Forest Lake Area Schools Community Education

2nd Grade Basketball will focus on entry level skills such as dribbling, passing and shooting. Students will be introduced to gameplay rules and techniques during this recreation league! For an example of game schedules from previous years, click here. Students will participate in one practice night a week for 8 weeks while also playing 6 games throughout the season. Once the game schedule begins, you will have one practice night and one game night each week. The first two weeks of the season will consist of practice only. Coaches may choose to practice two nights during the first two weeks. Students must be registered by their current grade, no exceptions. All participants will receive a game t-shirt if registered by the deadline. Please indicate your student’s t-shirt size when registering. Volunteer coaches are needed! Open to all levels of experience, this program is dependent on volunteer coaches so please click here for more information on coaching. Practices will be held at elementary schools within the Forest Lake area. When registering, please select which school your student would like to play for. We will do our best to schedule practices at or near the elementary school that your student is registered for. Volunteer coaches will notify you of your practice and game schedule prior to the start of the season. Games will be held at the Forest Lake Area Middle School (FLAMS). Friend Requests - we will do our best to honor one friend request per player. Both players must have each other listed to be honored. Important dates and times: Fee Increase: Registration fees will increase after the deadline of December 3 from $109 to $129. Practices are currently set to begin the week of January 6. Games are set to begin January 20. Please see last year's schedule for an example by clicking here. If you have any questions, please contact us at 651-982-8392.

3rd Grade Basketball will focus on skill development including dribbling with dominant hand, proper shooting techniques and passing while also learning about gameplay positioning, being introduced to offensive/defensive techniques and rules during this recreation league! For an example of game schedules from previous years, click here. Students will participate in one practice night a week for 8 weeks while also playing 6 games throughout the season. Once the game schedule begins, you will have one practice night and one game night each week. The first two weeks of the season will consist of practice only. Coaches may choose to practice two nights during the first two weeks. Students must be registered by their current grade, no exceptions. All participants will receive a game t-shirt if registered by the deadline. Please indicate your student’s t-shirt size when registering. Volunteer coaches are needed! Open to all levels of experience, this program is dependent on volunteer coaches so please click here for more information on coaching. Practices will be held at elementary schools within the Forest Lake area. When registering, please select which school your student would like to play for. We will do our best to schedule practices at or near the elementary school that your student is registered for. Volunteer coaches will notify you of your practice and game schedule prior to the start of the season. Games will be held at the Forest Lake Area Middle School (FLAMS). Friend Requests - we will do our best to honor one friend request per player. Both players must have each other listed to be honored. Important dates and times: Fee Increase: Registration fees will increase after the deadline of December 3 from $109 to $129. Practices are currently set to begin the week of January 6. Games are set to begin January 20. Please see last year's schedule for an example by clicking here. If you have any questions, please contact us at 651-982-8392.

4th Grade Basketball will focus on skill development including dribbling with dominant hand, proper shooting techniques and passing while also learning about gameplay positioning, being introduced to offensive/defensive techniques and rules during this recreation league! For an example of game schedules from previous years, click here. Students will participate in one practice night a week for 8 weeks while also playing 6 games throughout the season. Once the game schedule begins, you will have one practice night and one game night each week. The first two weeks of the season will consist of practice only. Coaches may choose to practice two nights during the first two weeks. Students must be registered by their current grade, no exceptions. All participants will receive a game t-shirt if registered by the deadline. Please indicate your student’s t-shirt size when registering. Volunteer coaches are needed! Open to all levels of experience, this program is dependent on volunteer coaches so please click here for more information on coaching. Practices will be held at elementary schools within the Forest Lake area. When registering, please select which school your student would like to play for. We will do our best to schedule practices at or near the elementary school that your student is registered for. Volunteer coaches will notify you of your practice and game schedule prior to the start of the season. Games will be held at the Forest Lake Area Middle School (FLAMS). Friend Requests - we will do our best to honor one friend request per player. Both players must have each other listed to be honored. Important dates and times: Fee Increase: Registration fees will increase after the deadline of December 3 from $109 to $129. Practices are currently set to begin the week of January 6. Games are set to begin January 20. Please see last year's schedule for an example by clicking here. If you have any questions, please contact us at 651-982-8392.

