, the child will not be expected for the Friday, child-only class. Families may have one exception per trimester to this practice if they have called in for the Parent/Child class with an illness or medical appointment. Tuition will be $35 for the Trimester. This is in addition to the tuition paid for the parent/child class. There is no sliding fee. Child must be 3 years old by September 1st. Registration will be on a first-come, first-serve basis. Families will need to re-enroll for the child-only class each trimester when they enroll for their parent/child class. Class size will be limited each section.

STEM Ahead Learning is an engaging and interactive class integrating Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math(STEM) concepts into a play-based learning environment. The class is designed to foster curiosity, creativity, and a love of learning through age- appropriate activities, experiments, and other opportunities to challenge young children in sparking imagination and promoting intellectual, social and emotional growth. Parents will participate in activities with their child(ren)and then separate for parent discussion time regarding creative learning experiences for there children as well as other age appropriate topics led by a parent educator.