Farmington Area Community Education

ACT Prep Classes Advantage Educational Programs Grades 10-12 The ACT Preparatory Courses are designed for those who wish to improve their test-taking skills and their overall scores on the college entrance exams. The course includes diagnostic testing, strategies for answering questions in all testing areas, instruction in time management, essay writing, and more. Youth can choose to attend classes located at Farmington High School, online, or at other area schools. In-School Course Students preferring the traditional teaching format with an in-person instructor should choose this course. It consists of four, three-hour classes, meeting at a specific location, one day a week. Students who miss a class will be provided with access to recorded virtual online instruction. Tuition for the 12-hour ACT in-person course is $180, with all class materials included. Students can also repeat the course online at any time, until they graduate, free of charge. To enroll at Farmington High School - returning Fall 2024 To enroll in an ACT course at another site - please visit https://advantageprep.net/ Once you are registered, you will be contacted by email or phone with your classroom assignment approximately 7-10 days before classes begin. Virtual Course This course is designed for students who prefer to prep for the ACT in a virtual classroom. Four, three-hour classes are taught live via zoom by an Advantage instructor. Tuition for this course is $180. Internet connection and a computer or tablet is required. This course can also be repeated at no extra charge. To enroll for the virtual course - select YS24-ACT925 Self-Paced Online Course This course is designed for students preferring to prepare for the ACT exam on their own schedule and at their own pace. Instruction is pre-recorded and provided online using videos and slides. Once enrolled, students may use the access code they receive to navigate through the course on their own timeline throughout the year. Tuition for this course is $80. To enroll for the online course - select YW24-ACTONLINE888. **Please note, students need a gmail account to access course information. School-issued email addresses are blocked. To create a free account click here. Once enrolled, students are sent an access code for their class via email and can begin preparing. Participants will receive more information regarding class access in their course registration confirmation. Online course materials are available at any time and are accessible for a full year, however, you can re-enroll to access the course again, free of charge.

Math by Mail - Completed Grades 7-9 Brent Lackas & Tanya Ravnholdt For students who will complete grades 7-9 in the 2023-2024 school year Course materials will be sent out to participants in early June, or after your child registers, via email. No registrations accepted after June 30, 2024. Math-by-Mail is a summer opportunity to keep young minds active with this locally developed curriculum. Math practice accompanied by enrichment activities for the upcoming summer months. Created by current middle school math teachers with 50+ years of combined experience! Minnesota State Standards, Math Frameworks MCA strands, and current Minnesota Benchmarks are the foundational basis for this curriculum. With creative problem solving, multiple choice, short answer and vocabulary embedded into an 8-week course of independent study, students will maintain or increase the level of their math understanding, in addition to reviewing the recommended targets suggested by grade level in the Minnesota School Academic Standards for mathematics. Each student will be given a pretest to assess the appropriate skill level necessary to strengthen their individual math needs, unlike other programs that are exclusively grade level driven. Students will receive an 8-lesson packet to complete at their own pace throughout the summer. As students finish packets, they are mailed back for feedback and then returned to the students. All packets are due back by August 9 in order to provide timely feedback before the 2024 school year begins. Math-by-Mail is expanding its options to do math! How exciting! Not only are we offering our predetermined set of 8 packets, we will also offer an ala carte menu! Our added approach allows for individual choice regarding the skills and concepts students and parents can request to build math confidence. Still an 8 week course with a self paced approach! Student completed packets should be mailed (USPS) to Math-by-Mail. We will then provide feedback and return corrected packets to students via USPS. As always the goal of Math-by-Mail is to provide rich content to maintain mathematical understanding!

Math by Mail - Completed Grades K-6 Jill Yeager MA Ed For students who have completed grades K-6 in the 23-24 school year Course materials will be sent out the week of June 3, please expect to receive them by mid June. No registrations accepted after June 30, 2024. Summer Math is not a tutoring program and it is not an enrichment program to advance students ahead. It offers practice of previously learned concepts to keep skills sharp and build confidence. When all lessons are completed, students will receive a certificate of achievement and restaurant meal coupon. Completed Grades Kindergarten-1st The Kindergarten-1st grade Summer Math by Mail has been developed to review and enrich math concepts for those just completing these grades. The curriculum is designed exclusively for students just completing kindergarten or students just completing first grade. Students will take a pre-test and fill out a questionnaire to individualize their program, then participants will receive ten weeks of lessons. After they have completed a week’s worth of work, mail it in and we’ll make corrections, provide comments and mail it back. Students work at their own pace. Kids love receiving their returned assignments each week in the mail! Completed Grades 2nd-6th Keep your math skills sharp over the summer! This 10 week correspondence program was developed by a veteran teacher. Materials that students will cover during the summer review support concepts they have encountered during their previous school year. Students will take a pre-test and fill out a questionnaire to individualize their program. Students will then receive nine weeks of materials. Each week’s packet will include five math lessons with problem-solving activities. The activities will apply to a specific math concept or strand. After the student has completed a packet they will mail it in. We’ll make corrections, provide feedback and mail it back. Students may start and finish the course at their own pace throughout the strands.

