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![Mary Sheedy Kurcinka, parent educator and author]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1614614573/district196org/kqddfoxwxney0yuuf2pn/Kurcinka.jpg","width":113}])
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![young girl riding a horse]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1614711379/district196org/suijthstsvgvblhxabbg/iStock-685812742.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1614711379/district196org/suijthstsvgvblhxabbg/iStock-685812742.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1614711379/district196org/suijthstsvgvblhxabbg/iStock-685812742.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1614711379/district196org/suijthstsvgvblhxabbg/iStock-685812742.jpg","width":833}])
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![Youth and adult summer catalog]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1614371985/district196org/m3iwhg9skmwym8llzsre/Unknown_crop.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1614371985/district196org/m3iwhg9skmwym8llzsre/Unknown_crop.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1614371985/district196org/m3iwhg9skmwym8llzsre/Unknown_crop.jpg","width":780}])
Browse our online catalog and register now to ensure your spot in a class that sure to engage, inspire and enrich you and your family!
![A father and son working on an ipad.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1614113918/district196org/avt121vs23kz8qilkihh/GettyImages-602335664.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1614113918/district196org/avt121vs23kz8qilkihh/GettyImages-602335664.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1614113918/district196org/avt121vs23kz8qilkihh/GettyImages-602335664.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1614113918/district196org/avt121vs23kz8qilkihh/GettyImages-602335664.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1614113918/district196org/avt121vs23kz8qilkihh/GettyImages-602335664.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1614113918/district196org/avt121vs23kz8qilkihh/GettyImages-602335664.jpg","width":2200}])
Interested in your student continuing to learn fully online next school year? Explore our new virtual school, 196Online.
![Spring/Summer 2021 Community Education Catalog Cover]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1614100916/district196org/xivicihi8ihdey7ur2hg/SS21Cover.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1614100916/district196org/xivicihi8ihdey7ur2hg/SS21Cover.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1614100916/district196org/xivicihi8ihdey7ur2hg/SS21Cover.jpg","width":780}])
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Governor Walz announced a change in the state’s Safe Learning Plan to allow a phased-in return of elementary students to in-person learning. Details of our plan for elementary students will be shared by January 8.
![Winter Comm Ed catalog cover]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1608319125/district196org/bpujeikzwfiasguyugty/W21CatalogCover.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1608319125/district196org/bpujeikzwfiasguyugty/W21CatalogCover.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1608319125/district196org/bpujeikzwfiasguyugty/W21CatalogCover.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1608319125/district196org/bpujeikzwfiasguyugty/W21CatalogCover.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1608319125/district196org/bpujeikzwfiasguyugty/W21CatalogCover.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1608319125/district196org/bpujeikzwfiasguyugty/W21CatalogCover.jpg","width":2200}])
Browse our online catalog and register now to ensure your spot in a class that sure to engage, inspire and enrich you and your family!
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Both calendars are based on an all in-person learning mode. Each calendar has 172 days of instruction for elementary students and 171 days for secondary students.
![Native American Heritage Month graphic]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1606330260/district196org/gr9fd0x5ybqzn0lv1dr1/ScreenShot2020-11-25at124511PM.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1606330260/district196org/gr9fd0x5ybqzn0lv1dr1/ScreenShot2020-11-25at124511PM.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1606330260/district196org/gr9fd0x5ybqzn0lv1dr1/ScreenShot2020-11-25at124511PM.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1606330260/district196org/gr9fd0x5ybqzn0lv1dr1/ScreenShot2020-11-25at124511PM.png","width":860}])
In recognition of this important declaration, we encourage District 196 families to explore the rich history of indigenous people around the United States and in Minnesota.
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