Education & Community

Discover Liberty at our Winter Open House!

At Liberty Classical, we are building students, thinkers, dreamers, artists, and leaders. We are giving students skills to adapt and succeed—and we envision even more. To truly make a difference, students need a broad and deep education that teaches them to think critically…to solve problems ethically…to live with integrity.

It’s what sets Liberty apart: powerful PreK - 12 academics paired with heart-shaping Christian values.

It's how we’re Building Lives that Inspire.

Join us as Ames Sheldon, author of Eleanor's Wars, a work of historical fiction, discusses many of the roles American women who went to serve in France played in support of the Great War. Sheldon will share first-hand accounts and talk about her book which tells the story of a woman who drove an ambulance in World War II. Read more about Women at the Very Heart of the Great War

(FOR CHILDREN BIRTH-5 YEARS, BEFORE KINDERGARTEN) OAKLEY- MIN 4 KIDS, MAX 15 KIDS

AT MAPLEWOOD NATURE CENTER, 2659 E. 7TH ST., MAPLEWOOD, MN 55119Make nature discoveries, and meet new friends!  This class is offered at the Maplewood Nature Center in collaboration with Early Childhood and Family Education (ECFE) staff.  Parents stay with their children during the entire class. Preregistration is required

  Read more about HOME FOR A BUNNY: NATURE FAMILY FUN WITH ECFE

(FOR ADULTS, AND KIDS AGES 10 AND OLDER WITH ADULT)

ANN MIN 4/MAX 20

Search colorful asters and goldenrod flowers for our helpful pollinators. After meeting a few; we go inside to create some through the craft of needle felting. We’ll use cookie cutters, wool roving and needles to make a bumble bee, green sweat bee, monarch or swallowtail butterfly. Snack provided!

  Read more about CRAFTY BEES AND BUTTERFLIES

(FOR CHILDREN, AGES 8+ WITH ADULT)

Stella the Squirrel has done it again! She’s rummaged through your belongings and now your precious magnifying glass is missing. Where can it be? Track down clues using a GPS unit to piece together where she’s hidden it. Closed-toed shoes and long pants recommended. Read more about SNEAKY SQUIRREL MYSTERY

(For Children Ages 8+, with Adult)

Build solar ovens to cook tasty treats, power fans with real solar cells, meet an animal that uses the sun to power its movement, go on a hike around the pond, and finish up with fun activities in the nature play yard! We’ll learn a lot about how nature and people use the sun to survive.

Register online, and click on the RegisterOnline-Go button, or call 651-249-2170. Activity Registration #16063 Read more about S'more Fun in the Sun

(FOR ALL AGES)

Love Monarchs, and want to work to try to protect them? Find out why and how monarchs are tagged. Learn about their magnificent migration. See monarchs in their life cycle stages. Make a monarch seed bomb for native seed packets to sow that will help these beautiful butterflies survive.

Register online by Thursday, August 16 at and click on the RegisterOnline-Go button, or call 651-249-2170. Activity Registration #16062 Read more about Magnificent Monarchs

(Ages 4-10, with adult, 11+) 

Spiders are nature's bug zappers! Meet live spiders and learn about webs and spider silk. Put together a spider identification book to take home. Hike to look for orb, funnel, jumping and crab spiders. Wear shoes suitable for hiking.

Register online by Thursday, August 9th and click on the RegisterOnline-Go button, or call 651-249-2170. Activity Registration #16061 Read more about Super Spiders

(Adults, and Children 10 and up with Adult)

Help the Nature Center study and record wildlife observations during the current season. Option to bring your own camera, smartphone or tablet and download the iNaturalist app ahead of time.  If rainy, program will be cancelled.

Register online by August 9 at and click on the RegisterOnline-Go button, or call 651-249-2170. Activity Registration #16045 Read more about Phenology Walk

(For children ages 3-8, with adult)

Dazzling colors and zippy flights. Do YOU have what it takes? Catch and release dragonflies and damselflies in the gardens and prairie. Use nets and magnifying lenses to help you catch and observe these amazing creatures.

Register online by Friday, August 3, and click on the RegisterOnline-Go button, or call 651-249-2170. Activity Registration #16060. Read more about Dazzling Dragonflies and Damselflies!