5/6th Grade Basketball will focus on skill development including dribbling with both hands, proper shooting techniques and passing while learning more in depth about gameplay positioning, offensive/defensive techniques and rules during this recreation league. 5/6th Grade Basketball is an introduction to what students will experience at the middle school basketball level. For an example of game schedules from previous years, click here. Students will participate in one practice night a week for 8 weeks while also playing 6 games throughout the season. Once the game schedule begins, you will have one practice night and one game night each week. The first two weeks of the season will consist of practice only. Coaches may choose to practice two nights during the first two weeks. Students must be registered by their current grade, no exceptions. All participants will receive a game t-shirt if registered by the deadline. Please indicate your student’s t-shirt size when registering. Volunteer coaches are needed! Open to all levels of experience, this program is dependent on volunteer coaches so please click here for more information on coaching. Practices will be held at elementary schools within the Forest Lake area. When registering, please select which school your student would like to play for. We will do our best to schedule practices at or near the elementary school that your student is registered for. Volunteer coaches will notify you of your practice and game schedule prior to the start of the season. Games will be held at the Forest Lake Area Middle School (FLAMS). Friend Requests - we will do our best to honor one friend request per player. Both players must have each other listed to be honored. Important dates and times: Fee Increase: Registration fees will increase after the deadline of December 3 from $109 to $129. Practices are currently set to begin the week of January 6. Games are set to begin January 20. Please see last year's schedule for an example by clicking here. If you have any questions, please contact us at 651-982-8392.

2nd Grade Basketball will focus on entry level skills such as dribbling, passing and shooting. Students will be introduced to gameplay rules and techniques during this recreation league! For an example of game schedules from previous years, click here. Students will participate in one practice night a week for 8 weeks while also playing 6 games throughout the season. Once the game schedule begins, you will have one practice night and one game night each week. The first two weeks of the season will consist of practice only. Coaches may choose to practice two nights during the first two weeks. Students must be registered by their current grade, no exceptions. All participants will receive a game t-shirt if registered by the deadline. Please indicate your student’s t-shirt size when registering. Volunteer coaches are needed! Open to all levels of experience, this program is dependent on volunteer coaches so please click here for more information on coaching. Practices will be held at elementary schools within the Forest Lake area. When registering, please select which school your student would like to play for. We will do our best to schedule practices at or near the elementary school that your student is registered for. Volunteer coaches will notify you of your practice and game schedule prior to the start of the season. Games will be held at the Forest Lake Area Middle School (FLAMS). Friend Requests - we will do our best to honor one friend request per player. Both players must have each other listed to be honored. Important dates and times: Fee Increase: Registration fees will increase after the deadline of December 3 from $109 to $129. Practices are currently set to begin the week of January 6. Games are set to begin January 20. Please see last year's schedule for an example by clicking here. If you have any questions, please contact us at 651-982-8392.

3rd Grade Basketball will focus on skill development including dribbling with dominant hand, proper shooting techniques and passing while also learning about gameplay positioning, being introduced to offensive/defensive techniques and rules during this recreation league! For an example of game schedules from previous years, click here. Students will participate in one practice night a week for 8 weeks while also playing 6 games throughout the season. Once the game schedule begins, you will have one practice night and one game night each week. The first two weeks of the season will consist of practice only. Coaches may choose to practice two nights during the first two weeks. Students must be registered by their current grade, no exceptions. All participants will receive a game t-shirt if registered by the deadline. Please indicate your student’s t-shirt size when registering. Volunteer coaches are needed! Open to all levels of experience, this program is dependent on volunteer coaches so please click here for more information on coaching. Practices will be held at elementary schools within the Forest Lake area. When registering, please select which school your student would like to play for. We will do our best to schedule practices at or near the elementary school that your student is registered for. Volunteer coaches will notify you of your practice and game schedule prior to the start of the season. Games will be held at the Forest Lake Area Middle School (FLAMS). Friend Requests - we will do our best to honor one friend request per player. Both players must have each other listed to be honored. Important dates and times: Fee Increase: Registration fees will increase after the deadline of December 3 from $109 to $129. Practices are currently set to begin the week of January 6. Games are set to begin January 20. Please see last year's schedule for an example by clicking here. If you have any questions, please contact us at 651-982-8392.

4th Grade Basketball will focus on skill development including dribbling with dominant hand, proper shooting techniques and passing while also learning about gameplay positioning, being introduced to offensive/defensive techniques and rules during this recreation league! For an example of game schedules from previous years, click here. Students will participate in one practice night a week for 8 weeks while also playing 6 games throughout the season. Once the game schedule begins, you will have one practice night and one game night each week. The first two weeks of the season will consist of practice only. Coaches may choose to practice two nights during the first two weeks. Students must be registered by their current grade, no exceptions. All participants will receive a game t-shirt if registered by the deadline. Please indicate your student’s t-shirt size when registering. Volunteer coaches are needed! Open to all levels of experience, this program is dependent on volunteer coaches so please click here for more information on coaching. Practices will be held at elementary schools within the Forest Lake area. When registering, please select which school your student would like to play for. We will do our best to schedule practices at or near the elementary school that your student is registered for. Volunteer coaches will notify you of your practice and game schedule prior to the start of the season. Games will be held at the Forest Lake Area Middle School (FLAMS). Friend Requests - we will do our best to honor one friend request per player. Both players must have each other listed to be honored. Important dates and times: Fee Increase: Registration fees will increase after the deadline of December 3 from $109 to $129. Practices are currently set to begin the week of January 6. Games are set to begin January 20. Please see last year's schedule for an example by clicking here. If you have any questions, please contact us at 651-982-8392.

