Centennial Community Education

Saturday, April 26 from 9 am to noon at Rice Lake Elementary. Purchase a table or two to sell items you no longer need or come and shop! You keep the money you earn from the sale of your items. Tables are 6 feet in length. Items being sold cannot exceed your table area. Table Fee: $10 for kids, $20 for adults Proceeds collected from the table fees will go to the Community Education Financial Assistance Program. Event is FREE for shoppers.

Discussion will focus on the Holocaust and Armenians, the Killing Fields of Cambodia, Rwanda, Yugoslavia, and most recently Rohingyas in Myanmar. This class will focus on the Holocaust slogan “Never Again” and examine how the world has failed to stop genocides from occurring following the Holocaust. Our instructor has taught extensively on the topic, predominately through offering an elective class to high school students for 12 years. The class will use the Holocaust as a case study, and will look at other 20th century genocides including the Armenian Genocide of World War I, and post-Holocaust genocides including events in Cambodia, the former Yugoslavia, Rwanda, Sudan, and most-recently in Myanmar. We will look at similarities and differences of genocides, and examine Dr. Gregory Stanton’s “Ten Stages of Genocide” model to help us understand how deplorable atrocities grow out of smaller actions and inactions. If registering as a couple, only add one person's name to the cart. The name of your partner will be asked as a question during the checkout process.

Enjoy a festive marketplace as you visit our award-winning arts and crafts festivals! Featuring some of the nation's most skilled artisans and crafters from all over the country, you'll see them display and sell their American-made, handcrafted creations. Many of these top-notch, selected exhibitors travel extensively and are only in your area once a year! From traditional to contemporary, our events showcase the finest selection of talents and innovative handcrafted works making these shows the ultimate "pop up shops" of the arts & crafts industry. These are food options on site, lunch is on your own. Plan to be at Canterbury Park from 11 am to 2:30 pm. Price includes admission to the show and transportation. Registration deadline is Friday, March 7. No refunds thereafter.

Do you love going to Gruber's in St. Cloud but don't get out that way much? Let us do the planning and driving for you on a Grubers excursion! Did you know they built their courtyard for husbands to hang out? Next, grab lunch on your own at Davanni's in Rogers for maybe a hot hoagie or a slice of pizza. After lunch it's on to Quilted Treasures Quilt Shop, a Rogers destination for nearly 25 years. The final stop for the day is in Anoka at Front Porch Quilts. District mini vans will transport you on the hop. Meet at the Centennial District Offices. Vans will be parked near the visitor parking.

September 20-27, 2025 Grab your friends and your cowboy boots. Community Education is heading to Nashville! Saturday, Sept 20: Sit back and relax and let us do all the driving. We’ll travel by motorcoach beginning Saturday morning. We will depart around 7:30 am. On the bus a muffin and fruit will be provided. Before dinner we will stop to purchase food/snacks (on your own) at a bathroom stop, you can also bring your own lunch on the bus. We’ll stop at a dinner buffet at Fiddlesticks in Hannibal, MO and then head to the Drury Inn St. Louis for an overnight stay. Sunday, Sept 21: Before leaving St. Louis, we’ll visit the famous Gateway Arch, (admission, movie and tram ride and lunch is included). Dinner is included this evening when we arrive in Nashville, at Nicky’s Coal Fired Pizza. Once in Nashville, get ready for a variety of famous and exciting sights and sounds in this thriving musical city. Our accommodation will be at the Drury Inn Nashville which includes a free hot breakfast and a free kick back happy hour, including hot food and cold drinks, daily. https://www.druryhotels.com/menu. The Drury Inn Nashville is a great location, just off Broadway, so you have easy access to bars and restaurants. Nashville Highlights: Monday, Sept 22: We are going to start our time in Nashville with some big attractions! We will have a guided tour of the original Grand Ole Opry location- the historic Ryman Auditorium. A buffet lunch at a nearby restaurant is included. After lunch we will visit the Country Music Hall of Fame. Tour the Hall of Fame at your leisure and make your way back to the hotel, which is only just a few blocks away. Dinner this evening can be at the Drury Inn, or choose to do something on your own. Tuesday, Sept 23: Our day will begin with a tour of the Belle Meade Historic Site & Mansion. A wine tasting and time to shop will be included. For lunchtime/midday, you may choose on your own. We will go for an early dinner at Paula Deen’s Family Kitchen before heading to the fabulous Grand Ole Opry. We’ll update you when we receive information on who will be performing for us that evening! Wednesday, Sept 24: Today we’ll enjoy a tour of the Andrew Jackson Hermitage historical museum in the morning, lunch is included. On the way back to the hotel we’ll stop at the Opryland hotel. It is free to walk through their amazing inside gardens. You may have dinner at the Drury Inn, or choose something on your own. Thursday, Sept 25: Spend the day at your own leisure. You will have a ticket for the Hop-on-Hop-Off Trolley, this is a great and convenient way to do more exploring and see more of Nashville. In the evening we’ll set sail on the elegant General Jackson showboat, which includes dinner and a show. Friday, Sept 26: We’ll depart Nashville in the morning, lunch will be included. We’ll stop in Hannibal MO, at the Best Western Downtown on the river. Dinner will be on your own, with several restaurants to choose from that are within walking distance. Saturday, Sept 27: Breakfast will be included at the hotel. We will make several stops on the way home for snacks/food and the bathroom. There will be no formal lunch stop. We will return to Circle Pines around 6 pm. Price: Double Room Occupancy: $2,189 per person with a $449 initial deposit and subsequent payments on the 15th of $435 for March-June. Single Room Occupancy: $3,204 with a $644 initial deposit and subsequent payments on the 15th of $640 for March-June. If registering after an installment payment due date, initial deposit plus missed payment will be due at time of enrollment. (ie: If registering on April 20, initial deposit plus March and April payment due at time of enrollment). No refunds after June 19. A refund request at any time before June 19, 2025 will incur a $50 cancellation fee, per person. If you would like travel insurance contact, mytravelinsure.com/isd12 or call 855-874-0156, and use account #50097. Centennial does not provide insurance or refunds for emergencies. All hotel breakfasts included 4 Lunches and all dinners provided (some at Drury Kickback) except dinner on our last day 8 attraction admission/tickets 7 nights hotel accommodations 2 trip chaperones and Motor coach transportation included Bus will depart from and return to Centennial Community Education in Circle Pines.