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Education » Community Ed Classes

Below is a list of Hood River County Community Education classes for children this season.

For more information on these classes or to register, call Community Education at (541) 386-2055, or see their website.   See our list of parenting classes.

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Toddler Classes

Exploration Little Feet Parent/Toddler Fun Mondays, Beginning August 4 AND/OR Wednesdays, Beginning August 6 Courtney Sharpe Millikin Little Feet Preschool, 400 11th Av.
Exploration Toddler Time Lunch Club Thursdays, Beginning April 24 OR Thursdays, Beginning May 22 Janet Davis Our Children's Place
Holiday Crafts Fabulous 4th of July Wednesday, July 2 Janet Davis Our Children's Place
Music Music/Movement in the Park Friday, August 15 Janet Davis Jackson Park
Story Jamberry's Teddy Bear Picnic Wednesday, July 30 Janet Davis Our Children's Place

Preschool - Ages 3-5

Education Adventure Preschool Wednesdays, Beginning April 9 Kim Altig Windwalker Ranch, Husum, WA.
Exploration Little Feet Parent/Toddler Fun Mondays, Beginning August 4 AND/OR Wednesdays, Beginning August 6 Courtney Sharpe Millikin Little Feet Preschool, 400 11th Av.

Kids Education

Art 2-D and 3-D Art Camp Monday - Friday, June 23-27 Sheila Ford Richmond HR Middle School, 101
Art Bellas Kids Art Workshops Tuesday, June 24 (Abstract Painting on Silk) Wednesday, June 25 (Hand Painted Frames) Tuesday, July 1 (Print Making) Wednesday, July 2 (Self-Portraits) Tuesday, July 15 (Garden Paintings) Sarah Starr Bella's Beads and Art Supply
Art Drawing Workshop for Kids Saturday, May 3 (grades 1-3) Saturday, May 10 (grades 4-6) Joy Kloman Coe Primary Bldg.
Art Kids Art at the Center for the Arts July 7-9 (Mask Making) ($60) July 16 (Acrylic Painting on Canvas) July 17 (Mandalas with Liquid Watercolor) Sarah Starr Columbia Center for the Arts
Art Mural Painting Workshop Monday-Friday, June 23-27 Janet Essley TBA
Art Paint, Draw, Print and Dye Monday - Friday, July 14-18 Sheila Ford Richmond HR Middle School, 101
Art Painting & Collage for Kids Thursday-Saturday, June 19-21 Joanna Kristine Smith Coe Primary Bldg.
Art Science with Art Monday & Tuesday, July 14 & 15 Erica Jacobsen Coe Primary Bldg, Room #7
Camp Discovery Day Camp Monday-Thursday, July 14-17 Staff Columbia Gorge Discovery Center
Camps African Drumming & Dance Tuesday-Thursday, August 5-7 Carol Lindsay (Rhythm Quest Studio) HR Middle School, old gym
Camps Computer Animation Camp Monday-Thursday, July 14-17 Callie Jordan Coe Primary Bldg, Room #2
Camps Crime Lab Camp Tuesday-Friday, July 8-11 Officers, David Thompson & Andy Frasier Hood River Police Dept
Camps Fairy Tale Writing Camp Fridays, July 14 Laura Wittmeyer Coe Primary Bldg.
Camps Gismo Science Camp I (grd 3-5) Monday - Thursday, June 23 - 26 Jim Mininick Mosier School
Camps Gismo Science Camp II (grd 3-5) Monday - Thursday, July 7-10 Jim Minnick Mosier School
Camps Hip Hop Dance Camp (Beginning) Monday-Thursday, July 7-10 Christa Chandler Columbia Gorge Dance Academy, 2600 May St.
Camps Hip Hop Dance Camp (Intermediate) Monday-Thursday, July 7-10 Christa Chandler Columbia Gorge Dance Academy, 2600 May St.
Camps Kids History Camp Monday-Friday, Beginning August 4-8 Museum Staff History Museum of Hood River County
Camps Kindergarten Here I Come! Monday- Friday, August 18-22 Janet Davis Our Children's Place
Camps LEGO Elementary Engineering I (ages 8-11) Monday-Friday, July 7-11 Diana Chenoweth Coe Primary Bldg, Room #7
Camps LEGO Junior Engineering 1 (ages 5-7) Monday-Friday, July 7-11 Diana Chenoweth Coe Primary Bldg, Room #7
Camps Marimba Madness Summer Camp Monday - Friday, July 21 - 25 OR Monday - Friday, August 4 - 8 Karin Tauscher Marimba Studio
Camps Mask Making Camp Tuesday - Thursday, July 8-10 Joelle McGonagle Coe Primary Bldg, Hallway
Camps Movie Screenwriters Camp Monday - Friday, July 7-11 Althea Hukari Coe Primary Bldg, Room #7
Camps Native Crafts Camp (Grades 2-3) Monday - Friday, July 21-25 Laurie Cross Coe Primary Bldg, Room #6
