St. Louis Park Community Education

Have you ever studied something and gone way from it and said great material but how can I be a REAL Success with it? This power packed class will give you four practical applications - one from each of the four books in the REAL Success Series on How to be Be a REAL Success - Relationships, Equipping, Attitude, Leadership, by John Maxwell, international leadership expert, that will challenge you to discover and cultivate your most valuable relationships that lead you to being a REAL Success!

Would history be different if women had governed? Explore this question by participating in The Cabinet Meeting, a play where you are both audience and cast. Historian and playwright, Madeline Hansen, will play Susan B. Anthony, who has been elected president and has appointed a cabinet made up of other notable women, including Hennepin County’s own suffragist leader Clara Ueland. Participants receive their role when they arrive, along with a script to read aloud (speaking and non-speaking parts available). Dessert or treats will be served at class. April 13 at the Lenox Community Center in St. Louis Park. Afterward, participants will have time to view a display from the Votes for Women exhibit, which explores the women's suffrage movement in Hennepin County. June 13 in the Great Room of Hennepin History Museum, located in a historic mansion in the Washburn-Fair Oaks neighborhood of Minneapolis. Afterward, participants will have time to view the Votes for Women exhibit, which explores the women’s suffrage movement in Hennepin County. Visiting the Museum at this time does require the use of stairs. Madeline Hansen, is the Suffrage Artist in Residence at Hennepin History Museum from January-June 2020. In her twenties, Madeline led Michigan’s 7000 members of the National Organization for Women as their State President. After moving to Minnesota, the Saint Paul League of Women Voters tapped Madeline as their Executive Director. Madeline’s passion for women’s history led her to establish a second home in Seneca Falls, New York where she served on its comprehensive planning board. Currently, Madeline is dedicated to sharing Minnesota’s rich suffrage legacy--as home to America’s first 19th Amendment voters-- through research, public celebrations and the arts.

Lean how to start researching your family tree! We’ll cover free tools for starting your family tree, how to gather and add family information, how to use free databases and how to find other family tree information. Paper forms will be provided at the first class; feel free to bring your electronic device if you’ve already started your family tree.

Communicating takes a lot of energy but it doesn't always take words. The more you do to go beyond words, the greater the chance you will connect with people to be a REAL Success. In this communications class, we will use Everyone Communicates, Few Connect by John Maxwell and we will talk about how going beyond the words of what is said will help you connect one on one, in a group and with an audience from a stage so that you can be a REAL Success when it matters most!

The Holocaust, was a genocide in which some six million European Jews were killed by Adolf Hitler's Nazi Germany, and the World War II collaborators with the Nazis. The victims included 1.5 million children, and constituted about two-thirds of the nine million Jews who had previously resided in Continental Europe. Other groups of people were also killed by the Nazis during their reign of terror in Europe

Spending, Debt, Deficits, Taxes, and the question of how do we pay for it? Everyone, for the most part, would like the benefits of Medicare For All, The Green New deal, Free College, etc., but we get bogged down and side tracked by the “how do you pay for it” question. Is this a valid question or is it a smoke screen that prevents us from having a substantive discussion on the merits of these big Ideas? This course will dive into the process of how the federal government creates and spends money and if we can afford it. Hopefully, by the end of the course, you will have the tools and insights to make up your own mind.

Life is now in session! There are no do overs! Don’t get stuck in the growth gaps! John Maxwell, international leadership expert, identifies 8 gaps that keep most people from reaching their personal best in this best selling book the 15 Invaluable Laws of Growth. Come to the class to gain new strategies to implement and bridge the gaps in your own life and take the first steps of your plan to over come them! Through that, you will learn the first steps in putting together a plan for personal growth and be invited to the mastermind course in the fall of 2020!

Have you always wanted to take great photos? Not sure how to use your Digital SLR or mirrorless camera? No worries! This 4-session class will introduce you to how to adjust your camera to take those great shots. We will take the mystery out of camera settings to understand which settings are really important, how each works, and how to use them! This class is designed for both new digital camera owners and beginning photographers. Here's what participants had to say: "I've owned my DSLR for 6 yrs and now I finally know how to use it. Thanks!" "I highly recommend his class. Excellent for beginners. Mike's depth of knowledge is excellent. Well worth the cost." "Great introduction to photography and and very applicable to daily photography." "What a wonderful class! Mike is a great teacher! Absolutely worth the time and money!"

In this class, you will be led to discover the basics of the well-known Chinese ancient philosophical doctrines and views about life, happiness, success, universe and health. If you have always had curiosities about Chinese ancient cultures, philosophies and medicines, or if you have heard of Taoism, Confucianism, Buddhism, Chinese Five Elements, Chinese Astrology, Lunar Calendars, etc. and always wonder what exactly they are about, join us to explore together these Chinese ancient mysteries. It’s a lot of fun for thinkers and inquisitors!

As individuals prepare to pass out of body at the end of life, noticeable cues often appear in perception, language and dreams. Understanding those changes can make the transition through death less difficult to navigate. Here's what participants had to say: "Very informative and interesting." "Very interesting! Gives me a better sense of how to comfort and be comfortable with people who are dying."

It's been said that you either design your life or someone else will for you! This course will help you take ownership of your dream and put practical cost setting strategies beyond money in your mind towards to help you reach your dreams that you then can share with those who matter most. If you have a desire to live beyond the regular routine, you want more time back, you know your capable of more income and are looking for a pathway to a better life, this interactive course is designed for you!