Registration for the 2024 Off-Season running May 13- August 22. Athletes have the option of choosing to practice 5 hours a week ($7.68 per practice hour) or 7 hours a week ($7.62 per practice hour) in our off-season. There is NO practice on May 27, June 19, and July 1-3. The 4 day camp in August is INCLUDED in off-season. If you need further payment plan options, please reach out to Trish Schmaltz, at pschmaltz@farmington.k12.mn.us

Competition Cheer Elementary White Placements 2024-2025 Looking for a way to combine stunting, pyramids, cheering, jumping, dancing and tumbling all while being on a team? Join Competition Cheerleading! Competition Teams create a 2.5 minute routine showcasing elite stunts and pyramids with cheer skills, jumps, dance and tumbling. Elementary White is open to boys and girls, grades 2-5 in 2024-2025 After registering - please join the BAND here for updates - https://band.us/n/aca50d5b34uaq Team Information Packets & Program Handbook

*YOU MUST HAVE TESTED OUT OF BEGINNER 2, or HAVE A COACH EVALUATION TO BE IN THIS COURSE!!! Beginner 2 is a PREREQUISITE for this course! Advanced Beginner (ages 5 and up – 55 mins) This class is for gymnasts who have tested out of the Beginner 2 class or have been evaluated at this level. Gymnasts will learn more difficult basic skills on all four apparatuses as well as continue to gain strength and confidence on full sized equipment. Skills include pullovers and hollow body casts on the bars, cartwheels, bridges on floor. All payments will be charged one week before the classes begin on Wednesday.

Youth 4 years old Traversing obstacles through the use of running, vaulting, jumping, climbing, rolling, and other movements to travel from one point to another! All payments will be charged one week before the classes begin on Wednesday.

Fantastic Fours (4 years – 45 mins) Introductory gymnastics skills are introduced along with reinforcing listening skills and following directions through the use of stations, circuits and props. The preschool program is designed to use gymnastics and fundamental body movements as a platform to build and strengthen confidence, positive self – image and problem solving skills in a safe environment. All payments will be charged one week before the classes begin on Wednesday.

Fantastic Fours (4 years – 45 mins) Introductory gymnastics skills are introduced along with reinforcing listening skills and following directions through the use of stations, circuits and props. The preschool program is designed to use gymnastics and fundamental body movements as a platform to build and strengthen confidence, positive self – image and problem solving skills in a safe environment. All payments will be charged one week before the classes begin on Wednesday.

Youth 3 years old Traversing obstacles through the use of running, vaulting, jumping, climbing, rolling, and other movements to travel from one point to another! All payments will be charged one week before the classes begin on Wednesday.

Ages 5-7 years old Emphasis on spatial awareness over surfaces to focus on fundamental parkour movements including safe ways to fall, proper weight placement, strides, precision landings, mastery of essential vaults and their simpler forms and using walls to carry, redirect and continue momentum. If the class you want is full, we encourage you to sign-up anyway! If there are enough youth on the waitlist, we may be able to add an additional class, pending coach availability! All payments will be charged one week before the classes begin on Wednesday.

Intermediate 1 & 2 (ages 5 and up – 70 mins) This class is for gymnasts who have tested out of Advanced Beginner or Intermediate 1 and have been evaluated at this level. This class also utilizes all four apparatus and trampoline. Gymnasts will continue to perfect the skills introduced to them in Advanced Beginner and Intermediate 1. They will also begin working on round–offs, bridge kick-overs as well as moving their basic floor skills to the low and medium balance beams. All payments will be charged one week before the classes begin on Wednesday.

Intermediate 2 (TEAM PREP) (ages 5 and up – 85 mins) This class is for gymnasts who have tested out of Intermediate 1 or have been evaluated at this level. Gymnasts will work on perfecting skills they have learned in Intermediate 1, while also learning new skills, such as double back hip circles, jumping to the high bar, and cartwheels on the beam. This level is designed to prepare gymnasts for our competitive TEAM program. We will spend more time conditioning for advanced gymnastics skills as well as introduce dance and choreography for routines. * to be evaluated for TEAM PREP email Coach Bailey at Bshamion@isd192.org Please be assured that if for any reason this class is cancelled, you will be offered a voucher/credit to use for a re-scheduled class or future class. A full refund is also available upon request. You will not be charged until the first day of class.

Ages 5-14 years old Parkour 2 is for those that have tested out of parkour 1, or have been assessed by a coach. Emphasis on spatial awareness over surfaces to focus on fundamental parkour movements including safe ways to fall, proper weight placement, strides, precision landings, mastery of essential vaults and their simpler forms and using walls to carry, redirect and continue momentum. Introduction to basic flips are introduced.

Ages 5-14 years old In Parkour 3 we will be learning a combination of Parkour, gymnastics, free-running, calisthenics and conditioning with a higher focus on skill building then prior Parkour classes. Parkour 3 will focus on more advanced skills that will push our athletes physical skill and mental focus. We will be learning skills such as the kong vault, dash vault, wall spin, macaco, kip up, front tuck and many more. Must have leveled out of Parkour 2 or been skill checked by a coach.