Camps Native Crafts Camp (Grades 4-6) Monday - Friday, July 21-25 Laurie Cross Coe Primary Bldg, Room #6
Camps OMSI Biology, Ecology and Insects Camp (K-2) Monday - Thursday, June 23 - 26 OMSI Staff Westside Elementary, Cafeteria
Camps OMSI Space and Physics Camp (3-5) Monday - Thursday, June 23-26 OMSI Staff Westside Elementary, Cafeteria
Camps Piano Camp II Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Beginning July 7 OR Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Beginning July 21 OR Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Beginning August 4 Janet Lindsley Eclipse Music Education Center
Camps Robotics Camp Monday - Thursday, August 4 - 7 Jeff Blackman HR Valley High School
Camps Rock and Roll Camp Monday-Thursday, August 4-15 Staff Eclipse Music Education Center
Camps Science Camp Monday-Friday, August 4-8 James Sampson and Staff Wyeast Middle School
Camps Sculpture Camp Mon - Wed, June 20, July 1, 2 & 7 OR Mon - Wed, August 4, 5, 6 & 11 Will Richards Richards Studio
Camps Sewing Day Camp Monday-Thursday, June 23-26 (pajama pants) Monday-Thursday, July 14-17 (fabric bags) Monday-Thursday, July 21-24 (aprons) Monday-Thursday, Aug. 11-14 (frog, gecko, starfish) Melody VanHorn Hood River Sewing and Vacuum
Camps Spanish Camp Monday-Thursday, July 28-August 7 OR Monday-Thursday, August 11-21 Sandy Salazar May Street Elementary, library
Camps Spanish Dance & Culture Camp Monday-Thursday, July 21-24 Sandy Salazar Mid Valley Elementary, old gym
Camps Step Up Into Kindergarten Monday - Friday, August 18-22 Angela Klein Frankton School
Camps Summer Art Camp (ages 5-8) #1 - Monday-Friday, June 23-27 OR #2 - Monday-Friday, June 30-July 4 OR #3 - Monday-Friday, July 7-11 OR #4 - Monday-Friday, July 14-18 OR #5 - Monday-Friday, July 21-25 OR #6 - Monday-Friday, July 28-August 1 OR #7 - Monday-Friday, August 4-8 OR #8 - Monday-Friday, August 18-22 OR Elizabeth Anderson Coe Primary Bldg, Room #6
Camps Summer Choir Camp Tuesdays, Beginning July 8 Staff Eclipse Music Education Center
Camps Tell Me More Science Camp Monday - Friday, August 11-15 Angela Klein Frankton School
Camps The Best of Gismo Camp (grd 3-5) Monday - Thursday, July 21 - 24 Jim Minnick Mosier School
Camps World Drumming Camp Monday-Friday, July 7-18 Eryn Vercammon Eclipse Music Education Center
Camps, Music Guitar Camp for Kids Monday-Thursday, August 4-7 Josh Benavides HR Middle School, music bldg
Child Care Date Night for Parents
Child Care Prime Time (After School Program)
Geography Around the Globe Tuesday, April 8 Angela Klein Frankton Elementary
Language French for Children Wednesdays, Beginning April 9 Heidi Ribkoff Rio Columbia Language Studio
Language Kinderzeit! Fridays, Beginning April 4 (ongoing through school year) Helga Burkhardt Rio Columbia Language Studio
Mind & Body ABC's of Growing Up! Tuesdays, Beginning April 15 Sandra Middel and Janine Brink Beyond Casual, 212 4th St.
Music African Drum and Dance Workshop Monday-Thursday, August 18-21 Nii Okaidja Afroso HR Middle School, Old Gym
Music African Hand Drumming (K-7) Saturday, April 12 Carol Lindsay (Rhythm Quest Studio) Coe Primary Bldg, Room #7
Music Beginning Group Piano I (Kids) Thursdays, Beginning April 3 Janet Lindsley Eclipse Music Education Center
Music Gorge Girls Vivace Choir Thursdays, Beginning April 3 Janet Lindsley Eclipse Music Education Center
Music Homeschool Choir Thursdays, Beginning April 3 Janet Lindsley Eclipse Music Education Center
Science Dinosaur Dig for K-3 Thursday, August 7 Angela Klein Frankton School
Self Defense Self Defense for Young Girls Saturday, April 26 Shannon Crane May Street Elementary, gym
Theatre Musical Theater Workshop (grd 2-6) Monday-Friday, July 7-18 Performance is July 18 6:30-8:30 pm Rebekah Meyer HR Middle School, Auditorium
Theatre Musical Theatre/Drama Class Mondays, Beginning April 7 SKIP MAY 26 Rebekah Meyer HR Middle School, auditorium
Theatre Summer Musical Theater Monday-Thursday, August 4-14 Sharon Olsen HR Middle School, Auditorium

