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EDUCATIONAL CLASSES
Evergreen Park & Recreation District (EPRD) offers many educational classes such as Babysitting, Puppy Training, and Spanish. Whether you are a teenager looking for your first babysitting job, a dog lover learning basic obedience skills, or someone wanting to learn another language, EPRD has several choices for you.
Babysitting Course (11 to 13 Years)
- Helps prepare youth for first baby-sitting opportunities
- Instruction includes:
- Basic infant/child growth and development along with appropriate activities
- CPR and choking procedures
- Fire hazards and escape
- Home and sitter safety
- Minor injury treatment or how to handle an emergency
- Parent and sitter responsibilities
- Routine care such as feeding, bathing, and diapering
- Includes certificate
- Please bring a lunch and snack
- Location: Wulf Recreation Center
Register Online for Babysitting Course
Need a little help with your four-legged friend? Choose from our various classes to teach your puppy or dog basic commands, obedience, loose leash training, and good behavior.
All Classes Held at Wulf Recreation Center
Puppy Basic Class (10 Weeks to 5 Months)
- Fun play and lots of information for you and your young dog
- Teach your puppy to be well-socialized and know 5 basic commands:
- Come
- Down
- Loose leash walking
- Sit
- Stay
- Education about your puppy’s changing needs into maturity, support house-breaking, and work toward acceptable manners for the family pet
- Modern dog training methods such as clicker and treat reward, all positive reinforcement
Register Online for Puppy Basic Class
Basic Dog Obedience Class (6 Months or Older)
- For the new dog in your home or dogs who did not get to start with a puppy class
- Teaches basic obedience needs and provides a foundation for your family pet
- Dogs learn the commands settle, sit, down, stay, and come.
- We introduce the loose-leash heel and get you and your dog working together as a team
- Modern dog training methods such as clicker and treat reward, all positive reinforcement
Register Online for Basic Dog Obedience Class
Dog Obedience Class - Canine Good Citizen
- 6-week course to help dogs and owners prepare for the AKC Canine Good Citizenship test
- Dog should be able to perform Sit, Down, Stay, and Come
- No age limit, but puppies under 6 months should have completed a puppy basics class.
- No aggressive dogs
Register Online for Dog Obedience Class - Canine Good Citizen
Intro to K9 Nose Work (6 months or Older)
- A 6-week course to introduce your dog to the art of hunting, using boxes and the primary reward (food or toy or tug).
- Nose work is the fastest growing dog sport in the world and uses training methods developed by military and police K9 trainers.
- Bring treats or toys. Dogs must have a flat collar or harness and a 6 foot leash.
- No aggressive dogs.
Register Online for K9 Nose Work
Intro to Odor (6 months or Older)
- This class is a continuation of Intro to K9 Nose Work.
- We will introduce the odors that are used in competition - birch, anise, and clove. We will continue to build search and handling skills as we build the skill to hunt for odor.
- Bring treats or toys. Dogs must have a flat collar or harness and a 6 foot leash.
- No aggressive dogs.
Register Online for Intro to Odor
Dog Obedience Class - Tricks 1 (6 months or Older)
- For dogs who have a basic obedience foundation and want to continue learning in a fun way
- This 6-week course will teach the fundamentals of no-force training
- Focus on fun tricks needed to earn 2 AKC titles: Trick Dog Novice and Trick Dog Intermediate
- Two tricks will be introduced each class
- Prerequisite: Dog should be able to perform Sit, Down, Stay, and Come
- No age limit, but puppies under 6 months should have completed a puppy basics class
- No aggressive dogs allowed
Register Online for Dog Obedience Class - Tricks 1
Come learn and explore another language! Did you know learning a foreign language helps enhance listening skills and memory? It can help advance your career, make you more creative, and allows you to connect to other cultures.
Adult Spanish Classes (18 Years or Older)
- Come exercise your brain and body by learning Spanish the fun way!
- We use the latest language learning techniques:
- Total Physical Response (TPR) which uses the entire body to learn words and concepts
- Total Physical Response plus engaging and relevant story telling (TPRS)
- Explore cultures such as Spain, Mexico, Peru, Argentina, and other Spanish-speaking countries
- High-engagement, low-stress classes that produce results
- Location: Wulf Recreation Center (WRC)