Johnston Community Education

Course Description Bring a basketball and enjoy this workout with friends and meet new ones! All players must check-in with the staff. No children for safety reasons. Pre-registration is required online. Logistics Enter through Horizon Elementary KTC Door #15 (on the west side of building).

Course Description Create THREE handmade gifts using local beeswax, including lip balm, wood conditioner, and a beeswax wrap. Learn to make wax pellets and take home recipes. BUZZ on in—it's sure to bee a sweet time! Closed-toe shoes required; take-home items may vary based on supply availability. Winter/Spring 2026 Dates: Sat, Jan. 17 (Cabin-Fever Buster - Learn something new!) Sat, Feb 14 (Valentine's Day Gift!) (DATE CHANGE! This class was originally scheduled on Feb 7 but changed to Feb 14.) Sat, March 21 (Easter Gift!) Sat, April 25 (Mother's Day Gift!) Logistics All materials provided! Instructor Julia McGuire Julia McGuire helps beginning beekeepers master basic skills and advanced beekeepers learn niche topics. She's kept bees in central Iowa since 2011 with a high rate of winter survival, has experience in filing ELAP due to tornado loss, and has recently taught beekeeping through the Farmer-to-Farmer program to rural populations in Jamaica and Honduras.

Course Description Small group lessons taught by one of the best in the area! Lessons are taught by the experienced staff at the Des Moines Driving Range, 2944 NW 66th Ave. Please indicate upon registration if golf clubs are needed. Logistics Park on the west side (to the right) of the parking lot as you pull in. Lessons are taught under the shade structure by the trees. Clubs remain in your bag until the course begins for safety reasons. Please bring your own water bottle on warm days. For weather announcements, please call the range at 515-289-1703. Make-up date for any weather issues is TBD. Instructor Mark Egly- Mark was named a top 50 instructor in America and named the Best Instructor in Iowa for a decade by Golf Digest and also named 6 Time Iowa PGA Teacher of the Year, including the 2016 Award.

Course Description This class explores practical strategies for saving for children’s college expenses. Participants gain valuable insights into how early and intentional planning can set their children up for long-term success. The course highlights essential considerations (including 529 accounts), helps families avoid common mistakes, and offers guidance on supporting children as they build a financial foundation after graduation. Logistics Park and enter on the EAST side of the District Office, Door #7 Instructor: Nathan Nicolaisen, CFP Nathan Nicolaisen is the owner and financial planner at Redspire Wealth Management, LLC in West Des Moines. Nathan is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER® professional. The firm works with clients on their financial planning and investment management needs. Redspire Wealth Management

Course Description This class explores practical strategies for saving for children’s college expenses. Participants gain valuable insights into how early and intentional planning can set their children up for long-term success. The course highlights essential considerations (including 529 accounts), helps families avoid common mistakes, and offers guidance on supporting children as they build a financial foundation after graduation. Logistics Park and enter on the EAST side of the District Office, Door #7 Instructor: Nathan Nicolaisen, CFP Nathan Nicolaisen is the owner and financial planner at Redspire Wealth Management, LLC in West Des Moines. Nathan is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER® professional. The firm works with clients on their financial planning and investment management needs. Redspire Wealth Management

Course Description Beginner tennis is geared towards learning the game quick. Focus is on basic understanding of all strokes while implementing the strokes during play. You learn where to stand to start the point and recovery. By the end, you will be able to keep score and play a real tennis match. Logistics Bring racket Balls will be provided Weather policy/procedures- if courts are slick/wet from rains, lessons will be cancelled. The decision will be made at least 30 minutes before each class. Please watch for texts & emails for the notification. Instructor Iowa Tennis 4U Staff

Course Description Up to 2 hours of play with paid registration for six weeks! Three courts are available for this open gym style play with games to 9 or 11 with a rotation system to play with and against everyone throughout the program. Please bring a paddle and wear clean, dry, tennis shoes. Drop-ins are not allowed and class sizes are limited. No kids are allowed during this adult program. Minimum of 6 players needed to have each open gym. **NOTE- Mondays are set aside for those Beginners to Level 3, Wednesdays are for Level 3 and Higher Players Logistics Enter through District Office Door #7 (on east side of building) and bring a paddle if you have one. Some balls are provided. Supervision JCE will provide a staff supervisor to check people in and out and to make sure people are rotating when finished.

Course Description Siege Conditioning is a fitness program that incorporates scenarios and gamification to deliver collaborative, competitive and fun workouts without the rigidity of standard group formats. This is not a fitness class where everyone is doing the same thing at the same time. Participants are given an objective with a few actions they can take to help their team achieve victory. Each action requires physical effort to accomplish. Actions such as: Sabotaging the enemy team by running a lap and completing 3 burpees. Loosing a trebuchet at an enemy watch tower by tossing a medicine ball at a target to knock it over. Reinforcing a watchtower by completing 3 squats, 3 push ups and 3 squats. All fitness levels are welcome for our 45-60 minute classes. Whether you are starting your physical health journey, or looking to shake things up from your current routine, this is the class for you. While each class will work your upper and lower muscle groups, each week will have a focus point and scenario. Week 1: Watchtower Siege Scenario - Upper Body Week 2: Supply Line Siege Scenario - Cardio / Core Week 3: Trebuchet Sabotage Scenario - Interval Week 4: Archer Defense Scenario - Pyramid Logistics Park and enter the District Office on the EAST side of the building, door #7 Participants should arrive ready to be active! There are no locker rooms availbable. A water fountain is available but participants should bring a water bottle to use during class. Instructor: Tim Ferry Tim Ferry is a certified group fitness instructor through the American Council on Exercise and a local game designer. Tim focuses on running classes for all fitness and skill levels. He developed the Siege Conditioning program which has helped people in the DSM metro start their fitness journey with confidence.

Course Description This class is for beekeepers with some experience. Topics are continually updated to include latest research on best practices and include fall mites, disease management, winter nutrition, evaluation, fall feeding, winter protection, emergency winter and spring feeding, and if there is time, a brief preview of Beekeeping 201, swarm management, spring flow, "supering", and making splits. After the 4 Winter Beekeeping pre-scheduled class dates, Julia will work with the class to schedule a hive inspection. Date, time, and location to be determined with class input. Logistics Instructor notes available for purchase (optional) Instructor: Julia McGuire Julia McGuire helps beginning beekeepers master basic skills and advanced beekeepers learn niche topics. She's kept bees in central Iowa since 2011 with a high rate of winter survival, has experience in filing ELAP due to tornado loss, and has recently taught beekeeping through the Farmer-to-Farmer program to rural populations in Jamaica and Honduras.

Winter Beekeeping Notes: If you would like to purchase the presentation content delivered by our Beekeeping instructor, this is your option to do that. The presentation slides will be emailed to you 48 hours prior to the start of the Beekeeping class by Johnston Community Education. The presentation consists of approximately 75 PowerPoint slides. You will receive the file in a fillable-PDF format so that you have the option to print the notes and bring them with you OR bring a laptop to class and take notes right on the slides. This presentation was created by our instructor, Julia McGuire, for the Beekeeping class. She hopes that the notes will be a great resource for participants after the class ends, but also requests that you not share the notes with others who have not taken the class.