Kids Recreation

Camps Circus Camp Monday-Thursday, June 30-July 3 School Of Acrobatics and New Circus Arts May Street Elementary, Gym
Camps Horse Camp Volunteer Training
Camps Horse Day Camp Monday-Friday, June 16-20 OR Monday-Friday, June 23-27 OR Monday-Friday, July 7-11 OR Monday-Friday, July 14-18 OR Monday-Friday, July 28-August 1 OR Monday-Friday, August 4-8 OR Monday-Friday, August 18-22 OR Monday-Friday, August 25-29 Kim Altig Windwalker Ranch, Husum, WA.
Camps Lose the Training Wheels Bike Camp Monday - Friday, June 23 thru 27 Lose the Training Wheels Staff Wyeast Middle School, Gym
Camps Ninja Camp Monday-Friday, July 21-25 Shannon Crane May Street Elementary, gym
Camps Samurai Camp Monday-Friday, June 23-27 Shannon Crane May Street Elementary, gym
Camps Summer Day Camps #1 -June 30-July 11 (no camp July 4) #2 - July 14-25 (no camp July 21) Camp Staff Westside Elementary, Cafeteria
Crafts Advanced Jewelry Making Thursday, March 27 Janet Planet Sparkling Creations, 416 Oak St.
Crafts Creative Kids Tuesday, July 15 Janet Planet Sparkling Creations, 416 Oak St.
Crafts Forest Friends and Flower Fairies Friday & Saturday, May 2 & 3 (No School) OR Thursday & Friday, June 26 & 27 OR Thursday & Friday, July 24 & 25 Victoria Rowe Victoria's Inspiration Station, 416 Oak St.
Gorge Games "The Un-Regatta" Saturday, July 19 CGRA Staff Hood River Waterfront
Gorge Games Adventure Village Saturday and Sunday, July 19 & 20 Gorge Games Staff Hood River Port Site
Gorge Games BMX Bike Lessons Monday-Friday, July 14-18 Taylor Bentz TBA
Gorge Games Gorge Games Kids Programs
Gorge Games Intermediate/Advanced Sailing Thursday & Friday, July 17 & 18 CGRA Staff Hood River Marina
Gorge Games Kayaking for Kids Tuesday, July 15 OR Thursday, July 17 Columbia Gorge Kayak School Port of Hood River
Gorge Games Kiteboarding for Kids Thursday & Friday, July 17 & 18 Hood River Water/Play Port of Hood River Marina Kiosk
Gorge Games Rock Climbing Tuesday, July 15 Lisa and John Rust Hood River Port Site
Gorge Games Windsurfing for Kids Thursday & Friday, July 17 & 18 Hood River WaterPlay Hood River Port Marina Kiosk
Gorge Games Windsurfing for Kids - FREE Sunday, July 13 OR Friday, July 18 Big Winds Sports Hood River Port Site
Juggling Juggling Basics Sundays & Tuesdays, Beginning April 20 Charley Cannon Coe Primary Bldg, Room #7
Martial Arts Kenpo Karate for Kids Saturdays and/or Sundays, Beginning April 5 Shannon Crane May Street Elementary, gym
Navigation Orienteering for Kids Thursday, July 3 Michael Becker HR Middle School, 203
Outdoors Summer Adventure Tuesday, July 1 Staff Departure: HR Middle School
Sports Catamaran Sailing for Kids Thursday and Friday, July 17 & 18 Hood River Water/Play Hood River Port Marina Kiosk
Sports Fly Fishing for Kids August 4, 6 & 8 Wyeast Expeditions Mt. Hood Towne Hall
Sports Hershey's Track and Field Meet Tuesday, May 27 (NO REGISTRATION, JUST SHOW UP) HR Valley High School track
Sports Hood River Youth Fishing Clinic Saturday, May 17 USDA Forest Service Middle Fork Irrigation Pond
Sports Intermediate Tennis for Kids Monday-Thursday, May 12-15 (Oak Grove Courts) Monday-Thursday, May 19-22 (Oak Grove Courts) Monday-Thursday, July 7-10 (Parkdale courts) Monday-Thursday, July 14-17 (HR City Courts) Monday-Thursday, July 21-24 (HR City Courts) Monday-Thursday, August 11-14 (HR City Courts) Monday-Thursday, August 18-21 (HR City Courts) Christina Thomsen Various Court Locations