5/6th Grade Basketball will focus on skill development including dribbling with both hands, proper shooting techniques and passing while learning more in depth about gameplay positioning, offensive/defensive techniques and rules during this recreation league. 5/6th Grade Basketball is an introduction to what students will experience at the middle school basketball level. For an example of game schedules from previous years, click here. Students will participate in one practice night a week for 8 weeks while also playing 6 games throughout the season. Once the game schedule begins, you will have one practice night and one game night each week. The first two weeks of the season will consist of practice only. Coaches may choose to practice two nights during the first two weeks. Students must be registered by their current grade, no exceptions. All participants will receive a game t-shirt if registered by the deadline. Please indicate your student’s t-shirt size when registering. Volunteer coaches are needed! Open to all levels of experience, this program is dependent on volunteer coaches so please click here for more information on coaching. Practices will be held at elementary schools within the Forest Lake area. When registering, please select which school your student would like to play for. We will do our best to schedule practices at or near the elementary school that your student is registered for. Volunteer coaches will notify you of your practice and game schedule prior to the start of the season. Games will be held at the Forest Lake Area Middle School (FLAMS). Friend Requests - we will do our best to honor one friend request per player. Both players must have each other listed to be honored. Important dates and times: Fee Increase: Registration fees will increase after the deadline of December 3 from $109 to $129. Practices are currently set to begin the week of January 6. Games are set to begin January 20. Please see last year's schedule for an example by clicking here. If you have any questions, please contact us at 651-982-8392.

Please note: This is the waiting list for Volleyball League Grades 3-6. If a spot opens on your preferred team, you will be automatically enrolled into the correct course and added to a team. If there is a spot available on a different team, you will be contacted. If there is no spot available, you will not be contacted and you will be removed and refunded on October 24. If you would like to be removed and refunded before October 24, please contact our office. Volleyball league will focus on the basic skills of passing, setting, serving and other offensive/defensive techniques. Games will start as early as 6pm and as late as 7:15pm. In addition to the one game night, your student will have one practice a week. Practice begins the week of October 7. Volunteer coaches are needed for each team. If you are interested in being a volunteer coach, please indicate this when registering. All participants will receive a t-shirt if registered by the deadline, so please indicate size when registering. We will do our best to provide the correct size t-shirt for those that register after the deadline. Here is an example of what the first few weeks may look like: What to bring: tennis shoes, volleyball spandex/black shorts, knee pads and a bottle of water every day. Important dates and times: Coaches Meeting - TBD Practices are currently set to begin the week of October 7. Games are set to begin the week of October 21 on Thursdays - Times are TBD Please see last year's schedule for an example by clicking here. If you have any questions, please contact us at 651-982-8392.

Fencing is a vigorous sport that develops stamina, quick reactions, speed, accuracy of movement and excellent coordination. Classes begin with warm-up exercises followed by games, footwork and drills in a fun, enjoyable atmosphere. Through strategic bouting, you’ll learn fencing strategies that require problem solving skills. You'll also build confidence and develop your analytical skills by learning and practicing how to referee bouts. Fencers are fully protected with a mask, jacket and gloves. All equipment is provided. Please wear long athletic pants, t-shirt, athletic shoes and bring a bottle of water.

In FIRST® LEGO® League, students will be immersed in a real-world science and technology challenge as they prepare for competition! Teams will strategize, design, program and test an autonomous robot to perform a series of missions based on an annual theme. Research a real-world problem, come up with a solution and then participate in a regional tournament. Adult volunteer assistant coaches needed. No experience necessary. Tournament is tentatively scheduled for Sunday, January 26th. Tournament fees are included in registration. Parents must provide transportation to the tournament.

Our Little Cirque Circus class is a fun, circuit-style class to learn basic circus skills. Learn skills using aerial silks and trapeze skills.

Children will learn ballet movements and creative expression for beginners. The emphasis is on basic locomotor development, rhythm and creative expression. Our dancers learn dance in a playful, imaginative and non-competitive environment.

Calling new and returning students! The Engineering For Kids Jr. STEM Club introduces students to a new, hands-on lesson every week from various engineering disciplines. Students focus on developing skills such as problem solving, critical thinking and peer collaboration. These life skills provide students with the confidence to approach challenges in their lives and realize that they can succeed in almost anything! Engineering for Kids has a library of 300+ individual lessons which continues to grow so we never have to repeat lessons.