Education & Community

The Suicide Prevention Collaborative of the East Metro is thrilled to be hosting our 11th Annual "Together It Gets Better" 5K Walk/Run on October 15th.

This event brings the community together for a fun, meaningful morning that helps us to give back to the community in a variety of ways. We are able to use the registration, sponsorship funds and donations to educate community members about suicide prevention and provide support to area schools and organizations that our children and teens engage with regularly. We offer QPR and informational seminars when requested. Read more about Suicide Prevention Collaborative of East Metro 11th Annual 5K Walk/Run

Presented in partnership with Saint Paul Community Education

Immerse yourself in the late summer colors, sounds and textures of this lovely, restored oak savanna.

Dress for the weather, wear sturdy hiking shoes and bring binoculars if you have them. 

Instructor Lynette Anderson Read more about Walk on the Wild Side

Presented in partnership with Saint Paul Community Education
Read more about Amphibians and Reptiles of Minnesota

Join us at Belwin's Education Site for a joint event hosted by Belwin Conservancy and FamilyMeans. Designed for persons with memory loss and their caregivers, this event will feature live music, nature-inspired arts activities, short guided nature walks and bird watching. Poet Zoë Bird, creator of the Alzheimer’s Poetry Project Minnesota, will also be present, along with musician Andrea Stern, courtesy of Compas. Resources from FamilyMeans Caregiving & Aging will be available at the event.  Read more about FamilyMeans Nature Memories Open House

This program is a 5-week service learning, leadership development and entrepreneurial program. It’s designed to give students who are incoming seniors (grade 12) opportunities to develop critical skills necessary for increased community engagement. In the program they will also acquire real world skills to succeed in the business environment and explore entrepreneurship in the 21st century. To attend studenst must reside or attend school in Woodbury. Read more about Woodbury Youth Engagment Leadership Academy

The very popular Food Truck Extravaganza community event takes another bite out of Stillwater when it returns on June 18th, 2022 at the Washington County Fairgrounds!

Bringing the Greater Stillwater Area good food and good moments! SO MUCH MORE THAN FOOD, COME FOR THE FUN! Take your taste buds on a tour of tasty eats paired with family fun and community flavor!  Read more about 2022 Food Truck Extravaganza

Fun activities for all ages. 5k Run with the Bison at 9:00 a.m. (fun trail run prior to the bison’s arrival), then live music, eco-arts, food trucks, and the bison release from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

9:00 a.m.: Run with the Bison

10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.: Festival

$10 per car.

Please note: No dogs allowed at this or any Belwin event. Read more about Belwin Bison Festival

View the stars and moon with Minnesota Astronomical Society members, meet a raptor from Carpenter Nature Center, and enjoy arts/ecological activities and a campfire with s’mores.

Belwin’s Education Center and the Joseph J. Casby Observatory will be open.

$10 per car.

Please note: No dogs allowed at this or any Belwin event. Read more about Midwinter Family Fun

We understand the stress educators and health care professionals are in. Energy Pilates in Woodbury and it's team of teachers, trainers and Medical Director, are offering free 35-minute classes so we can take care of you!

Take this time to relax, rejuvenate, learn more about what stress does to your body and how to manage it better. Register for your FREE class at energypilatesfitness.com and/or email [email protected] for more information.

*Bring your own yoga mat or we have mats to use at no charge. Read more about FREE yoga/stretch/stress release CLASSES for Educators, Healthcare, First Responders