Sports Introduction to Lacrosse Monday, March 31 Cory Roeseler Westside Elementary, Gym
Sports Junior Golf Program Thursdays, July 10-August 21 Casey McCoy Hood River Golf and Country Club
Sports Kids Intro to Rock Climbing Tuesday, April 8 John and Lisa Rust HR Middle School, old gym
Sports Portland Beavers Baseball Game Monday, July 21 Departure: Jackson Park
Sports Soap Box Derby Racing Saturday and Sunday, May 3 & 4 Hood River
Sports Tennis for Kids (Beginning) Monday-Thursday, May 12-15 (Oak Grove Courts) Monday-Thursday, May 19-22 (Oak Grove Courts) Monday-Thursday, July 7-10 (Parkdale courts) Monday-Thursday, July 14-17 (HR City Courts) Monday-Thursday, July 21-24 (HR City Courts) Monday-Thursday, August 11-14 (HR City Courts) Monday-Thursday, August 18-21 (HR City Courts) Christina Thomsen Various Court Locations
Sports, Sailing CGRA Advanced Sailing (CL) July 8, 10, 15 & 17 OR July 22, 24, 29 & 31 Dan Falk and Taylor Chittick Cascade Locks Marina
Sports, Sailing CGRA Beginning Sailing Monday - Friday, July 7-11 (Hood River) Monday - Friday, July 7-11 (Cascade Locks) Monday - Friday, July 14-18 (Hood River) Monday - Friday, July 21-25 (Cascade Locks) Monday - Friday, July 28-August 1 (Hood River) Monday - Friday, August 4-8 (Cascade Locks) Monday - Friday, August 4-8 (Hood River) Dan Falk and Taylor Chittick Hood River and Cascade Locks Marina's
Sports, Sailing CGRA Intermediate Sailing Monday-Friday, July 14-18 (Cascade Locks) Monday-Friday, July 21-25 (Hood River) Monday-Friday, July 28-Aug. 1 (Cascade Locks) Monday-Friday, August 11-15 (Hood River) Monday-Friday, August 11-15 (Cascade Locks) Dan Falk & Taylor Chittick Hood River and Cascade Locks Marina's
Sports, Sailing CGRA Intermediate/Advanced Sailing July 22, 24, 29 & August 1 OR August 5, 7, 12 & 14 Dan Falk and Taylor Chittick Hood River Marina
Sports, Sailing CGRA Minnows - Introduction to Sailing Tuesday and Wednesday, July 8 & 9 OR Tuesday and Wednesday, July 15 & 16 Dan Falk and Taylor Chittick Hood River Marina
Sports, Sailing CGRA Sailing for Kids
Sports, Track and Field Kids Track Meets Tuesdays, June 3 & 10 HR Valley High School track
Sports Camps Boys and Girls Beginning Basketball Camp Monday-Thursday, June 30 - July 3 HRV High School Coaches Westside Elementary, Gym
Sports Camps GOAL Soccer Camp Monday-Wednesday, July 14-16 Area Coaches and college players HR Middle School, field
Sports Camps Hood River Eagles Basketball Camp Monday-Thursday, July 7-10 Phil Hukari and Zach Pauls Hr Valley High School, gym
Sports Camps Hood River Junior Eagles Volleyball Camp Monday-Thursday, August 18-21 Scott Walker and Staff HR Valley High School, gym
Sports Camps Tennis Camp Monday-Thursday, June 23-26 Kyle Turner and Stacy Birdsall Hood River tennis courts
Sports Leagues Boys Soccer League (grades 3-8) Start Tuesday, August 26 League will end on October 25 Various Coaches TBA
Sports Leagues Coed Soccer League (Grades K-2) Starts Tuesday, June 24 League will end on July 29 Community Coaches TBA
Sports Leagues Girls Soccer League (grades 3-8) Start Monday, August 26 League will end on October 25 Various Coaches TBA
Sports Leagues Gorge Youth Tackle Football League Monday, July 28 Games played in August and September HR Valley High School

 

 

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