Brainerd Community Education has partnered with A+ Driving School to offer an online Driver's Education course. This is a fully online class platform designed for Minnesota students. Our industry-leading program utilizes our proven teaching methods, which will keep the student engaged throughout the learning process. Key Benefits are: – Start classes anytime and take at your own pace up to 3 hours per day – Classes are available on demand! – Entertaining “Live” classroom setting – Free Study Guide for all students – Closed Captioning options – “Hands On” activities to reinforce information and get parents involved – 24/7 Instructor Support – Students have 6 months to complete the online classroom program – Made specifically for MINNESOTA STUDENTS by Minnesota Driving Instructors! – The Minnesota Department of Public Safety fully approves this program. 1. Students must be 14 years old and provide proper identification specified in the Minnesota Driver’s Manual. 2. Students will also need to complete 8 hours of simulator training. This is in-person training. The student must complete 4 classes, each being 2 hours long. An instructor will contact you with dates and times available for the simulator. A missed simulator session will result in an extra ½ hour of behind-the-wheel driving at the cost of $30 to meet state requirements. 3. After that, students will then be required to complete 4 hours of behind-the-wheel training. Students will need to have a valid Minnesota Permit and have completed the 8 hours of simulator training before they sign up for behind-the-wheel. To schedule behind-the-wheel training, you will need to contact the program coordinator or Community Education. 4. Students will need to complete the classroom portion of Driver's Education within 6 months of starting the classroom. If they are unable to complete the course in 6 months, they will be dropped from the program and they will forfeit $125 of their tuition. 5. Students will need to complete the entire course, classroom, simulation, and behind-the-wheel within one year after beginning the classroom portion of the program. A $65 fee will be assessed for those waiting longer than a year. Note: There is an additional $20 registration fee for this online course. Once you are registered, you will receive an email from our program coordinator on the MONDAY FOLLOWING YOUR REGISTRATION, with the log-in information for the online classroom portion. You will need a credit card to pay this fee. Students who don't show up for scheduled behind-the-wheel driving appointments will be charged $40. Cancellations must be made at least 24 hours before the driving is scheduled. Any remaining balance or additional charges incurred after the first date of the class must be paid by cash or credit card; no checks will be accepted. To ensure that this driver's education program is safe and appropriate, please indicate on the registration form whether the student has any special needs or requires any accommodations to be successful in this program. We offer a 90-minute parent course free of charge if your child is enrolled in our Driver Education program. This parent class is for the "Primary Driving Supervisor". Click here for parent class registration. If your student is NOT enrolled in our Driver Education program, the cost of the class is $25. This agreement/contract constitutes an agreement/contract between the program and the student/parent and no verbal statements or promises will be recognized.

Fall soccer is designed for boys and girls to learn fundamentals, sportsmanship and have fun playing the team sport of soccer. Players meet one week night and Saturday mornings for games and practices at Southdale Soccer Fields in Baxter. Ages 4-5 and 6-7 parents can select Monday or Thursday practice nights. Ages 8-10 practice option is Thursday night only - in addition to Saturday. A parent/player meeting will be held Thursday, September 10th at Forestview Middle School Cafetorium. Parents of new players will meet at 5:15pm, parents of returning players may pick up their shirt and schedules from 6-7pm that same night. It is very important to attend this first meeting to receive your schedule and team assignment. We rely on parent coaches. To ensure a successful season for our players, please consider coaching. Register BY September 1st to avoid a late fee of $10. Late registrants will be accepted on a space available basis. Game/Practice times listed are simply ranges - a more precise schedule will be handed out at the parent meeting and will be available on our website: ISD181.org-community ed-youth-parks and rec.

5th/6th Grade Co-Ed Soccer offers an opportunity for students to learn and play the game of soccer with fellow classmates. The season will run from September 9th - October 12. Students will be split into teams that will practice either M/W or T/Th each week and then each team will play 9 games and then a final 10th game based on where they are in the standings. Practices will help develop the student’s skills from basic to advanced while learning the team concepts of soccer. Games will mostly be on Saturday mornings but occasionally they could be on a Friday evening or the evening of a practice. Due to the number of students we ask that players only come the days they have practice but you can contact the director if another arrangement is needed for your student in terms of scheduling. When registering please note if your player could only make M/W or T/TH or if they could do either. Come experience or discover the fun of soccer. Register BY September 1st to avoid a late fee of $10. **All players are asked to be there for September 9th and 10th as that helps us evaluate players and assign teams and then starting September 14th they would only come the days their team practices.***

Flag football meets twice a week for a fun-filled game of non-tackling football for both boys and girls. Meets 5:45 - 7:00pm. After the first practice on Sept 14th we will have a short parent meeting. No equipment required; wear tennis shoes and dress for the weather. Register BEFORE Sept 1st, space is limited. At LEAST 8-10 parent volunteers are needed to make the program successful, please indicate your interest when registering. Grade Guide: Our summer guide programs use the grade your child is going into this coming fall!