Cardinal Place is the before/after school program located within the Willmar Public Schools. We currently have three sites – at Kennedy Elementary School, Roosevelt Elementary School, and Lakeland Elementary School.
Promoting families healthy growth and development through education, support and community building.
School Readiness preschool is a program for families with children 3 to 5 years old. Parents do not attend class with their child. However, they are required to be involved with the program. Many opportunities are available for families.
Become certified with the American Red Cross.
Willmar Community Education offers private or semi-private swimming instruction for all ages and ability levels. These lessons are 30 minutes in length and geared toward specific goals of each student.
Willmar Community Education swim lesson curriculum.
These classes are for children who are 4 by September 1, 2017
F.R.E.D. Families Reading Every Day. Children will discover a world of learning and friendship in our preschool classroom.
These classes are geared for parents and children under the age of 1.
These classes are for families with children from birth to pre-kindergarten.
In-person or online classes for parents.
Time to join other families for a special day far or near.
A Saturday morning of fun for children up to age 6 and their parents.
If you are looking to learn or recertify in CPR, use an Automated External Defibrillator (AED), and help someone who is choking, then this hands-on class is for you. Upon successful course completion, students will be certified through the American Heart Association in adult/child and infant CPR. Don't wait! Learning CPR today could save a life tomorrow!
Click HERE to view our winter CPR classes.
Deb has been teaching monthly CPR and First Aid classes for Willmar Community Education for many years. She's an EMT and is passionate about helping people know how to respond in case of an emergency. Deb is humbled when she bumps into someone who shares a good news story about when they were able to put what they learned into action. Her class participants often comment on her upbeat, hands on teaching style.
Deb Brandt