Roseville Area Schools Community Education

Join us at The Yarn Circle to learn the joys of yarn and needle arts. From learning the basics of knitting, weaving, and crocheting to creating fuzzy creatures, pom-pom garlands, and other types of yarn art. Each day we will explore various kinds of yarn arts, build new skills, and experience the simple joys of making something beautiful with our own hands! This enrichment class is run in partnership with our school-age care program, Friendship Connection, which helps us keep costs low and offer engaging opportunities before and after school. Students participating in these classes will check in with Friendship Connection, receive a snack, and have a brief recess before class begins.

Sip, Smile, and Blend! Join our after-school smoothie session and learn to mix fresh fruits, yogurt, and fun flavors into tasty, healthy drinks that keep you energized and smiling! This enrichment class is run in partnership with our school-age care program, Friendship Connection, which helps us keep costs low and offer engaging opportunities before and after school. Students participating in these classes will check in with Friendship Connection, receive a snack, and have a brief recess before class begins.

Ready for cooking adventure and learning to make delicious camp-style favorites like French toast, noodles, s’mores, and breakfast burritos!? Kids will have fun cooking, tasting, and building real kitchen confidence while exploring the joy of food. This enrichment class is run in partnership with our school-age care program, Friendship Connection, which helps us keep costs low and offer engaging opportunities before and after school. Students participating in these classes will check in with Friendship Connection, receive a snack, and have a brief recess before class begins.

Join us for some cool afternoons of hands-on winter science fun! We’ll be experimenting with ice, creating mini snowstorms in a jar, and testing what makes things melt or freeze faster. Kids will explore, build, and discover through frosty STEM challenges that are sure to make science sizzle even in the cold! This enrichment class is run in partnership with our school-age care program, Friendship Connection, which helps us keep costs low and offer engaging opportunities before and after school. Students participating in these classes will check in with Friendship Connection, receive a snack, and have a brief recess before class begins.

Step into the Friendship Connection Potion Lab! Kids become junior scientists as they mix, fizz, and bubble their way through hands-on chemistry experiments. From color-changing “potions” to fizzy reactions and glittery slime, everyone will explore how different ingredients react to create something magical! This enrichment class is run in partnership with our school-age care program, Friendship Connection, which helps us keep costs low and offer engaging opportunities before and after school. Students participating in these classes will check in with Friendship Connection, receive a snack, and have a brief recess before class begins.

Step into the magic of the forest and bring your imagination to life with Felt from the Forest, a hands-on craft adventure where creativity and nature come together. In this one-day workshop, we will design and sew our very own felt plushie friends—inspired by forest creatures like foxes, owls, bears, and hedgehogs. Using soft, colorful felt and simple hand-stitching techniques, we will learn the basics of plushie making while adding our own creative touches—googly eyes, buttons, embroidery, and more. This enrichment class is run in partnership with our school-age care program, Friendship Connection, which helps us keep costs low and offer engaging opportunities before and after school. Students participating in these classes will check in with Friendship Connection, receive a snack, and have a brief recess before class begins.

Step into the groovy world of Pete the Cat at Camp Cool Cat, where music, art, stories, and laughter come together for a week of unforgettable fun! Inspired by the adventures of everyone’s favorite blue cat, this camp is designed for kids to explore creativity, movement, and friendship. This enrichment class is run in partnership with our school-age care program, Friendship Connection, which helps us keep costs low and offer engaging opportunities before and after school. Students participating in these classes will check in with Friendship Connection, receive a snack, and have a brief recess before class begins.

Claymation is an exciting, hands-on creative adventure that lets students bring their imaginations to life by sculpting their own characters, designing worlds, and animating them with simple stop-motion techniques. Paired with outdoor activities, like gathering natural materials or filming in unique outdoor settings, it becomes an even more engaging experience that sparks curiosity, exploration, and fresh creative ideas. Easy to learn yet endlessly impressive, claymation offers students a fun, confidence-building way to develop storytelling, teamwork, and digital media skills while creating animations they’ll be thrilled to show off. This enrichment class is run in partnership with our school-age care program, Friendship Connection, which helps us keep costs low and offer engaging opportunities before and after school. Students participating in these classes will check in with Friendship Connection, receive a snack, and have a brief recess before class begins. Each school receives one free class as part of our commitment to equity. These offerings are designed specifically to increase access for students who attend that school, especially those who may not have the financial means to participate in enrichment. To support this purpose, free classes are reserved for students enrolled at the hosting school.

Swish swish! Come down to a day filled with basketball-themed crafts and games. Decorate a tissue paper basketball to hang on your wall, make your own portable mini basketball hoop, and finish off the day with basketball mini games in the gym. It’s a Slam Dunk! This enrichment class is run in partnership with our school-age care program, Friendship Connection, which helps us keep costs low and offer engaging opportunities before and after school.