Edina Community Ed

Bonjour camp for the lower grades are taught by Madame Abdo (Kindergarten) and Madame Thomas (1st grade) and is an introduction to the first week of school in French. Incoming kindergarten students will be introduced in French to the 6 colors, numbers 0-10, how to say hello , goodbye, and a few songs in French. Along with that they will learn how to be a student at Normandale French immersion . How to sit in a circle, classroom rules , how to ask to go to the bathroom , open lockers , and stand in line. It is a great introduction and makes your child less anxious and stressful to start school. Incoming first grade students will engage in a variety of community building activities in French including: art projects, oral language games, sing alongs, and light literacy and math games. They will have a chance to reconnect with their friends from kindergarten and make new friends in a fun and engaging space.

Bonjour camp for the lower grades are taught by Madame Abdo (Kindergarten) and Madame Thomas (1st grade) and is an introduction to the first week of school in French. Incoming kindergarten students will be introduced in French to the 6 colors, numbers 0-10, how to say hello , goodbye, and a few songs in French. Along with that they will learn how to be a student at Normandale French immersion . How to sit in a circle, classroom rules , how to ask to go to the bathroom , open lockers , and stand in line. It is a great introduction and makes your child less anxious and stressful to start school. Incoming first grade students will engage in a variety of community building activities in French including: art projects, oral language games, sing alongs, and light literacy and math games. They will have a chance to reconnect with their friends from kindergarten and make new friends in a fun and engaging space.

Bonjour camps for the upper grades are taught by Madame Heffelfinger (2nd grade), Madame Coldagelli (formerly named Madame Weir in 3rd grade) and Madame May (4th-5th grade). These camps offer French language rich activities with games, rotations, speaking and projects. It’s a great way to keep up on their French over the summer as well as meet and get to know teachers from their grade level at Normandale. Students leave excited to speak French and ready for the school year!

Bonjour camps for the upper grades are taught by Madame Heffelfinger (2nd grade), Madame Coldagelli (formerly named Madame Weir in 3rd grade) and Madame May (4th-5th grade). These camps offer French language rich activities with games, rotations, speaking and projects. It’s a great way to keep up on their French over the summer as well as meet and get to know teachers from their grade level at Normandale. Students leave excited to speak French and ready for the school year!

Bonjour camps for the upper grades are taught by Madame Heffelfinger (2nd grade), Madame Coldagelli (formerly named Madame Weir in 3rd grade) and Madame May (4th-5th grade). These camps offer French language rich activities with games, rotations, speaking and projects. It’s a great way to keep up on their French over the summer as well as meet and get to know teachers from their grade level at Normandale. Students leave excited to speak French and ready for the school year!

Bonjour camps for the upper grades are taught by Madame Heffelfinger (2nd grade), Madame Coldagelli (formerly named Madame Weir in 3rd grade) and Madame May (4th-5th grade). These camps offer French language rich activities with games, rotations, speaking and projects. It’s a great way to keep up on their French over the summer as well as meet and get to know teachers from their grade level at Normandale. Students leave excited to speak French and ready for the school year!

Bonjour camps for the upper grades are taught by Madame Heffelfinger (2nd grade), Madame Coldagelli (formerly named Madame Weir in 3rd grade) and Madame May (4th-5th grade). These camps offer French language rich activities with games, rotations, speaking and projects. It’s a great way to keep up on their French over the summer as well as meet and get to know teachers from their grade level at Normandale. Students leave excited to speak French and ready for the school year!

Bonjour camp for the lower grades are taught by Madame Abdo (Kindergarten) and Madame Thomas (1st grade) and is an introduction to the first week of school in French. Incoming kindergarten students will be introduced in French to the 6 colors, numbers 0-10, how to say hello , goodbye, and a few songs in French. Along with that they will learn how to be a student at Normandale French immersion . How to sit in a circle, classroom rules , how to ask to go to the bathroom , open lockers , and stand in line. It is a great introduction and makes your child less anxious and stressful to start school. Incoming first grade students will engage in a variety of community building activities in French including: art projects, oral language games, sing alongs, and light literacy and math games. They will have a chance to reconnect with their friends from kindergarten and make new friends in a fun and engaging space.

Bonjour camp for the lower grades are taught by Madame Abdo (Kindergarten) and Madame Thomas (1st grade) and is an introduction to the first week of school in French. Incoming kindergarten students will be introduced in French to the 6 colors, numbers 0-10, how to say hello , goodbye, and a few songs in French. Along with that they will learn how to be a student at Normandale French immersion . How to sit in a circle, classroom rules , how to ask to go to the bathroom , open lockers , and stand in line. It is a great introduction and makes your child less anxious and stressful to start school. Incoming first grade students will engage in a variety of community building activities in French including: art projects, oral language games, sing alongs, and light literacy and math games. They will have a chance to reconnect with their friends from kindergarten and make new friends in a fun and engaging space.

Activities will focus on themes from different books. Students will develop a love of literacy through fun songs, activities, and stories.

Activities will focus on themes from different books. Students will develop a love of literacy through fun songs, activities, and stories.

Learn to draw in this trendy and fun way and get ready to go bananas! In this amazing camp you’ll learn how to doodle all sorts of things from adorable animals to funny food. You’ll learn how to use special pens and patterns to add dimension and texture, then you’ll create your own doodles and have a blast applying them to notebooks, cards, stamps and much more. You’ll get your own sketch book to keep and continue doodling. Please bring a beverage, nut free snack and recess attire.

Embark on a journey of self-discovery and endless possibilities at our Career Exploration Camp for middle school students! This immersive experience is designed to ignite curiosity and unveil the exciting world of diverse professions. Through hands-on activities, engaging workshops, inspiring guest speakers and several field trips, students will gain valuable insights into various career paths.

This chess camp is for players that need the next level of challenge from their school club. Maybe you’re ready to “try” tournament play. Maybe you want to “improve” your tournament play. Standard chess and variations will be used to improve your skills. Participants should be interested in a deeper level of instruction beyond the basics.

Ever wish a story had a different ending? Ever wonder what would happen if a character made a different critical choice? Explore the genre of Choose Your Own Adventure stories by writing your own! This course will break down the planning process for a multi-path story, help you develop multiple plot twists, and give you the chance to collaborate and write with other young authors. Let's create together!

Ever wish a story had a different ending? Ever wonder what would happen if a character made a different critical choice? Explore the genre of Choose Your Own Adventure stories by writing your own! This course will break down the planning process for a multi-path story, help you develop multiple plot twists, and give you the chance to collaborate and write with other young authors. Let's create together!

***Bring a USB drive to save your code throughout the week*** Hack into the code of classic games! Students will learn Java coding skills while modifying games such as Asteroids, Tetris, Snake, and more! Coding beginners and more experienced students will love this class. This fun class is our staff and students' favorite codling class.