Education Programs
T.C.'s Strike Out Plan
T.C.'s Strike Out Plan offers young students in grades K-5 a unique opportunity to engage with and discuss mental health. Through an educational, interactive, and entertaining approach, T.C. Bear will teach children the importance of breathing exercises and introduce a simple three-step program for managing their mental health: Notice it, Name it, Share it. By implementing these techniques, we empower young minds and create a generation of open-minded and emotionally resilient individuals who can confidently address their mental well-being.
Elementary schools in the Twin Cities can bring T.C.'s Strike Out Plan to your students! T.C.'s Strike Out Plan is scheduled as a 2.5 hour time block that includes two 30-minute shows hosted by T.C. Bear and his crew of volunteers. At the end of the program, each student will receive a "I will take care of my mental health" pledge certificate.
Reading is Powerful
The Minnesota Twins’ Reading is Powerful program promotes the fun of reading and shares life lessons through the telling of baseball themed stories. Introduced in 2018, this in-classroom program provides free, engaging learning to K-5 students in Twins Territory.
For more information on how you can bring the Twins and Reading is Powerful to your classroom, email Viridiana Arevalo Martinez at viridianaarevalomartinez@twins.com.
T.C.'s Book List
- A Good Kind of Trouble by Lisa Moore Ramée
- Beautiful, Beautiful Me by Ashley Sirah Hinton
- Catching the Moon by Crystal Hubbard
- Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice by Phillip Hoose
- Count Me In by Varsha Bajaj
- Ghost Boys by Jewell Parker Rhodes
- Hey, Pretty! by Maya Marchelle
- Hands Up! by Breanna J. McDaniel
- Let’s Talk About Race by Julius Lester
- Return to Sender by Julia Alvarez
- Separate Is Never Equal by Duncan Tonatiuh
- Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You by Jason Reynolds & Ibram X. Kendi
- This Book is Anti-Racist: 20 Lessons on How to Wake Up, Take Action, and Do the Work by Tiffany Jewell
- The Invincible Summer of Juniper Jones by Daven McQueen
- This Is My America by Kim Johnson
- The Other Side by Jacqueline Woodson
- We March by Shane W. Evans
- We’ve Got a Job: The 1963 Birmingham Children’s March by Cynthia Levinson
- A Strong Right Arm by Michelle Y. Green
- Anybody's Game by Heather Lang
- Goodnight Baseball
- The Hero Two Doors Down by Sharon Robinson
- The Right Thing To Do by Joe Schmidt & Joe Mauer
- Who Was Jackie Robinson? by Gail Herman
- Who Was Roberto Clemente? by James Buckley Jr.
Learning Through Baseball: Video Series
Baseball is a well-known sport popular in many countries, but did you know the field, the strategy and the tools used in the game are powered by math, technology and science? We’ve partnered with American Tower to teach the basics of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) through the science of baseball.
Learning Through Baseball: Educational Tours
The Minnesota Twins Learning Through Baseball Program reaches more than 15,000 students in 150 schools annually. Established in 2012, the program's mission is to engage, enrich, and empower every student who walks through Target Field.
Our Learning Through Baseball program provides an exceptional and unique educational experience from the one-of-a-kind classroom setting that is Target Field. Our knowledgeable staff conveys baseball's beauty through a fun curriculum, which adheres to Minnesota K-12 academic standards, that students will engage with and enjoy.
The Learning Through Baseball program is rooted in the Twins’ commitment to advancing social equity by removing barriers, increasing access, and creating unique learning opportunities. We leverage the power of baseball to engage students, infuse fun into learning, and build excellence through partnerships and collaborations.
For more information, contact tours@twins.com.
