Robbinsdale Area Schools Community Education

Love the sounds of the Djembe? Enjoy dancing and having fun? This class is right for you. The drum is the oldest instrument in the world and an ancient way in which people have communicated with each other and still do to this day. Come and learn from renowned professional drummer Ghana Mbaye, as he uses years of experience to teach students about his culture and drums such as the djembe, dun dun, sangba and kenkeni. Students will enjoy the hands-on experience playing these instruments, and the opportunity to perform in front of family.

The Minnesota Urban Debate League (MNUDL) is a program of Augsburg University which provides resources and programming to support competitive academic debate in Twin Cities high schools and middle schools. Students who participate in the class will practice twice a week with a debate coach in preparation for the competition season. Students compete at up to 6 debate tournaments from January to March. Debaters are paired into partnerships (2-person teams) with a classmate at the same level of competitive mastery. Our debate divisions are designed to get students at every point of entry excited about debate, including Rookie, Novice, Junior Varsity, and Varsity.