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Get a sneak peek at our 2025 youth programming!

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Child Care, Minneapolis Kids

In need of child care during the summer months? Minneapolis Kids provides high-quality child care with enriching experiences encouraging youth to pursue interest, build friendships, and develop leadership skills, independence and confidence. 

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Super Summer

Explore your interests and discover something new with Super Summer. Each Super Summer program is unique, providing you with the opportunity to customize a schedule to meet your needs. Whether you are looking for a week-long enrichment class that fits into your busy schedule, a full-day summer-long camp or something in between, we've got an option for you.

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Freedom Schools

Through the Children's Defense Fund (CDF) Freedom Schools model, we empower youth to excel and believe in their ability to make a difference in themselves, their families, communities, country, and world with hope, education, and action.

CDF Freedom Schools provide scholars with culturally relevant instruction and high-quality books to help them develop a love of reading and avoid summer learning loss.

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Summer-long Camps

Full-day summer-long camps that feature culturally-specific enrichment, academic & active learning opportunities to help build a strong sense of community. Featured programs are: American Indian Scholars, Líderes Bilingües (Bilingual Leaders) or Natural Leaders.

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Summer Scholars

This isn’t just summer school. Summer Scholars is an innovative, immersive summer experience that challenges your child to explore a world of possibilities both in and out of the classroom. Extended Day programming where students will have the opportunity to continue their learning through a variety of daily enrichment activities may be available to select Summer Scholars sites.