Centennial Community Education

Do you like to create unique and personalized crafts? Try new materials and techniques such as macramé, resin, embroidery and even glass etching. Create phenomenal pieces for yourself or make special gifts to give away. Let’s get together and explore your DIY side.

Have you ever wanted a T-shirt with your very own design on it? Now’s your chance. Participants will work to design their own custom T-shirt using digital graphic design tools. A professional screen-printing company will turn the design into a real-life T-shirt and ship it to your house. Experienced instructors will teach participants how to run the software and guide them as they turn their visions into a reality.

Enjoy a trip to Door County! Monday, October 7 - Thursday, October 10 Price: Double Room Occupancy: $1,075 per person $200 initial deposit, plus payments of $218.75 due on April 19, May 19, June 19 and July 19 Single Room Occupancy: $1,360 $200 initial deposit, plus payment of $290 due on April 19, May 19, June 19 and July 19 *Rooms have 2 beds. If you need a handicap room, please let us know. Price Includes: Deluxe motor coach transportation, lodging for 3 nights and meals (as indicated C-Coffee, B-Breakfast, L-Lunch, D-Dinner). Gratuities on included meals and attractions. Registration deadline is June 21. A $200 deposit is due by June 21. No refunds after this date. A refund requested any time before June 21 will incur a $50 cancellation fee, per person. Final payment due July 19. Travel insurance is available through Travel Guard. 1-800-826-1300 or online at www.Travelguard.com Itinerary: DAY 1 - Monday: 7:30 a.m. Leave Circle Pines and have lunch at 2510 Restaurant in Wausau. Enter "The Door" and sense the transformation to a different lifestyle. Check into Best Western Maritime Inn in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin for three nights. There is an elevator, indoor pool, hot tub and fitness room. A group dinner is included. [C,L,D] DAY 2 - Tuesday: Have breakfast at the hotel and meet your Door County tour guide. In Northport, WI, board the Washington Island Ferry. Take the five-mile ride across the once-treacherous waters of Death’s Door, where Green Bay and Lake Michigan meet. Once ashore on Washington Island, embark on a tour with sightseeing hosted by the 600 residents who call the island home. Visit some attractions and have lunch. Ferry back to Northport and visit the Lavender Shop in Ephraim. Have a relaxing dinner at an area restaurant. [B,L,D] DAY 3 - Wednesday: After breakfast, your guide will take you to the hand-carved Norwegian Bjorklunden Chapel. Have lunch at Al Johnson's Restaurant. This unique complex of buildings from Sweden invites exploration. The sod roof is kept well-trimmed by goats. This afternoon tour Eagle Bluff Lighthouse. It is perched on a bluff 76 feet above Green Bay’s glistening waters. Hear stories of the keepers who manned the light from 1868 to 1926. It is furnished with original and authentic period antiques. Tonight, a Fish Boil dinner is included, then spend the evening at Peninsula Players Theatre. It is America’s oldest professional resident summer theater. [B,L,D] DAY 4 - Thursday: Have breakfast and tour the Door County Maritime Museum. It covers the history of boat and shipbuilding for over 150 years, and contains antique ship equipment, recovered sunken artifacts and other sailing items, logs and charts. Have lunch and return to Circle Pines by early evening. [B,L]

Learn how to fly like the pros in the Drone Racing League by training on a flight simulator. Once you learn the basics of flying, assemble your very own drone that you can choose to take home after camp. After learning drone safety and maintenance, participants will take their drone to the skies and compete in numerous races and challenges. Led by experienced instructors, participants will leave camp with the skills and knowledge to pilot their drones and keep them running. The drones used in camp have cameras and are perfect for entry level pilots. Take your drone home for an additional $50.

Enjoy Duluth this summer! Both on the way up and on the way back, we'll make a stop at Tobies in Hinckley (on your own), apple fritters, cinnamon rolls, ice cream and more! Time permitting our first look at Duluth will be on the Skyline Drive overlooking the city and Lake Superior. We'll then board the Vista Star for just over an hour harbor cruise. Lunch will be at the Blackwoods Restaurant. Choose between a chicken pot pie or meatloaf, mashed potatoes and gravy. Each come with cornbread and a non-alcoholic beverage. We will leave Duluth at 3:30. We know this will fill up fast, so there are two dates to choose from, June 18 and 20. The itinerary is identical. Deadline to register is May 10. No refunds after May 10.

Take your LEGO building experience to the next level engineering awesome designs using the latest LEGO® Education sets that are programmed using youth-friendly block coding. You will build super cool machines, connect to motors, sensors, and awesome light-up bricks to create designs that will blow your mind.

Begin a moviemaking adventure with “Exploring Cinematography”, a brief yet captivating summer camp designed to unleash the filmmaker within. Tailored for participants interested in the art of film and the science of cinematography. Dive into hands-on experiences to learn the art of storytelling through a lens, enhance your acting skills, and master the magic of video editing. This one-of-a-kind experience will empower you to bring your creative visions to life. Join us for “Exploring Cinematography”, where every frame is a step closer to your cinematic expression.

