Play-based learning environment that helps students grow, learn and develop physically, socially, emotionally, in language and literacy and in thinking (cognitive) skills. Designed to help students meet the State of Minnesota Early Learning Standards.
From high to low-impact, Pilates, dance and aquatics, there is a fitness class for you!
Enrichment classes for preschoolers.
Science,Technology, Engineering & Math
Curious about what today’s headlines mean for tomorrow? In this thoughtful and engaging class, we’ll explore current political and economic events—both in the U.S. and around the world—through multiple lenses. Together, we’ll consider what these trends might signal for the future and how they can inform the practical choices we all face. This is a space for open discussion, fresh perspectives, and building a clearer understanding of an ever-changing world.
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Please read our Adult Programming Overview page for all info regarding registration, cancellation, and building info.
Adult Programs - Edina Community Ed (edinaschools.org)
Registration for all class sessions closes 3 days before the start date.
Late Registration: If you miss the deadline but are still interested, you can contact the Community Ed office. Space may be limited, but we'll try our best to accommodate late registrations.
Email: communityed@edinaschools.orgPhone: (952) 848-3952
Rick Olson: Rick Olson is a retired professional with a variety of educational and life experiences. He has worked as an economist, an attorney, a certified financial planner, an agricultural loan officer, an agricultural cooperative president, a State Representative in Michigan and a public-school business manager. He obtained a Juris Doctor degree from Stanford Law School and completed the coursework in two Ph.D. programs (Agricultural Economics and Education Administration), but declined to write a thesis in either, so he is not a Ph.D.
An avid traveler, he has been in 49 countries and in all 50 of the United States. He has flown to the Nakivale Refugee Settlement in Uganda three times since February 2020 to guide a non-profit organization he founded to assist the refugees at Best Future School (and now at four such learning centers). He has also led the effort on three Rotary International Global Grants for refugee settlement camps in Uganda. He is now also involved in support of the efforts of Sustainable Cambodia.
He currently resides in Prior Lake, Minnesota, USA with his wife of 54 years, a retired school superintendent, and is the father of two boys, ages 45 and 43.
Rick is also an adventurer, having climbed Mt. McKinley in Alaska in 1977, riding his bicycle across the USA in 2016, did a 19-day trek to the Base Camp of Mt. Everest in 2017, and climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro in Tanzania in 2019. He led Rotary International tours through Eastern Europe in 2019 and again in 2022
Rick Olson
