Creative arts, fitness, health & wellness, cooking, special interest and more!
Swimming lessons, open swim, aquatic fitness programs, Metro Marlins swim team & more!
Orono Early Learning's Discovery Kids is a Full-Day Educationally Focused Childcare program. Discovery Kids is designed for children ages 16 months to 5 years.
Offerings in sports, art, science & technology, special interest and more!
Create delicious new dishes!
Stained glass, fused glass, painting and more!
Spend the day exploring destinations around the metro area!
Get your body moving!
Rejuvenate your mind, body and soul.
A variety of classes including photography, retirement planning, virtual road trips and more!
30 total hours of classroom driver's training required by the State of Minnesota.
Invite budding naturalists to head outside for a walk to spot feathered friends - in the woods, a park, or right in their backyard. Backyard Explorer: Bird Watch leads kids through the basics of birding, from identifying common birds to learning about habitat and listening for bird songs. Includes activity ideas such as building a bird nest, matching games, and simple discovery about food chains/life cycle of birds. Build a wooden birdhouse, gelatin bird feeders and observe the wonders of the world outside with clipboard and working binoculars.Kit available to order through August 1.Kits will be available for pickup at Orono Community Education at Door E24 (705 N. Old Crystal Bay Rd.) beginning May 15. We will send an email reminder about pick-up dates and times.
My name is Billie. I am a mom of three, teacher, active member of the community and creator of The STEM Lab LLC. I believe all kids are natural scientists, technologists, engineers and mathematicians! Their curiosity, questions and desire to tinker are the backbone of my company.
As an award winning science educator (2019 Teacher of the Year, 2019 WEM Synergy Outstanding Educator Award in Teacher Achievement, and 2020 Education Minnesota Teacher of the Year Candidate) with more than 10 years of experience, a degree in BioChemistry, Cell and Molecular Biology and a Masters of Arts in Education, I know the power of STEM.
STEM teaches critical thinking skills and instills a passion for innovation. Beyond the benefit of learning science, technology, engineering, and math, STEM assists in the problem-solving and exploratory learning that fuel success across a variety of tasks and disciplines. STEM also cultivates the child's interests and builds on their unique value to promote a deeper understanding. Developing self-awareness, belief in self, creative thinking, decision making, problem solving, effective communication and a positive mindset also result from immersion in STEM.
As a teacher, I frequently notice my students easily follow directions, but have great difficulty when it comes to thinking openly and critically. I am very passionate about not only developing these skills in my kids, but also in children of every age.
The STEM Lab classes are designed as a starting point for building confidence, honing essential critical thinking and problem solving skills, investigating real world STEM applications and a path towards a well rounded education.
The STEM Lab LLC