Dive into more advanced computer science topics, including augmented reality, artificial intelligence, and machine learning. Computers are getting smarter every day due to advances in machine learning algorithms. Coders can teach computers to recognize faces, play games, and find patterns. In our class, we will create a chatbot, Rock Paper Scissors game, and more. Bring a USB drive to save your games on the last day.

We all know how to talk Minnesotan. Now it is time to cook Minnesotan. From our Nordic roots and our Native American ancestors, Minnesota has a unique and delicious food culture. Let’s prepare the best tater tot hotdish, a traditional lefse, wild rice soup, fry bread, and more. We promise, No Lutefisk! In addition to preparing all of our favorite Minnesotan foods, participants will learn important skills such as food preparation and kitchen safety.

Get a story that needs to be told into the world through the medium of video. Explore the different platforms you could use to post your work and tell a story. Practice your composition, camera angles, storyboarding, editing to bring your videography project to life. Give a voice to your creativity.

Did you know bees have fur? When we look closer at the things around us a whole new world opens up. Using our cameras to photograph subjects close up allows us to create amazing photos of things that we walk by every day. These can be flowers in the garden, berries on a bush, vegetables in the garden, insects, moss, etc. Macro and close-up photography allows us to capture the fine details of the world around us. What is even better is that this type of photography can take place at any time of the day. During this class, we will discuss some of the techniques that we can use to capture some fantastic close-up images. There will be plenty of hands-on exercises to help you feel confident that you will be able to continue to capture close-up images on your own. Contrary to what YouTubers have to say, you don’t need a lot of specialized equipment or lighting to take these types of photos. Certainly, things like macro lenses help, but great results are possible using a telephoto zoom lens or making use of extension tubes. As part of the class, Don will discuss equipment and demonstrate its usage. We will start the day at Rice Lake Elementary (9-10:15 approx), then we will head over to Wargo Nature Center for the remainder of class.

Get ready for an exciting journey into the world of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) with our camp. Inspired by the video game "Animal Crossing: New Horizons", you will hunt down insects, fish in the ocean, and make new friends on your island. Fun, hands-on activities include building shelters, bridges, making tools like shovels and fishing rods, and even a light-up bug.

Who loves being fancy? Fancy is for everyone. Turn plain into exquisite. Make blah things something chic, just add a little fancy, and voila, life’s fantastique. Go glamping indoors while being introduced to STEM (science, technology, engineering and math). Build a fort, LED light stick, lip-gloss, fancy slime and more in this fun and fabulously fancy camp. On the last day, we’ll have a pajama party and enjoy some fancy s’mores.

Welcome to Phineas & Ferb’s Ingenious Engineers Camp, where creativity knows no bounds. Inspired by the adventurous spirit of Phineas Flynn and his stepbrother Ferb Fletcher, this camp is a one-of-a-kind experience for young minds eager to explore the world of invention and engineering. Campers will embark on a journey of imagination, innovation, and of course, endless fun. Make your own robot-inator, a doodle-inator and more.

MyHeritage and Ancestry are some of the biggest research sites, but what do you do when they do not have the information that you are looking for? This course covers how to use the Family Search Catalog, working with autosomal DNA for known and unknown family lines, and other repositories to use beyond the large genealogy platforms.

The demigods have come together to train at Camp Half-Blood. Inspired by the first Percy Jackson book “The Lightning Thief”, participants use the engineering design process to recreate objects and transform themselves into modern-day heroes. With new and exciting activities each day, participants learn to solve problems, work as a team, and unleash the hero within. Explore different engineering fields and make a light-up bolt, cast in stone, flying shoes and more.

Enter into the Millner Heritage Vineyard and Winery in Kingston, MN with us. This European-style winery was designed, built and operated by the Millner family. We will learn about the cold, hearty grapes they grow, take in the view of the nine-acre estate, and hear and see their wine-making process from start to finish. After our tour, we will have lunch at the vineyard, which will include a chicken entrée, potato, vegetable, bread, coffee and cookie. During the meal service, we will enjoy a wine-tasting presentation. You will have time to make personal purchases from the winery. On our way home, we will make a stop at the retail building for Deer Lake Orchard where we can purchase a variety of apples, fresh pies, caramel treats and more. Registration includes transportation in a motor coach, guided tour and lunch. Dessert is on your own. Registration deadline July 12, no refunds thereafter.

The "Minecraft Olympics" is a dynamic three-day camp designed to immerse participants in the thrilling world of Minecraft while fostering teamwork, creativity, and friendly competition. Campers will engage in daily Build Battles, showcasing their imaginative prowess in constructing awe-inspiring structures aligned with diverse themes. Through this immersive experience, participants not only deepen their understanding of Minecraft's gameplay but also cultivate camaraderie and problem-solving skills in a fun and supportive environment. The "Minecraft Olympics" promises a thrilling adventure for campers seeking to combine their love for Minecraft with a collaborative team experience that won't soon be forgotten. Please bring a nut free snack and a beverage.

Learn about the exciting process of mobile app development with this hands-on class. We will work together to create our own Flappy Bird game from beginning to end. Participants will use Constructs 3, a visual coding platform that teaches the basics and structures of programming and game design. Computer skills are needed (this includes good keyboard and mouse skills). Bring a USB drive to save your games on the last day.