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Children

Our Children's Department offers many options for your child to create and sustain new friendships, through creative and fun options:

Our Youth Theater productions allow children to stretch their imagination and learn new skills that help them build self-confidence.

J-Break programming provides stimulating activities on break days from their regular school programs.

Party Peppers: Gain experience working with young children in an informal environment as part of the on-call paid party peppers staff.

Program for the Performing Arts: The St. Paul JCC Program for the Performing Arts offers opportunities for teens to expand their creative powers, learn new skills and enhance their self-esteem.

Club J is the way!...for K-6 afterschool

Try something new and exciting after school this fall if you're in kindergarten through sixth grade! Club J offers sports, arts/crafts, cooking and more. You can join one club or five. It doesn't matter how many you sign up for, just come and have fun.

You can sign up for extended care or for just the clubs.

Clubs meet on specific days, Monday through Friday, from 4-5 p.m.
Extended care is from 2:30-6 p.m.
Members Only/Grades K-6
Classes run Monday-Friday, 2:30-6 p.m. Special club activities from 4-5 p.m.

    Dance Fundamentals and Hip Hop
    Dance-N-Magic is bringing dance back for this session. Anna Tilsen-Mogeni, a JCC veteran, will teach fundamentals of dance that help build confidence and skills on Mondays. Anna will also be teaching Hip- Hop on Thursdays. Have fun and create magic!

    Taekwondo
    Staff from the Family Martial Arts Academy - Boltz's Taekwondo of Mendota Heights will teach your child the basics of this discipline. Children will have belt-testing opportunities as they move towards those goals. If your child wants to test for a belt there will be a $45 fee. There will be a separate membership fee to the Academy of $65 for those wishing to have a uniform. This fee will be payable to the Academy.

    Guitar Lessons
    Ben Savin, one of our group leaders in Club J, is a guitar player and will pass on his skills to our 4th-6th graders. This class will be limited to 10 students. If you do not have your own guitar, you will be able to use one of ours. If you do have your own or have access to one please bring it.

    NEW! Pets & Pals
    Join Pets & Pals and learn about pet responsibility, animal communication and bite prevention from educators from the Humane Society. Learn pet first-aid from our own Robin Feickert, meet a service dog, and make dog biscuits & rope toys to donate to the Humane Society.

    NEW! Shutter Bugs
    Learn about the different parts of cameras and how they work. Go on weekly photo assignments around the JCC, and take pictures to be displayed at the end of the Club J 8-week session. Child needs to bring a digital or disposable camera to each class.

    NEW! Indoor Soccer
    JCC Staff will teach the fundamentals of soccer, and play the game indoors in the gym. By the end of the session we can (hopefully) take the game outside onto our field.

    NEW! Gym Games
    Kick Ball, Ga Ga, Dodge Ball and more led by our JCC Staff to keep our energy levels up.

    NEW! Lights, Camera, Action!
    Work on a short play, create simple scenery and costumes, and perform the production at the end of the session.

    Free Swim
    We can't leave out free swim. End your week in the watery fun of the JCC pool.

Cost for a Club class is only $105 per each class for each 8-week session.
Costs that include before and after care: $16 per week for once a week and includes a Club class; $75 per week for five full days and includes Club classes. Van transportation from area schools is $6 per day.

For more information, contact:
Cheryl Kerner, Childrens Director: 651-255-4769